Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

Great commentary and the guys are always knowledgeable of the team while providing honest and detailed discussion. Been listening for years and will continue too! A regular must listen for ALL Lakers fans.

MC pod was excellent really enjoyed the discussion Prefacing this by saying I’m higher on Max than most, but imo the backcourt of Dlo/AR needs to be broken up, it’s just not capable enough defensively against elite teams. You guys talked about how great Max looks next to Vando and AD and it feels like to me he’d slot perfectly next to Dlo in the starting lineup. He can defend the second best ball handler while Vando takes the top guy and with 3 primary options in Dlo LBJ and AD he can just spot up and cut on offense. Needs minutes to prove he’s an every night nba player but what are your thoughts on how his specific skillset can help balance out an offensive heavy lineup?

Hey, Guys! Really like the show. It’s the best at helping fans actually understand the game itself, and I really appreciate that. Now that neither of you is with the Lakers, I look forward to more opinions of yours. And speaking of opinions, Jovan Buha had a story in the Athletic about how Max Christie is ready to and will have an increased role this season. Yet I heard another podcast spend a lot of time saying the Max was not an NBA-level player, could not keep his man in front of him, does not shoot well, was way overpaid in his new contract—a total trashing of him. What’s your analysis of Max? Does he have good lateral quickness? Is he strong enough to guard at least some 3s as well as stronger 2s? Did you hear of any other team interested in him? Or was he overpaid to enable the Lakers to make a better trade down the line? Thoughts? Lakers OGF (Old Guy Fan)

I’d like to say I’ve given a majority of Lakers podcasts a try, and have been listening to LFR for 3+ years now. I don’t think you can find one that’s as objective while also being completely subjective. Pete and Darius each are lifelong fans, but also students of the game with deep knowledge, along with each having had an affiliation with the organization at points in their careers. So their thoughts and insights about the organization come from so many different levels and are so unique compared to other Laker pods. Excited to see what the future holds now that the pod is independent!