The Sebastian Express wrote:jbk1234 wrote:LBJ is starting to show his age, but the biggest concern for Lakers fans has to be AD. He just plays with zero sense of urgency/energy.
LeBron missed at least three layups tonight that we'd never see him miss before and it wasn't like he was getting bodied by great defenders. I was really surprised to see that - I don't know if he's hurt, if he was tired, frustrated or it's just age catching up with him. But seeing three point blank layups rim off was pretty surprising.
He also got stripped twice while just setting up the offense. And two or three of his other TO's were picked-off passes when the Lakers had numbers on a break. Not to mention his always getting back-cut on defense, etc., He looks slow mentally probably even more than physically. But yeah, you could basically put on a blindfold and spin around ten times, and you'd still hit a problem with the Lakers tonight. It felt like a watershed moment to me, the kind of game that necessitates big changes; but maybe I'm wrong and it'll all blow over by tomorrow. Maybe it leads to nothing more than lowered expectations.
Except Oden manged to play over 100 games in the NBA, I don't think Embiid will play more.
But yeah, you guys need a reset. I don't think any moves this year would elevate your team to anything more than a 2nd round exit, but who knows, maybe your FO can bring in some impactful players. I imagine there's not much trust in your FO though, given all the terrible moves they've done since your 2020 title...
