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 of our 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 Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by

Darius and Mike. And today we're going to talk some Darwin Ham, been looking forward to this one.

Dee, Darwin had one of the most unusual first years as a head coach that I can remember from any coach

in terms of the circumstances he was walking into. I'll always remember last year's media

day and how subdued it was, right? It was something, a situation where, you know, both sides,

I think, kind of knew there need to be a parting of ways. And then there's this new guy that

it's sort of like, you know, you ever walk into a room

where two people are having an argument.

And, you know, there's something that's already there in that room.

And I thought Darwin did a wonderful job of managing that whole dynamic, which is a place

where the season could have really gone sideways before it even began.

When it did begin, we had a mix of a tough schedule.

Both Dennis Schrooter and Thomas Bryant have the same injury and are out. We are floundering to a two

and 10 start. Matt Ryan is getting rotation minutes. The lineup is half guards, right?

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