The Lakers split a pair of games over the weekend, beating the Magic on Friday while losing to the Heat on Sunday. In both games, however, a consistent theme was the struggles of the current starting lineup. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss this new group of starters, their status as a placeholder group until Anthony Davis returns, and why Trevor Ariza's struggles stand out as worth monitoring in both the short and the long term. Later, the guys dive deeper into Ariza's game and wonder how long he should remain a starter with Stanley Johnson waiting in the wings.
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