I am on the Los Angeles Lakers (on NBA2k11).
I was drafted by the Washington Wizards in the second round (on NBA 2k11) behind Rookie Challenge MVP John Wall, and after jumping around the league for a few years, I found myself on my hometown team, the Los Angeles Lakers (on NBA2k11).
NBA2k11 My Player mode allows the player to run plays that are supposedly from their team’s offensive playbook. From what I’ve read about it, the Triangle is a reactive offense, and thus I’ve the taken the accuracy of any “plays” with a grain of salt, but here’s a few things I’ve learned about Tex Winter’s masterpiece and our beloved Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers Are a Deep Team
Controlling my player up the court, I find myself surrounded by an arsenal any starting forward would dream to step on the court with. At the apex of the Triangle is The Spaniard or Bynum; at the base corners you find Derek “Derekt Us” Fisher and myself.
On the weakside you’ll see the big man who isn’t on the strong side and an old man some of you may know as Kobe Bryant. When I come up the floor and get the ball from D-Fish, I pass the ball into Gasol.
As I cut around him he has the option of passing it back on a give-and-go, facing up and hitting nothing but net, or passing it in the corner to Fisher for the three. Don’t forget the weakside movement from Bynum and Bryant.
It’s one thing to watch the Lakers and say they are deep.
It is another to “play” with them.
The Triangle Promotes Isolations, Kickouts and Cuts
Most of the plays I am forced to run promote an isolation for either Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum. If the team goes man to man, they ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
