LA hasn't played a non-playoff team yet

[sammichoffate]

Phoenix and New Orleans are fringe-playoff teams, but they've played playoff teams mostly in the West. Just something to take into consideration when you evaluate how bad the team actually is.

[Akrazotile]

Phoenix and New Orleans are fringe-playoff teams, but they've played playoff teams mostly in the West. Just something to take into consideration when you evaluate how bad the team actually is.

Uhh, phoenix and new orleans did not make the playoffs last year, thus until proven otherwise they are not "playoff teams". And its not like they added a lebron or dwight over the offseason either. Theyre marginally improved at best.

[MMM]

The Lakers are a bottom 5 team no matter who they play

which is probably a good thing with the protections placed on their pick.
Philly and a handful of east teams will compete with the Lakers for a bottom 2-3 pick this season

[Mr. Jabbar]

the eye test tells me it doesnt matter, this is a 22 win team

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

the eye test tells me it doesnt matter, this is a 22 win team

thats a lot of games man

[Mr. Jabbar]

thats a lot of games man

true, maybe 15

[Beastmode88]

I'd give them 20 games this year.

[MMM]

true, maybe 15

minus 5 - 10 games and i'll agree

5-77 seems like a daunting task for this Lakers team

[sammichoffate]

This could be the worst LA team ever, even if the role players are better than the 06 roster.