Raja Bell

I'll be at the Lakers.

You know, the Lakers did look like they were just running in quicksand.

Yeah.

Is there, I mean, you guys correct me if I'm wrong, because I haven't watched every game they've played since Cade's been out.

But at least earlier in that game, they were moving the ball and moving people.

And it exposed the Lakers' lack of legs because they weren't just coming down.

And that's always an interesting dynamic for me.

And here's my question to you, dudes.

Can they pair the two?

Which is, we have a fantastic team.

manipulator of defense when Cade's there.

Individual scoring, shot creation, and really shifts defense in a way where everyone gets to eat relatively easily.

But when he was out, and I saw that ball movement and Duncan Robinson flying off the screens and different people, Tobias Harris flying off the stuff, and now people are slipping to the rim because we're not just all standing there watching a ball handler waiting for pick and roll.

That's really difficult to guard.

So, like, is there any combination of that where they get the best of both worlds?

Because, I mean, that marginalizes Cade for sure, right?

Because he's so good with the ball.

But I was watching it thinking, like, fuck.

We'll see.

I don't mean to take anything away from him.