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emplay
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 Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:51 am Post subject: Could LeBron James' Lakers Be Franchise's Best Team Since 2000? |
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Hey All,
Latest @BleacherReport Could LeBron James' Lakers Be Franchise's Best Team Since 2000? --- Hoping the season resumes, so we can see if this squad can force itself into the conversation...
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2884415-could-lebron-james-lakers-be-franchises-best-team-since-2000
I look at the Kobe/Shaq and Kobe/Pau era teams and compare to this squad - obviously we need the season back and for LBJ/AD to win a title to start the conversation in earnest.
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kwase
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| That 2001 team went 16-1 in the playoffs. They would absolutely destroy this current Laker team. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Good article and crazy how similar the 3 different era stats are |
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emplay
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I'll say I didn't like the headline - which I didn't write.
The article basically says 2001 was the best team of that era - so to me the headline should say since 2001. Is what it is.
But Lakers, if they were to win, would be in the discussion re Kobe/Pau era. Obviously back-to-back rings would make Laker nation pretty happy to have that debate on equal footing!
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Good read  |
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golakersgo121
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| emplay wrote: | I'll say I didn't like the headline - which I didn't write.
The article basically says 2001 was the best team of that era - so to me the headline should say since 2001. Is what it is.
But Lakers, if they were to win, would be in the discussion re Kobe/Pau era. Obviously back-to-back rings would make Laker nation pretty happy to have that debate on equal footing! |
LOL, Just as I was going to give you hard time about the headline, Eric - you come up with an exact argument I had  Including Kobe/Pau team being close to this one, assuming this team ends up holding 
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| The 2009 team would destroy this team |
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