The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the current situation for the Lakers is very serious, the series has come to 0:2, and if they still lose the next game, then they are destined to be eliminated in this series.
It's clear that the Lakers' current roster structure is problematic, and if they continue to adopt their current roster structure and don't make adjustments in the future, they won't have a chance to beat the Nuggets. After these two games, many fans gave Ham a move, thinking that the Lakers should change their starting backcourt combination, let Reaves play the bench, and let one of Dinwiddie or Vincent play the starter, so that the Lakers' starting backcourt has defensive ability. It's not going to make it so easy for the Nuggets' guard line.
A lot of people think that Dinwiddie is the player who should be the starting No. 2 for the Lakers. Because Dinwiddie is taller than Reaves, has a more confrontational style of play, and is more capable on the defensive end. If he had been in the starting lineup, the Nuggets' guard line wouldn't have scored so easily. In addition, Dinwiddie also has organizational skills, and he also has the ability to break points. What's more important is that he has a certain impact ability, and he is more efficient at blocking and picking than Reaves.
You must know that this season, Dinwiddie rejected the contract offered to him by the Mavericks and chose to join the Lakers on a base salary contract. But after coming to the Lakers, what he didn't expect was that he didn't get Ham's reuse with the Lakers. Dinwiddie has only shot once in these two games in the playoffs, which is unimaginable. You must know that Dinwiddie was a player who was able to contribute an average of 17+7 per game in the playoffs last season. But with the Lakers, it was scrapped by Ham. That's why the Lakers can't make it in the playoffs.
Having good players and taking the wrong way is the biggest mistake of Ham as a manager. When Dinwiddie was about to join the Lakers, James, Russell and Davis all had high expectations for Dinwiddie. But in the current environment of the Lakers, it's clear that Dinwiddie's shots have been drastically reduced.
No matter how capable a player is, he can't play well when he doesn't have the right to shoot, when he doesn't have enough playing time. Vincent and Dinwiddie are two of the players who have been delayed by the Lakers. The two of them took three shots in these two playoff games, which is a staggering number of shots. So when we look at the post-game stats, we have to be sensible, if we give them 10 shots per game, or give them Reaves' shots, what kind of performance are they going to play? That's what we should be thinking about.