The Positive Dillema Rui Hachimura has Gave to Coach Darvin Ham

Coach Darvin Ham has been the weakest part of the Lakers this season, as soon as he got the right lineup that most fans and NBA media were asking for, the team started to trend in the right direction, including benching Taurean Prince.

Rui Hachimura became the starter because Jarred Vanderbilt got injured and has been out, and fans are wondering if Vando was healthy would he have been the starter instead of Rui? The best starting five of last year had D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Anthony Davis.

This time around, the current best starting lineup has been almost the same but with Rui Hachimura instead of Vando as the forward remains out, so now fans are wondering about the positive dilemma Darvin Ham will find himself in, once Jarred is fully healthy will he replace Rui in the starting five? Or Hachimura will stay as the starter?

While having great players and not knowing who to play first is a great dilemma to have for any head coach in the NBA, the problem is that a change in the lineup could stir things up and could go great or wrong as the team is finally trending in the right direction and happy with how things are going.

Darvin Ham speaks highly of what Rui Hachimura has been doing

“Extremely dangerous. In terms of his aggressiveness, he very rarely has two bad games in a row. I just told him before that New Orleans game on the second night of a back-to-back after losing to Denver, I need you to come out and play like a wild man. Just put your fingerprints all over the game." Said Lakers coach Darvin Ham. “Just with your running habits, just that alone, you running with force, playing with pace, attacking the defensive glass, offensive glass, really working. He’s doing a much better job and he’s grown since we acquired him last year, just being good on the ball defensively and keeping the ball in front, coming back and helping support the defensive glass, getting offensive rebounds, playing in the pocket and setting screens."