Stuck in one of the worst season starts in their history, the Lakers can not get out of trouble. Whose fault is it ? The question has been coming up a lot lately, and someone close to LeBron James has a clear opinion on the question: according to him, it is Anthony Davis who must be singled out. Vibe.
There have been better, not enough. Still beaten by Wolves despite a rather encouraging first for Russell Westbrook off the bench, the Lakers are still dead last in the conference with a record of 0 wins for 5 losses. To explain this shipwreck, everyone has their own theory. There are those who blame the construction of the roster without shooters, those who go after Westbrook, and those who believe that LeBron James is no longer who he was. In many ways, all of these perceptions seem real.
But while the Brodie garnered a slew of criticism, one name overall stuck through: Anthony Davis. Already out in the 5th game of the season, terribly clumsy at mid-distance and 3 points, AD, yet in the prime of life, never managed to take the baton that the King so wanted to pass to him. And it’s starting to boil some.
An ex-LeBron teammate empties his bag on Davis and the Lakers
Passing through the “Road Trippin'” podcast, former Cavs player Channing Frye, who remained close to James, gave the bottom of his thoughts bluntly:
The problem is not with LeBron. It’s not from Russ. The subject is Anthony Davis. It’s like 92% his fault. He’s the youngest guy, he has the quality to play 3 different positions. Except that AD, for 2 years, is perhaps the worst jump shooter in the entire NBA.
AD won a title, congratulations to him. But after that, he never showed anything to suggest he’s capable of replicating that level of play.
That’s what is said, and who will dress the Unibrow for the winter. But Frye did not stop there, then tackled more generally the problems of the Lakers:
Everyone except LeBron is likely to be traded. It’s just the truth. If you take LeBron and Davis off this team and just put Russ in, how many games do they win? 30 ? And even. It’s a disgusting team. As for the trio of stars, it does not go together. These three are like pizza, sushi and chicken shawarma.
You will have understood it without too much difficulty: Channing Frye is not a fan of the Lakers, and especially not of Anthony Davis. Not enough to give hope to Lakers fans, who desperately need it. Time is indeed running out before it’s already too late to hope to get involved in the fight for the playoffs in the West…
Channing Frye has decided to kick in the anthill and deliver his 4 truths about the Lakers. His main target? Anthony Davis, more and more questioned in recent days. More than ever, the former Pelicans must respond, and silence these critics who seem to be more and more legitimate.
