D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

Same here. He's had a solid rookie campaign, though. I hope he finishes strong, healthy, and heads into the summer with confidence.

 

Same... but b0ron was my "main reason". I can't stand his dumb look on the sidelines.

 

Yeah. That's what I am hoping for.

He showed more than enough on the court for me to still feel really good about him especially once we get a real coach.

 

Any poster on this site can make that team watchable.

 

:Headbang:

 

Well he's playing. Maybe he heard some of the "soft" chatter....

 

He needs to toughen up
Even if it takes a public scold
Writhing around like he's dying
Is quickly getting old.

 

D'Angelo certainly doesn't shy away from the big moments, but physically he's got a weak core and a very low pain tolerance. Mentally he's a bit immature and a drama queen.

Julius took it like a man when he broke his leg. He always shows up to games and is more focused. Currently I like him better as our alpha.

 

Russ needs some hgh or something. He should be in the gym for the next few years at least 5 days a week.

 

i missed the game. did he look ok on the ankle? saw that he scored well, but didn't shoot fantastically.

 

When does D'Angelo not show up to games? Yes the injuries are frustrating, but it's ridiculous to say he isn't focused or doesn't show up to the games. It's not like Julius doesn't have lapses especially on defense, it's not like he at times looks like he was going through the motions out there on both ends of the court, that's called growing process. Julius took it like a man? Okay so what Russell isn't a man just because he doesn't know how to deal with ankle injuries yet? That doesn't make any sense to me. Randle has dealt with injuries before that's why he fell in the draft. Russell has not. I don't see why either can't be an alpha, but I don't see the need to single one guy out as not being enough of a man and one has had less rookie mistakes than the other because really neither have. They've both had very rookie seasons with the protypical rookie up and downs.

 

The key word is "currently." You're right, Julius has lapses but D'Angelo is a bit ADHD. He is talented no doubt, but his focus is everywhere and needs to get his head straight. I feel he's well behind all of our young players in that regard. Seriously, you can't have a leader that's immature and video tapes private conversations. So for now, Julius seems like a better candidate as our alpha. D'Angelo may qualify in a few years. Just my observation.

 

Wow. That was a bad game yesterday; the last 3-4 games he hasn't shot well. Yesterday, he wasn't into the game. The team wasn't and looks like it officially quit on Byron. That's not surprising, though. Everywhere Byron goes, he eventually wears out his welcome, the players tune him out, and as a result, it usually leads to his termination.

Either way, Russell is still shooting 37% from the 3-point line this month, so that's a good sign. His actual FG' percentage has trended back down at 40% and I don't know what his TS% is this month. He's the least of my worries, though.

 

i'm saddened by the quick dropoff from russell after it looked like things had clicked for him. and i don't care if your coach is incompetent; it's up to you to play hard and focused all the time.

hopefully, they took some notes when kobe decided to take rodney hood out of the game. don't take notes on the shot selection...but that's just good ol' fashioned accountability. somebody stop the bleeding--and this can happen aside from scoring.