Its going to be a rough season…
2. The Lakers look like a team learning a new system.
The starters, particularly in the first half, were fine. But generally speaking, even with the high-end talent on the floor the Lakers appeared indecisive in their offense. (Things were even worse with the reserves.) They often got up the floor quickly, but when limited to the half court took a while to make choices on and off the ball. Very little looked automatic. Of course, all of this should be understood. The Lakers are a team learning a new system while integrating new pieces almost daily, something that has gone a little underdiscussed given all the action surrounding the roster. It is going to take time, and some regular season games, for this to work itself out.
Not saying there aren’t going to be problems or shortcomings down the road, but it would have been more surprising if the Lakers looked efficient offensively.
