In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I discuss Lonzo Ball’s recent struggles and get into some of the contributing factors for his recent run of poor offensive play. We discuss the current strengths of Lonzo’s game, but also areas where he’s showing a need to improve — specifically related to […]
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20 Stats on the Pre-ASG Lakers
57 games are in the books and the Lakers are 7 games out of the playoffs. In a year without any incentive to lose but also without a realistic shot at the playoffs, it’s a year to focus on growth. Many seasons are defined by winning or losing. For LA, this one is different. The process […]
Riffing on the Lakers Rising Stars
It’s commonplace now for the Lakers to have players in All-Star Weekend’s version of the “futures” game, the Rising Star Challenge presented by Sponsor X (is it still Sprite? Kia? I honestly don’t know). While the game has morphed into a US vs. the World format, the gist is the same. First and second year […]
Lakers Injury Update: Ingram Expected to Return vs. Thunder, Lonzo Doubtful
The Lakers suffered a disappointing, though not fully unexpected loss on Monday to the Grizzlies in Memphis. It was disappointing because the Grizzlies are not a good team and the Lakers looked generally listless, falling behind by 20 some odd points in the 2nd half. The loss was not unexpected, though, because the Lakers played […]
Same Faces, New Places: Lakers Usage
People change. Are you the same you were a year ago? Are you spending your time the same ways? A year ago I hadn’t even considered writing or podcasting, and used Twitter rather passivey. I’d say I’m mostly the same person but with more experience and smarts and have used my time rather differently. NBA […]
Lakers Injury Update: Brook Lopez to Return, Lonzo Remains Out
The Lakers released an injury update via press release on Tuesday that stated both Lonzo Ball and Brook Lopez were cleared to return to practice. However, since the Lakers did not actually practice on Tuesday and only have shootarounds on game days (like today), their availability vs. the Thunder was in question. At Wednesday’s shootaround, […]
Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Sprains Shoulder, Will Miss 1-Week
Right before halftime of the Lakers loss to the Blazers, Lonzo Ball got tangled up with Portland big man Jusuf Nurkic and grabbed his left shoulder in obvious pain. Ball left the game immediately and headed straight to the locker room for further examination. Ball came back to play the rest of the game, so […]
Post Game Data Report: Lakers vs Pelicans
The Lakers lost Sunday, but it was an entertaining game and we saw an impassioned comeback from LA. Here’s how the data says the team performed: The Laker Offense We’ve had -25.7, +9.0, and now -2.6 point performances from LA relative to the expectation (what an average team would’ve scored had they taken the same […]
The Value of a Lonzo Ball Pass-Ahead
Expectations for Lonzo Ball are high. Comments from Magic Johnson and LaVar Ball aren’t doing anything to lower those expectations, and those comments makes me cringe just a little. Rookie guards often struggle to adjust to the NBA. We know this. But we also know that Lonzo has an amazing passing skills, and just Lonzo […]
Laker Film Room: Lonzo Ball Dominates, Brandon Ingram Career High
The Los Angeles Lakers got their first win of the season on Friday night, in an exciting, defense-optional matchup with the Phoenix Suns. Lonzo Ball just missed becoming the youngest player in the NBA history to record a triple-double, notching 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists on 12-27 from the field. Not to be […]