NBA assistant says Lakers are bad on defense because ‘they’re old and they can’t stay in front of anyone’

lakersfan32 · Star Player Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 3715

https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2021/11/27/22804835/nba-rumors-assistant-says-lakers-bad-defense-because-theyre-old

lol

Outspoken · Star Player Joined: 11 Feb 2015 Posts: 8453

Naw. It is because most of our players are not defensive minded players. The ones that are, are defending well. AD, AB, Bron (when he wants to), Dwight.

levon · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Oct 2016 Posts: 10653

ironically the ones that can stay in front of people are old. it's the young ones that can't

they're terrible defensively because they have really poor execution in terms of attention to detail and defensive rebounding. even great defensive possessions end in an easy offensive rebound from some bum who immediately proceeds to score

dont_be_a_wuss · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 21499

No trust, no communication, no discipline.

hype · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:50 pm Post subject:

Everything said thus far is true..

On top of it all i've never seen a team in my life have so many players that consistently complain after calls every single game while also having guys that decide on several other plays to just walk up the court or do a nice slow jog to get that energy back for the next offensive play while our already bad defense gets abused for an easy 2 or 3 depending on whatever the opposition would prefer.

Just absolutely pathetic effort much of the time tbh which is what makes this team so tough to watch. It goes way beyond just them losing, these bad habits don't just magically get better over time if they don't try to start correcting it soon. I never expected them to be anywhere near the best defensive team in the NBA this season but it's been even worse then expected up to this point.

"No trust, no communication, no discipline." is a great short answer though that pretty much sums most of it up.

Lakerz113 · Star Player Joined: 15 Mar 2015 Posts: 2445

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Vancouver Fan · Franchise Player Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 17740

We are old.
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Kobetan · Star Player Joined: 05 Sep 2020 Posts: 2949

Being old is not even one of our bigger issues.. that says it all

pjiddy · Retired Number Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 29074

Last year, Lebron was the 4th best defender on the floor in crunch time.

Last night he was the 2nd.

wolfpaclaker · Retired Number Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 58344

That is why like the Cleveland teams Lebron took to the Finals, you need to be patient, make some trade deadline deals, let Lebron/AD "peak" at the right time, and pick up steam in the second half of the season. Westbrook also paces himself well, in that he picks it up in the 2nd half (although he has played very well the last few weeks, already).

This won't magically get better, but if we can make some small trades and get AD/Bron to play with the urgency they played in 19-20, we will get a lot better. The issue is I don't know when that urgency will kick in for Bron/AD. The last game Bron played like it was as important as a high school game.

cthroatgtr · Star Player Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 1375

This is correct. They are also small as well. So even if they stay in front, players just shoot over them.

lakersfan8 · Star Player Joined: 27 May 2014 Posts: 2993

roger_federer · Star Player Joined: 01 Mar 2020 Posts: 3116

This is what happens when an unqualified GM and pseudo LeGM built a team. each season it gets worse because they have no vision and sense for todays NBA.

ThePageDude · Star Player Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 2588

No, it's a trifecta:
- old e.g. Melo, DJ
- small e.g. AB + 8 other guards
- lacking defensive IQ e.g. Monk, Ellington

kikanga · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:04 pm Post subject:

We aren't a good defensive team. But i wouldn't chalk it all up to age.
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