What do you think about the Laker team now?

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

Just the Lakers.

You're kidding.

That is really a compliment.

I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show because once the game starts, you have a game face.

You don't smile much out there.

I don't think you have to do things for money anymore.

Correct.

What's up, Laker fans?

Welcome to the Laker Filmroom podcast, brought you by the Blue R. Podcast Network.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius and Mike.

And last night, Lakers basically punted a game against the Phoenix Suns, losing 130 to 104,

as LeBron, Austin, and Russ all sat joining AD on the bench.

And so it was game where, you know, Phoenix actually played pretty well.

I was hoping that maybe, you know, they had to have a bit of a letdown.

They had Booker out as well, but they really turned up the ball pressure and ball denial and just Lakers' lack of primary ball handlers.

They struggled with that with the notable exception of Dennis Schroeder.

Let's hope one of the long-term bonuses of last night's game is Schroeder got some touches, got his game going a bit, and that'll be added more and more to the Lakers' arsenal.

And so today, rather than getting too far into a game, Lakers basically punted,

we're going to talk about the big man position, which Darius,

it really comes into play with Anthony Davis sitting out.

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