Will the Lakers' New Offense Work? Should Kent Bazemore Start? (LeBron James, Anthony Davis Will Help Decide.)

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🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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With the regular season about 24 hours from launching, there's been a lot of talk about the Lakers' 0-6 preseason, what could be the explanation(s), and whether those goose eggs even matter. (Plus, how best to go about actually winning some games once they count.) As far as explanations go, it's worth noting the Lakers aren't just fitting together a ton of new faces. They're doing so while implementing an offense that even holdovers LeBron James and Anthony Davis don't entirely know yet. Frank Vogel described it as "intelligent movement through randomness," a very Radiohead-esque way of saying there will be a lot of motion and cutting. Does it make sense to add "learn a different way of playing" to the plate of a roster that's already lacking continuity? In the Kamenetzkys' estimation, it certainly could. As far as winning games goes, who starts will obviously play a role in success. Two slots remain in question, and the answers will come via a committee of Vogel, the front office... and the team captains. This feels like an extension of the role Davis and especially LeBron, by all accounts, play in decisions around the franchise. Is this a good idea? In the meantime, the Kamenetzkys have lobbied for Kent Bazemore in the first five, but when asked whether he's earned the spot, Bazemore gave himself a lukewarm endorsement. It's a very stark contrast to last season, when Dennis Schröder declared himself the starting point guard during his introductory presser, and indicative of the overarching selflessness (so far) of this championship-focused team. And finally, what does the 0-6 preseason really mean? ESPN NBA data guru Kevin Pelton has thoughts, and the Kamenetzkys have thoughts on his thoughts. Hosts: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: How will the Lakers' new offense work, and why did they decide to start something new in the first place? SEGMENT 2: The collaborative process of deciding a starting lineup (which may or may not include Bazemore). SEGMENT 3: From a data and historical perspective, does the Lakers' 0-6 preseason actually matter? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! SweatBlock Get it today for 20% off at SweatBlock.com with promo code LockedOn, or at Amazon and CVS. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome to Locked On Lakers for Monday, Brian Kiminetski, Andy Kiminetski,
0:05.0	intelligent movement through randomness, Andy. It's not a new radiohead album. It's Frank
0:10.4	Vogel's description of what the Lakers are trying to do offensively. We'll talk about
0:14.6	that, the collaborative effort that goes into figuring out who's going to be in the Lakers
0:18.3	starting lineup and numbers about the Lakers, Oh, and six preseason, all that. On Locked
0:23.2	On Lakers on Monday, coming up now. You are Locked On Lakers. You're daily Los Angeles
0:33.8	Lakers podcast, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day.
0:46.0	Want to thank everybody for making Locked On Lakers your first listen of every day Monday
0:50.8	through Friday, all throughout the season. Thank you guys so much for doing it. We really
0:56.0	appreciate we try to get this thing up nice and early for you. So whenever you start
0:59.6	your day, Locked On Lakers is there for you. So yeah, the Lakers, they kick off the season
1:05.6	on Tuesday night. Obviously, everybody is super excited about it. And, you know, but slightly
1:12.2	understanding a little nervous and definitely more understanding, I think at this point,
1:16.0	that the Lakers are a work in progress, the whether you're talking players or coaches
1:20.6	going into the weekends, certainly in Sunday's media availability, it came up again. Patients
1:27.0	work in progress. They are trying to do some new things, particularly on offense, that,
1:35.1	you know, hopefully bear fruit down the road, but are, you know, there's a learning curve
1:39.5	here. And guys are definitely all emphasizing it. Yeah, I thought it was really interesting
1:43.2	Sunday after practice. Melo said that the Lakers are going to be ready on Tuesday, but
1:50.4	is he also noted, he kept insisting we're going to be ready. Like that phrase kept coming
1:53.7	up, but is he also noted that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to come together perfectly
1:59.4	on Tuesday. As he even said, it's not likely to come together perfectly on Tuesday, but
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