Due to the recent Lakers have a number of players to trigger the health and safety agreement, but also so that the management began to sign firefighters in the free market and development leagues to temporarily help the team save the emergency, not long ago they signed a 10-day short contract to the height of only 1 meter 75 Thomas Jr., after playing two good games, Thomas Jr. in the last two games also showed the original, a total of 16 2, 9 three-pointers, a total of only 5 points. Knowing that Thomas Jr. wasn't that backcourt answer, the Lakers recently took another shot.
Earlier, according to ESPN reports, the Lakers plan to sign a 10-day contract with Darren Collison and Steiny Johnson, hoping that they can participate in tomorrow's Christmas battle against the Nets, sign Johnson with 1 meter 98, and strengthen their forward depth is indeed a good signing, but once again introduce a guard who is only 1 meter 83 tall, and is a 34-year-old veteran who has not played an NBA game in 3 seasons, which also makes Lakers fans scratch their heads, and the management frantically supplements the backcourt. What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?
Counting the newly signed Collison, there are currently 6 players in the Lakers team who are less than 6 feet 4 in height, which is the most team in the league, namely Bradley, Munch, Westbrook, 1 meter 75 Thomas Jr., 1.85 Rondo, 1.83 Collison, if the Lakers have the Warriors' kind of dream-chasing Green players who can support the "Death Five Small", then such a crazy introduction of outside lines is beyond reproach, but looking at the current Purple and Gold Army, the rest of the players in the front position are embarrassed, except for James. Veteran Cameron Anthony can only play on the offensive end, and it is a fool's dream to let him play an influence on the defensive end, which he is not good at.
In these games by assistant coach Federdale instead of Vogel as the team manager, the Lakers often send a "suicide death five small" headed by Westbrook, James, Thomas Jr., Tucker Jr., Anthony, yes, James, who is only 2 meters 06 tall, is going to play the center position, and the 2.01 meter melon is going to play the No. 4 position, if it is the Heat that is at the peak of James, the competent center position is really not much of a problem, but consider that James, who is about to turn 37 at the end of the month, In the case that the overall skill is far less than when he was young, it is extremely difficult to maintain a stable output on the offensive end, and if he still wants to let him guard the 7-foot big one who is far taller than himself, Old Zhan is really a little powerless.
As a matter of urgency, the lakers' primary goal of reinforcements should have been the inside line, but the Lakers this crazy reinforcement of the backcourt players, really incredible, in the case of thick eyebrows will be absent for at least a month due to injury, the Lakers can only use Howard and Jordan Jr., and jordan jr. is a big hole in the defensive end, Howard in the case of a sharp decline in offensive ability, the inside line is indeed stretched, in fact, there are many good seedlings in the development league and the free market inside line position, just like DJ Wilson, who once played for the Thunder, With heights and projections and a protective frame, he can be said to be an excellent reinforcement candidate, but he was recently brought to Toronto by the Raptors on a 10-day short contract.
It can be expected that the Lakers' refusal to reinforce the inside line this time, and then the crazy introduction of outside personnel, will certainly be difficult in the future schedule, and the "suicide death five small" may really become the biggest stumbling block on their way to the championship to some extent.