Brandon Ingram Discussion: He Is Who We Thought He Could Be

In that example, Ingram will mainly be playing as an off the ball SF. Our first unit is run by DAR, with Randle handling the secondary play making duties when we run our sets. We are trying to develop both those guys as well as Ingram. If Ingram is playing the majority of his mins with DAR and Randle he won't see as much of the ball - his mins need to be staggered with the second unit. That's why even in the games he has started during the recent run of injuries, he has been playing alot of mins, mainly so Luke can get him back in with that second unit. In the first unit he won't develop his playmaking ability as much, he probably won't get as many shots as he can with the second unit either.

On top of that, I'd be pretty sure when they were talking to Deng about coming here, they would of told him he'd be starting for at least a season, maybe even two and Luke strikes me as a guy who is very respectful of his vets.

 

Brantetokounmpo

 

Indeed I disagree about BI starting . I do expect BI playing more with DAR though ... in order to develop their chemistry and for BI to act as the second playmaker you're talking about .

I think he will be more useful in this role than as the primary shots creator

 

That Giannis comparison gave me chills

 

Something interesting for everyone that may feel like Ingram should start so he can develop more:

Brandon leads all rookies with mins played per game at 27.1 mins (6th most mins amongst Rookies and Sophomores who have played a comparable amount of games).

He is also second at most minutes played overall for the lakers just behind JC (Julius is averaging a minute extra of playing time per game but has missed a few games).

Luke is doing a tremendous job as is, at giving Brandon the time needed to develop.

 

Luke is doing great with him. I just think he is better as a starter, regardless if he plays more minutes or not.

 

Should he backup PG? I mean our other options are.....

quota material.

 

I actually don't think Ingram has earned any more shots. When you have one of the worst FG% in the league, you shouldn't take a huge chunk of your team's shot opportunities. Taking around 8-10 is enough right now.

Where he can continue to excel is defence and playmaking - which is better served with him being staggered with DAR and Randle.

 

His shot needs some major correction, his terrible FG% isn't going to change through the season .

He will have to work with a great "shot/skills" trainer this summer .

I always wonder what these players learn/do/work on before they become pros ...

Not a lot of competent coaches/trainers in high schools/colleges

 

his ball doesn't seem to have a lot of rotation on it, more of a put than a shot. that should be fixable, but not during the regular season.