Among the list of reasons the Lakers have struggled to find success this year, a lack of talent ranks at the top, but a lack of consistent production from role players also ranks highly. Many of the team’s aging veterans have had wildly inconsistent performances, sometimes related to the lack of rest between games, and sometimes because they’re old.
Late in the season and in search of any sort of answers, head coach Frank Vogel has turned to his youth to try to find regular production, and it has produced the most positive results they’ve had, as few and far between as those have been.