Malik's Spark
Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball
Pete Zayas
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🗓️ 2 December 2021
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Summary
Malik Monk is proving to be exactly what the Lakers need as a backup guard who can change the game with his shot making and scoring ability. His 2nd half vs. the Kings, where he posted a +41 in the boxscore, attests to that. But, with LeBron James out, should Monk take on a bigger role and be moved to the starting lineup? If so, who should he replace? Is his defense good enough to play a bigger role? Does his positive on-court partnership with Russell Westbrook override whatever concerns exist? Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss Monk's overall game to this point in the season by digging into these questions and more.
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| 0:12.3 | What do you think about the Laker team now? |
| 0:15.9 | You follow the box scores of the games every day? |
| 0:18.2 | Just the Lakers. |
| 0:19.5 | You're kidding. |
| 0:20.9 | That is really a compliment. |
| 0:25.0 | I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show because once the game starts, you have a game face. |
| 0:30.0 | You don't smile much out there. |
| 0:32.6 | I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. |
| 0:35.2 | Correct. |
| 0:35.8 | What's up, Laker fans? |
| 0:36.9 | Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast, brought to you by the the Blue Wire Podcast Network. I'm Pete, joined by Darius |
| 0:41.3 | and Mike. And there's been a, one of the common threads of this season, one of the trends, |
| 0:46.4 | is that when we've played well, Malik Monk has often been a big part of the reason why. The other |
| 0:52.0 | night in Sacramento, he was a plus 41 in the second half. |
| 0:56.5 | The game changed right when he came into the game. And Mike, I believe that I've been kind of |
| 1:02.2 | preaching the idea that speed and athleticism, but also a general sense of enthusiasm and joy |
| 1:08.4 | and just all of those qualities are very foundational to what this team |
| 1:13.1 | can become. And Malik is kind of the embodiment of a lot of those things. He plays with a lot of |
| 1:18.0 | spirit. He runs hard. He's a really good athlete, obviously a great shooter as well. |
| 1:22.9 | What have you seen that Malik is brought to the table as we get to know these guys in a different |
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