According to Shams and Lakers reporter Jovan Buha, things may not be going well in the Lakers' locker room.
According to multiple sources, Ham is not getting along well with the Lakers locker room right now, and people are beginning to question Ham's coaching skills.
According to sources, the disagreement between Ham and the player has mainly come from extreme rotation and frequent starting lineup changes in recent games. These adjustments have led to fluctuations in the form of a number of players within the team.
Shams also gave some detailed examples to try to prove that the Lakers' locker room is really shaky right now.
Yesterday the Lakers lost 96-110 to the Heat
浓眉17投10中，拿到29分17板6助3断5帽
James shot 6-of-18 from the field and 0-of-6 from 3-point range to finish with just 12 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists
In a rare post-game break, the Lakers' locker room opened before Ham spoke to the media, and Bush was the first to be interviewed.
Bushy Eyebrows spoke mildly, but also seemed frustrated, and refused to use the injury as an interface.
But when the thick eyebrows were ready for an interview, James changed his clothes and left the locker room first without being interviewed.
Anyway, whether it's the players or the coaches, the overall atmosphere of the Lakers is not good.
So...... 28 consecutive defeats failed to produce the first coach to be sacked this season, but the Lakers are going to run away?
The Lakers have lost nine of their last 12 games.
In these 12 games, the Lakers have changed 6 sets of starting lineups, right?!
First set: Thick eyebrows, Prince, Hachimura, Reddish, Russell (No. 14 against the Spurs, No. 22 Timberwolves)
Second set: Prince, James, Hayes, Reaves, Christie (No. 16 against Spurs)
Third set: Thick eyebrows, Prince, James, Reddish, Russell (No. 13 to play Mavericks, No. 19 Knicks, No. 21 Bulls)
Fourth set: Thick eyebrows, Prince, Van der Biao, James, Reddish (No. 24 against the Thunder, No. 26 Celtics, No. 31 Timberwolves)
Fifth set: Thick eyebrows, Prince, Hachimura, Van der Biao, James (No. 29 against the Hornets, January 1 Pelicans)
Sixth set: Thick eyebrows, Prince, James, Reddish, Reaves (January 4 against the Heat)
According to incomplete statistics, this season, the Lakers should have used 10 sets of starting lineups, which have been trying and deploying.
In the last 3 games, the Lakers have changed the starting lineup for 3 consecutive games.
Just yesterday when the Lakers played the Heat, the starting lineup played a total of 13 minutes together on the court, with a net difference of -3.
And of the Lakers' 10 starting lineups this season, several of them have no serious point guards. It's not the kind of point guard who is on the court, but doesn't hold the ball seriously, and lets James hold the ball, but James plays the No. 1 position seriously.
Judging by the results so far, it is clear that the effect is very mediocre.
And it's January, and the Lakers haven't been sure about a consistent starting lineup, so how can people not worry?
Although there is a bit of an injury to blame, it is more that Ham is trying out the lineup.
Today with a lineup, tomorrow with a B lineup, the day after tomorrow with a C lineup, the day after tomorrow with a B lineup, the day after tomorrow and suddenly become C, the day after tomorrow has developed a set of D lineup, it is really a little confusing to understand what Hamm wants to do.
It's no wonder that there is a volatile mood in the dressing room!
The Lakers extended the contracts of Reaves, Russell and Hachimura last summer.
At the time, it was emphasized that Reaves was a future All-Star and a core part of the Lakers.
The importance of Hachimura and Russell has also been emphasized.
But after a few starts this season, Reaves was dropped off the bench, and although Ham occasionally had a convulsion and then put him into the starting lineup, he spent most of his time on the bench.
Russell's role in the team has been compressed, even more and more marginalized.
Hachimura, that playing time is always unstable!
Hachimura was likely to start the last game, but his playing time dropped to just single digits in the next game.
The source said that because of the chaotic rotation time, several people in the locker room were emotionally unstable, and it felt like blind guessing could guess who the emotionally unstable person was.
The Lakers are now 17-18 and in 10th place in the West, and it feels like it's not impossible to fall out of the play-in zone and miss the playoffs.
There were live footage that captured the timeout, when Ham was arranging the tactics, and James' expression was like this
Here's a close-up
Very puzzled, very puzzled.
What do you think the Lakers should do?!