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So whom would be your fifth player?
Jerry West?
Shaquille O’Neal?

I would have to say Jerry.

There's a NEW Cranjis' Corner video over at the Lakers Exceptionalism Pod Twitch!

I break down the new Lakers defensive scheme:

🏀 WHAT makes it different from last year
🏀 HOW it works
🏀 WHY LA made the change
🏀 Along with some preliminary resultshttps://t.co/VYSb4J5kTG

— Cranjis McBasketball (@Tim_NBA) January 8, 2021

Kobe said he learned some French just to try and mess with Tony Parker. 😂🙏

(h/t @kobemurals) pic.twitter.com/NCdRNNqw3W

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 8, 2021

The @latimessports has this: Anthony Davis left frustrated: Five takeaways from Lakers' loss to Spurs https://t.co/XsBfG8cXXK

— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) January 8, 2021

They never got a handle on Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge, a “stretch-five” who scored 28 points, his outside shooting causing the Lakers’ big men all sorts of problems.

The Lakers watched the Spurs settle into easy three-point shots, allowing them to make 45.7% (16 of 35) of them.

“That’s the first time we’ve seen it, but we messed up our coverages. We didn’t do what we’re supposed to do so we couldn’t even tell if our defensive scheme worked for a stretch five,” Davis said. “To start the game, we didn’t do what we’re supposed to do. They ended up getting two threes and I think a midrange jumper. So, we’ve got to be better with our defensive schemes coming out of the gate.” -Anthony Davis.