The Lakers Exceptionalism Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Reviewing LA's Guards & Analyzing Replacement Options Oct 26, 2020

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers' guard rotation and take a look at potential Free Agent options to target

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Season Superlatives Oct 23, 2020

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Tom and Cranjis return to talk about the Lakers best in several categories, including Best Development Story, Best Midseason Addition, and more

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Reviewing LA's Bigs & Analyzing Replacement Options Oct 21, 2020

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Tim breaks down LA's 4 rotation Bigs (AD, McGee, Howard, and Morris), then digs into possible replacements among free agents this offseason for Dwight and Kieff.

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Tim is MAD Oct 10, 2020

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Cranjis goes solo on this pod to go over what the Lakers can improve upon from their game 5 performance to have a stronger showing in Finals game 6 and win the title.

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Jimmy Buckets Buries the Lakers Oct 05, 2020

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball react to a sloppy Game 3 loss to the Miami Heat. Topics include:

Reactions/takeaways
Miami not using zone
How MIA’s man to man D differed this game and how LA attacked it
Jimmy Butler
How MIA attacked LA’s screen coverages
Adjustments; are we in trouble?

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LA Dominates Game 1 + Reactions & Adjustments Oct 02, 2020

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball react to a dominant Lakers victory in game 1. Topics include:

Reactions/takeaways
MIA PnR & Handoffs
LA isolations/post-ups
LA PnR
2-3 zone
Big vs small
Adjustments for Game 2
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Finals Preview Sep 29, 2020

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Tim goes solo on this pod, breaking down how the Lakers match up with Miami, outlining how the Lakers can shut down Miami's offense and attack vulnerabilities in their defense.

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FINALS BOUND Sep 28, 2020

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball talk about the adjustments that helped the Lakers cruise to their first Finals appearance in 10 years, what grade we would give the coaches this round, plus talk a little bit about the potential Miami/Boston matchup.

FINALS BOUND!!!

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Lakers Win Close Game 4 + Dwight Starts & More Sep 26, 2020

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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss how starting Dwight helped the Lakers win the rebounding battle, Jamal Murray's ascension, and how the offense improved in those dread LeBron / No AD minutes.

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SOLO POD: Cranjis on the Game 3 Loss + 4 Things to Change Sep 23, 2020

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Cranjis takes it off the dribble one-on-one, dishing his reaction to the Game 3 loss and offering up 4 ways the Lakers can adjust to go up 3-1.

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