This season, the Lakers were in trouble at the beginning, the record was far lower than expected before the start of the season, and Anthony Davis, as the second leader of the team, was also questioned, and commentator Barkley even bluntly said in the show that the Lakers' "pot" should be carried by the thick eyebrow brother. As Barkley's partner, O'Neal agreed, affirming Davis' status as the second oldest on the team and claiming that Thick Brow should take on responsibilities consistent with the team's status.
After the introduction of Wei Shao in the offseason, the Lakers were pinned high hopes before the start of the season, but unfortunately it backfired, they always hovered around the 50% win rate, for which the new signing Wei Shao was not less criticized, and the call for head coach Vogel to leave the class was getting higher and higher, but the poor state of the thick eyebrows received less criticism.
Barkley found out about this, he said that Westbrook and Vogel are just scapegoats, the real problem with the Lakers is thick eyebrows, if the team wants to get better, thick eyebrows first have to get stronger, the 27-year-old is at his peak, but he is not doing what he should do.
O'Neal very much agrees with Barkley, who believes that the Lakers, as a dual-core team, must play their due role in both cores. Now, everyone knows that James's performance is very good, but Davis is not playing well, O'Neill complained: "For a capable player like him, 19% of the three-point shooting rate (18.8%) is unacceptable." ”
Westbrook and Anthony have performed well in many games, but O'Neal believes that no matter how well the two play, Davis is the second leader of the Lakers, and his team status is unshakable, especially when James is not there, Davis has to support the team as an absolute core, and his current performance is obviously not at this level.