Why Dennis Schroder and Patrick Beverley are CRUCIAL to the Lakers Success! | Their REAL Importance

Welcome everyone, the Lakers have a very uncomfortable team, it is not bad, but it is not ideal either and for it to work they will need some players to surpass

their

achievements. You could

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ly point to several players for that, but two in particular happen. Dennis Shooter and Patrick Beverly are the two most recent additions to

their

backcourt, one of which came via a trade involving Taylin Horton Tucker and Stanley Johnson and the other of which came via free agency and both were point guards six-foot-one point guards, although why exactly would they do it? being so important and good, you can't point to a single reason here, but it's mainly because I need them to do a lot more than just play point guard, with Patrick Beverly even being seen as a wing player for them and while that may sound a bit Ridiculous, They'll need him to fill that role due to their lack of depth on the wings after his Dennis shooter edition, most of their backcourt had to move down with Kendrick Known and Patrick Beverly moving to shooting guard and then Austin Reeves and Lonnie Walker becoming a part. -Small forwards on paper would seem to be a problem and to make up for it they will have to show that they can play bigger than they

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ly are, that won't be their only problem, although their defense in the backcourt will definitely be something important.

You have to keep an eye on it, but their overall minute allocation will be very interesting, with the backcore talent they have, they will need to limit everyone to around 20-25 minutes per game max or make someone the odd man out and none of the two. who will be Shooter or Beverly, they were hired for a reason and will be prioritized within the rotation; It could change eventually, but I imagine the Lakers will try to play almost everyone right away, which will probably require Westbrook to play fewer minutes unless he fully feels the role Darvin Ham wants him to play.

He won't be playing the amount of minutes he played in previous years and that could even mean less than 30 minutes per game on average, as we know Darvin Ham wants to make him a high priority. defense and in order for Westbrook to be able to do that, he will no longer be able to log 30 to 35 minutes per game, which will also apply to LeBron and hopefully Anthony Davis as well, who would benefit from playing fewer minutes per game, unfortunately, although his forehead. The depth of the court doesn't compare to his touch in the backcourt and that will force them to play LeBron and Anthony Davis more than Russell Westbrook.

I mean, they're probably already planning to do it anyway, but they won't really have a choice here, their only real backup small forward. It's Troy Brown Jr and he can't be expected to feel like much of a role. I'd like to say Juan Toscano Anderson could help with that, but he'll be splitting minutes between the three and four unless they plan on taking a big hit on Cole. The majority of those minutes will be played between the four and that brings us back to the

importance

of Patrick Beverly and Dennis Shooter, they provide the touch in the defensive zone that the Lakers do not have in their attacking zone and so they can become on a good team.

They'll have to figure out how to take advantage of that depth and do it pretty quickly too. Now it will be something they will have to figure out together, but the way Shooter and Beverly perform will help them with that and not just in one area either. Starting with defense, they are your only two points of attack. Defenders who have averaged like good defenders lately. Kendrick is known as average at best. Westbrook hasn't been a good defender for years. Bonnie Walker needs a lot of work and then Austin Reeves has potential, but he's not there yet.

I mean, Dennis Shooter and Patrick Beverly definitely have their own limitations when it comes to height, but there are ways to minimize that issue, one of which is to defend the full length of the court they gave up. that last season, but it's something they've done in the past, they did it with Avery Bradley during 2019 and early 2020 and then with Shooter the following year and both times they made their defense more effective. Both Shooter and Beverly love to play full-court defense. having the energy for it and just enjoying being a pest on defense, not only that, but it can also help prevent them from drifting the longer it takes the opposing team to get the ball up the court the last time they have to do it. take advantage of a height mismatch and that would benefit their entire backcourt, it's not something they can always do, but the shooter and Beverly can press the core much more than many others and if they can learn to thrive in the chaos it creates then that could make their defense better than expected and directly turn their defense into offense, that to me will be the first thing they can do to take advantage of the shooter in Beverly on defense and with one of them he will probably be on the court almost all the time . times it's something they can do pretty much the entire game, on top of that, although they'll definitely benefit from the vocal leadership of Patrick Beverly as well, he's another guy who's going to hold his teammates accountable and, particularly on defense, they haven't had a player role like that for years.

Now, having guys like that isn't an overlooked aspect of building a good defense, but now let's move on to how they can impact your offense, and while it probably won't compare to their potential impact on defense, there's a lot that I like here. Well, for starters, they are overly reliable and proven ball-handling options, which will not only give them more depth at point guard, but will also put more pressure on Westbrook to perform well. They didn't really have a guy like that last season and if Westbrook was playing out of control, they didn't have a backup option to threaten him.

I'm not saying that in a bad way, or having that thought in the back of your mind can often lead a player to perform better and either way the Lakers will benefit from it if Westbrook plays better then that will make them a better team and if he proves again that he is not a good fit for them at point guard then they could simply turn to a different option, they will no longer be handcuffed by him being their only point guard option and that will directly benefit not only LeBron but also their entire team, although Patrick Beverly and Dennis Shooter will be considered to be much more than just backup plans, as Beverly in particular could spend a lot of time on the court with Russ, they seem to be planning for Shooter to be their backup point guard and then that Patbab and Kendrick are not guards, which will lead to them sharing the floor with Russ and, given their abundance of players in the defensive zone, I would have to agree with That too Beverly and none are two of their best three-point shooters points.

I'm not a fan of playing them with Ross in terms of height and defense, but I do like to call in the four slots, since both have proven to be capable of catching. and shooting options, that said, although the three, Patrick Beverly, Kendrick Nunn and Dennis shooter, will have to fish for three-point shooters, since we cannot expect Westbrook to do it, they will have to compensate for their lack of three-point shots and While I have quite a bit of confidence in Beverly and no one making that shooter could really be a bet, I do want to say that he has definitely become a more efficient three-point shooter, as evidenced by averaging over 35 percent over the last few four years combined, but that's not the case. a fairly reliable three-point shooter and, like Westbrook, he's not known for his catch-and-shoot ability, he's also never been a great off-ball player and definitely prefers shooting off the dribble.

What I hope is that it is. average to slightly above average and then for Beverly and none to shoot between 38 and 40 from Beyond the Arc if you then combine that with what the shooter and Beverly can do in defensive events and particularly with respect to what we talked about then , that could lead to Being extremely important, what do you think? What are your expectations for Patrick Beverly and Dennis' shooter? Let me know your thoughts by commenting below and we can talk about it there, who will do it for this video. Thank you very much to those of you who took the time to watch to the end of this video and to the end of all my videos in general.

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