Why The Lakers Offense Struggles To Score

[@opiniononion]

If your team can't make open shots it doesn't matter what you try to run

[@HalfCourtHoops]

Facts!

[@andrewabraham5109]

@@HalfCourtHoops hey coach, can you do a breakdown of the Knicks offense so far, I mean it looks beautiful even tho the spacing can sometimes be clunky but they do run in transition and their atos are pretty good this season.

[@josiahross2463]

This shows part of why they can’t hit open shots. Poor execution gives away advantages

[@andrewabraham5109]

@@josiahross2463 talking bout lakers offense

[@andrewabraham5109]

@@BroccoliHead7 well this video is about the lakers, not the knicks

[@danny__boy]

nurkics reaction at 1:28 is funny af, its like he already knew ad was gonna brick

[@HalfCourtHoops]

So great lol

[@OGSauceDaddy]

He hit the top of the backboard!!!!

[@Anthonydu01630]

He prefered to pick his nose lol im dead 😂

[@louismwobobia5773]

"didn't even fake a close-out"

[@anthempt3edits]

LeBron yelling at his teammates to run plays right is hilarious

[@HalfCourtHoops]

I know, and it happens so much!

[@CC_0413]

7:20 9:16

[@JamesHardenoverKobe13]

The funny thing is clogging the lane is how Dallas and San Antonio beat lebron in 2007 and 2011.

[@onlyfacts3178]

@@JamesHardenoverKobe13 thats why he is one of the most overrated players ever...just proves he couldnt play in other ERAS.

[@nlig]

@@onlyfacts3178 no it doesnt

[@allegedlystephen5493]

idk what the production time is one these types of long-ish form videos, and whether or not its sustainable for you, but these types of videos are great and I'd love to see more

[@darrylberrymon970]

good breakdown...my assumption is they focused on defense so much in training camp they didnt get enough reps for offense. Aside from that the non shooting, 25-30% from 3 doesnt help either, your pg cannot be guarded with a sagging center...lol, reminds me of magic johnson dropping way off in the paint when guarding dj back in the day, lakers have 80s spacing in 2022.

[@HalfCourtHoops]

Very true. It is positive the defense has sustained, but ya, it's rough spacing.

[@buzzerbeater3350]

@@HalfCourtHoopsI can explain the problem with two words: Russell Westbrook.

[@cmakelky37]

@@HalfCourtHoops apparently they've installed 80 different plays. So I think the problem is that they have overloaded a new group with new plays.

[@littleprince8164]

Worst things you can have as a team is not having your own players know your plays.. this video needs to be seen more, these guys have just as much as a responsibility to their own downfall with their front office

[@chardrive]

I just stumbled upon your channel and I gotta say, I’m incredibly impressed with the analysis on these videos. Almost even more impressive is a comment section that’s also insightful in their discussions, unlike 100% of other sports content related videos 😭

[@MrShanester117]

Obsequious alert!

[@ReCharredSigh]

Holy crap, I knew the lakers' spacing was bad, but you also showed their nonexistant awareness of the offensive plays being run is huge too.

[@XWDaniel]

Coach: It can't get much worst, right? Lakers: Hold my beer.

[@HalfCourtHoops]

lol

[@mikey__gnt]

@@HalfCourtHoops jinxed!! lol

[@lawrencedavid8159]

Can you make an updated offensive and/or defensive breakdown on the new look Lakers please?

[@buzzerbeater3350]

Where the Hell have y'all been? I haven't seen a new video from y'all in a minute!👍🏾

[@cjvaye99]

also it would be cool if you do an updated video on the Lakers that shows how their new teams offense works so well with all the new players

[@rickyisme1230]

Have to give some love here always love your work thanks so much for putting so much efforts on these breakdowns I learn a lot from you every time Just insightful without some drama like some basketball media I really like that Keep going 👍

[@kaschmir3]

Can you make an update video (maybe around all star break) about the improvements in the Lakers offense (if there are any) since that awful start? Would be really interesting

[@anubis4032]

I was so mesmerized that troy brown jr and lonnie were hitting 3s that i didn't notice them messing up plays

[@intarcus425]

Very valuable content right here, thank you!

[@TheTsmith100]

Looks like high school basketball honestly when I’m watching this 😅 like high school basketball’s practice or scrimmages

[@leetokunaga4801]

It's funny that at @1:28, I also did the same thing in NBA 2k. I just let AD shoot his threes and straight up wait in the paint for my charity rebound xD

[@milosstojanovic4623]

I brought Hendrix SG that 2k made as SG, my player as PG which also destroys 3s and 2s, Jones as center and AD as PF, also i brought some Ivan free agent talent as backup PF, Walker is okeish substitute as SG, I avoid Troy most of the time because his IQ is terrible and shooting inconsistent. Nunn is also inconsistent shooter and bad defender.

[@robertj8451]

@9:38 that looks says it all .hes beyond frustrated with the team

[@pesky19]

great video!

[@HalfCourtHoops]

Thanks!

[@JCreole]

Lakers need to just run a zone offense since everyone is basically playing zone against them….😂😂😂

[@HalfCourtHoops]

hahaha

[@Ness315]

these videos are fire, keep em coming

[@jeremy1724]

They should consider just running a 2 man pick n roll offense with AD and bron all game. Maybe try to use Westbrook as a slasher here and there

[@SoloPerICommenti]

i definitely enjoyed this breakdown

[@maxsmart8954]

Nice adjustment on Bev and Reaves on minutes. Now adjust Ryan and Browns minutes!!!

[@djnick2496]

Off topic but the scoreboard at 0:18 is dope af I wish I could use it in 2K for the ps5

[@joseeee909]

awesome breakdown

[@jomarigaa3300]

coaching is not the problem the team is just broken

[@HalfCourtHoops]

For sure.

[@BlackSuperman643]

You nailed it. Lakers play iso ball, while most of the winning teams play team ball. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ecofriendly0]

Playing iso ball with no Jordan / Kobe is a recipe for disaster. Right now every time LBJ is on the court the D gets overworked. Lakers really need someone like the twin towers Javale McGee and Dwight Howard to at least dominate the paint and hopefully translates to more off rebounds giving the bad shooters a boost in confidence to shoot at will no matter their percentage.

[@gabrielemacera3344]

The Davis "screens" are hillarious

[@jacobhdz127]

It so funny to me watching the Lakers be this bad. But it’s getting to the point where I actually kind of feel bad for LeBron. No one that talented should have to put up with a team this inept. And every time I yells at a teammate I think about the times he was on good teams and how much fun it looked like he was having on the court.

[@dpscribe]

Rob Pelinka got an extension for this. Lakers better get Kyrie Irving, and several smart vets coming in next year.

[@Marchand848]

Did you watch the video?! How is Kyrie gonna drive through the clogged lanes?! Pelinka?! This is all Lebron James and the rest of the team just not practicing and not knowing the offence

[@MrZahsome]

Wtf is Kyrie gonna do? 🤣 he can't even play half a season anymore.

[@EdwardWindhowl]

This shows that LBJ can't play in the 90s. He benefited in this era of spacing.

[@aniketmohan77]

Excellent stuff!

[@DampBridge]

Great vid!

[@2kolbe010]

How would you run sets ?

[@veronicaisl]

Nice video. When the pre-season starts i can tell that lakers are in trouble again and obviously coach ham isn’t ready to be the head coach. Bad plays and bad decision making.

[@theDanDeleon]

9:41 “it can’t get much worst”

[@OGSauceDaddy]

Nets defense next please

[@stevenwashington917]

The Lakers could probably sign some "True shooters", who are currently free agents, like Trey Burke, Carmelo Anthony, Nick Young etc. for like $20 and a pack of Newports right now. WTF are they waiting on. Much respect to Rob Pelinka for getting Kobe the bag and everything, but I have no idea what the hell he is doing now. Is he secretly trying to tank to have a shot at the 7'4'' kid everybody is takling about?

[@TheMissinLink]

funny enough, even if lakers were to get the #1 lottery spot, the Pels own their pick.

[@kitchmacc]

Now can you do a before and after with the new lakers

[@Jay-dawg337]

How you space if no one can shoot lol😅. Have the 1-5 camp in the paint.

[@johnross8452]

So you’re saying the coach Carter strategy doesn’t work?

[@ShemarCedrick]

Big facts man

[@HalfCourtHoops]

Full breakdown & extended look at Lakers X's & O's: halfcourthoops.substack.com/p/los-angeles-lakers-offense-breakdown

[@BurritoKingdom]

I feel bad for Darvin Ham. He's doing the best he can with this bad roster.

[@jaecrawford9691]

Not a terrible time watching this 😂😂

[@dusk5121]

If they figure it out even a little bit they could be a pretty average team cos their defense is quite good... Their roster is badly balanced but they can make use of what they have to be an alright team

[@yunan9610]

That's what you get when your team doesn't have players that stays for over 2 years other than the rookies

[@BasketballSociety_]

Spacing and movement people

[@HyeRapLife]

6 months later and nothing has changed

[@DK-yx2ji]

why when the same players that get traded still do well with other teams? is it the lakers orgz fault?

[@jeffclassic7205]

They could work on they’re ball movement a lot more

[@supa3ek]

Basically teams just dont bother guarding the 3 point shot from westbrook and davis allowing them to clog up the middle !!!!

[@Marchand848]

“Lebron” isn’t an offence. He’s a person. That’s the problem

[@bearwithme9433]

At this point just make a fan play for some of these games. They will have a better chance of winning.

[@Ironman1o1]

Was Space Jam 2 worth it LeBron?

[@seshadriiyer7487]

ohhhhhh but it will !

[@norestwicked6125]

LeGM LeCoach TheMidfromAkron

[@SLUGOTHEPRINCE]

They just gotta hit shots simple

[@jaad9848]

if they are sagging off Westbrook , what exactly is he contributing to the lineup?

[@GoldHamSam]

Jesus does this team even practice together?

[@JK-uj8ur]

Darvin Ham looks more like Darvin Baloney.

[@futurehofer1564]

It's funny because lakers fans are some of the worst, but I am also sad because AD and LeBron are amazing players and it just feels like they are being wasted on this team

[@ItzIzzyMizzy]

Wtf do they be doing at practice? When we miss open our shots our coach makes us run for every miss they must be running from the free throw line to the baseline cause they ain’t trying

[@sherrythompson9338]

Someone needs to turn the magnetic ball and rim on for the Lakers like they have done for Lebron for most of his career

[@mhead1117]

Because westGOAT doesn't get the ball enough. Trade lebron and build around the one true superstar on the team.

[@justaguy7337]

Defensive oriented, high IQ. Oh yeah that's Alex Caruso and the Lakers F.O got rid of him for couple million dollars lol.

[@alxx292]

No spacing omg 😱😱😱😱😱

[@terrorazeing]

So I guess this is why at most times I always see Lazy LeBron play, with no "fire" in him.

[@Sole-Survivor]

THE LAKERS DID NOT TRADE AWAY A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM FOR RUSSELL WESTBROOK. Pelinka broke up the championship team before Westbrook arrived.

[@markibash2689]

Right cuz McGee Howard and rondo were our saviors. Maybe rondo for a bit but McGee and Howard had some series where they didn’t play. The lakers still had Kuzma, Caruso, KCP, and markieff. That’s their championship roster that was traded away for russ

[@kwiwj17731]

no wonder i feel like LeBron is nerfed lmao

[@supertrouperJC02]

So happy to see LeBron getting his just desserts.

[@onlyfacts3178]

SO LEBRON and WESTBRICK cant play with no space...and kids think they would be great in other eras... Kids also think ZONE defences were all illegal in the past and they werent...a few were but the main action was allowed as long as you didnt have players outside the 3 point line with someone in the paint.

[@addm15]

really horrible to watch, not just as a laker fan but as a basketball fan perspective. Offense is just weird and incohesive... I don't even watch the Laker games anymore just because its so terrible to watch as a basketball fan...

[@milosstojanovic4623]

Because their shooters suck ass. I noticed that in 2k, thats why i made PG with extreme good shooting from 3 and 2, and solid layups. They also did not have good substitute for Power Forward so i brought one good talent from free agency, and also brought 2k21 made up player as SG, and now with Lebron, Davis, my player and Jones as center we are unstoppable. Walker is also solid substitute for shooter, but overall they all lack perimeter defense and play IQ.

[@jrbtv3700]

came first

[@HeoBaby24]

The fact Cavs are doing BETTER since lebron left is shocking They're 5-1 rn Lakers sucks 0-6

[@paaphoward5635]

Damian Jones is lost

[@OnlyJerico]

This guys paid too much

[@SSJRome]

The team is a disaster

[@BoolatGuzairov]

I enjoyed this breakdown, but I absolutely did not enjoy Lakers. They are historically terrible.

[@brandoncronan348]

It's because of lebron

[@nlig]

This video is literally saying it’s not Lebron

[@brandoncronan348]

@@nlig this video is literally wrong

[@TJ1981okc]

Man I have a headache watching it. this team is horrible 🤣🤣

[@genxtasy9914]

I can imagine Lebron complaining non stop how trash his team is to people close to him. I would

[@sharelink5972]

Of course 3rd at worse transition offense Westbrook can’t make a layup 😂

[@Phonsuk]

Westbrook clogs up everything on offense. He needs ball to be effective. Bad trade. Oh yeah Carmelo too.

[@slackerofhell]

The fact that an open 3 is considered a bad shot proves how awful a shooter Westbrook is lol

[@cjvaye99]

Westbrook was awful for the Lakers

[@TJ1981okc]

Basically LeBron out there playing by herself

[@SpellingBeeC]

Lakers sucks no teamwork

[@p4miller]

HOw about you make a new video about how the Lakers have improved their offense. You make this silly video two weeks into the season and then are silent when the GOAT leads his team to win a lot. This is just silly.

[@kaschmir3]

It's not a silly video showing the issues that plagued the Lakers at the beginning of the season.

[@chosen_ttv9822]

Pride comes before the fall. The Lakers are a bunch of peacocks and this is just God's way of showing them that they aren't Him.

[@openmike4559]

Lebron is a front runner. Fraud. Terrible leader. And definitely not clutch z

[@ozhanbolatcan]

What does any of that have anything to do with the Lakers's inability to score?

[@nlig]

You can watch a 10 min video of Lebron being clutch