D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Opted In!

The (much much) better Russell.

 

27 points DLO. Solid game. Just stop with the lazy passes, esp that Kawhi steal momentum breaker one…

 

Yeah there were a few frustrating misses down the stretch, but once again we don’t win this game without DLo.

He kept us in the game in the third by catching Westbrook sleeping off ball and continuing to cut for open looks in the paint

 

He hits one of those last 2 open shots it would be a great dlo game instead it was good.

Liked that he was bad in the first half and it didn't get to his head - came back strong in the second half. He needs more of that mentality in playoff type intensity games

 

Also heard Christian Wood bring up DLo in his postgame interview. They were asking about Wood’s last putback dunk and Wood said he had that fresh in his mind because DLo was just in his ear about how much of an advantage he has on the glass.

Legitimately don’t think DLo minded one bit when he was benched for most of OT. I think he understood why, and instead of pouting he stayed completely engaged and focused on helping his teammates from the bench

His on court performance has been up and down so far, but I LOVE the mentality he’s displaying!

 

Great game for him and I also like the players comments about how encouraging he’s been.

 

He has his weaknesses but such a great thing to have him as a 3rd scoring option

 

Underrated performance again but if he hit that 3 man I just want a proper ice in my veins celebration damn it

 

Really good game from DAR. That start to the 3rd scoring burst was reminiscence of a lot of games last season, much needed energy after the half.

 

Once again - we do NOT win this game without DLO.

he was absolutely bonkers in 2nd half - glad he was able to outplay Russ.

DLO being a 20pt scorer for us changes our whole dynamic.

Also - I love his leadership and staying in guys ears - cam, wood, reaves...just exactly the kind of leader we need for the younger guys because he's a little bit closer in age to them than LeBron/AD.

Wish he nailed that buzzer beating 3 and I think in the future, I want to see him step in for a mid-range jumper instead of a 3 after that pump fake. His mid range is actually kind of money for him - and I'm fine with him taking more of those.

 

When he plays like this we are closer to win. We know what we are getting most games from AD and Bron. It was always up to DLo, Reaves and a 3rd guy, supposedly Rui but Wood is taking over that role.

 

Coach DLO

 

When DLo is balling we are winning 95% of games, end of story.

 

If you hear Denver's game plan against us...it was to shut down DLO because they said if DLO has a good game, we usually win.

Their game plan to take DLO out of the game worked perfectly...

For now though, DLO is ballin' and if he can be that consistent 18-20ppg scorer for us while hopefully shooting 38%+ from 3pt, we're going to be very tough to beat.

 

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That would be a Championship caliber team without question. D'Angelo irritates me sometimes, but he stepped up and held his own last night. That version of D'Angelo, brings a lot of swag and juice to the team. Great effort!!

 

let's hope the first couple games were just flukes. it's critical that he plays well, imo. as i said last year, he just brings stuff we don't have elsewhere. great that he's such a good/well-liked teammate, too.

 

Feel like the Nuggets have him ( and the whole team honestly) a bit flustered and frustrated. I think he has bounced back and hopefully this is the guy we get most nights.

 

The Nuggets are BIG and play really good defense and DAR and AR in their less than blistering, try to trick you forays into the paint and playmaking, plus their shooting were having a damn tough time with them.