The presence of Anthony Davis has helped the Lakers to dominate the Warriors in preseason. The inside was back having missed the last two preseason games when LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley weren’t there. Dennis Schroder is expected in Los Angeles this week.
The Lakers might complain about not being able to field their stars together before the start of the regular season, but that’s not the case. It’s quite the opposite, as explained by Darvin Ham.
“It’s strategic”assures the Lakers coach at the Los Angeles Times. “That’s the plan we put in place before the preseason and we’re sticking to it. »
While the other teams use the pre-season matches to prepare, isn’t it a problem, all the same, to deliberately prevent yourself from breaking in the group before the start of the serious things?
“We are in line with our plan”continues Darvin Ham. “We left ourselves some margin for certain moments of the calendar, in order to leave in one direction or another. We’re fine, we’re on the right track. The next two matches will be more in line with the regular season in terms of rotation. »
For the new Lakers coach, these meetings will have been like laboratories. He can thus use his whole group and see what works or not.
“I want to be able to explore all the possibilities. That’s what practices, shootarounds, preseason games and the start of the regular season are for.”he said a few days ago. “I want to observe my whole group and I will use as many players as possible, as many combinations as possible, to put together the best formation during the matches and the season. »
