D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

Nick cheating is WRONG but it has no influance on the free agency. Russ being a "snitch" will bite us all in the a**.
We couldn't lure the big FA talent before this news broke. It certainly won't help our attempts again this next summer.

NBA ball, with the long season and constant travel, is all about team chemistry. This guy is gonna be Kryptonite for a long while.






It's on all b0ron's anyway...

 

Sounds like Ding doesn't know ish

 

This is getting ridiculous. That First Take garbage was too much.

I can't help but sit back and wonder, if this story was Steph instead of D'Angelo (all other aspects being equal; timeframe, nature of conversation in video) would GS fans be screaming about trading him at any cost? Just get him out of the facility, we'd be better off?

And as far as trading him, if we are entertaining the idea, well kiss that goodbye according to Skip and SAS (and some posters on here). You have to cut him. NOBODY will trade for him. NOBODY will ever trust him. He is the devil incarnate. 0 trade value. He's a throw in in any deal now, right?

And who knows, maybe I'm on the wrong side of history on this one. Maybe I'm the guy screaming you can't pass on Ryan Leaf because Peyton Manning can't beat Florida. I'm at peace with that. But I have the sneaking suspicion that if D comes back next year and is putting up 20/10 a night, won't be hearing a ton about trading him or how he's broken the "bro code".

 

The difference between you and me is that you say the logical thing. Human beings are not logical. They act from emotions. He broke a players code.
I say at least 80 perecent of them are cheating their wifs. They face so much temptations you will not imagine to think about. So yes from the players of the league point of view its a hugh deal. And Chemistry is the most importany thing in basketball.
The s*** Kobe said is no comparisment to leading a guy talking about his s*** and recording it like an a** hole.

 

The good thing is the Lakers won't be in the playoffs so this drama will eventually fall off and focus will be on the playoffs and Kobe's retirement. I think the best solution to all this is for dlo to state a apology to the media for his actions

 

no. all this will blow over soon enough. russ will just have to work hard to earn back the trust of his teammates

the biggest damage to the lakers attracting free agents is that brain dead moron at head coach

 

People getting crazy with this

 

OK step back from the ledge. Too many getting "vapors" over this. Cut him, trade him for chips. Stop. He's not going anywhere and like YoungThundercat says above will be forgotten by start of next season. This clearly was stupid kid thing to do and not malicious if the hacked part is true. He's got to say the right things, apologize to all offended factions out in Lakers land and then buckle down and go to work this summer to be the kind of franchise important player he believes he's going to be. Good smack of reality for him now. Whatever happens with FAs is going to happen. Praying for the ping pong balls to give us some of that unbelievable Gilbert / Cleveland luck at least 3 years running, not even his 4.

 

Playing well solves a lot of this for Russell.

 

How he handles himself here is going to hold a lot of weight with me about how I feel about him going forward. He's go to knock this one out of the park...embarassment, shame, remorse...and maybe tears.

 

If he acts like an arrogant b****
He'll always be known as a snitch
If he shows he feels like dung
People will remember he's young