Team Has No Identity

[unleasHell]

No identity, no leader, no go-to guy...

I know...
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[greenfrog]

Attacking the rim is the identity. "Smash-mouth basketball" if you want... gulp

[Laker_Town]

What I see is a rebuilding team that is Scrappy on defense, prefers to run, struggles in half court sets, is poor at shooting and desperately needs another veteran PG. This team also show its youth I'm their decision making and lack of focus.

If anything, it's a more exciting team. Personally, I don't remember being this invested emotionally for a few years

[ChickenBeckerman]

guys it's a steamship

[LakerEric]

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Actually, in a weird way, we our identity is having no identity, if that makes any sense. Jury is still out on whether that's a good thing but I do buy in to the MDA philosophy that the ball finds energy.

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[AFireInside619]

Yes, we have no identity. But 24 other teams have fans on their forums complaining about the same thing. We have to market Ingram, Kuz, & Randle (if he stays). We have to run the offense through them first and do our best to make sure at least one of these kids can become a star. We can't worry about making the other guys happy. They probably won't be here next year. And as for Zo, we bring him along and help him figure it out. He'll eventually get there. I have no worries about what Lonzo would be in a few years.

[AFireInside619]

Or... We can be the Baron Davis Warriors and go all Helter Skelter and much ish up...

[3baller]

It's hard to do without stars I agree. Even harder when you have 3 guys on their contract years who need to get their shots, a surprise rookie who threw the rotations in disarray, and another rookie trying to prove he can score(which he can't at this point).

[Goldenwest]

Showtime got its identity from Magic, Kareem and Riles

the Lakeshow got its identity from NVE, Ceballos, and Eddie, until Shaq came, Del also to a lesser extent

the 200's Lakers got their identity from Shaq, Kobe, and Phil. Later Kobe, Gasol, and Phil

These Lakers have Luke, Ball, Randle, Kuz, and JC. Kind of a weak growing identity. One that is very green and hasn't won anything yet.

I guess you can say weak identity is close to no identity. No one has emerged yet: no winning season, no playoff shockers (even NVE and the Lakers had their 1st round playoff feat). A developing green identity.

[Dr. Funkbot]

Lol, comparing this rebuilding team to Kobe’s team that went to the finals.
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[Goldenwest]

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It's only 19 games. We are doing fine. We are a very young team. We have 4 new players in the starting line up since Larry has been out. They are learning a new system. The only player in the starting line up from last year is Ingram. Need to be patient right now.
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[70sdude]

I suggest the topic header be edited to read instead "This team has no identity ..." that the OP likes so far.

The team gets sloppy rather more often than we fans would like. The team is inconsistent, as the team is in the process of figuring out who plays well with whom and in what circumstance.

The team is seasoning rookies at point guard and combo forward, a second year player at big wing, a third year player at power forward in the main rotation with 20+ MPG each, all at once. The team is being directed by a second year head coach, with familiar if unproven assistants.

This is the Laker identity today.

[governator]

Luke's defensive minded and stubborn substitution with Magic's vision... that's our identity

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[Shaber]

It is not the identity we lack,
it is the half-court offensive system.
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Lakers depth chart

PG Johnson / Goodrich
SG Bryant / West / Scott
SF Baylor / Worthy / Cooper
PF Mikkelsen / Hairston / McAdoo / Gasol
C Chamberlain / Abdul-Jabbar / O'Neal / Mikan

[Mike@LG]

This is true for prior teams. Never saw the same team twice.

This team? Simple.

Defensive effectiveness is based on switchability and versatility.

Team will push for pace.

Halfcourt sets in progress, but learning to adapt to read and react without plays.

We can't shoot.

We can rebound.
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[governator]

WHO ARE WE

[MJST]

Because Luke doesn't know how to make an offense that maximizes the talent of his team. He only knows how to copy the Warriors offense and hope it works some nights.

He's also robotic when it comes to his lineups and often ignores the units that are rolling the best and will make his hockey substitutions.

The reason our team doesn't have an identity is because we have a coach that has no clue how to establish one for us as a team, and instead is trying to force us to copy another even where it doesn't fit.

Two seasons in, we still have no clue what offense we're running.

At least with D'Antoni it was very clear what offense we were running and the offensive identity we had, no matter what players came and went, our identity was consistent.

We have none of that with Luke. Two seasons in we have no offensive identity. Fair to say, it was the same way with Byron.
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[Mike@LG]

^I don't know man.

The Lakers are among the league leaders in points in the paint. I think that's a big deal for a team that can't shoot.
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