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Poor Team Defense Spreads To Everyone Like An Infection: Game 4 Lakers at SunsBy coachnick on May 29th, 2010 | No Comments
The Lakers defense keeps getting worse from game to game. In the first two games of the series, they gave up a lot of points too, and now that the zone has limited the Lakers slightly, they’re in for a real fight. ... -
2010 NBA Playoffs: Chapter 1 – Lakers Can’t Stop The Pick & Roll in Game 5By coachnick on May 29th, 2010 | No Comments
In Game 5 of the Lakers vs. Suns, we’ll examine how the Lakers are attempting to stop the Pick & Roll and what adjustments are not working. This also serves to illustrate just how good Steve Nash is at executing their vaunted offense. ... -
The Secret to the Suns Winning The Series Against Kobe and The LakersThe Suns stunned the Lakers last night in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Their bench exploded for 54 points, but the real key is the Lakers Triangle versus the Suns 2-3 Zone. Coach Nick will show you the problems the Lakers are running into, and also reveal the Secret strategy that will win the series for the Suns. ...
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Fisher Stresses DefenseBy Daniel Sagal on October 15th, 2008 | No Comments
According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Derek Fisher knows what the Lakers need. Lakers’ guard Derek Fisher believes that the team needs to improve their defense in order to challenge for the NBA title. “We have to defend a whole lot better,” Fisher said. “We want a team that when we have to get stops to finish a game or finish a quarter, we get them.” “We just... -
Pau Gasol… The Key To An NBA TitleBy DLantsman on May 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments
When Pau Gasol was first traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, everyone, including myself, was filled with joy. We now had a big man that could play big, could create his own shot with his repatoir of moves in the post, and could collect rebounds. Pau Gasol has been great for the Lakers….on the offensive side, and to further that, when he plays against a physical defender, he cant even really do...

