Odom admits ’second-guessing’ with shooting; Lakers lagging in three-game holiday play

As the Lakers come out of a three-game stretch, losing to Milwaukee, Boston and New Jersey, critics have started probing the source of weakness with one of the team’s most potent and ambitious players. Lamar Odom - who started off the season with a bang, scoring ten points in his first four games and 25 points against the Detroit Pistons - has steadily been dwindling with his game during the past three games, according to an article posted Nov. 25 by the Pasadena Star News.
“I’m trying to find a way to get to the free-throw line, and take care of the ball,” Odom said. “Of course it’s mental. You’re feeling confident and you shoot the ball backwards and you think it’s going to go in. When you’re not, you tend to second-guess yourself. The worst thing for an athlete to do is second-guess himself. I wouldn’t blame it on anything because switching positions on the floor is my strength. I can admit to playing bad. I’ve just got to take it game to game. Watch films, study, work out. Do a mixture of things to get my groove back. I’ve been unlike myself. What game was it, the Milwaukee game? I was wide open. They played off me. Go to the hole, jump in the air and make passes. I’ve always felt confident. Second-guessing myself is really embarrassing.”

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