I saw this from /r/denvernuggets. It’s interesting to see that we are good for the 11th spot again this year.
joshweeks47
Imagine using the preseason as your basis for regular season results.
paradigmshftr
Jazz 10th seed? They are in tank mode hard
GokutheAnteater
538 can suck a dick. They were the ones that said the lakers were a second round team in 2020
thetitsOO
If your model has a tanking team in the play in then you need to change it
motorboat_mcgee
Early season rankings based on previous game metrics aren’t really worth looking at. 538 settles in a bit better after a month or two of games. It’s fairly blind, so don’t take too much offense by it.
KyrieWetUpCurry_
It’s likely not that off, Lakers will be in the play-in seeds barring a good trade/great health.
dawko29
I mean where do you see us anyway 😂
trustprior6899
I have a hard time believing we finish worse than blazers or jazz. Pelicans might be better than us but might be worse too…either way, we’re a play-in team
Competitive-Camp7298
This might be laughable come actual playoff time
MasterOberon
Didn’t their model have the Rockets beating the Lakers in the playoffs?
Zeetheking1
538 is literally always wrong so tbh, this makes me feel better haha.
WanAjin
I think we have players who are quite a bit better than last year’s team, and I would hope that injuries can’t get worse than last year, so predicting the same record as last year is pretty bold I think.
Apart-Bad-5446
Some of you are honestly that bored that you follow some b/s about how the Lakers would look based on their preseason when preseason was basically no one played every preseason game and Ham was trying new rotations every game?
doesntrecall
People are mad at this but what teams here are the lakers actually better than? Jazz for sure, I guess maybe the trail blazers as well. But are you confident they are better than the timberwolves, clippers, suns, warriors, mavs, grizzlies, and the nuggets? If you think they are then I’m afraid you might be in for another disappointing season.
jgaskins34
I’d be surprised if we finish under the Jazz, but I expect us to be a play-in team.
isit65outsideor
Lakers should be anywhere from 7-10.
4-6 if AD actually plays in 65 plus games.
DanDodgerD
If the Jazz beat us in the standings I’m fuckin done…
BizzyHaze
Based on this, the Pelicans gonna swap picks this year.
Its-segovs
These guys said the Warriors only had a 12% chance to beat the Celtics in the finals…
chexmixmix
538 still thinks Hillary won. They’re a joke
keepgrindingact
Lol 538 is a clown show don’t believe anything they say. If AD and Lebron play 65+ games and westbrick comes off the bench until we trade his ass for hield and turner, we’ll be top 4 seed imo. Especially if next to nunn games stays healthy too, he’s gonna be huge for this offense.
YoungVick107
Embarrassingly bad. Throwing darts would be more accurate.
Aur0ra12
based on this logic, shouldn’t sactown be the favorite to win it all? i mean they’re undefeated in preseason thus far
Immediate-Gap-9980
No way the jazz and Portland will have a better record. First of all the jazz are trying to tank
Deadliftingfool
If we keep Russ? Accurate.
aginglifter
They had the Warriors out of the playoffs last year. Garbage model.
rminturn94
Jazz being 10th automatically lost any credibility for this post
airwalker12
I think we’re better than the Blazers and Jazz
TheWonderfulLife
With no roster changes and no unforeseen injuries, I agree.
Unforeseen as in Paul George breaking his leg in two. Not Steph missing 5 games due to a sprained ankle.
jayz93j
I just don’t get it with the nuggets.
3nnui
538 saying we suck is a good sign. The only reason I know about 538 is because how horribly wrong they are.
ZestyItalian2
The west is tough but the idea that the Lakers would finish below the Jazz is insane.
If the Jazz win 38 games something has gone bizarrely wrong.
BadgerSauce
I’m probably showing my age but who the fuck do the Jazz have at Center now? Olynyk and Zeller?
jobeeeeeeem
This is good. Atleast not much pressure for them since they are already counting them out lol
datboicrazy24
If we’re hurt this is a possibility. We’re very top heavy with AD and Bron
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I saw this from /r/denvernuggets. It’s interesting to see that we are good for the 11th spot again this year.
Imagine using the preseason as your basis for regular season results.
Jazz 10th seed? They are in tank mode hard
538 can suck a dick. They were the ones that said the lakers were a second round team in 2020
If your model has a tanking team in the play in then you need to change it
Early season rankings based on previous game metrics aren’t really worth looking at. 538 settles in a bit better after a month or two of games. It’s fairly blind, so don’t take too much offense by it.
It’s likely not that off, Lakers will be in the play-in seeds barring a good trade/great health.
I mean where do you see us anyway 😂
I have a hard time believing we finish worse than blazers or jazz. Pelicans might be better than us but might be worse too…either way, we’re a play-in team
This might be laughable come actual playoff time
Didn’t their model have the Rockets beating the Lakers in the playoffs?
538 is literally always wrong so tbh, this makes me feel better haha.
I think we have players who are quite a bit better than last year’s team, and I would hope that injuries can’t get worse than last year, so predicting the same record as last year is pretty bold I think.
Some of you are honestly that bored that you follow some b/s about how the Lakers would look based on their preseason when preseason was basically no one played every preseason game and Ham was trying new rotations every game?
People are mad at this but what teams here are the lakers actually better than? Jazz for sure, I guess maybe the trail blazers as well. But are you confident they are better than the timberwolves, clippers, suns, warriors, mavs, grizzlies, and the nuggets? If you think they are then I’m afraid you might be in for another disappointing season.
I’d be surprised if we finish under the Jazz, but I expect us to be a play-in team.
Lakers should be anywhere from 7-10.
4-6 if AD actually plays in 65 plus games.
If the Jazz beat us in the standings I’m fuckin done…
Based on this, the Pelicans gonna swap picks this year.
These guys said the Warriors only had a 12% chance to beat the Celtics in the finals…
538 still thinks Hillary won. They’re a joke
Lol 538 is a clown show don’t believe anything they say. If AD and Lebron play 65+ games and westbrick comes off the bench until we trade his ass for hield and turner, we’ll be top 4 seed imo. Especially if next to nunn games stays healthy too, he’s gonna be huge for this offense.
Embarrassingly bad. Throwing darts would be more accurate.
based on this logic, shouldn’t sactown be the favorite to win it all? i mean they’re undefeated in preseason thus far
No way the jazz and Portland will have a better record. First of all the jazz are trying to tank
If we keep Russ? Accurate.
They had the Warriors out of the playoffs last year. Garbage model.
Jazz being 10th automatically lost any credibility for this post
I think we’re better than the Blazers and Jazz
With no roster changes and no unforeseen injuries, I agree.
Unforeseen as in Paul George breaking his leg in two. Not Steph missing 5 games due to a sprained ankle.
I just don’t get it with the nuggets.
538 saying we suck is a good sign. The only reason I know about 538 is because how horribly wrong they are.
The west is tough but the idea that the Lakers would finish below the Jazz is insane.
If the Jazz win 38 games something has gone bizarrely wrong.
I’m probably showing my age but who the fuck do the Jazz have at Center now? Olynyk and Zeller?
This is good. Atleast not much pressure for them since they are already counting them out lol
If we’re hurt this is a possibility. We’re very top heavy with AD and Bron
If we are worse than the Jazz I’ll eat my shoe