Jovan Buha

Interestingly, I think the offensive end defensively since the Dorian Finney Smith trade, they are fourth in the NBA and defensive rating since mid-January when they kind of had a turning point there. They lost three in a row and then they had this big turnaround. They're second in the NBA and defensive rating.

So I think the defensive end, despite like optically not having the best personnel necessarily, JJ's game planning and the buy in from the group. has led to this team being consistently a top five defense for going on three months now. So I think that's pretty sustainable. Maybe they slip a little bit, but they should be at a minimum a top 10 defense moving forward.

So I think the defensive end, despite like optically not having the best personnel necessarily, JJ's game planning and the buy in from the group. has led to this team being consistently a top five defense for going on three months now. So I think that's pretty sustainable. Maybe they slip a little bit, but they should be at a minimum a top 10 defense moving forward.

So I think the defensive end, despite like optically not having the best personnel necessarily, JJ's game planning and the buy in from the group. has led to this team being consistently a top five defense for going on three months now. So I think that's pretty sustainable. Maybe they slip a little bit, but they should be at a minimum a top 10 defense moving forward.

I think the key is getting to the top 10 offensively, if not even the top five, given their personnel. And that has been a little bit more of a struggle where oftentimes if you just scan the box score briefly, you'll see it's like, Luka, LeBron, and Austin are double figures. Sometimes Rui as well. And then basically nobody else. So I think right now they have a pretty top-heavy offensive attack.

I think the key is getting to the top 10 offensively, if not even the top five, given their personnel. And that has been a little bit more of a struggle where oftentimes if you just scan the box score briefly, you'll see it's like, Luka, LeBron, and Austin are double figures. Sometimes Rui as well. And then basically nobody else. So I think right now they have a pretty top-heavy offensive attack.

I think the key is getting to the top 10 offensively, if not even the top five, given their personnel. And that has been a little bit more of a struggle where oftentimes if you just scan the box score briefly, you'll see it's like, Luka, LeBron, and Austin are double figures. Sometimes Rui as well. And then basically nobody else. So I think right now they have a pretty top-heavy offensive attack.

And it's not because you're lacking in playmaking or guys playing selfishly. They are generating shots for their role players. They're just not really making them lately. So I think once that starts to click... and they start to face those four-on-three, three-on-two situations more consistently with the full roster, that's where you'll start to see the offense ascend to a different level.

And it's not because you're lacking in playmaking or guys playing selfishly. They are generating shots for their role players. They're just not really making them lately. So I think once that starts to click... and they start to face those four-on-three, three-on-two situations more consistently with the full roster, that's where you'll start to see the offense ascend to a different level.

And it's not because you're lacking in playmaking or guys playing selfishly. They are generating shots for their role players. They're just not really making them lately. So I think once that starts to click... and they start to face those four-on-three, three-on-two situations more consistently with the full roster, that's where you'll start to see the offense ascend to a different level.

So I actually think it still continues to be the offensive end that's a work in progress, but that's the side to me that has the highest upside. And if they can make that click, that's where I think this team can win a championship.

So I actually think it still continues to be the offensive end that's a work in progress, but that's the side to me that has the highest upside. And if they can make that click, that's where I think this team can win a championship.

So I actually think it still continues to be the offensive end that's a work in progress, but that's the side to me that has the highest upside. And if they can make that click, that's where I think this team can win a championship.

That's right. Yovan Buhat, let's quote him, says the Lakers need to make shots. Make some shots. Go and read Yovan over at The Athletic. Follow him for everything Lakers. If you follow him on the app, you get a notification every single time he posts a new story, which feels like every day, man. Yovan Buhat, thank you for joining the show. That's going to do it for us, folks.

That's right. Yovan Buhat, let's quote him, says the Lakers need to make shots. Make some shots. Go and read Yovan over at The Athletic. Follow him for everything Lakers. If you follow him on the app, you get a notification every single time he posts a new story, which feels like every day, man. Yovan Buhat, thank you for joining the show. That's going to do it for us, folks.

That's right. Yovan Buhat, let's quote him, says the Lakers need to make shots. Make some shots. Go and read Yovan over at The Athletic. Follow him for everything Lakers. If you follow him on the app, you get a notification every single time he posts a new story, which feels like every day, man. Yovan Buhat, thank you for joining the show. That's going to do it for us, folks.

For Espera Henney, I'm Dave Dufour, and this has been the NBA Daily. Thanks for waking up with us.

For Espera Henney, I'm Dave Dufour, and this has been the NBA Daily. Thanks for waking up with us.

For Espera Henney, I'm Dave Dufour, and this has been the NBA Daily. Thanks for waking up with us.

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