Lakers suck because they suck at THREES

[StrongLurk]

They shoot low volume and low percentage. You can't win a championship like that in the NBA that has existed the last couple years.

You need three point shooting VOLUME and good percentage as a team, you need depth, and you need size/flexible defenders that can cover switches/provide rim protection.

Everyone want to boil teams down to their two best players, but you need more than this in this era. You need the right team makeup to match the current NBA format.

[BarberSchool]

Title wasn’t nearly as poised or substantiative as the body. Clickbait title with a well stated point to follow.

Agreed in full.

[Baller234]

Championship hangover.

They'll always have that random singular win over the Pacers in December that didn't count towards the schedule.

Can't take that away from them.

[Patrick Chewing]

Lebron needs more help.

[nineiron]

and LeBitch sucks the most at THREES.

[AussieSteve]

and LeBitch sucks the most at THREES.

Except that LeBron has the highest 3pt% on the most 3pt attempts on the team. So, he is statistically the best on the team at threes.

[Xiao Yao You]

“They got their 18th banner right there!” Maxwell said as he pointed to the Lakers’ In-Season Tournament championship banner. “Is that it? I’m asking you. Is that it? Didn’t they stop the game so they could bring it up and unveil it?” (https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-if-fakers-fan-whatever-floats-boat-cedric-maxwell-mocks-lakers-ist-banner-tips-celtics-land-18th-championship-exclusive) The Lakers unveiled the IST banner before last week’s game against the New York Knicks. Historically, the Lakers have never hung up anything regarding their 32 Western Conference Finals appearances or their 24 Pacific Division titles. They only have displayed the 12 championships they won in LA and the five they won in Minneapolis.

– via Mark Medina @ SportsKeeda (https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-if-fakers-fan-whatever-floats-boat-cedric-maxwell-mocks-lakers-ist-banner-tips-celtics-land-18th-championship-exclusive)





The Lakers changed course, however, after winning the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament in part to validate the league’s new initiative. “Whatever floats their boat,” Maxwell said, shaking his head. “If you’re a Fakers fan, whatever floats your boat.” (https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-if-fakers-fan-whatever-floats-boat-cedric-maxwell-mocks-lakers-ist-banner-tips-celtics-land-18th-championship-exclusive)

– via Mark Medina @ SportsKeeda (https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-if-fakers-fan-whatever-floats-boat-cedric-maxwell-mocks-lakers-ist-banner-tips-celtics-land-18th-championship-exclusive)



:lol

[tpols]

It's not just this era, Lebrons teams have always relied on 3pt shooting for his spacing going back to the original Cavs team when they were top ranked to Miami to 2nd Cavs team and even in 2020 when his teammates lit it up from 3 in the playoffs. He needs it in all eras for his game to work.

[FKAri]

Except that LeBron has the highest 3pt% on the most 3pt attempts on the team. So, he is statistically the best on the team at threes.

Lakers are in a more dire state than I had realized.