D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Opted In!

We have the depth to pull him out at any time in the playoffs when our squad is whole, IF, that happens again. Which we'd lose for your midget. And DLO has learned a LOT since all the crap he's taken for those 4 f****** games only, main b***h, from last year's playoffs (don't bother going to prior years) (I have confidence he's grown mentally) .... from people like you. I prefer to root for the guy and keep our depth and squad intact and go forward. Certainly over Trae Young.

 

Yeah whatever..sometimes a guy is just who, he's shown himself to be too. D'Angelo isn't some young rookie, he's a veteran PG in this league.

I'm usually optimistic with everything, but choking isn't acceptable. Now we brought him back, if he chokes again, that's a thousand percent on Rob.

Those 4 f***ung games represented a shot a chip.He folder up his tent and quit. AFTER being called out in game 1. f*** some depth..Denver didn't have any.

 

Since it's so easy apparently to "hunt" AR who you're also really unimpressed with on D ... I'm waiting to hear you explain how we could build our D so that freaking Trae Young wouldn't be hunted easily and constantly with "picks" and abused worse than either DLO or AR are if only one of them is on the floor.

 

What's on him?? That he didn't lose the asset and all DLO's great play this season, except for your boy Ham screwing up the first 2/3 of the season with how to get the best out of DLO and AR together on the floor ... which still yields better team results overall because of the offense than any shortcoming of their's on D ... except for doing it with Prince in the starting lineup alongside them.

 

Austin is a superior player to D'Angelo. He has heart, and he steps into the light and performs. D'Angelo is the more gifted of the two, but I'd rock with Austin all day. We can work it out with him. Defensive shortcomings and all.

His buddy? I'm not a believer.

 

Ham is the exact same coach that got us to the Conference Finals. The same dude that showed faith in D'Angelo right up until game 4. That last part, was the only mistake that he made IMO.

I think Prince has more heart than D'Angelo too. We have who we have tho, so we'll find out who steps up, and who doesn't shortly.

 

Yeah he’s the same guy who went brain dead for 2/3 of the season and actively fought AGAINST using the MOST possible of WHAT got us to that final round. Now we’re scrambling for our lives again.

 

Bron not the only one with a milestone tonight

 

Bron at #3 is wild. Definitely shows the way the game is played today.

 

Don't know why he was benched down the stretch once it became apparent that Cam could not do a thing to bother Murray

 

Definitely should have played more in the fourth. Loud sigh.

 

Yeah, I get trying Reddish for like a minute but damn.. Once he's getting abused how don't you put Dlo in? especially since Den is completely ignoring Reddish on offense.

 

Right. DLO was having a good night and we needed his offense. Plus Cam is still working his way back from his injury.

Ham just likes to upset everyone with his lineup I guess

 

Umm Murray was headhunting him in the 3rd quarter. Can't blame Ham on this one IMO. Murray put Dlo in the blender multiple possessions.

Maybe should have gone with Dinwiddie on Murray instead of Cam in the 4th with the starters

 

reddish wasnt doing any better on Murry

 

Ham is just out clashed because he still dreams of the Bucks formation

 

Yeah but with Dlo we would have a better chance of matching their offense. Cam got cooked and is useless on offense.

 

THere is a difference between headhunting and screening. With Cam they screened him and because of Ham's bizarre decision to stick with Rui on Jokic that left Rui in no mans land or AD doing a bad read

This is what makes Denver so good they don't present many mismatches for you to exploit because Murray is such a big PG and the are just so big and athletic and on offense they have guys who can't leave.

I would have gone with Dinwiddie with hindsight but he wasn't playing that great as he's better combo of defense/offesne or just gone with Dlo and hope you outscore them (which to D.lo credit they were doing). Frankly the only real hope comes down to hoping Vando comes back and his improved offense sticks.

 

Ham not showing all our cards. Brilliant!

 

Overall all credit to DLo. He didn't shrink this game even though I thought his defensibe limitations (not effort) were a problem and overall has been fantastic this year