EL Segundo, California – a day ago Los Angeles Lakerswin over Brooklyn Nets — just L.A.’s third win in 13 games played this season — the team held a rudimentary film session on Saturday. According to the leaders of the Lakers, it was not so much what was seen, but what was said that made an impact.
“We had conversations that a team that was 2-10 should be there, you know?” Anthony Davis said Wednesday after practice. “It’s about what each player could do better, what we were going to do better collectively. The coaching staff, the medical staff. Everyone. We just wanted to figure that out going forward on game day in Brooklyn.” .. and it worked for us.”
Lakers first-year coach Derwin Ham said it was an open forum that included many voices, such as players lebron james, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverly and Davis, himself, Phil Handy and Chris Gent on the coaching staff.
“Everyone chimes in,” Ham said. “No idea is a bad idea. The only bad idea is not an idea. We all put together. No one’s taking personal shots or talking about attacking people’s character – it’s just about Attacking is what we can do better. We attack.” Mistakes. How can we get better, how can we be a better basketball group.
They definitely looked better than they did on the Nets. On the offensive end, Davis contributed season-highs in points (37) and offensive rebounds (10) as the team shot 40.7% from 3, while defensively, the Lakers out-gained the Nets 45% overall (3 from 3). 25.9%) and allowed just 103 points, tying his season low for an opponent.
Asked about the meeting, Davis said, “A lot of emotions.” “Guys expressed their opinions. Some back and forth. But it was all in the nature of trying to be better. So even though it was back and forth, it was, ‘Okay, I hear what you saying, you hear what I am saying. So now, what is the solution?’ Instead of just banging heads. So that was some good dialogue.”
Ham said a balance has to be struck when emotions come into play.
“I think you have to be careful, because passion can be emotional,” Ham said. “You want to be emotional. You don’t want to be emotional.”
Westbrook, whose decision hurt the Lakers sacramento kings The meeting, referenced by Davis the night before in the Big Man’s postgame comments, also spoke of how beneficial the meeting had been.
“I think things are headed in the right direction,” Westbrook said. “That’s all you could ask for.”
Beverley spoke with Spectrum Sportsnet, the Lakers’ television partner, about the film session for the first time after the Nets game.
Beverly said, “You should give LeBron a lot of credit.” “He started hitting the right guys and the guys in the locker room responded. So, credit to his leadership.”
Davis said Beverly’s leadership style has been an adjustment for the team, but comes with sage advice even when the packaging isn’t right.
Davis said, “You got to hear, you can’t hear what they’re saying, you got to hear what they’re saying.” “you could not [think]’Oh, he’s yelling, so now I’m going to stop.’ … When someone is trying to help you, we know we are all in it for one goal and that is to win. So you have to take the message and not the tone of the person’s voice.
“The main person a lot of us had to adjust to was Pat. But he delivers good messages. And he said this one time, he was like, ‘If I shout I love you, you You ain’t going to get mad, you know what I’m saying?’ So, listen to the message and not the tone.”
The Lakers, still in second-to-last place in the Western Conference, may have their opportunity to climb out of their early-season hole coming. they host 3-12 detroit pistons The Nets returned to their first game since the win on Friday after a five-day layoff, which Hamm divided between practice and rest time for his players. then they play San Antonio SpursJoe is currently 6-9, three times in four games.
Both dennis schroder And Thomas Bryant According to Ham, he is considered to be the most likely to open the season against the Pistons. Both took full practice on Wednesday for the first time since both required surgery on their thumbs during pre-season.
“Unbelievable,” Davis said Wednesday of his pair’s contributions to the team’s intrasquad scrimmages. “They both played really well today.”
And James, who missed the last two games with a left groin strain, participated in the non-contact portion of drills and is moving from day to day on Friday.
Of course, if the Lakers can’t keep up with the upcoming schedule, Saturday’s air-it-out session will turn out to be just talk.
“The guys’ spirits are high,” Davis said. “As such, we want to put together a string of victories.”
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