Lakers have been formidable since Redick transitioned the Defense to a drop-heavy approach on 12/8/24
8-3 Overall Record
3-2 vs Above .500 Teams
3-1 Road RecordLeague Ranks Since 12/8:
#6 DRtg
#9 NET
#8 Opponent FT Rate
#5 Opponent Wide Open 3 FGAs
#12 Opponent Rim FGAs— LAbound (@LAbound2) January 4, 2025
Lakers formidable since JJ changed D to drop-heavy on 12/8/24
By 
January 4, 2025 3 Comments
And since team had a secret players’ meeting after getting smoked by the Heat on a huge blowout.
https://x.com/LakerTom/status/1875683611183300610
Switch everything is not the way to go, despite multiple calls from fans on this blog alone to adopt that as the go-to scheme. If you’re a young, long, athletic,physical, grinding team it works great. We are not that team.