Who would better serve the Lakers post players?
Farmar has worked with the Lakers’ system for three years now, but he’s most comfortable in a drive-and-kick scheme. Brown’s size, along with his ability to see the court and execute well-timed entry passes without disrupting the motion of the Lakers’ offense, would be of better help to Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. “I’m still learning,” Brown said Wednesday night of the Lakers’ offense. “But I have a good grasp of what’s going on.” • What about defense? Advantage Brown. Even in his 17 minutes Wednesday, Farmar struggled to contend with Houston’s hard picks. He has an unfortunate tendency to be taken out of plays in half-court sets, which leaves opposing guards a lot of space to either shoot or penetrate. Brown has proved to be a capable defender for Phil Jackson, fast enough to stay with quick point guards and strong enough to deal with bigger shooting guards. • Would Jackson consider Sasha Vujacic for the bulk of the point guard minutes? It’s certainly conceivable. Prior to Brown’s arr
