Yesterday, 03:47 PM
(Yesterday, 03:03 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: I'm usually critical of Luka but I thought he was great last night.
Lebron is out and Reaves was in foul trouble and struggling the first 3 quarters of the game. There isn't anyone else on that team that deserves to touch the ball. Luka single handedly kept them in the game. Watching the game, it felt like a blowout but the Lakers were within 10-15 and cut it to 6 at one point.
Either way, I dont think the Lakers have the two way players to complement Luka and be a real threat. Reaves and Rui are good offensively but can't defend. I don't know if they have enough assets to get those pieces around Luka. Might need a free agent superstar to chose to play there.
Things Luka needs:
Secondary creator who can shoot threes, but doesn’t demand the ball.
Long, athletic center who can roll to the rim for lobs, and cover a lot of ground defensively.
Defensive-minded wings who can do a little creation offensively, and hit open threes.
Didn’t he have those things here, in Kyrie, Lively, PJ, Klay, Naji?
Perhaps Nico believed they had just simply hit their ceiling.