Brandon Ingram made good use of hesitation moves to get to the basket this past season, and improved his ability to finish when he got there. In Part 3 of this Laker Film Room series on his development, I examine the decisions that he needed to make in between, including his drive & kick improvement, […]
Brandon Ingram’s Development – Finishing at the Rim
Brandon Ingram made a concerted to drive to the basket in his second season, and it paid off. In part two of this Laker Film Room series on his development, I take a look at how he improved at jumping off of one foot, absorbing contact, and extending around the basket, as well as the next […]
Lakers Draft Workouts: Shake Milton, Chimezie Metu, Allonzo Trier
Armed with the 25th and 47th picks in 2018 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed their second sextet of draft prospects to the UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday, after hosting Keita Bates-Diop, Udoka Azubuike, Caleb Martin, Rob Gray, Jalen Hudson, and Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. at the facility on Monday. The Lakers allowed the […]
Brandon Ingram’s Development – Hesitation Moves
With the departures of Lou Williams, D’Angelo Russell, and Jordan Clarkson over the span of 12 months, Brandon Ingram’s shot creation responsibilities increased to the point where an improvement in his ball-handling was a necessity. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at how Ingram utilized hesitation moves to improve his […]
Lakers Podcast: Kawhi
The fracture in the relationship between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs has been one of the most mysterious sagas in the NBA in quite some time, with Leonard being cleared by the Spurs’ doctors as his own physicians disagree. This has fueled speculation that the rift is beyond repair, making the Los Angeles […]
Julius Randle’s Breakout Season
Julius Randle put the work in. Some of the first images of the 2017 offseason were of a slimmed-down Randle Euro-Stepping with a medicine ball in an alley next to a gas station, a scene straight from the training montage of a 1980’s underdog movie. As the legend of Randle’s offseason grew, Darius & I had his […]
How Defenses Have Adjusted to Lonzo Ball
After an atrocious start as a 3-point shooter, Lonzo Ball bounced back in a big way starting at the beginning of December. Despite a pair of injuries that sidelined him for 21 games, Ball still managed to knock down 46-112 (41.1%) of those attempts, culminating in a career-high 6 triples in a comeback win over […]
Silence is Golden, Nuggets
Both Denver Nuggets players and bloggers alike have been yearning for the Los Angeles Lakers’ attention since their recent 125-116 victory in Denver, where Jamal Murray ruffled feathers with late game antics for the second time this season. On Tuesday night they got what they craved, in the form of a pair of 26-point, 13-rebound […]
Lonzo Ball Leads 4th Quarter Comeback
A funny thing happened at the end of this 3-1 road trip. It somehow found a way to make itself a little bit better, as the Lakers went undefeated on a 4+ game road trip for the first time since the magical 2008-2009 season. Led by one Lonzo Ball dagger after another, the Lakers erased […]
The Lakers’ Improvement in Transition
The Los Angeles Lakers have made a notable improvement on the offensive end, averaging 120.3 points per game in their last 7 contests, including a 131-113 blowout of the Miami Heat on Thursday night. In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look a closer look at this stretch to see how the […]