I like his tanacity and all but he looks like he's doing cardio out there. He needs to score 8-10 points. 3 shots a game ain't gonna cut it.
I just don't think Vogel will bench green even know call me jump up-and-down in joy. Crusoe is not only a fan favorite but hes his teammates favorite player it's obvious if you watch the game. That shows intelligence, work ethic and team 1st mentality. There is no chance the lakers will get rid of Caruso and regardless of how much he makes he is vital to the team. Yes he does need to shoot more to keep the defense honest.
he had a couple of jittery moments early in the game it looked like to me. Didn't notice it later though.
Caruso had a game to forget but I trust he will be much better in game 6. One thing I feel about this Lakers team is that, when there is genuine urgency/ fear to win, we get it done. 3-1 was not enough to push us to go to that level. But 2 days of being bashed in the media, and fear we could let this one slip, will have everybody aiming up from the tip tomorrow.
My problem is I watched all those series in the 60's where we lost to the C Bags, even when we were clearly the better team. Not sure exactly what these guys are made of yet.
The C Bags had a lot of Hall of Famers at the time. The Miami Heat is unworthy of being in the same conversation as those great C bag teams.
Miami is a very good team. Discount them at your own peril. I know Lebron and the rest of our guys are taking them very seriously. They have way better shooters than we do, our defense is only a bit better. It is going to take an all out effort for us to win this series.
I like that Vogel is making adjustments. You can't let those guys drop so many threes on us. Tighten up the D, take care of turnovers in the first quarter, and we should be up by 7-10 early. If that happens, we just slowly grind them down, like we usually do.
Love AC but this is not the correct move. Our strength is rebounding and our length. This means more minutes for a banged up Davis at Center. I'm not a fan of this move. Keep Dwight AND Caruso in the starting lineup but send Green to the 2nd unit
Hope AD's heel lets him play normally then and PLEASE don't get into foul trouble early. Crap this scares me. You know they'll go at him like no other early.
Well, we will see how that works right away. It's always possible to make quick adjustments on the fly. It doesn't mean Dwight won't play at all.
His defense was outstanding tonight, their guards basically gave up before halftime. From G-League regular, 2 way contract, to starting guard for the clinching game of the NBA Finals.
