Silver Screen & Roll: for Los Angeles Lakers fans

Anthony and Raj heard all the noise over the last 24 hours about the Lakers potentially not needing LeBron James and they just don't get it. They discuss Anthony's solution, why the Lakers can't afford to just cast off one of their top-three players, stan culture and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For basically two straight decades, LeBron could pace himself and still be/fit better than any teammate who'd play instead. That isn't necessarily the case any longer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony thinks LeBron should play a fewer minutes so that he can play harder while he's out there. Raj explains why he doesn't think it'd make a difference. What do you think? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony isn't exactly Mr. Positive all the time but he isn't often pretty surprised by the way the Lakers are talked about compared to their competition, both nationally and within their own fan base. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers finally passed on of their tests. It happened. We all got to watch it. Also, they did so without LeBron James. So what do we make of that? Anthony breaks it down, his favorite performances from the game and the lessons the Lakers need to learn so they can add LeBron to this identity rather than take a step back whenever he returns. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers competed against the Nuggets, which was a step in the right direction. They followed that up by beating the crap out of the Knicks, which sure felt great. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony pushes back on the take he knows is coming, that somehow a basketball team could possibly be worse off by having LeBron James available. That said, the Lakers might need less of LeBron to get more from him. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Pete discuss this offseason and what the Lakers' main focus should be. Anthony says centers. Pete says wings. The guys debate and land somewhere in the middle. Anthony has noticed a shift in the offensive usage, where LeBron is more involved than he thought. He asks Pete about this, and whether he thinks that's a good idea. They discuss the Lakers' incessant whining to referees and wrap with a Q&A. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony is of the mindset that the Lakers need to upgrade their center spot in a big way this summer. He explains why and how he'd go about doing that. Pete gives his take on whether centers or wings should be the Lakers' focus. They arrive at the a conclusion somewhere in the middle. #Optionality To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers have a huge offseason ahead of them and it's almost certainly going to feature Austin Reaves heavily. But, depending on where he'll fit in the offense, the Lakers will have to adjust their needs. So, the guys discuss Austin compared to other second options around the league. They wrap with a Q&A with the audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers had every reason to take care of business last night... and didn't. Anthony and Raj discuss the game, the lowered expectations they've seen from some and where the team goes from here. Anthony also rants about Deandre Ayton, who appeared to quit on the team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj aren't here for the moral victory laps they've seen after the Lakers lost to the extremely shorthanded Nuggets. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony has noticed a trend in who gets which possessions and it appears as if the Lakers are approaching things somewhat differently. He offers that theory to Raj, who explains what he's seen from the tape. From there, they discuss whether this approach makes sense for the team for the rest of this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony doesn't believe in the Lakers, but he also doesn't fully believe in anyone else. So he asks Raj about the Lakers' fraudulence compared to their competition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison start by discussing another Dodgers executive being assigned to the Lakers. It doesn't matter right now, but eventually, maybe open up the process a bit? Then, the guys discuss the Lakers' fraudulence to this point in the season and whether anything can be done to change their minds about what the Lakers are capable of in the playoffs. Also, fear not, the Lakers are far from the only or even most fraudulent team in the playoff hunt. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony has noticed a trend in the hires made thus far and has some fairly straightforward follow-ups on the hiring process so far. Concerns aside, this doesn't matter right now because it's mostly business stuff. Here's hoping the approach changes once we get to basketball hires. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are covered like they're some disappointing farce but then you look around and... well, we guess there are a bunch of disappointing farces out there. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony breaks down this game using his precap, then dives into the lessons the Lakers should take from this win. He discusses Austin's recent struggles and the Lakers' turnover problems. Then, he addresses JJ Redick's back-and-forth with reporters about organized offense and finishes by answering a question about the Luka-JJ confrontation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony started doing precaps as part of his work with Offside and he wants to bring them into these games he rides solo for. Sometimes, we'll laugh at a bad prediction. Others (as is the case tonight), we'll laugh at how close he got. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener asked Anthony about the viral moment where Luka Doncic and JJ Redick appeared to disagree about something and Anthony explained why he loved that moment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listeners had plenty of questions in all the show's mailbags and this week, the focus in the Lakers' organizational culture. How can it be set in a productive way before we roster improvements? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before addressing the multitude of hole this roster has now and will have more of this summer, the Lakers have to set some type of culture, where expectations are set and, ideally met. Where accountability is finally something more than empty catch phrases. Where leadership has a vision and carries it ou-... you get the gist of it. Can this be built? What are Rob Pelinka's strengths? Anthony answers questions about all of it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony lays out everything the Lakers are saying they're trying to accomplish this summer and... man, doesn't it sound like they have a lot of dip on that chip? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers beat two teams we don't particularly like very handily. Let's enjoy that, then dive into the lessons learned from their wins over the Warriors and Kings. Anthony wraps with a few questions from the live audience, too. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are only going to go as far as they figure out a way to remain balanced on offense. This weekend, competition notwithstanding, proved that point. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony dives into the Q&A portion of the show, where listeners are getting nervous about Jake LaRavia's spot in the rotation. Anthony explains why JJ Redick won't be swapping LaRavia for Jarred Vanderbilt anytime soon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Poor Raj knew this would be a tough episode to sit through. Anthony tries to keep it together for as long as he can. You tell us whether you think he succeeded in not losing his cool. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony entered this game nervous that we'd see signs of the Lakers letting go of the rope. He honestly didn't think that would involve losing that game. He and Raj recap the game and try to bring a little nuance to the Luka conversation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Organizations all need to row in the same direction. Right now, the Lakers have people barely even sitting in the same boats. Anthony and Raj give examples of the ways this has hurt the team at almost every level this year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys wrap up their conversation about Deandre Ayton, then jump into the super chats to arrive at Raj somehow, some way holding onto the rope even the Lakers appear to be letting go of. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mere hours after recording one of his angriest pods of the year, Anthony is joined by Harrison to discuss the direction of the team for the rest of this season and to gauge their faith in this front office as it will eventually embark on the latest most critical offseason in recent Lakers history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are kinda/sorta known for letting games get out of hand. After the front office has indicated it doesn't believe in this group and keeps talking about what it's going to do with all the cap space it'll get by having so many of these players leave, the question does need to be asked: Are we heading towards a late-season collapse? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison discuss some potential outcomes for this season, which leads to a discussion about LeBron. Anthony makes an admission: He's ready for everyone to just move on. We're done here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers lost in brutal fashion. Anthony let's it rip as a result. He plays a conversation recorded earlier with Andy Kamenetzky (Locked on Lakers, ESPNLA Radio) about Rob Pelinka, then answers questions from the live audience -- which was PISSED after that game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony shares his frustration from this game, which highlighted all that bothers him about this current iteration of the Lakers. He then throws to a conversation recorded earlier with Andy Kamenetzky about Rob Pelinka. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are once again an unserious team heading into the playoffs. Rob Pelinka needs to fix that this summer, as Anthony and Andy explain. Anthony voices concern from fans that are nervous about the lack accountability Rob has faced so far. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Andy continue their conversation by explaining why at least Andy thinks this offseason will finally be the transaction window we see the Lakers commit to building a contender. Or else. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony answers questions from the audience but also takes time to explain, with religion as an example, why the Lakers lack culture to the extent that they do. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers as an organization haven't valued centers outside of Anthony Davis. Since Luka Doncic arrived, he's been asked to turn below average-centers into good ones, but Anthony thinks the Lakers need to give him a good center he can make elite. He makes that point, picks up on the Austin conversation, wonders if it's time to shift to a younger rotation, then answers all the questions he can. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Under Rob Pelinka, the Lakers have typically built rosters that force stars to be great so as to turn role players into much better versions of themselves. Anthony thinks that approach has led to imbalanced players and is responsible for the complete lack of two-way impact guys. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener asked about player-centric vs. team fandom, which led to Anthony explaining why he covers the Lakers the way he does. No player is bigger than the team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony has had enough after the Lakers, fully healthy, got their asses kicked by the Celtics -- who are still playing without their best player. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices