The Lakers Exceptionalism Podcast

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss their thoughts on the Lakers-Pelicans Play-In matchup, including why it's been such a one-sided matchup the last calendar year, how the Pelicans could adjust from the latest blowout, and whether or not the Lakers might tighten their rotation even more. Let's see if the Lakers can take care of business -- come watch the games with us on Playback live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss how the Lakers offense has performed since the All-Star break, including how D'Lo's Pull-Up 3PT game has been better than ever, why Rui has had such a big impact since entering the starting lineup, and how the final Regular Season Standings might shake out. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Follow us on Playback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball return from the break to discuss the Lakers-Warriors game, how Spencer Dinwiddie has looked in his 1st 3 games, and dig into what to expect from the final 25 game segment of the season and where LA could realistically finish in the standings. Outro Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss what Spencer Dinwiddie brings to the team, including dissecting his Impact this season, how his Defensive role will help as a Guard with more size, and which players could benefit from his addition to the rotation. Later, they discuss whether or not there was a trade on the market that the guys wished the Lakers made. Join us for the games on Playback! Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers unexpected and spirited win in Boston without LeBron and AD, how Vando's injury and will complicate their development, and whether or not it will change their plans at the trade deadline. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the return of the Opening Night Lakers starters, how the Lakers have been unlucky on defense, and how their organized offense has looked over the last few weeks. Follow us on Playback to watch the games LIVE with us! Outro Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the up-and-down week from the Lakers, first breaking down how the Suns game got away from them, discussing the pros/cons of a trade for Dejounte Murray, and offer some hopeful context for how the team can still put things together this season. Follow us on Playback to watch games live with us! Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers post In-Season Tournament struggles, including how most players on the team have a right to feel frustrated by their role & usage, why the new lineup is struggling on Offense, and later check in with some Bulls writers to get a better sense of what Chicago is expecting back if the Lakers were to engage them in a trade. Follow us on Playback to watch the games live with us! Outro music by @sleepyghost mp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas and Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers pivoting to a new starting lineup vs the Thunder, including how the team over-performed their expectation offensively, where the strength in that lineup lies, and whether or not it's sustainable long-term. Later, they discuss the recent reports of the Lakers-Bulls trade discussions around Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Alex Caruso and which package Tim and Tom would prefer. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tom Zayas and Cranjis McBasketball discuss how the Lakers have looked since Jarred Vanderbilt has returned from injury, including how he's fit in on offense and defense and where his strengths were missed the most. Later, they discuss the matchup with the Indiana Pacers in the In-Season Tournament Final and how LA can hope to slow down Tyrese Haliburton. Outro Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball hop on to discuss the Lakers season so far, including how the team has navigated through the injuries (and how many players they've missed each game), why the Lakers schedule has been quietly tougher than we first imagined, and what to take away from the Lakers being ranked as the 29th best 3PT shooting team (at the time of recording this pod). Join us on Playback to watch the games live! Outro Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers 4-1 record in their last 5 games, including how Cam has become a new player in the starting lineup, where some of the frustration with the Lakers Defensive Rebounding should be directed, and how the Lakers can fix their transition defense. Join us on PLAYBACK for Games and Live Pods! outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers tough loss in Miami and how they battled despite being short-handed, how Austin Reaves has broken through his opening struggles, doing a scheme check-in, how the team has done in improving their Def Rebounding, and what to do to break through the slow starts. Follow us on Playback to watch the games live with us! Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers rotations in the 1st 4 games (recorded before the Clips game), including why we need to see LeBron and D'Lo staggered, what to think of Cam getting the backup wing minutes over Max, how Christian Wood has performed and how going big is only a situational advantage, and briefly discuss LA's scheme so far. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Follow us on Playback to watch the games live with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball catch up on the last week's worth of Lakers preseason basketball, including a check-in on how the Lakers are doing with their new 5-Out offense, what we want to see from the defensive scheme (hedging) and then do a quick stock check on the main rotation guys. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Check us out on Playback and come watch the games live with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball react to the first live hoops of the new season! From individual analysis of players to team scheme & sets, tap in to hear what the guys learned from the (limited) amount of information from the 1st game. Follow us on Playback and check the link in this episode to sign up for our private Discord, where we will be podding and creating content much more often! Outro Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball return from a short break to discuss the most important X-Factors to the Lakers success in chasing title #18 this season. Is Christian Wood's defense, team 3pt shooting, or avoiding injuries the most important X-factor to team success? Follow us on Playback and Youtube -- we are upping our content big time this SZN. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball dig into the details of all things Christian Wood. How were the Lakers able to land a talented scoring big for the league minimum, who will he squeeze minutes from in the rotation, and what makes him such a tantalizing high-upside option off the bench for the Lakers? Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball dive deep into the top contenders in the West, including the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors, the LA Clippers, and the Memphis Grizzlies, including strengths and weaknesses, who is a bigger threat to the Lakers, and how concerned we would be if LAL matches up with them in the playoffs. Outro music by  @sleepyghostmp3  Follow us on Youtube for more exclusive content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices