In the latest Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I discuss the Lakers first three games of the season and, specifically, the lineups Luke Walton has been using. We dive hard into whether Walton is starting the team’s best 5 players, whether the players who are starting complement each other well, and whether the Ingram/Nance […]
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Laker Film Room: Luke Walton Talks Lakers 3-Point Defense
The Lakers have been quite poor at defending the 3-point line over the last few years, ranking 26th in the NBA in 3-point percentage allowed (37.0%) during the 2016-17 season. That trend continued on Monday night, as the Denver Nuggets picked Lakers apart from behind the arc, going 15-27 (55.6%) from distance. In the latest […]
Lonzo Ball stars in the first Lakers scrimmage
The first days of Training Camp at any level of basketball can be tedious, as the coaching staff tries to install their systems via a variety of individual and team shell drills. Last night, away from the media’s gaze, Luke Walton was generous enough allow to his team to let loose for the first Lakers […]
Laker Film Room: Luke Walton and the House of Cards
The 2016-17 Lakers got off to a surprising 10-10 start, allowing the more optimistic fans amongst us to entertain the possibility of Luke Walton hoisting theĀ Coach of the Year Award after an improbable playoff push. Then the clock struck midnight, with the Lakers losing 31 of their next 41, turning a season that began with […]
Lakers Offseason Should Remind Fans Importance of Patience
I’m here to eat some crow. Yes, one of the Lakers’ toughest critics is here to admit it that I might have been too hard on the organization. This isn’t to say they never made mistakes, but for the most part, the Lakers’ offseason thus far is off to quite literally the best possible start. […]