I dare anyone reading this to find a better historical record of two Franchises whom…it doesn’t matter who owns them, who coaches them, who plays for them…it don’t matter, they will find a way to wither away.
5 Things: The Return of the King
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May 1, 2021 2 Comments
Great fiver Jamie. Agree 100% about Kuz. He’s become an enigma. He’s letting opponents off the hook with his passive approach. I love some of the extra passes he made yesterday, but he can’t do that at the expense of putting up some shots.
For sure the 2021 championship isn’t automatically on the schedule. Most champs think they’ll repeat yet of the last 20 champs only 5 of them have repeated. The 2000, 2001 and 2009 Lakers, The 2012 Heat and 2017 Warriors. I don’t think the Lakers collectively understand just how difficult it’ll be to repeat.
Thanks for the fiver, Jamie.
1. Have to be happy with LeBron’s return. 16/8/7 and a +5 plus/minus. Needs to get into game condition but looks like injury is not a problem going forward.
2. Kuzma 2 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists in 22 minutes in a critical game is a big disappointment. Only took 1 shot is unbelievable.
3. There was zero urgency by the players for this game. It was like they just relaxed and thought LeBron would save them. Overconfidence is a killer because any NBA team is dangerous, as the Kings showed the Lakers for the second time this season.
4. Turnovers. Dennis, Dennis, Dennis, Dennis, Dennis. Can’t have 5 turnovers on only 7 assists. Too many players called in their performances rather than going after the win.
5. There comes a point in every season where you can see the writing on the wall. Right now, that writing says this team has too many issues and too little time to resolve them to win again.
In the end, this season will be on Frank Vogel’s head. Last playoffs, every move he made was gold. That’s a very high bar to leap over to win this year. Drummond is the curse that may ultimately bring the Lakers down.