Zero Points for Lonzo Ball in the Blazers game

Since the beginning of the season, Luke Walton keeps repeating that the key to Lonzo Ball is his aggressiveness, excellent when it is. Last night he scored 0 points, trying only 2 shots in 28 minutes, and issued 4 assists. You do not have to be a genius to see that he was not aggressive enough.

"I think he was a little too passive tonight. I think the hardest thing for a young player is regularity when you play so many games. He has so much team spirit. We want them to be more aggressive. I thought tonight was one of those nights when he was too passive and did not really try to attack the defense. Luke Walton

In front of him he had in addition a playmaker whose defense is the big weak points: Damian Lillard. If it has once again circulated the ball well, it is much harder to create the gap without attacking the defense and attacking the circle. "Without a doubt, I could have been more aggressive. When I got out of the pick & rolls the Portland hub was floating so Brook (Lopez) was open. » Ball said

Lopez has indeed made a site with 28 points but it is not necessarily good news because as they showed against the Pistons, the Lakers are probably at their best when they accelerate the game through Ball and that the latter is aggressive. Since his 29-point game against the Suns, he is 41 points to a catastrophic 16/56 shot. "It's my responsibility to remember being aggressive. I have to take shoots when I'm open, I have to shoot myself. » adds Ball

As for most rookies, the adaptation is not easy for Ball, who is first a playmaker before being a scorer, but to be an even more effective playmaker he must weigh much more on the opposing defenses, especially when his shoot does not fit. At the end of the match his opponent of the day had some very nice words for him."All eyes are on him. People expect him to do a lot of things. But it's a process for every rookie in this league. I like his playmaker qualities. He is a good rebounder, he plays hard, he is humble. I wish him the best for the future. Nothing is easy in this league. That's what people have to understand. it must be given time to develop and progress. » Lillard said about Lonzo Ball