Lakers Lounge

Anthony recaps the game and dives into this being a result of the organizational questions he's raised for years.

This is probably the question we get more than any other. Once again, live viewers of the show wanted to know whether Mark Walter would ever step in if the Lakers remain in neutral under Rob Pelinka. Anthony offered a glimmer of hope.

The Lakers are 20-10 and have been led by some superstar-caliber play at the top of their roster but, based on the results from all star voting so far, you probably couldn't tell. Anthony explains how frustrations from the fan base are being reflected on the wrong people. He then answers a bunch of questions from the mailbag and live audience.

The Lakers have a good record. There have been some fun moments to this season, highlighted by stellar play from superstars. And yet... Fans don't believe in this team. The first returns on all star voting provide clear insight on the matter.

LeBron is in one of the final seasons of his career. He's still playing at a high level. His team is 20-10. Yet he is outside the top 10 in fan voting. How?

A listener asked about JJ's coaching and it led to a conversation about accountability, something the Lakers from the top of the roster on down.

The Lakers needed to get right and they played the exact team they needed to. Anthony breaks down the game, the tweaks he noticed in approach and execution, some comments from after the win and then wraps with questions from the live audience.

Sure, the starters are still uninspiring, but the Lakers did do a few things differently in this one. Anthony outlines and celebrates those tweaks.

Anthony expounds on his tweet from Christmas about the Lakers' leadership issues. For what it's worth, Luka Doncic agrees that it's something that needed to be addressed and still needs work.

Anthony and Aaron the age-old question: Who are these Lakers? Are they the guys who raced out to a hot start or are they the team that's fallen back to earth lately? If they're somewhere in-between, how close are they to either end of the spectrum?