Win the CHIP; your level of confidence

andrewc · Starting Rotation Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 474

So what's your level of confidence with this current team to win it all this season if you were to compare it to any of the most recent laker teams that won it all (e.g., any championship season 2000-2001)? To me, I feel my confidence in this current team most resembles our 2008-2009 run which is cautiously optimistic, although I feel a little bit less confident right now, given Lebron has yet to consistently dominate games, whereas Kobe was at his peak.

PayasoLoco · Franchise Player Joined: 07 Jul 2001 Posts: 16663

Not too confident. Our role players are pathetic who brick open shots, bron is up their in age and AD only bright spot

Four Decade Bandwagon · Star Player Joined: 18 Jul 2014 Posts: 8150

Which team shows up for the playoffs?

The team that beat the Bucks and Clips in March.... good chance to win it all.

The team that showed up to the bubble uninspired and unable to hit a shot... not confident at all.

poppies · Starting Rotation Joined: 08 Nov 2019 Posts: 808

If you caught me still high off The Weekend in March, I would've said a chip is in the bag. Now I think an early out is a distinct possibility. I would love to be shocked by strong performances from the start of the post season.

PHILosophize · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 10758

low until proven otherwise

see lebron's recent cryptic comment (and vogel's too)
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danzag · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:50 pm Post subject:

100%

Kobe will guide us

scout0_0 · Starting Rotation Joined: 06 Jul 2019 Posts: 918

I don’t think it will happen. Vogel refused to try out

kcp
Green
kuzma
bron
Davis

This team should of had a ton of time together. our style should of been bron and davis p&r with court spread out. Davis and Bron are enough to defend the rim. Bron also refusing to shoot the 3 everytime someone goes under is shrinking the floor.

2019 · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 10804

33% as of now. Bucks are beasting and Clippers are going to get there.

Meanwhile, Rockets, Mavs, and Nuggets all look really good too. And most scary of all, is having to face Portland round 1... that would be a 6/7 game series that could really weaken us.

PenG_ · Franchise Player Joined: 01 Feb 2020 Posts: 10415

Giannis, Middleton, Kawhi, George, etc all look great right now, whereas AD is hit and miss and Lebron has looked pretty awful (offensively).

If the shooting doesn't improve, this team is vulnerable in the first few rounds.

3baller · Starting Rotation Joined: 28 Oct 2017 Posts: 992

Not very high. For a #1 seeded western conference team, I don't feel like we're dominant at all.

We need another shooter in the starting lineup and keep AD in the post where he's most effective, drawing fouls, getting offensive boards/putbacks and taking high percentage shots.

2019 · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 10804

Danny has been awful. KCP has been bad. Dwight seems to have turned back the clock and not in a good way. AC isn't hitting shots. LeBron can't (or hasn't) been able to get to the basket. Cook can't play D enough to keep him out there. Dion is either a zero or a hero. JR is doing nothing to help (as many expected).

Kuzma has been the only guy who has been better across the board.

I feel like we'll start to click eventually but we don't have eventually. We have a week or 2 at best. Biggest thing... shooters need to hit shots.

Ksig · Star Player Joined: 03 Dec 2016 Posts: 2093

0 confidence, this team would get demolished if we have to play portland in the first round

KBandKB · Star Player Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 2278

Depends who we play each round, but if it's Blazers --> Rockets --> Clippers --> Bucks/Raptors, not looking good.

StoicChalice392 · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:04 pm Post subject:

Not confident at all but I'm pulling for our team.

MrLaker · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:38 pm Post subject:

Outside of Bron and AD we have no one that can make shots.

We're not getting out of the first round.

Nnamdi21 · Star Player Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 3715

all time low, chemistry is gone and Lebron hasnt shown he's the same Lebron.

blackmamba08 · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:50 pm Post subject:

Defeats in this stage are not concerning. Concerning is lack of chemistry and effort.
Also we shown signs of really bad defense and also shooting not existing at this moment. I am afraid if we play Portland in first round that we could finish season early than expected.
Than the problems are starting. AD is staying? What with Lebron? Only guy who shouldn't be questioned is Vogel. He is doing good job IMO.

KBandKB · Star Player Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 2278

If I were Vogel, for the next two games I would try to just switch it up and have Kuz and Caruso in the starting lineup for some energy:

AD
Kuz
LeBron
KCP
Caruso

calistrtballr · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:20 pm Post subject:

Worried but there is still time to adjust. Vogel needs to change the lineup.
Kcp and green backcourt has been trash. Start AD/Morris/Bron/Green/Waiters

slavavov · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:54 pm Post subject:

Right now something is off about the team, but I can't tell if it's just the lightswitch mentality or something insidious.

Even without Bradley we have enough talent to win the world championship. We can defend, run, rebound and score as well as any team. Our 3-point shooting isn't great, but we have several guys who can get hot from downtown, and they have many times this season.

LeBron needs to get his butt into gear right now and get back to showing great leadership. If he does that, this team might surprise us and handle Portland well or even sweep them.

But if LeBron doesn't show good leadership, Portland could beat us, and it may not even be close if we keep playing like crap on offense.
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Jocinetu · Star Player Joined: 21 Jan 2010 Posts: 2569

Before corona pause, I was like 100% sure, that we gonna win it all... Now... I'm like 45%, lol. Lack of shooting, lack of perimeter defense... Not sure that we can outscore anyone, if we continue to play weak on D... Let's hope that we gonna have some sense of urgency in Playoff... Portland is really tough opponent for a 8th seed, imo. We need to be 100% sharp.

pjiddy · Retired Number Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 29057

A bit lower than it was when the season started. Back then i was at least confident we'd get out of the 1st round. We have exactly one WC team we match up well against and that's not good.