OFFICIAL 2017-2018 LOS ANGELES LAKERS THREAD
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Luke Walton is becoming the Adam ? of coaches with the friends ?
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Good win. I want to see Ingram be more aggressive.
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Entertaining game last night. They had a good chance to win. Kuzma is probably my favorite player on this team right now. It's good to see Ingram's growth and he's becoming much more consistent.
Still not buying the Ball hype, I don't see the "transcendent" talent. I was lukewarm at best after seeing play in college.He can't shoot, poor defender, can't see to to get his own shot. Decent court vision, good rebounder, I need to see something that indicates he was worth being #2 overall though... -
thegreatunknown wrote: »Entertaining game last night. They had a good chance to win. Kuzma is probably my favorite player on this team right now. It's good to see Ingram's growth and he's becoming much more consistent.
Still not buying the Ball hype, I don't see the "transcendent" talent. I was lukewarm at best after seeing play in college.He can't shoot, poor defender, can't see to to get his own shot. Decent court vision, good rebounder, I need to see something that indicates he was worth being #2 overall though...
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20 years old with one month in the league. Y’all ? crazy lol
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20 years old with one month in the league. Y’all ? crazy lol
So there's no red flags that you're seeing with Ball? Yea its only a month in, but #2 drafted overall, co-signed by Magic, numerous experts debated whether he should be #1 overall and he has been like warm, flat soda to a fanbase thirsty for success.
Where's the spark, where's the juice? Simmons has it, Donovan Mitchell has it, Kuzma, Monk, Smith Jr., Fox they all have shown something... -
Lonzo did just have a triple double though
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Lonzo did just have a triple double though
But but but the haters said Lonzo is a bust already -
Lonzo hasn't shown nothing? None of the rookies are flat out killing it this year besides Simmons. What is the #1 pick Fultz doing? They're rookies. It's a learning curve.
The funny part is his worst performances came on national tv games. He performed a lot better in some other games and I been watching em all. -
Kuzma 30 and 10 like a seasoned vet out there
Lonzo walking pass the skirmish will be magnified I'm sure
Can we play somebody other than Phoenix tho??? -
If Simmons didn’t get hurt last year, Kuz would be a legit strong ROY contender
And I’m glad BI proved me wrong these last 2 weeks. That was a shaky start -
BI is why I can’t jump out the window on Zo.
Eye test
Zo first 16 games as a rook >> BI rookie start
& Outside of percentages the numbers agree.
And as far as Zo the jumpshot is gonna be what it is for the rest of the season. But dude gotta finish easy layups. He miss about 1 or two bunnies a game. -
Lonzo be drillin he ain’t tryna throw hands
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Lonzo another triple double
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Good game for the squad.. schedule lightening up these next couple games. Let's try to get to 500
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4. Brandon Ingram, understanding his length
That other celebrated pick from the 2016 draft -- the even younger one -- is starting to figure out how useful those long toothpick arms can be on both ends of the floor.
About 42 percent of Ingram's shots have come at the rim, up from 27 percent last season. Ingram doesn't have a super-explosive first step, but he doesn't really need one. If he can nudge his defender into retreat mode, his arms are so long, he can sort of drive into the guy's chest and lay the ball in over his head.
He's taking contract in the air, hanging and coaxing in tough shots as his defender returns to the ground. His free throws are up. Ingram has good passing vision. The more damage he does off the bounce, the more passing lanes will become available to him. He walked into the NBA with good passing vision.
The only downside: The uptick in shots near the basket has come at the expense of 3-pointers. Ingram's attempts from deep are way down, and he's canning just 30 percent. Ingram eventually has to become a serviceable 3-point shooter if he's going to play alongside Lonzo Ball. But in the short term, this tradeoff is fine; some young guys improve in increments. Ingram honing one skill now doesn't mean he'll neglect the other one forever.
He is becoming a menacing defender away from the ball. When he spreads those arms, he covers a lot of territory. He's almost in two places at once. He can crash into the paint, and snap back in time to interfere with a pass to his man.
He dissuades some opponents from throwing that pass in the first place, and every half-second of hesitation is a mini-win for the defense.
The Lakers ranking a shocking fourth in points allowed per possession isn't a total fluke. Total flukes don't typically last a quarter of the season. Two of their core healthy big men -- Randle and Kyle Kuzma -- are quick enough to switch onto ball-handlers, and their guards have embraced the ? work of jostling with big men on the flip side of those switches. Josh Hart is sturdy. Ball is a pest. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ingram are engaged help-and-recover guys on the wing. Everyone has bought in.
I'd still bet on the Lakers falling back toward 10th, and maybe a hair worse. Opponents have hit just 31 percent of their 3s, the lowest figure in the league, and they've been ice cold on wide-open triples. Teams are even bonking around the rim, and the Lakers allow a ton of shots there. (Only Milwaukee has yielded more as a percentage of all attempts, per Cleaning The Glass.) This stuff will revert.
Still: Hanging around the top 10 in defense would be a huge, unexpected success.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21528928/zach-lowe-10-things-like-including-ben-simmons-nba -
I hope Luke Walton keeps Kyle Kuzma as the starting 4 over Nance when he comes back... Kuzma has earned it
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joeyfkncrakk wrote: »I hope Luke Walton keeps Kyle Kuzma as the starting 4 over Nance when he comes back... Kuzma has earned it
Prepare to be disappointed.....
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Luke a ?
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Luke is becoming a dumb smart ?
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I hate when the Lakers lose games like these especially when they be up but that inexperience and not having a closer always bites em in the back side.
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joeyfkncrakk wrote: »Luke is becoming a dumb smart ?
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Nance shouldn’t starting
