Can the Lakers still compete for the championship? Earlier today, Lakers player Cameron Anthony said in an interview that the Lakers are still a championship team, and they have only one goal, that is, to win the final O'Brien Gold Cup, not to win the championship, is to lose! And that's what the Lakers were aiming for three months ago.
Is the Lakers okay?
The season is not over, of course there is hope, but the championship team in history has never been as bad as the Lakers.
As of now, the Lakers have achieved a record of 16 wins and 16 losses, the winning rate will be 50%, considering that they have too many weak teams in the early part of the season, this record achieved in this context is enough to show how poor the Lakers' competitiveness is! According to statistics, in the history of the NBA, there has never been a win rate of more than 50% in the first 20 games of the season, and finally won the championship.
This all proves how difficult the Lakers have been this season, their coaching staff, players, there are big problems, so far there is no way to find a solution.
Does the Lakers still have a play?
Of course, there is drama, as Anthony said, it is only December, and they still have enough time to adjust, although there is no record like the Lakers in history that finally won the championship, but there are indeed seasons that do not go well and eventually win the championship.
We flipped forward, the Houston Rockets in '94-95, they finally reached the playoffs with a record of seventh in the West, and completed the turnover after falling behind 1-2 in the first round (when the first round was a 3-of-5 game system), and coach Tom Janovic even said a famous saying that has been passed down to this day, never underestimate a championship heart.
That Rocket and this Lakers have similarities.
They all had huge personnel changes, the Rockets brought in Drexler in the middle of the season, and the Lakers got Westbrook before the start of the season, and their core lineup has changed very big.
Let's say young master Wei, after all, is an MVP-level player, he came here, you need to adapt to him, he also needs to adapt to you, this is a long process! We need to be patient and give them enough time to run in, after all, this is real basketball, not a game.
James and Young Master Wei are veterans who have played ball for more than ten years, and they have some habits that cannot be changed in a very short period of time.
For Lakers fans, there is good news, that is, they are still in the play-off area, this Lakers team, may play until the end of the season, the record will not be too good, but the regular season record does not represent anything.
Really played the playoffs, played to the 7-game 4-win series, in the bayonet game, the Lakers are after all superstars, they know how to play at that time, including Anthony, career has also dedicated countless classic key goals.
Of course, the Lakers will not work in the end, we don't know yet, but at the moment, the Lakers players always have to give some hope, you at least let us see your change.
Summarizing the current Lakers, the coach three-plate axe, can not play this lineup, under the premise of having a big center to believe in the five small, and this five small no offense no defense no rebound has not retreated, is completely a suicidal five small.
In my opinion, the Lakers still have drama, but the first thing to restore the strength of the championship, immediately replace the head coach, Vogel does not have an offensive system, he can not play the advantages of this Lakers team, when the break continues to be chaotic, if the Lakers do not change the head coach in January, then I can only say that the theoretical hope is gone.
I hope that the Lakers management will make a decision early, it is good for players to maintain confidence, once you lose to the player's confidence is gone, at that time, the big Luo Immortal can not save you.