I'm glad this is not like 2012-2013, when we had to root for the Lakers to make the playoffs. That was awful, and it would be hopeless this year.
Phoenix owns the Lakers first-round pick in 2015 (top 5 protected) as part of the Nash trade.
Losing that coin flip could have triggered an alternate series of events that could have led to us not winning the lottery. It's not as simple as being able to change one thing in the past without it affecting other things. It could have also led to us not getting LeBron and Love.
If we had Irving and Davis, I doubt LeBron would have needed us to trade for Love in the first place. Let's be real here...there's not a single person in the NBA that would take Love over Davis, this year or going forward. Love is a top ten player, but Anthony Davis is probably going to be the third best player in the league this year.
And Love still could have forced his way here.
Also, the Lakers season from hell started sooner than I expected. Sucks for Randle, though. I like the kid and you never want to see a guy get hurt, especially in his first damn game.
In terms of strictly impact, because we know that LeBron is a better basketball player, an arguement can be made for Davis being the best in the league. New Orleans lives and dies with Anthony Davis, but when they live, he's going to put up all world numbers like last night.
Why's it unfair?Even at 36 years old, it's still unfair to ask other players to guard Kobe. He's insane.
Why's it unfair?
I didn't think he looked great last night, his offensive game is basically dribbling into low percentage jumpers with three hands in his face. I actually thought James Harden looked like an adequate defender matched up with him; Kobe failed to gain separation coming off numerous screens and his endless fakes and jabsteps led to nothing profitable.
I counted two nice feeds to Hill and Davis in the first three quarters, apart from that he monopolized possessions trying to size up his next shot. This is a trainwreck of a team that's going nowhere, namely due to a $20 million anchor named Kobe Bryant.