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Crazy how LAs 2nd unit could be Vincent Chrstie/Reddish Prince Vando/Rui Wood Again, this is the SECOND UNIT. Wow. Depth in Lakerland is so refreshing 😌 ROB EOTY
This is great news LAKERS NATION!!! Hoping the Lakers sign one more BIGMAN on their squad for that last roster spot. That'll be dope. The front office should start to decide ,now or later, between B. Biyombo or D. Howard or someone that can match the same energy from the DEFENSE as the first two can offer to the table. STARTING FIVE: PG D. Russell SG A. Reaves SF L. James PF A. Davis C C. Wood BENCH: PG G. Vincent, J. Hood-Schifino SG T. Prince, M. Christie SF R. Hachimura, C. Reddish PF J. Vanderbilt, M. Lewis C J. Hayes, TWO-WAY PLAYERS: PG D. Hodge PF A. Fudge C C. Castleton Banner #18 here we come 💜💛
Anthony Davis will be playing a combination of the 4 and 5, with early reports indicating Davis will be at the 5 to start this season. So that makes Wood the likely backup center, or third option if Jaxson Hayes plays himself into those backup minutes. This is the perfect fit for him and a low-risk signing for the Lakers if it doesn't work out. Also Wood thrived as a two-man partner with Luka Doncic because of his shooting ability; he should do the same with LeBron James and Austin Reaves. GREAT PICK UP BY THE LAKERS!!!!
AD should be more vocal about this and make it known that he wants to play the 4.. he should not be the only big on the floor. Lakers Won with AD by the “twin tower experiment” .. we should be trying to play that way .. playing big. Now that the Suns are stacked, we have to play winning basketball now, instead of experiment basketball. We know how to win with the twin tower game
But, bro, I've seen him play excellent defense. He could block/disrupt a few shots with his size. Doesn’t need to overextend himself as much as he needed to or was asked to on previous teams. Could he be a bit of a smaller big that can be frail at times with the lack of aggression and size yes but I think playing next to AD could give him great leverage.
@@imamwalker8985We’d just have to find a way to keep Wood motivated to play defense because like you said he’s had moments of playing great defense. I’d say most nights he’s an average defender at best. He’s not the quickest footed person nor does he have a crazy vertical but it shouldn’t be hard for him to get a block or 2 because of the fact that he’s 6’10 with a 7’3 wingspan. I think him knowing he got AD & Jaxon Hayes to help out will give him some confidence. We also got Rui & Vando to help on defense. And Bron can still get blocks as well when he’s motivated to play defense too.
@@MbkBill Case in point, we have additives that can help invigorate Wood as a defender and tbh he will have the easiest role tbh. He doesn’t need to score as much but will because he won’t draw too much attention. Meaning, he can focus on the opposite side of the court more and work on playing his role and learning from others. How plus minus will go up on this squad as opposed to other teams because he has those other guys who can chip in defensively.
he's playing next to the best defender on the planet i hope that helps cover for his defensive short comings while he drain threes at a 40% clip and allow AD and Bron to attack the Rim
@@laker_fanatic3985 bullseye. Like that’s just how it is. He has heart like I seen dude cross a PG up and layer his ass up. Dude won’t shy away from taking notes from a team with Lebron on it.
Great pickup for the lakers👏🏾💛💜but the question is when AD goes down with a mystery injury or not performing well can he step up and be a dominate force in the paint and score when needed and take the load of lebron?
I don't think so, they need Vando in the lineup, so he can guard the other team's best player. LeBron gets easily tired now and AR can't keep up with the best offensive players@@thuggerforever4290
@@thuggerforever4290And what I love about this team is they have guys to carry. Gabe, DLo, Rui, AR can all carry so Bron doesn't have to be that guy for us the whole season.
This roster is built for Lebron/AD to miss games. Last year if Lebron or AD was out I didn't even bother to watch the game because it was gonna be an auto loss. This year they can both be out and they'd still be able to beat half the teams in the league.
@@accelownstrel4-1Need I remind you sir The LAKESHOW made it all the way to the WCF with no Legit Center 😂😂 LA Lakers is your 2024 NBA CHAMPIONS!!! Believe It!!
I love it! Iiiiiii love it imagine this squad whit Giannis. Davis is not imp. In that situation. Better moves better 3pt. Shooter more offensive help, awsome pick!!! 👏👏👏👏
Exactly lol i didn’t know he played for the BUCKS so i tough it was Giannis, they have the same height and wingspan Giannis is just bigger and more athletic
he’ll be more effective as ADs back up pf, let jax play starting 5 so AD can be happy at 4 and we needed size and rim protectors with AD and Jax we have enough offense with dlo, reeves lbj and davis. rui and wood can run the 2nd unit, more touches for them
It'll be interesting to see what the starting lineup will be with this addition. Lakers have so many offensive options. I could potentially see LeBron starting to take a step back this season
@@joshceranic Either way they're not going to be so heavily reliant on his scoring. They've got so many role players that are capable of hitting 20+ points on any given night.
@OliverForman Lebron James is killing the FLOW OF THE OFFENSE with his excessive 3-point shooting. Gotta get Lebron James back to his bully-ball off the dribble.
@@deandrepage1048 He's lost a lot of his size, I can't see him having the strength and stamina to bully as much as he used to. With the amount of offensive threats on this team I'd hope we wouldn't have to rely on his scoring as much and just let him facilitate the offense.
This guy reminds me of a modern version of ScottiPippen, but taller at 6'10". His ability to slash the ball to the rim and shoot a significant amount of 3's is impressive.
