Darius Soriano

Luka Dončić is the same as he’s ever been Luka Dončić’s greatness as a player is rarely in question, but it’s also rarely the focus these days either.

I wrote about Luka Dončić: www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...

one of those times when lake merritt looks like venice.

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The Lakers are a better story than the national media would have you believe The Lakers are often discussed for the reasons that they’ll fail instead of discussing how they’re actually succeeding.

i wrote a thing: www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...

New Year’s resolutions for every Lakers player for 2026 Let’s kick 2026 off with a bang by offering New Year’s resolutions for the Lakers and JJ Redick.

In my latest for @lakerssbn.bsky.social, I wrote a New Year's resolution for each Lakers player (sorry, no two-way guys) and JJ Redick: www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...

not sure how much longer the lakers can stick w/ this starting lineup. starting group was a -14 in just 8:14 in the first half. offensive rating of 66.7 and a defensive rating of 144.4. for the season the starters were a -13.1 net rating coming into this game in 76 minutes.

i don't think green is a good enough player of that archetype, so i wouldn't make that deal.

luka’s stats of late are way more a product of his usage than of him playing well.

Jarred Vanderbilt isn’t the ideal solution, but he can still help the Lakers Jarred Vanderbilt doesn’t have to play big minutes, but he can still help the Lakers especially now that LeBron is back.

In my latest for @lakerssbn.bsky.social, I wrote about Jarred Vanderbilt's return to the lineup, imperfect solutions, and how LeBron's return can play a role in Vando's success: www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...

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enjoyed my talk w/ jason in this one. give it a listen!

The Lakers keep losing the same way The Lakers haven’t lost a lot, but every defeat has the same familiar feel, leaving the team searching for answers.

I wrote about the Lakers loss to the Spurs, which looked like their loss to the Suns....and their loss to the Celtics....and their loss to the Thunder. On the familiarity of the Lakers struggles and how their good start to the season is undercut by them: www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...

final margins in the lakers six losses this season:

-10
-14
-20
-29
-17
-21

and now tonight they’re down by 20 in the 4th again. would love to hear what jj thinks of this pattern.

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Flying solo tomorrow, so would love to answer as many questions from listeners as possible! Please send in Lakers questions, general NBA stuff, or whatever else is on your mind and I'll try to rip through as many as I can! Reply to the LFR Pod below:

lebron was 2-2 on threes from the left slot vs. the 76ers tonight. since the start of the 2023-24 season, lebron is 127-308 from threes taken in that zone, 41.2%. absolutely a laser when pulling up from there.

shoulda talked shit earlier. lol.

wretched half from austin. on both ends. sheesh.

og shirt! classic. lol.

thanks for kind words and all the support over the years!

in case you couldn't tell, today is not the day for me. for a variety of reasons that are not sports related at all. so, yeah.

i've tried not to be a dick on this platform b/c, honestly, the other platform got ruined by too many of those interactions. but i will say, if your instinct is to jump in my (or anyone else's) mentions and be a thief of joy or appreciation for a player, please don't do that shit. thanks in advance.

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might be a good time to pub this post again from yesterday. lol.

i felt a similar way as pete.

Austin Reaves’ star turn is here Austin Reaves’ path from role player to bonafide star mirrors that of some other lofty names across the NBA.

I wrote about Austin Reaves making a similar leap to other players I never thought I'd compare him to: www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...

With 6:48 left in the 1st half:

Luka: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 6-9 FG, 5-5 FT, 89.3% True Shooting
Austin: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3-4 FG, 5-5 FT, 104.8% True Shooting

Luka leads the league w/ 12.3 points scored in 1st quarters, but he's already surpassed that w/ 15 against the Pelicans and there's still 3 minutes left in the period.