D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

I'm ok keeping him and adding a minor piece or two. Dude can shoot.

 

ATL are big Laker fans too lol, that pretty funny. I attended a game there when Dwight was on ATL, and I was shocked that the whole arena was filled with Laker jerseys.

 

First game I've been disappointed in Dlo in a long time - bring it against the guy you are in rumors to be traded for

 

He made up for a bad night the other night with a near triple double.

Shot 5/20 but it did not feel like it - he impacted the game in so many other ways and THAT is what I wanna see from him when his shot is not falling.

 

Now I wanna see him light it up at the GARDEN and he's got a tough matchup with Brunson

 

He controlled the offense masterfully with all of those assists.
It didn’t matter that he missed a bunch because the rest of the team was very good.

 

Big 3 in a really bad shooting night. Top notch floor general duties. The everything else is what we need more of from him when that shot isn't falling. If he consistently did these Derrick White things, he doesn't spend every year of his career on the block.

 

…listen to your players coach.

 

he's still (justifiably, imo) mad about the benching.

 

For sure. What we heard last season: we don't want to bench DLo bc of how it might affect him. This season: screw that, I'm gonna bench DLo and prioritize Prince.

When the coach yanks the chain of your 3rd & 4th best players and prioritizes a 1-year BAE player over Reaves, DLo, Rui, everyone else - it demotivated those players and screws the team.

 

Coach has to understand who responds to what and adjust accordingly.

 

For the future of this team dlo should actually be our PG even when LeBron is on the court.

LeBron is a better passer yes, but dlo is more fluid on offense.

LeBron giving up the ball more also means he can save energy for when he needs to take over a game

 

Is he back in Brooklyn yet?

Trying to manifest it.

 

What is he really trying to say here? It doesn't matter If I miss shots, or get blown up on defense with regularity, I've earned the right to stay in the game?

Love me anyway, win or lose? f*** that, we did that all the way, until game 4 against Denver. We got swept too, and NO..D'Angelo...that was NOT an example of a rousing success FOH.

 

i think he's saying he wants the same consideration journeyman taurean prince gets?

 

..... @Slick

 

Is he going to take on Journeyman Prince's defensive assignments too?

D'Angelo avg 14 shot attempts per game, more is expected from him, especially considering that we don't have a backup PG. There is a reason, that Shroeder avg 30 mins a game, last season, and replaced him in the starting lineup against Denver. He doesn't get to hide behind, Prince is playing too much either.

The expectations were, that some of these guys, would step it up to a level above ,how they finished last season.

 

Not going to happen, but if LeBron wants to go to New York now, I would take back Randle, DiVincenzo and Hartenstein.