Los Angeles Lakers: Two traits the new head coach must have
By Jason Reed
2. The ability to properly manage the rotation
The most annoying thing about watching the Los Angeles Lakers in regards to Luke Walton was his choice of rotations that he would deploy in the game and how they oftentimes made very little sense.
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Since he took over the Los Angeles Lakers, Walton had a tendency to run weird rotations based on different reasoning in each situation. Oftentimes, the biggest reason that Walton would use for his choice of rotation was how a specific set of guys played together.
That makes sense on the surface but Walton would take it to the extreme. His first big act as coach was not starting Julius Randle despite Randle being the best player on that year’s team.
He rarely played Brook Lopez, who has proved in Milwaukee that he can be a legitimate piece in a contending team. Granted, Lopez was on an expiring deal, but Walton did not use him properly at all.
Laker fans saw it this year. More times than not the wrong guys would be out there during crunch time when Walton should have been putting the best five on the court.
Determining rotations is no easy task and the last thing I want to do is downplay the act of being a head coach and determining these things. However, you have to be blatantly bad at that portion of your job if it is noticeable to most of the fanbase.
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It might not sound like a lot but the Lakers must make sure that the new head coach can be a vast improvement from Walton in this department. If not, it might just be more of the same.