Am I the only one while watching other teams....

Tilted Brim · Star Player Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 1242

Am I the only one while watching other teams in the playoffs say to myself “why can’t the Lakers shoot the ball like that?” It seems that we are way behind with our 3 point shooting % compared to say the Nuggets, Rockets, Clippers, Celtics.... I realize that yes we actually aren’t as good as shooters as the other teams mentioned but the eye test is overwhelming.
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poppies · Starting Rotation Joined: 08 Nov 2019 Posts: 808

I say that all the time! The problem is, the shooting teams are also generally sieves. Our defense and IQ often saves us.

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Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46639

Honestly think the Lakers lack of 3pt shooting is all mental, we saw glimpses of the Lakers team shooting well from 3 against the Blazers, we just gotta stay locked in.

AFireInside619 · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Dec 2015 Posts: 11447

Yes, I have never seen another team play, ever. Does Kenyon Martin still play for the New Jersey Nets?
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epic_ · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Jan 2020 Posts: 11310

Yes. I usually say, why don't they play defense like the Lakers?
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CandyCanes · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:09 pm Post subject:

We had the equivalent of a max cap space and couldn’t find even one decent shooter. Including the $15 million man.
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AFireInside619 · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Dec 2015 Posts: 11447

Three point shooting is important, but I will die on the hill of the 73 win Warriors would get mopped by the Shaq/Kobe Lakers
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loslakersss · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:33 pm Post subject:

Almost every other series is more fun than the Lakers’ games so far. I like watching games without stressing

unleasHell · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:37 pm Post subject:

I check in from time to time to see if the teams I dislike (Clippers/Celtics) are losing...

Tonight was a great night...!
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defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39446

Why can't we be more like the mighty Raptors or bucks
Or the powerhouse rockets who barely beat CP3
Then there are those clippers who have the best perimeter defense ever

textbook · Star Player Joined: 27 Mar 2015 Posts: 2181

YES!
It’s like every other team I watch has shooters. We need more from KCP and green. Those are supposed to be our shooters. They are both capable but for some reason it hasn’t been clicking. We need to try cook and jr Smith at some point if we can’t get anything from these guys

ElginBaylor · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:57 am Post subject:

Yes, you're the only one.
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lakerboy · Star Player Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 2524

No, but i'm asking myself "why can't the lakers give so much effort like that during a game and not half ass through it"

StoicChalice392 · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:51 am Post subject:

Saw Mulan on Disney+ instead of watching Nugs/Clips

lakurluv · Star Player Joined: 17 May 2010 Posts: 2529

Nope, you're definitely not the only one. The Lakers have 'Streak' shooters and we brought them on board due to their percentages... However If you're only taking 3-5 total shots a game and most of those shots are three''s. If you're a decent shooter, you'll have a good percentage.

Bloated numbers IMO. Players like Harden and Eric Gordon are 'Scorers' who can shoot the 3-ball. Put players like Tucker and Covington who aren't necessarily scorers but like Tucker is solid from the corner 3... It increases their overall Percentage and make them look like a good shooting team.

There are a lot of teams in the league that have 'Scorers' that overshadow the Lakers and makes them look like better shooting teams, which they are... LOL

IMO which is why Kuzma should be starting... He's a Scorer. LBJ is more pass first really. Green, KCP, those guys are beneficiaries...

Kuz in the starting lineup, poses a real mismatch problem, but it would also for LBJ to play 'D' more, who would guard the smaller guards?
Putting AD at the 5 the rest of the way ensures a Championship for the Lakers.

CandyCanes · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:20 am Post subject:

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[quote="CandyCanes"]We had the equivalent of a max cap space and couldn’t find even one decent shooter. Including the $15 million man.[/quote

Not actually true but we did have essentially max space and we couldn't find another guy who can actually create his own shot

troy · Star Player Joined: 30 Jan 2013 Posts: 4975

I'm the same way. We may get a few 3 pointers from KCP, but he is very inconsistent. Realistically (and not in fan-mode), we have zero chance of winning it all simply because we don't have the shooters that the remaining teams have.

Ask yourself, after Lebron and AD, who can give us a good quality offensive game? Who can hit that game winning shot? Who else can you rely on to have an offensive impact on the game? Is there any other Laker after Lebron and AD that can score on this Lakers team; and I'm not just talking every now and then, but with some element of consistency.

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