Brandon Ingram Discussion: He Is Who We Thought He Could Be

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  1. Juronimo

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    But but but but but... he's a bust! Wesley! Second pick bust!

    At any rate his game is coming along. We've already seen him move away from the iso-ball and pick his spots better. Once he puts it all together, he will be really good.
     
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    Those numbers are really good for his AGE. He needs to make his FTs, though. The form looks A LOT better than last year. I'd like to see him at 70% by the end of the year.
     
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    Calling him a bust before the season even started and then declaring it proved after 2 or 3 games was totally understandable.

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    But calling him Wesley Johnson or not as good as ....was a reason to go!

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    Am i the only one that really loves how he looks more explosive, has a faster quick twitch/agility on D...can tell hes diagnosing/looking for making sure hes in great position at all times.

    Made one HELL of a second year leap.
     
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    He's actually a bit better than I expected offensively. I was thinking 12-5-4 on 42% shooting and 33% from 3. I just didn't think he was ready to average 15+ a game yet cuz offensively I thought he was still very raw.

    I'm happy that I'm wrong about him. And it helps that he's really focusing on D and showing the potential that we all saw in him last year.
     
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    ...looking back at that Lillard bucket. Ingram great defense, just better offense. :( Can't complain.
     
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    lol he was Wesley Johnson with all that Iso BS he did, but he probably watched Durant with his rim protection this couple of games
     
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    Another outstanding game from Ingram. On fire in the first half. When he goes to the rack no one can seem to stop him. Quick first step, long length, great focus and determination to get to the rim. It's beautiful to watch.
     
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    If he keeps it up good chance we can use him to dump Deng. :clap: :rofl:
     
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    That first half was the first time in a long time (ever?) I thought "yeah that guy might be a go-to scorer one day". He looked fantastic.
     
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    I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but Ingram is looking much much stronger this year.

    He's playing bully ball with his drives and winning with it. I saw multiple drives against Marc Gasol tonight where Gasol basically couldn't stop him and it wasn't just length and finesse that was beating him.
     
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    Agreed he's giving out and receiving a lot of contact on the way on those drives. But now he's getting the calls (unlike last year) and he's finishing. It's great to see him working.
     
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    That drive into Gasol -- He never would have tried that last year.

    He's been steady lately. Love him attacking the rim instead of settling for the jumper.
     
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    Speaking of that, how bout Kuzma going right at Marc too and then that beautiful floater right over him?

    :Headbang:
     
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    6/6 ft, highlight of the gm lol
     
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    Love this guy... the reason we're so good
     
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    Smooth layups like big game james! haha Maybe not yet, but love what i see
     
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    finishing through contact, using his left hand at the rim, good stuff. great first half--again, attacks came within flow of offense for the most part. as he's scaled back the isos (or the coaching staff has), he's looked much better.
     
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    I agree. Much, mucg better. Keep doing what you're doing BI! and keep hitting those FTs.
     
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    I actually thought the same thing. Great game and I’m really happy for him right now.
     
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