“Love his fire…his grit” Skip Bayless shows excitement for watching Patrick Beverley represent purple and gold
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The signing of Patrick Beverley by the Los Angeles Lakers has elicited conflicting emotions from fans, particularly given his past with Russell Westbrook. NBA pundit Skip Bayless believes Beverley is more valuable than Russell Westbrook to the Lakers.
Beverley was brought in largely to help strengthen up the Lakers’ defence, according to Lakers owner Jeanie Buss. While doing so, he may actively want to repair his connection with Westbrook. if he can motivate the players like he did in Minnesota and hold the defense when it counts the most then Lakers are definitely looking at a winning recipe with Beverley managing the defences and Lebron-Davis taking up the offense
Patrick Beverley to play an important role in Lakers’ defense
The Los Angeles Lakers had a very forgettable campaign last season with winning 33 games and losing 49, the lakers were only a shadow of their 2019-20 season self, they couldn’t make it to the playoffs after a loss to the Phoenix Suns in their final game. The franchise saw an injury laden squad with Lebron James and Anthony Davis staying injured for most part of their campaign and Russell Westbrook the wonderchild of the team couldn’t do any magic either to save the ship from sinking
Patrick Beverley is pretty much the reason the Timberwolves made a rare appearance in the play-offs. He was the missing piece that Timberwolves’ youthful yet skilled roster needed to capitalize its success from the year prior , The same is expected from him at the lakers, his tenacity and enthusiasm are exactly what would make him an intriguing backcourt partner for arch-rival Russell Westbrook and with their beef squashed the lakers could become serious title contenders should Lebron-Davis stay healthy
On “Undisputed: Skip and Shannon,” Bayless discussed the events of Beverley’s first news conference. He stated that Russ was attempting to establish himself as the alpha, but that he feels Beverley is more significant. “I love Patrick Beverley. I love his fire, I love his grit, I love his spit in your eye. I love everything about what a pro’s pro he is. I love how he distracts, I love how he needles, how he gets under skin, how he figures every single way to get the most out of his ability.
On Russell Westbrook he said “Russell Westbrook came across as, ‘I’m gonna show up, and I’m gonna bless him as my backup.’ Russ is still thinking, ‘I’m the king of LA because I grew up here, I’m a Laker fan, I’m the starting point guard for the Lakers.’ I got news for Russ, he may start but he ain’t finishing because right here right now, I believe that Patrick Beverley is more valuable than Russell Westbrook.”
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