I didn't realize they rank this high on these stats, but from the old eyeball test, fast point guards/ perimeter shooting kills the lakers, remember Western conference semis last yaer? Too much steve blake trying to guard NBA point guards, any NBA team is going to have trouble slowing down the spurs offense, but I know if you let Tony Parker get 20+ points on you/ get in the lane then the spurs will destroy your defense and Sessions is the only guy that even has a chance to guard Parker.
I just don't have a lot of respect for the Lakers defense, inside they are long, but I think a lot of what inflates their defensive numbers is keeping it a half court game. But vs balanced offenses that can spread the floor they are a bunch of old/ slow guys trying to keep up.
I didn't realize they rank this high on these stats, but from the old eyeball test, fast point guards/ perimeter shooting kills the lakers, remember Western conference semis last yaer? Too much steve blake trying to guard NBA point guards, any NBA team is going to have trouble slowing down the spurs offense, but I know if you let Tony Parker get 20+ points on you/ get in the lane then the spurs will destroy your defense and Sessions is the only guy that even has a chance to guard Parker.
I just don't have a lot of respect for the Lakers defense, inside they are long, but I think a lot of what inflates their defensive numbers is keeping it a half court game. But vs balanced offenses that can spread the floor they are a bunch of old/ slow guys trying to keep up.
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