What We Learned From Lakers Preseason! Some REALLY Exciting Stuff Plus MAJOR Concerns
With preseason over, Trevor Lane takes a look at what we’ve learned about the Lakers’ offense and defense. Where can the team excel? Where will they struggle? We dive in…Use my code HMA for $20 off your first TickPick order*: Sponsored by TickPick. *In-App
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35 Comments
Dalton needs to let it fly more, he's one of the best three point shooters on the team, he's not taking enough shots.
You are asking a camel to fly. Then you get pissed it cannot fly.
When you have a line up such as the lakers and you expect them to play good defense. Makes no sense to me. Not the coaches fault.
Laker fans keep making excuses for pelinka, celebrating sub par signing. Good luck.
What I learned is yall gone be cooked without Bron unless Luka go off for 30 10 and 10 every night. Yall don’t have the defense to keep up with the teams in the west.
Gotta admit, Bron being out the first month might help us -Let Luka Get the ball rolling
TREV IN IS BAG! this was the most entertaining LN breakdown ever
Jake Laravia – Zero rebounds in 21 minutes. The guy is 6'8". Zero points. Points, OK – but no rebounds? This is Dalton's chance to snap out of it. Ayton has Kwame Brown mitts. Interested to see if Jax gets some starts over D.A., or sub earlier. He needs to stop the stupid fouls. It's what keeps him benched. Dalton needs to move & relocate more instead of camping in the corner. He'd get more opportunities to get involved in the offense. I'm think John Havlicek as an example. Always in motion, relocating, getting chances. He needs a motor, some aggressiveness. He's playing too passive, spectating. Right now the back-up forwards is a big hole. Someone needs to step up. The opportunity is there. Luka will find you if you don't hide.
this is a gap year, but lakers need at least 2 real two way players to have a chance to win it all. If Austin wants a max contract he needs to be traded, he is a third option at best and not a second option. He is a bad defender
Thank you for breaking down this extensive game reel, how long did you take on this? Incredible great work
Lights are too bright in LA
How long until laker fans start trashing ayton?
Definitely worried about the defense…
Lebron,Luka, and Austin could be liabilities defensively…
VANDO and Marcus Smart will be heavenly relied on defensively,can they deliver?????
Inconsistency is gonna cost us. Seems like we're picking up where we left off last season. Not good!
Ayton just lacks the timing and the reads on the lobs, hopefully that improves, but dang man, i could see he knew the lob was coming and just timed them all terribly, hes a bit slow. also there were times where he needed to drop to paint under the basket and didnt. not all bad though, he def had positive flashes, decent shooting on the mid 2. i prefer hayes, he plays with fire.
You spoil us Trev
Worried about this team still feels like not enough shooting on this team, 2-way players, and rebounding I do hope they will get the job done. Also hoping Luka doesn't get injured or it's a wrap..
Yep no one will respect vando they will always leave him wide open outside because he cant shoot.
we'd get blown out by 30 against gsw
Probably play-in team by the looks of it.
Trade AR and get rid of LalalaBamba and his son.
Get 2 young (under 26 yo) great 3D players and you have a great chance for NBA title.
I'll be happy as a Lakers fan if they are healthy & get into playoffs avoiding the playIN games – hou, okc are extremely deep & talented & imo can flood lots of teams going thru the motions while as the Lakers need to be motivated & focused playing high IQ bball – looking fwd to this upcoming season
Def is atrocious
Every bad defensive play has a lot of AR, a little bit of Luka, and very little Rui. So, if AR isn't hitting shot and is making weak defensive decisions, my question is will JJ pull him? Because AR does hurt us a lot, he can't hide behind Dlo anymore, he's exposed and targeted
Starters. Luka Smart Vando Lebron Ayton
Benxh Gabe Reaves Laravia Riu Hayes
I’m worried our offence isn’t going to look as good against good teams that guard us way harder and we can’t get stops against and always losing momentum.
The Lakers would have won if they had of left Luka in there.
lakers didn't look bad they didn't turn the ball over too much and they were able to make the kings turn the ball over…we need jax!!!..he is our most athletic electrifying player
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It will be a rough year, but I’m strapped in for the ride.
Lakers got all-star Austin Reaves we should be OK
Can’t rate them now no born
*25-26(1st apron)195.945..Don't nec want this trade just options… (1) Lakers trade Reaves to the Pistons and rec Jalen Duren and 2029(1st)..(2)Pistons trade Klintman & Lakers trade Knecht to the Suns and Lakers receive Suns: O'neale…*1st: Ayton 8.1 Rui 18.2 O'neale 10.1 Smart 5.1 Doncic 46=87.5…*2nd: Duren 6.5 LaRavia 6 Vando11.5 Manon (2way) Vincent 11.5..*3rd: Hayes 3.5 Kleber 11 Thiero 1.3 Bronny 2 LeBron 52.7= 193.5(apron)…*Note: Lakers have approx 2.5 for the Buyout market… Here's players they could acquire via Buyout for that wing position: Jevon Carter(Bulls)…Gary Harris(Bucks)… GaryTrent Jr(Bucks)..Lowry(76'ers).. GarrettTemple(Raptors) Eric Gordon (76'ers)…Coffey (Bucks)… JaVonte Green(Pistons)..Keon Ellis (Kings… more likely trade)…Goodwin(Suns)…
Austin Reaves does not fit on this team. you can't have yet another guy in the backcourt who can't play defense. They need to trade him and get more athletic in the backcourt. Many teams have gotten higger in the west, so we need to get bigger as well. we need to get longer and more atheltic in the front court. Robert Willaims as a back up centre and Bol Bol as a stretch forward will solve this issue.
What we learned ayton is not the rim protector we needed n once players blowby reaves n luka its a layup line
Clippers roster looks deep. Guards- Harden, CP, Bogdan, Beal, Batum. Forwards- Kawhi, John Collins, Derek Jones. Centers- Zu, Brook Lopez.
Ayton is garbage!!