The Lakers' last practice! Hamm revealed his new starting plan, thick eyebrows and playing No. 4: 82 games + winning
On October 7, the Lakers finished their last training session at training camp for the new season before flying to the Bay Area to prepare for their first preseason game. Bushy Brow returned to the power forward position during the day's training matches, partnering Wood or Jaxon Hayes inside. Brother Thick Eyebrows said that he felt good. Coach Hamm still has not revealed the team's fifth starter. He said he wanted to use a regular starting lineup on a regular basis to create a steady chemistry.
Thick eyebrows played the power forward position in the championship season, when the center position was Howard and McGee, but in the last two seasons he has mainly played the center position, even a large and senior small team, objectively speaking, his burden on the inside has increased, which may be one of the reasons for his injury.
This offseason, the Lakers brought in Jaxon Hayes and Wood, renewed the contract of Hachimura Base, the team has enough internal personnel, and general manager Pelinka hopes that the team will return to the traditional interior lineup, so the thick eyebrows will switch between center and power forward positions in the new season. As for whether to play power forward or center in the new season, the thick eyebrow brother said: "Who knows? I'm still figuring this out, but anyway, I'm a big guy playing basketball. ”
However, the thick-eyed brother is obviously happy to play power forward, because then he doesn't have to constantly fight against the opposing center, nor does he have to keep arranging for him to block and dismantle. Thick eyebrows said he talked to the assistant about what it was like to play power forward with the Pelicans before, and it was good to have Hayes or Wood by his side this day: "It's great not to have to block 100 times a game. ”
He also reiterated his goal of playing 82 games in the new season, but winning the championship is the biggest goal: "For me, playing 82 regular season games is a success, but in the end I still want to win the championship. I may compete for a couple of defensive awards, but the championship is always my ultimate goal. ”
Brother Thick Eyebrows has already won a championship, and he is clearly eager to win more. Objectively speaking, it is unrealistic for Thick Eyebrow to play 82 games, he has not played 82 games in a single season in his entire career, especially in recent seasons, Thick Eyebrow Brother will miss many games injured every season. For the Lakers, in fact, it is still necessary to avoid the body load of the thick eyebrow brother too much, resulting in injuries, because only when the thick eyebrow brother and James are healthy, the Lakers have hope of winning the championship.
Coach Hamm was also asked whether he would play No. 4 or No. 5 in the new season, and Hamm avoided the topic: "I think AD is a very good basketball player, he is like Alphabet Brother in my eyes, he is such a good player. ”
The Lakers players are in great training form, but the team will control the playing time of James and Reeves in the preseason, James is older, Reeves is because of the World Cup, both will miss the preseason game against the Warriors.
Hamm also spoke about the plans for the starting lineup, saying: "In the playoffs you need to adjust the rotation of the lineup from time to time, including the starters, but in the regular season I want to fix a set of starters. Hamm explains, stressing that each player has a fixed daily routine, making their own pre-match planning, eating and sleeping habits for different roles. If a player's role is not fixed, it will affect his performance.