SacKingZZZ wrote:So the Lakers have no other weapons without Bynum? OK, sure. Maybe that explains why the Kings pretty much controlled the game then? Their help defense was beyond solid and Hayes' help D was off the charts. Many times he stepped in the lane to help and deterred open shots. Not just his blocks or charges, but many times. They did pretty well on the pick and roll as well and Tyreke was just a complete ball hawk. Salmons was great on Kobe as well.
Please enlighten me as to the pleathora of offensive weapons the Lakers had that the kings stopped. Because there was only one guy who got shut down: Pau. Artest, the only other offensive weapon aside from Kobe, had his way, and Kobe being old, injured, and his chucking self, still managed 29 points on 42% shooting (not unlike him). Not to mention, Brown has no offensive coaching ability. Please.
The best thing is the commitment and how the team was playing as a unit on defense, even when Westphal starting to mass substitute they didn't completely fall apart, even though that kind of subbing can destroy team defense and offense.
I'm not arguing that the team looked bad. I'm saying that there's still a lot of room to improve, and that they aren't winning anything until they improve those areas.
