Lonzo Ball's rookie season has been met with plenty of obstacles, but the biggest one has been the horrid display of shooting through the first 15 games of the regular season. The highly-touted No. 2 overall pick has found his all-around game affected by his poor shooting more and more through every game, as he often either tries to shoot his way out of struggles or overpasses, resulting in turnovers — which coach Luke Walton has had to bear with through a 6-9 start to the season.
Most recently, Ball scored only two points in 21 minutes against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, going a ghastly 1-of-9 from the field as Joel Embiid terrorized the frontcourt for a career-high 46-point performance.
Walton said Wednesday night “would have been a great opporunity” for Lonzo Ball to get involved in other ways with his shot not falling — thinking he let his struggles from the floor affect him too much, according to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints.
The Los Angeles Lakers second-year coach explained that Ball's short outing on the floor was mostly due to letting his “off night” get in his head.
Ball's inability to make shots has changed not only his view of the game, but how defenders have approached him — favoring the left side of his body at all time and staying connected to others, limiting his passing gifts.
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