KobeMVP888 wrote:3Peatkb24 wrote:I go by every 20 games on grading basically and if we win tonight that puts us 9-11, at worse I say C but I have to look at it more closely. Man if we lose tonight and considering the opponent that isn't good.
Forget the record. Looking at defensive rating (6th), defending threes (2nd), points in the paint (1st), rebounds (6th), blocked shots (4th), steals (14th) and assists (12th). Unfortunately, our 3 point shooting and free throw shooting are the worst in the NBA, but who the fuck didn't know that would be the case going into the season (well, 3pt at least)? We lost Nick Young, Lou Williams and D'Angelo Russell, our only decent 3 point shooters. IMO, those are much easier fixes than defense and the other aforementioned stats where we have showed tremendous improvement since last season. The B- I gave us (regardless of tonight's outcome) seems a bit harsh, to be honest. An identity is coming into focus, which is by far the most important thing. The pieces of this puzzle will follow. I amend my grade to a B.
lakerevolution wrote:I blame this loss on the coaching staff ..
KobeMVP888 wrote:lakerevolution wrote:I blame this loss on the coaching staff ..
I'm sensing a theme, Rev. Not sure if we would have won with different personnel out there, but Kuzma wasn't having a great game defensively and Brook stunk up the joint. Clarkson should have been in there for Lonzo, who is in the midst of his rookie doldrums. He's confused as hell out there lately.
It's the free throws, man. And the turnovers.
KobeMVP888 wrote:lakerevolution wrote:I blame this loss on the coaching staff ..
I'm sensing a theme, Rev. Not sure if we would have won with different personnel out there, but Kuzma wasn't having a great game defensively and Brook stunk up the joint. Clarkson should have been in there for Lonzo, who is in the midst of his rookie doldrums. He's confused as hell out there lately.
It's the free throws, man. And the turnovers.
lakerevolution wrote:KobeMVP888 wrote:lakerevolution wrote:I blame this loss on the coaching staff ..
I'm sensing a theme, Rev. Not sure if we would have won with different personnel out there, but Kuzma wasn't having a great game defensively and Brook stunk up the joint. Clarkson should have been in there for Lonzo, who is in the midst of his rookie doldrums. He's confused as hell out there lately.
It's the free throws, man. And the turnovers.
It's also not having your two hot hands on the court in crunch time. And playing that top-ranked defense for 3/4 of the game but forgetting that holding onto a hard-fought lead in your home arena is what makes good teams better. And starting off the first 1/4 of the season putting up the worst combined FG/FT/3PT% in the entire league and maybe in Laker history. Is it mental? Is it physical? Did Stern and his cronies put some kind of bad ju-ju on us that will last until we get our next Kobe?
Luke had his golden moment when he sat in for Kerr, and now he's tasting the Del Harris side of the coaching game. I have faith in him. But the proof is in the jiggling Jello. What would TrueFan Sam, or even Chick, say about things as they stand right now?
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