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Ham has also been granted the autonomy to pick his assistants and work with Rob Pelinka to build a roster that will thrive around his coaching style and philosophies. Not only did Los Angeles land the best available name on the market, but they also reportedly offered him a comfortable contract, unlike how they handled Vogel. The beginning of the Darvin Ham era is off to an ideal start, especially considering how well the Lakers handled the coaching search and selection process. Under Ham, the Lakers will enter each game with a holistic strategy designed to win on both ends of the court (i.e.

"We have to commit to the defensive side of the ball." /SRUmH0qOTU- Los Angeles Lakers June 6, 2022 In one way though, Ham’s ideology sounds a lot like Vogel’s own, as he believes that the only way for the offense to catch fire is to get stops on defense, which opens up transition and semi-transition attack opportunities before the other team can get set. This scheme requires high-quality ball movement, decision-making, spacing, and the ability to exploit mismatches for it to run efficiently, all of which were lacking in the Lakers’ offense of the past three years. The most significant change schematically this year is that Ham will assign Davis (who was arguably underutilized on offense in each of the past three seasons) to be the fulcrum of his system. The four-out, one-in offense is pretty self-explanatory - one player positions themself inside the paint (most of the time in the dunker spot) while the other four move around the perimeter. Specifically, Ham mentioned his plan to utilize a “four-out, one-in” offensive system after cultivating a defense-first identity. Gone are the days of directionless offense led by the expectation of a nightly superstar takeover. Ham also laid out the “360-degree” coaching method he plans to deploy with his new roster. Even better, the Lakers’ front office appears to have learned their lesson from how they handled Vogel’s tenure, pledging to tailor a team to Ham’s style and approach. Ham’s energy in and of itself is a culture setter. This year, the Lakers will look to a leader in Ham who is all about the grind, is tough as nails and won’t take lip from anyone, regardless of stature. These failures in maximization and cohesion led to the lack of identity the Lakers displayed last season. Vogel was a defensive-minded, soft-spoken leader who couldn’t make it work with the ill-fitting and defensively-challenged roster he was handed. When these players don’t meet expectations, Ham demonstrated that he will be the first one to single them out.Įvery team tends to take on the characteristics of its head coach. The former Milwaukee Bucks assistant promises to hold every player on the team accountable when they don’t meet expectations, which he said will be done through film sessions and in practice. In his very first opportunity to address the media as the Lakers’ head coach, Ham called out both Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook.

With Ham in charge, this is all going to change, at least on the court. Not a single party wanted to accept blame for their shortcomings as the finger-pointing continued well beyond the season’s conclusion. There’s no denying that the Lakers were a dysfunctional mess last season. Here are the biggest changes Ham has in store for his Lakers: A change in approach As he takes over the seat Frank Vogel was evicted from, the nine-year assistant coach is determined to make an immediate impact. But to get back to the winning habits they built two years ago, Ham promises to “communicate, collaborate and demonstrate” the same way with every player on the roster, from top to bottom. Now, does this mean that the Lakers have found their savior? No. Visit /wTGGLSbPMH- Los Angeles Lakers June 7, 2022 To wrap things up, Doug shares how he thinks the Lakers will stack up against the other teams in the loaded Western Conference. Then Doug puts on his coaching cap and gets into how he would defend the Lakers and game plan against them from an opponents perspective. Following that, Doug and Jas get into how good Avery Bradley has looked on the defensive end and how important he is to the success of the team.

With Davis being used heavily in the pick and roll, Doug shares his thoughts on what the Lakers are trying to maximize with the superstar pairing of LeBron and AD and how vital it is that the Lakers have enough shooting around them. With Anthony Davis and LeBron James combining for 37 first half points, Doug goes into detail on the system Frank Vogel was running offensively. To kick things off they breakdown the Lakers preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors. In this episode Jas is joined by part-time NBA assistant coach Doug Eberhardt.