The Lakers assembled a seemingly luxurious lineup this season, but now they are not doing well, which is also reminiscent of the F4 Lakers in 2003-04. Recently, F4 Lakers member "Glove" Payton admitted in a live broadcast of Dream Green that this season's Lakers and F4 Lakers are completely different, and Westbrook is now thinking too much on the field.
On the show, Payton said the Lakers and F4 Lakers are completely different this season. Every player in the F4 Lakers of that year understood their role, but this season's Lakers did not let Westbrook play the way he should. In Payton's view, Westbrook has always had his own way of playing, but now he has to give the ball to the Zhan Mei combination. Ming Mingwei was the most dominant when he held the ball, but now Wei Shao could not play like before, "Wei Shao always thinks too much on the field." ”
Payton also said that the Lakers are now too dependent on James and will always stare at him, but the Lakers can't play like the Warriors, don't cut in and run frequently, they just stand there and watch the ball. He doesn't think the Lakers and F4 Lakers have the slightest similarity, after all, most of the Players of the F4 Lakers are at their peak, but now the Lakers are hit by injuries, and many players are struggling. It's hard for such a team to pinch a shape.
In the 2003-04 season, Carl Malone and Payton joined the Lakers and joined the OK combination to shock the league. In the regular season, the Lakers finished third in the West Division with 56 wins and 26 losses. In the playoffs, the Lakers eliminated the Rockets, Spurs and Timberwolves in succession, but lost to the Pistons 1-4 in the Finals. Subsequently, O'Neill traveled east, Malone retired, and the F4 Lakers fell apart.
So, how far can the Lakers go this season? (Supine Braces/Hairy)