If there is one man in the NBA that can claim with certainty that he knows what it takes to win a championship, it’s Robert Horry. Big Shot Bob was a part of 7 championship-winning sides, the most rings anyone has outside of the Boston Celtics from the 50s and the 60s.
Robert Horry was known for making clutch shots when it mattered for his teams, he never failed to grasp the moment on the biggest stages. Horry knows, though, that when it comes to winning championships, defense is as important as offense and making shots. And that’s what he wants to see from the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers had one of the NBA’s best defenses when they won it all in 2020. Frank Vogel was a big part of that, but he has since been let go by the franchise. Coupling that with the loss of some key players like Anthony Davis to injury for a while, it’s no surprise that the team has been crying out for defense this season. And Horry knows what the issue is.
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“You can’t control what the other team does sometimes. You go out and play good defense, you give ’em high fives when they take shots but they keep knocking down threes. That hurts so much mentally because you know you’re playing good defense and they keep knocking down threes.”
The Lakers have been demoralized at times by the way their opponents have been able to score. But Horry has some ideas of how they can improve.
Robert Horry On What The Lakers Need To Do To Be Defensively Great Again
Defense is about finding the right rhythm and balance. Figuring it out as a team is what matters more than anything, and the Lakers now have the players to do it too. And that’s what Horry said about how the team can improve.
“They can be one of those top defensive teams again. They just gotta get some practice time in. They playing off the fly right now. You’ve got new pieces, you’ve got guys hurt, you’ve got guys coming back from injury and there’s no continuity.
“There’s no rhythm right now. But once they get in the rhythm, I think they can get back to being one of the top defensive teams in the league.”
The Los Angeles Lakers need to find a way to keep all their players on the court, that will matter more than anything else. With the pieces they have acquired, the team can easily make it to the playoffs. So as long as that goes right for them, the work on the court can be managed.
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