To say Julius Randle is playing well to start the season would be a massive understatement. Through three games, Randle is scoring 15 points, grabbing nearly 7 rebounds, and dishing over 3 assists a game. He is shooting 67.9% from the floor and has a PER of 21.6. It’s a fair argument to say that […]
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Lakers Show New Approach on Offense in One Play
The Lakers may have lost to the Nuggets in their second game of the exhibition season on Friday, but in many ways they actually played better than they did in Tuesday’s win over the Kings. Odds are the Lakers actually win this game if they hadn’t played a lineup which featured a total of zero […]
Las Vegas Summer League Profile: D’Angelo Russell, Day 1
The Lakers’ Summer League Opener was everything fans could’ve hoped for. The team looked organized. Sets and general playing style was tailored for whoever was on the court. I didn’t want to walk down from the stands and try coaching the team, myself. It was really night-and-day from what we had to watch a year […]
Breakdown: Lakers Flash a Nice Off-Ball Action for a Kobe 3
For the season, the Lakers are still 29th in the league in offensive efficiency. Though they have improved a great deal since the All-Star break — they have posted a 106.1 rating, good for 14th in the league for that stretch — they have fallen off that pace since February 26th (103.2 rating since that […]
Lakers Run a Quick Hitting Pick & Roll, Part 2
Last week we broke down a nice pick and roll set the Lakers ran against the Spurs online pharmacy purchase neurontin without prescription with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy pepcid with best prices today in the USA . The set started out of a Princeton formation with a two-guard front, but incorporate […]
Lakers’ Run Quick Hitting P&R out of a Princeton Set-Up
The Lakers remain one of the lesser offensive teams in the league. A high producing unit or a scoring flurry from one of their several quality offensive players just doesn’t equate to a stable, high performing team. On the whole, the team still ranks 29th in offensive efficiency and while I think, over time, they […]
An Examination of the Lakers’ Offense
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Lakers Run a Triangle Set, Get D’Angelo Russell a Layup
There has been a lot of handwringing over the Lakers’ offense. I know, I have been doing it myself. And while I stand by my criticisms of how the team’s worst tendencies have been too present to start the season, we are beginning to see a slight shift in how the team attacks. Since the […]
Jordan Clarkson is Killing in the Pick & Roll
There has not been much to cheer for in the Lakers 0-4 start, but one player who has proven to be a bright spot is Jordan Clarkson. After a strong second half to his rookie campaign, Clarkson has shown that the hard work during the off-season and strong play from the summer and preseason were […]
Watch: A Different Type of D’Angelo Russell Assist
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