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Who is our X factor? |
Boogie |
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49% |
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Kuzma |
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31% |
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Danny Green |
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4% |
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Javale |
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0% |
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Caruso |
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9% |
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Other |
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5% |
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defense Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:42 am Post subject: |
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mugwump Starting Rotation
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Vogel. _________________ "At the end of the day, you are what your record says that you are." --Mitch Kupchak |
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matrixskillz Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Boogie. He's a walking mismatch if even 80% healthy. _________________ We only celebrate championships.
"I GOT WHEATIES!" |
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Balto Starting Rotation
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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I voted Boogie because like others have said IF he gets his self right that will be the best bang for your buck signing in FA.
BUT after thinking about it more I gotta go with Lebron! I think most of us expect him to come out and play MVP level but I wonder what happens if Lebron starts to sit back and feed the ball to AD! I think Lakers need MVP Lebron this year more than anyone |
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Gellollo Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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Raptors only had 2 "All-Stars" until Siakam ascended to complete their big 3.
It's probably wishful thinking, but I hope Kuzma has a similar breakthrough. |
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Scoffs Starting Rotation
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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The depth is the X-factor. We can go 12 deep every game. We can play any combination of the non-starters for an entire half and probably not give up the lead. This team is a D'Antoni dream team. We can rest Lebron and AD for an entire half and still win many games with our depth.
Is there another team out there with our depth? |
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JJLakers Starting Rotation
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | Danny Green's defense and TS% |
For me the X factor will be defence. So I love the fact we have Danny Green. He has great knowledge on how to play defence and the schemes/skills involved and knows/has all of #2 defensive knowledge. He will pass that information on to the coaching staff and players and make us a better defensive team schematically and skill wise. _________________ "Bryant to Shaq" |
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ribeye Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Other--father time. _________________ "A metronome keeps time by using a Ringo" |
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BadGuy Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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I went with Boogie because, even with the achilles, he's been more effective in spurts than Kuzma, who will need a miraculous improvement in shooting to be effective with his style of play. |
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toffee Starting Rotation
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Rondo and KCP, those two players became so much underrated among our fans that's really hard to understand.
I expect that both of them will play big role next season. |
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70sdude Star Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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In the sense of a traditional X factor, which player - aside from AD and LeBron - is most likely to be the highest impact player ?
I guess Kuzma is the guy.
He has the best chance and in a long odds sense: the worst chance. He's a scoring forward on a team with two All-NBA scoring forwards. But since it figures that LeBron and/or AD will break down physically to miss significant PT, Kuzma can slide right into a vacated slot without the team having significant alteration in terms of where the points must originate. Better still, Kuzma can come off the bench to score even when AD or LeBron rest mid-game. |
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SuperboyReformed Star Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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mcgee.
he is being overlooked in all this. he was our best player last year....EASILY. if lbj does the right thing, mcg can can a lot of easy points. we have a lot of "stars" and if a lot of attention is paid to them, it leaves role players open for easy buckets. and nobody is going to be in a better position than mcgee. i hope he averages lots of points. |
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youcantguardme Star Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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The X factor will be Caruso not needing to see the floor except for scrub time. That means everything else is working. |
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SuperboyReformed Star Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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youcantguardme wrote: | The X factor will be Caruso not needing to see the floor except for scrub time. That means everything else is working. |
caruso is also being overlooked. i bet he is going to have some important moments for us if we get a ring. |
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lar9149 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think Boggie.
Some think Kuzman is a x factor. Truth is, Kuzma is a given not a x factor.
If anyone remembers the beginning of last year, Kuzma was scoring 20 or more almost every night with Lebron and he hit plenty of 3s. But than he got injuried and I think try to come back before he should of because the team needed him. So I think his poor play was a "fluke."
Thereby I see it as[b][b] a given that Kuzma will be a star next year.[/b][/b] So I count him out as a x factor. Fortunately, many people around the league are missing this, they are thinking about Lebron and Davis. And this is a good thing. |
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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The guy who averaged 25/13/5 a year ago who we signed to peanuts. _________________ "He's a Zen master, so he can speak to you, and he doesn't need a microphone; you can hear him in your head, 'Ron, don't shoot, don't shoot.' Whatever, pow, three. I love the Zen, though." |
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unleasHell Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Even Rob said on TV, that Boogie is the X-Factor! _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” |
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hydrohead Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:19 am Post subject: |
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Avery Bradley is the X-Factor. His performance as a secondary ball handler and the point of attack defender is a potential force multiplier. _________________ Darvin |
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:28 am Post subject: |
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hydrohead wrote: | Avery Bradley is the X-Factor. His performance as a secondary ball handler and the point of attack defender is a potential force multiplier. | and as a shooter.
If he is fisher on steroids we’re in business |
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PauPau Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:29 am Post subject: |
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Voted for Kuz but AB isn't far off...maybe only did so also because of my stan-ness.
AB 'playing well' ie to to the best of his ability, more or less, is more likely to translate to a W outside 3 & 23. |
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 4:01 am Post subject: |
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It’s gotta be Boogie.
This guy has had 50 point and 20 rebound games before. Boogie, AD and Rondo during their time in New Orleans were a tough bunch to get a win against.
This might be his last chance at reeling in a big contract after this season.
An seeing how much slimmer he looks in that interview with Geeter a couple days ago he’s coming back this upcoming season hungry. |
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blackmamba08 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:18 am Post subject: |
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Boogie or Bradley.
Kuzma is not for me even an option for x factor. We expect from him certain things already. From Boogie I do not expect anything so he can make a bigger influence. Bradley also even from him we can expect already something. Boogie is like a wild card. |
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Hanging from Rafters Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone can be the X factor and we can tell who that is/was in hindsight once the future reveals the truth.
But. Having said that, based on what the players have shown so far, Cousins is the obvious X factor imo. He could be the 3rd superstar if he returns at least to 80%. Cousins at >80% = cleat championship favorite. |
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slavavov Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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hydrohead wrote: | Avery Bradley is the X-Factor. His performance as a secondary ball handler and the point of attack defender is a potential force multiplier. |
This. We need Bradley to help LeBron push/bring the ball upcourt and (at times) create and hit his own shot. That means that other than Kuzma and Boogie, Bradley will be an x-factor in his own right.
If he does all that along with playing pressure D on opposing guards, it would really help us win the championship. _________________ Lakers 49ers Chargers Dodgers |
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TheBrow03 Rookie
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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On my 2k19 team Boogie is the big X factor |
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