How Defenses Have Adjusted to Lonzo Ball

[@obnoxiouslakerfan]

Most underrated bball channel on KZbin right here

[@manny24lal]

It's great that Lonzo sees how defenses are adjusting to him and he knows what he needs to work on this summer

[@xinwei4453]

Wow. Amazing. Perfect Analysis. Just what the Lakers need. Very interesting to see the key differences between NBA and NCAA perimeter 3pt defenses. NBA hopefuls should take note!

[@internetbouncer7029]

THE KID NEEDS TO BE IN THE G LEAUGE. COME ON LAVAR LEFT OUT SOME PRETTY KEY PARTS OF BASKETBALL WHEN TEACHING HIM

[@jtmnavy]

lol damn this is great analysis ,, Coach Walton needs to show Zo this shit ASAPPPPPPPPP ,,,, i hope he works on his drives and finishes during the off season

[@ChalupaJ23]

JT you always in the comments of every video i watch xD

[@johnmurray1929]

If a random guy on KZbin knows about it I’m sure the lakers coaches know about it too.

[@al7475]

Dude, I've been a coach for a good while and your breakdown is spot on! You should be working for the Lakers!!

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

Another weakness not mentioned a lot is that his handles in crowded areas is below average for an nba point guard, mostly because of his height making it hard to dribble through traffic. He reminds me of players at the gym that have one speed and no shot, forcing majority of his plays into assists when he’s unable to pump the breaks going downhill.

[@rashadmyers4330]

Love your content brah. You're literally the only analyst who actually watched the game and give honest and thoughtful content not wishful thinking and cliches

[@CH3ST3R16]

When LFR posts a new vid, You stop working and get to it! LOL

[@weslongfield3955]

Chester Quiambao lol literally what I did lmao

[@benouattara6249]

WTF you're in my mind

[@simonswiss]

I just did exactly that. :)

[@austine44]

Absolutely stellar breakdown keep them coming!

[@obnoxiouslakerfan]

In lots of the clips where Lonzo falls forward when he should be pulling up, he gets his own rebound. I see this as a kind of advantage when a guard can rebound and come up with loose balls like Lonzo can. I'd rather he develop this floater/runner game. Also, Lakers run Lonzo off picks to the right way too often, when he's way bigger of a threat going to the left so he can do that step back 3 and pull up more easily.

[@ScarzChosenspokesmen]

ernest explains very good point

[@markuyehara7880]

Agreed. Lonzo is no threat to pop off screens going right because his shot mechanics make it impossible. He can only drive.

[@borood1188]

Leaving him wide open is the best defense. It's a sure brick and easy rebound, because it's always an airball or a flat glass board

[@anderslarsen4007]

Improving his short range finishing will require skill work, but it is just as much physical inability. He is not strong enough in his core to balance himself, take contact and finish, stop, stop and go. I think the biggest thing for him is a full summer of pro level physical training (like Randle had last summer), that will make all these things easier. Thank you for the great video.

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

I don't understand how its possible to enter the NBA in 2018 without possessing some good guard fundamentals: - Reliable floater to go over bigs - Midrange pull up to make bigs respect your space - Simple layups going almost full speed I see high school students working on these things constantly. It's strange to see the #2 pick possess none of this.

[@kanobriggs2268]

And this is exactly why he’s going to be special. He literally dominated every level he played at without any of those with simply excelling in what he’s really good at (playing in transition, pace and moving off the ball) and utilizing his high basketball IQ,passing, and shooting. He has so much room to grow fundamentally and his shot form might limit his ceiling in certain fundamental skills but not as much as people think. He affects the game in so many areas the casual fan could never comprehend.

[@jesusshuttlesworth6834]

Yep but that's a big hole in his offense repertoire

[@diogenesarauz387]

Lets Build That App He does go back and look at the H.S. And College it will come with time and that time is now.... watch this kid grow...

[@glennmartinez1463]

Love the way you break it down ,your a true professional man , th Glenn

[@talon310calif]

Great work. You provide more information than 95% of the trash articles I find on the internet.

[@tbear0553]

Somebody get this in front of lonzos eyes!!!

[@TheWhiteMambal8]

Tbear05 imagine how much he'd overthink

[@SimplyS4]

he needa be an analyst for the lakers, straight up

[@tbear0553]

Clayseph16 yeah, but all of his skill will come with time. Look at Chris paul. He's been in the league for a min, but he's learned how to become a great point guard in this league

[@TheWhiteMambal8]

Tbear05 i agree but when you think too much you play bad

[@TheWhiteMambal8]

Tbear05 im lonzos biggest fan i just wouldnt want him to see this

[@robandrews1106]

Wait a minute. This is well presented, even-keeled and backed up with multiple examples for each point. It shows insight about the game and is critical and constructive at the same time and in a very technical and non personal fashion. Professional even. Am I still on KZbin ? Nice job. Pretty much the best Ball related video I think I have seen.

[@aydobo]

Best Lakers video in the world!! Thank you, I'll use seatgeek if I ever feel like watching the horrible Knicks or Nets live

[@enzorossi800]

fluidacid At least Knicks have Porzingis, vs some good team they should be fun to watch haha

[@JohnOnlySpeaks]

Thanks lfr

[@richatlarge462]

He's afraid to finish near the rim, and typically only takes 1 or 2 shots per game that are not behind the arc (zero such shots this last game). His shots behind the arc are not worrying the defense. He doesn't get to the free throw line, and is not comfortable there anyway. He doesn't pass well off the dribble (except the long lead pass), but does pass well when moving the ball around the court from a standing position. He overcommits on defense and pays the price, often losing his man afterwards. He also can't stop a quick point guard from driving past him. He doesn't block out on rebounds, and has been dunked over from behind on several occasions.

[@Kirbyle7]

Thank you, been waiting for this vid.

[@안진성-t8i]

Hey GT! You nailed it with this one. Definitely right up there with your other best ones! I am so proud to be a patreon supporter from the beginning!!!

[@nduri2]

My favorite KZbinr and it isn't even close. Great analysis as always!

[@RonnieTeeSmith]

Lonzo needs to attend the Mamba School of Footwork

[@billyj48448]

Some of this is from having lavar as a coach don’t get me wrong he did a great job of getting him to the nba but I feel a lot of the scoring is up to more reliable coaching

[@CaptainFooz]

Tweet this to Lonzo and maybe lakers will hire this dude lmfao

[@Anunez3_]

I thumbs up before I even watch it because I know Pete’s content is great and consistent. Thanks for your work man. Love it.

[@sollymadeit]

Man looks like rookie mistakes which I'm 100% ok with

[@thechad7803]

T M you serious? These aren’t rookie mistakes. They’re glaring weaknesses

[@faizalsetiawan2996]

T M he's kinda scared getting contact with the defender, same as Ingram last year

[@Kijan99]

Faizal Setiawan that's why you can't judge lonzo on this season last yr Ingram made the same mistakes only avg 9 ppg so he just need time

[@thechad7803]

Kijan99 I just don’t understand how you can watch Lonzo and see NBA talent. I don’t see it. There’s huge holes in his game that Ingram and frankly most of the rest of the NBA don’t have. It’s not about “He’s just missing shots or Rookie mistakes” He has no mid range game, no driving ability and can’t shoot FROM ANYWHERE! If you want your PG to be a decent rebounder who can make the occasional nice pass then he’s your man but these other issues aren’t easily fixable.Those aren’t just things that magically fix themselves over time. Time to wake up. The kid isn’t NBA level. Move on

[@dvo1245]

Kijan99 * disagree, Ingram took the coaches advice about contact @ the rim & started incorporating it immediately last season & when I say immediately, it was the very 1st game after Magic suggested it 2 him... Zo is having trouble taking advice, I'm guessing cuz his Dad tells him not 2!!!

[@kirstenaudreidejesus4115]

Do an analysis on Kyle Kuzma's slight shooting slump as well

[@xiiMaYHeMx]

Notification gang

[@lavarball4617]

I like how your video was informative, without talking shit... Great video!

[@edwardvalencia9873]

Hey this content is really good! In depth analysis that is digestible and thought provoking to the average fan. Keep it up!

[@ScarzChosenspokesmen]

Wow this was awesome. Your basketball IQ and attention to detail is unreal bro. I’m pretty confident you could make a living off this either as a trainer of some sort or more likely an analyst in the media. You should definitely consider applying

[@EversonBernardes]

Your content is fire, my man. Keep it up.

[@VeegovonDOOM]

Lonzo needs to fix his free-throw shooting. It's the easiest thing to fix and it's free points. All this other stuff is secondary in my mind because it will take time.

[@richatlarge462]

But then he'll need to be more aggressive to get to the free throw line. Right now his usual stat line is only one trip to the free throw line, where he makes 1 of 2.

[@cleokey]

Outstanding analysis, thank you!

[@ArmandTheBlackRevolutionary]

if you not with us now dont be with us later we gon figure it out #BBB

[@donwar213]

Wardell Stephen Curry II Stan #BBBweaksauce... 😂😂😂

[@ForeverPurpleNGold]

Lonzo is not an athletic finisher therefore I think he should work on the Euro Step in the summer, not necessarily to prevent a charge but cutting off a defender angle to recover and block his shot

[@Yaardy316]

Nothing but the best as usual... Thank you.

[@SimplyS4]

This dude needa be a coach or an analyst or some shit... really helpful content, even for players to understand weaknesses in their game.

[@Adrian-ey1bv]

Another great video! Love the deep analysis

[@leroyglam3920]

LFR: another great video bro - keep doing your thing 👍🏽 I'm not a Laker fan, so I'm aware that I'm willing to say things (rightly or wrongly) that Laker Nation may not like. Here's one of them - and I could be wrong: I remember looking at Zo's UCLA film before the draft and thinking, "This guy's gonna struggle in half court offense." Why? Okay: first there's the belabored point about his telegraphed shot motion and his difficulty pulling up or stepping back off of his right-handed dribble. Everyone saw that. But my concern is chiefly about his athletic ability. To say something nice about that: he has decent straight line speed, and, with momentum, he's a decent (even good leaper) off his left leg. But he has poor balance, poor stop start, poor ability to shift through speeds. So I'm saying that I'm not sure whether Zo, as an athlete, could develop into the sort of player who could handle drop coverages without a PnR partner who could hang back to shoot the deep ball. Zo, as an athlete, may not be able to develop the core strength and body control needed to gather and shape with adequate balance to be an NBA-calibre consistent pull up shooter - three point or mid range. Just one guy's view, though. Maybe I'm wrong, and Zo does have other basketball talents that many folks lack. Keep up the great work!!!

[@transcendentcooking]

Excellent analysis. Spot on!

[@MrMaTtYdYcK]

This is serious stuff man, extremely well done. New sub for sure

[@Mrrrch1nkys]

this was insightful because i see myself doing these things on the court as well

[@dontizzle805]

Lonzo can only jump off one foot while driving.

[@cacaf8989]

How to defend lonzo ball, first let him shoot

[@the5gen]

Great vid Pete, keep up the good work. #Lakernation

[@williamwalsh1533]

Great job, as usual.

[@fedetrentosansevero9]

great video as usual

[@kazuoh9026]

Excellent video please keep up the good work!!!

[@Brownflash]

Beautiful analysis

[@jacobchaffee24]

Awesome channel bro!

[@aaroncohen7780]

Love the videos and love this team. Lonzo 20, BI 20, Kuz 22, Julius 23, Hart 23. Everyone is only going to get better and I can't wait to see what this team can do for the next 5-7 years.

[@Gubuyguy]

I think randle is leaving, isnt he a free agent if I'm not mistaken?

[@alandiep99]

zu is 21 and bryant is 20 too.

[@aaroncohen7780]

Restricted free agent, basically the Lakers can match any offer he's given and bring him back. If they package the Cavs 1st round pick with Deng in a trade they'll clear enough space for 2 max guys and to match Randle up to 18 mil or something like that. That's my ideal situation, although I'd rather not sign LeBron. I don't want people to say he came and saved the Lakers.

[@Mwoods2272]

By 5-7 years, most of these guys won't be on the Lakers.

[@jdigitalseven7]

Aaron Cohen Lonzo will be playing in China by then

[@mburland]

You mention the divide between anticipating and reading. Am I right in thinking reading is easier to coach than anticipation? In other words it seems to me the problems highlighted here are all very coachable.

[@colejordan9393]

When he gets that shot + free throw down he’s gonna be dangerous

[@evanchan6239]

SUPER INSIGHTFUL!!

[@Codemanlex]

U are awesome For this analysis you just made Well all gonna subscribe to u

[@badazztj]

Plz tell Lonzo to see this so he can improve his pull up jumpshot. Also if he can bring up the lowpoint of his jumpshot up that would be nice too, teams are contesting his shot hard now they know he can shoot.

[@Roooa2312]

Great analysis!

[@alvinmagsino4899]

wow, been asking what happened to Zo. why his shots not falling again. now i get the answer. thanks man

[@TheRaxin1246]

3:00 in those situations, lonzo needs to decellerate quickly so hew can get the floater nash style. He's just going in too quickly.

[@yujohnny8256]

The conclusion is lonzo has no midrange game at all after hearing what you say.

[@SANJEAN24]

Julius randles gotta add that jumper to his game

[@shami2ock858]

Great channel!

[@michaelmike3102]

Please keep making these

[@justinperrin9503]

A lot of his misses are back rim rockets so if he just got 2 more degrees of arch he’d be shooting 40+ on 3’s

[@SantiagoSanchez-hb4js]

I feel like a big part of his struggles has been since the injury of Brandon Ingram. Ingram takes away all the pressure from Ingram and he turns into the #1 option making Lonzo feel better as a shooter

[@darryl47nopra]

Love your channel!! 👌

[@tonyluna3116]

Might not be a great scorer but He can Rebound,Defend,Pass, and much more

[@martindesantiago6508]

That's what's up, nice vid

[@SimplyS4]

Legit, noticed defences have been changing when they play Lakers, just didnt know how... can tell there's more pressure on Lonzo... Lonzo needa step-up his game, can't be relying on those open 3's

[@gmatsue84]

Defences decided to let him shoot, works for the best

[@edwardpartainii8456]

Thanks for the block on Twitter. I really enjoyed your videos too!

[@andrewmartins3471]

HUGE video!

[@mantid83]

Somebody tweet this video to Lonzo!

[@Elmyda-vc5ew]

Great anaylsis!

[@gamebred-gannicus2060]

so this is why he is on slump again but this is actually good coz they treat him as a threat now. Goodwork dude!

[@sokkhimtouch1308]

Zo needs to watch this and learn from it

[@AI-qn6hr]

Good job bro

[@markrivera2386]

You really do have great analysis, what is your basketball background sir?

[@waynegiam8790]

I don’t get why people are saying Lonzo can’t shoot I mean...he got his Girlfriend Pregnant right? This dude can flat out SHOOT

[@Ctrl1u]

good analytics🏀👍

[@raiders2011able]

Great video

[@ForRealReel]

Great one

[@zohaibarshed4827]

He needs to use the step back at iSo more

[@clicksx268]

8:28 HAHA he lowkey broke those ankles

[@jonathandouglas3800]

Damn Lavar really got his son sound on the mechanics hih

[@minorityreport7783]

A 6'6' guard that does not know how to correctly lay the ball up from either side of the rim when closely guarded: Lonzo Ball

[@Domic462]

Can you do one on Thomas?

[@WattsRaider]

Make a video about y Lonzo Took those 3 point Shots at the end of that PELICANS GAME AND WE WERE ONLY DOWN BY 1. And he has NO confidence in his FREE THROW SHOOTING SO he doesn't drive the lane when he should.

[@wizwizard7206]

How defenses have adjusted to lonzo: they let him shoot

[@ErikMmoney17]

Always like before watching 👌

[@akathetruthteller]

how defenses have adjusted to lonzo? one word: no defense lol.

[@Han-tc7wx]

I'm starting to get worried. Lonzo is not taking open shots and his opponents are catching on to his lack of confidence. As of now BI as PG looks much more effective than Lonzo.

[@gajemouje]

adjust to the brick master? pleazzzzzzzz

[@xixixixi1284]

I wonder if a guy at the youtube can realize all lonzo weaknesses, are people that professionally working for the lakers realize this too? Idk why he always shy away from the contact when he is attacking, he definitely has a body and speed

[@patv4518]

When he was making the seatgeek ad he only had 1% battery

[@rashadmyers4330]

Hey I would love to see a video on if/how George/LeBron could fit with these Lakers. I honestly don't want either to come here

[@henrywang3350]

George's fine. LeBron smh plz dont