Another great look at the Lakers D
Lakers Blog —
... with a different view. Their sister site, Basketball Prospectus , is also worth the low monthly fee. While there isn't quite as much content as the hardball site, nor do the new metrics in basketball work quite as cleanly, there's still a ton of great material there, whether it's on with X's and O's, egghead numbers, or old fashioned analysis. Earlier in the week, we pointed you towards a very solid post on LA's newfangled D over at Forum Blue and Gold. Today, Kevin Pelton has another great look at what the Lakers are doing defensively, why it's ...
Every Play Counts: The Lakers Defense
The Lakers Nation —
... Basketball Prospectus: Last week, I projected 62 wins and the NBA’s best record for the Los Angeles Lakers. Three games into the season, that already feels like it might be a little low. In starting their campaign with a pair of blowout wins and a road victory at Denver, the Lakers have yet to entirely click in on offense. However, that has been obscured by a dominant defense that has allowed opponents just 90.4 points per 100 possessions, far and away tops in the league. ...
Conversation with TheLakersNation
The Dream Shake —
... According to Kevin Pelton on Basketball Prospectus, The Lakers have the best defense in the league thus far. I know, we've played some not-so-great teams like the Blazers, the Nuggets, and the Clippers (twice!), but the system in place is at it's most venerable is when dribble penetration and good ball movement happens, and with Ron Artest in your line up, I'm not too worried about the Rockets having sparkling ball movement for much of the time he's on the floor. (although Aaron Brooks is excellent at dribble penetration, and T-Mac, like Kobe, is consistently ...
Preview & Chat: The Houston Rockets
Forum Blue And Gold —
... Lakers notes: Let’s talk a little more about the Lakers defensive start to the season. Kevin Pelton over at Basketball Prospectus has an amazing discussion and breakdown of what the Lakers are doing: ...
Laker Links: Sunday Whites!
Lake Show Life | A Los Angeles Lakers Blog —
... How the Lakers are using an aggressive SOS-style defense to limit dribble penetration and force turnovers. With the emergence of long, athletic youngs like Diaper Drew and Trevor Ariza, I think this is a savvy adjustment. And I love any defense that allows Kobe to roam and get out in the passing lanes. - Basketball Prospectus ...
The Zen Master’s New Zone-Principle Defense
Both Teams Played Hard —
Presumably based upon their experience being terrorized by Celtics defensive guru Tom Thibodeau’s “floating zone” defensive scheme last year in the Finals that made it incredibly difficult for Kobe and others to attack the rim, the Lakers have embraced similar defensive concepts early in this season.
Kevin Pelton over at Basketball Prospectus has a fantastic Xs and Os breakdown.
The Lakers are throwing out the most extreme defense we’ve seen in the league in some time. To find an analogy, I have to go back to ...
FB&G - Preview: The Houston Rockets
The Lakers Nation —
... Lakers notes: Let’s talk a little more about the Lakers defensive start to the season. Kevin Pelton over at Basketball Prospectus has an amazing discussion and breakdown of what the Lakers are doing: ...
Dialing the Help Line
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Kevin Pelton lost his treasured Seattle Supersonics this year. But there's an ancillary benefit for the rest of us -- Pelton will have more time to apply his otherworldly basketball analytics to the rest of the league. He's got a brilliant piece at Basketball Prospectus that breaks down the Lakers' retooled -- and very potent -- defense. I noticed on Wednesday night at Staples Center that the Lakers were employing an unusual number of halfcourt traps. Pelton explains why that is: ...
NBA Essentials: We're Goin' Streaking
FanHouse —
... 4. Basketball Prospectus. A tremendous analysis of the Lakers defense, which reminds Kevin Pelton of George Karl's SOS Pressure defense from mid-90s Seattle. ...
Frazzled and Discombobulated, That's Us
Blazersedge —
... , has written a detailed piece on the Lakers' new defensive scheme which you should go read because it might blow your mind. ...
Lakers Getting Defensive
BallerBlogger.com —
... I meant to get to this earlier, but Kevin Pelton put together a great scouting report of LA’s new defensive scheme at Basketball Prospectus. I watched Los Angeles’ home opener against Portland and noticed the Lakers were overloading the strong-side. I also read ...
The Strong Side Zone
At The Hive —
... with more detail, but maybe the best breakdown is Kevin Pelton's over at Basketball Prospectus. The bottom line is that however much detail you care to know, understand this — it may be the most aggressive defensive scheme employed in the NBA in a decade. ...
The Many Faces of Derrick Rose
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Two of my favorite recent pieces of basketball writing come by way of Basketball Prospectus. The first is Kevin Pelton's examination of the Lakers' pressure defense; the second is ...
Blogging With The Enemy: Forum Blue & Gold
CelticsBlog —
... rings playing straight-up man-to-man, but the change in how fouls are now called on the perimeter has changed what he wants to do. What the Lakers have instituted is a defense where the help comes out fast and far to the strong side, essentially bringing and extra defender there and zoning off the weak side. They trap anyone along the baseline they can. I could bore you with plenty more detail, but I'd suggest reading one of two posts about this: Mine or better yet Kevin Pelton's. What this defense does is take advantage of what is the ...
Carnival of the NBA #62
Hoops Addict —
... * Kevin Pelton from Basketball Perspective has a great feature called Every Play Counts. One of my favourite articles in this series is when he breaks down the Los Angeles Lakers defensive schemes. ...
The Annual Shanoff Sports Hot/Not List:What's Out From 2008 And In For 2009
Dan Shanoff —
... A-11 In: Gus Malzahn why Out: Nate Silver In: ZEUS why Out: 37Pitches In: @The_Real_Shaq why Out: Will Leitch In: AJ Daulerio why Out: Matt Cassel In: Kevin O'Connell why Out: Celtics D In: Lakers D why Out: Steroid busts In: DUI busts why ...
The Gift and the Curse
Forum Blue And Gold —
... Here is where it’s important to re-emphasize that the Lakers do not run a typical defensive scheme. Yes, they play plenty of straight up man to man on ball handlers. But behind the ball handler, the Lakers consistently played a strong side zone. Ron will often be put in positions while guarding the ball where his goal isn’t only to stay between his man and the basket, but do so while funneling that man to where his help defense is located. And while this all sounds quite standard, understand that the Lakers help defenders are often positioned in different ...
