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The big reason the Lakers are struggling is point guard. Not starting point guard, like many think, but back up point guard. Let me explain. With the Triangle offense the Lakers have been running for the last few years, the point guard is just there to play Defense and hit open shots. Now with Mike Brown, you have a more traditional offense, you need a decent point guard. Derek Fisher being as old as he is, the Lakers back up point guards have been playing a lot of mins. (Shannon Brown 19 mins/game and Steve Blake 20 mins/game) Well the Lakers opted not to keep Shannon Brown who gave you 9 points/game in the triangle, a tough offense for a point guard, and drafted Darius Morris, averaging 3 points/game. This guy plays 18 mins/game and gives you 3 points and 1 assist and 1 turnover. Ding Ding Ding Ding. Houston, we have a problem. Shannon, has championship experience, Laker experience, and is also a much better defender. Being that he was in the dunk contest, he's obviously a much better defender. So now that Blake is out for quite a while, the Lakers are stuck. This is where they are really in trouble. This was a big mistake. How did they not see, going with a different offense, Shannon would have flourished, plus played a larger role seeing that Fisher is not going to play a ton of mins until the playoffs. I understand the Lakers put all their eggs in the Chris Paul basket, but you have to have a back up plan. Odom could be replaced, the Lakers picked up Troy Murphy, McRoberts and still have Artest who will make up for Odom. Not having a point guard who can guard nor score is a huge problem. What are the Lakers going to do now?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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