Comments on: Talking Offense…Again

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:26:17 +0000

Zephid,
In my opinion our perimeter players, sans Artest, look into the post and have every opportunity to pass the ball down low but pump fake a few times and then switch the ball to the other side of the floor where another Lakers is set up for a screen and a jumper or a screen and a cut to the basket. That is a normal triangle set… unfortunately I see that 90% of the time and the ball goes to the post 10%.

By: Darius

Darius — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:02 +0000

New post up.

http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2010/03/09/around-the-world-wide-web-lakers-edgy-sashas-back/

By: chris h

chris h — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:14:53 +0000

how wrong could the LA Times be in ‘today’s on-line paper?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0309-lakers-tonight-20100309,0,2854795.story

they claim the raps game was on monday…
just plain weird

By: Zephid

Zephid — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:10:18 +0000

36, depends on what you mean by feed the post. If part of that is getting Kobe the ball in the pinch post, the team seems more than willing to defer. If you mean getting the ball into Bynum and Gasol on the low block, I’d say it is a pretty balanced mix of execution and willingness. For guys like Fisher and Farmar, it has been execution; they just aren’t throwing good passes and making good decisions. For guys like Kobe and Brown, they’d just rather go 1v1 and take it themselves, Kobe with his patented wave-off and Brown with a jacked up jumpshot.

I wouldn’t really harp on guys not feeding the post if they actually ran the releases instead of holding onto the ball. When the post entry is covered, the guy on the wing is supposed to pass off to the release man at the top of the key, who then is supposed to reverse the ball to the other wing to gain further penetration. These days, the ball just gets stuck on the strong side and teams can defend 4 on 3.

By: imposibol

imposibol — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:46:38 +0000

tex winter is really missed.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:14 +0000

35,
I agree with Phil. Having 3 point shooters won’t open up the inside. It would just make teams even more interested in denying post entry passes. However, I think the Lakers inability to feed the post is more out of willingness (or lack there of) than execution.

By: Anders

Anders — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:19 +0000

Phill had a comment on the shooting situation in a Medina vid. on LaTimes.com:

“Im not one of those guys who say that you have to have three point shooters out there to open up the inside. Other people are into that. ITS ABOUT MOVEMENT, and ball movement to create post up possibilities… if the balls stagnant and doesn´t move then its gonna be hard to get the ball in there.”

By: Bobji

Bobji — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:55:20 +0000

33 – no hard feelings dude, I didn’t take it that way, but the politeness is appreciated. I realized that saying he “seems tired” is a very large understatement because he hasn’t really had any breaks from basketball since he joins the Lakers, (08 olympics, 09 euro competition) and yeah that has to wear you down a bit
That being said, I hope he starts sinking that jumper consistently again.

Regarding Golden State, which players do you think would adapt well and be productive for upper-echelon teams such as the Lakers?

By: R

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:26:39 +0000

31 – Sorry I didn’t mean my post as a critique of your comments – in fact I think you are right about Pau.

Re: Golden State – I live in the Bay Area and do like a number of their players. Too true, the coach is quite mad.

By: ray

ray — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:19:26 +0000

TheSTD,

I can honestly tell you that I did not like the Sasha contract at the time it was given. I did not like that he only did one good year after 2 years of being a “Practice” player. But besides that contract, I can’t blame the contract woes on the people making 5 million a year. Looking at it now, who else could we get at 5 million a year without getting laughed at? I mean, Ariza got offered 5 million, and he was “disrespected”. Our high payroll isn’t because we’re spending money on the Luke’s and Sasha on our team. It’s because we have the best shooting guard in the league, a top 5 PF, a young Center with “upside”, a 6th man that would start for every other team.

We’re filling as many spots as possible with the mid level, and I don’t know who else we would have been able to get with that money. Ariza didn’t go for it. Do you think another point guard who can hit shots would take that money now?

Just too much speculation, you know? I mean, the good way to fill spots would be to draft someone and be cheap, but it’s hard to find that “sleeper” when you’re always going to the finals.

But I hear you. It hurts. But right now, I’d be more upset with Bynum’s contract (though I’m not at this time because I hope he’ll be good in the next couple of years. But does he deserve 12 million, or 5 million more than Odom? I don’t think so.

But hey, maybe Kobe gives us a discount next year? and only takes 16 million a year? so we can have more money for role players?

Or if Aaron gets his wish, maybe Lebron will give us a discount?? (I Kid!!!)