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“The energy has been great” – Darvin Ham on Lakers preparation for Memphis



Darvin Ham discusses the Lakers practice in preparation of their 1st Round series vs the Memphis Grizzlies, including the reason why the team is leaving early for Memphis, the importance of transition defense, guarding Ja Morant, and more.

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37 Comments

  1. Problem…. 2 summers ago…
    Had all summer…
    Nto worknwith lebron…
    Create spiderwebs…
    Nevermind… Lebron the Best… plays 1 on 5….
    Lakerrs.. team… has to play the best guy… then go out… and play other teams… wow… nevermind… guess. Reaching their potential!

  2. Coach Ham, thank you for taking accountability for giving Rui a DNP. He’s a great talent and if he start attacking the basket more often and being able to play more free and have plays for himself, we would be a very solid team (like how Clippers are using Norman Powell off the bench)

  3. HAM should stop being WILLIAM WALLACE and start working on his adjustments!😂😂😂

  4. Lakers haven’t played well for several games now. If they don’t fix it they’ll be swept or lose in 5. But if they play Lakers basketball with high efficiency and intense defense they could win in 6 games.

  5. Hope he plays Walker!! They need those 12 pts from him!! Second unit, Walker, Hashimura, Troy, Schroder, Gabriel or Thompson as center would be great!!

  6. No matter what happens in the playoffs I just want to see us compete every game and live with the results. Just want the team to give it everything they got for 48 minutes

  7. Coach Ham 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾💯we all rooting for this great man ..he humble and appreciative of every moment

  8. Mr, small ball guy…this is why …guys are being overworked…trying to cover the paint ..plus three's and at the sametime,,,this fool too arrogant to see this…trash coach…yes I sad it.

  9. He hasnt been the best coach at times, but for a first time coach? He got here and made us play defense extremely well especially after the trade deadline when we had better defenders

  10. This team feels like a TEAM that gets along really well. They play for each other to make something happen for LA. They have shown much stability to weather any storm and resilience to continue to fight no matter the situation. This feels and looks like a championship team.

  11. I hope Ham will do a better job to coach this lakers squad.. Memphis is a dangerous team and i hope you have a great plan & rotation to matchup with Memphis.. Give Lonnie Walker Minutes of playing time because he did well on the previous games vs Memphis..

  12. Our team needs to stay 9 deep with these 9 no other:
    Bron
    Ad
    DLo
    Reaves
    Vanderbilt
    Rui
    Schroder
    Walker
    Thompson

  13. No one is talking about the rest we get from game 1 to game 3. Games every 2 days not every other day…. That’s huge for us… play Sunday then Wednesday then not again until Saturday

  14. I predicted HAM will put AD in C for the entire games and letting our backup Cs warming the bench. Dude just won't use Bamba/TT for the 1st half of the game to wear out opponent' C and let AD be at 4 in the first half of the game. AD can be at 5 in the 2nd half. This joker is terrible. He should just join Stephen A on the show rather than coaching.

  15. Lakers tend to play to the standard of their opponent. As long as they start well and get back in transition I think the lakers will show out

  16. Fix your rotations ! Give bigs minutes and give Lonnie and Rui min when other players aren't playing well

  17. Coach Ham needs to play a lineup with LeBron, Reaves, Rui, Vando, and AD maximum minutes during the playoffs.

  18. The Lakers must play with urgency and grit. They must make shots, attack the rim, stop turnovers, and make their free throws. Coach Ham's rotations, substitutions, adjustments, and timeout management must also be on point.

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