Kobe: This Ain't Working; We Need to Get Back to Basics

[Lyrix]

I've maybe missed like 3-4 Laker games this season. Since, D'Antoni has taken over it almost seems like the whole plan is to let Nash and Kobe figure out what to do. It rarely looks like any organization is put into the offense. The defense is well unexplainable. Not putting all the blame on D'Antoni, because there are so many problems with this team, I feel nearly hopeless of the Lakers ever turning this around.

Anyways they look they are playing playground ball. No one knows where to be on either side. Missed passes/assignments. Is it coaching or communication or both? Just off talent alone we should be above .500, injuries included. I'm pretty much just wondering the whole game if they even practice together or just try to work on their individual moves. They have no chemistry at all, even the Smush and Kwame squad had an idea of what they were doing. They look like they have never played together before every game.

[Lakerfan17]

He's a COMPLETE moron. He doesn't know how to use Howard or Gasol, can't coach defense, and wants an old team to RUN AND GUN?? Fire this moron...

[PandGneverfold]

He's a COMPLETE moron. He doesn't know how to use Howard or Gasol, can't coach defense, and wants an old team to RUN AND GUN?? Fire this moron...

This a billion times.

[swag2011]

He's a COMPLETE moron. He doesn't know how to use Howard or Gasol, can't coach defense, and wants an old team to RUN AND GUN?? Fire this moron...

don't forget he wants to chuck up 3 pointers any chance possible.

Thank Jim/Jerry Buss. We had Phil waiting for us and nope, they wanted Showtime.

[leolozon]

Nash seems to think that there is, but the players just don't apply it.
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What’s missing from this team? “Cohesion. We don’t do what we talk about.”

What’s the biggest problem? “We have a hard time conforming to the system.” "

http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketbal ... tors-kelly

[Minge]

Nash is the system.

[SlavaMedvedenko]

I'll add this here from the GT:

I don't even understand the criticism of pick and roll because we rarely even do that. How many times has Dwight set a solid screen for Nash to work with? I can barely remember one instance of it. Pau atleast sets a screen and rolls to the rim.

The offense is just Metta post up, Nash dribble drive, Kobe posting up with one foot on the 3 point line and Kobe dribble drive. Howard post ups once in a while and gets fouled immediately to choke on the FTs.

There is absolutely no coherence to this team.

[Lyrix]

Nash is the system.

Exactly, it's mind-blowing that D'Antoni even is considered a coach. He's pretty much just getting payed to watch games and shake his head.

[louizzle]

We need to play more half court basketball. Utilize Pau and Dwight in the post and play inside out. I don't care that we have Nash, we need to slow it down. It hurts me inside knowing that someone like D'Antoni is leading this team...

[moonpie]

Our system is lulling the opponent to sleep for 3 and a half quarters and trying to catch them by surprise in the last 5 minutes.

In all seriousness though our bigs set the worst screens ever.

[TyCobb]

Yes, it's called burn out the starters because you have no bench.

[Minge]

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[albasuna]

The system can work with this roster.. but the players don't want to do it. I'm not trying to say that Mike D'Antoni system is the best fit for this roster but it can still work. The Lakers should still be winning games under that system. It's just that the players don't seem to want to implement it. Watch the games.. they don't do anything.

[DEEP3CL]

The Lakers need to go back to being a post up team, when D'Antoni said post ups are the most ineffective play in basketball I knew we were in trouble. We won our last 2 titles using post up sets in the Triangle.

[minifang]

The Lakers need to go back to being a post up team, when D'Antoni said post ups are the most ineffective play in basketball I knew we were in trouble. We won our last 2 titles using post up sets in the Triangle.

THIS. Even Mike Brown was smart enough to play us through the post last year. The offense was ugly but we still won enough games to capture the third seed. Who did we have on that bench? Blake, Murphy, and McRoberts...