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

Hmmm. His 3rd season by the All-Star break...

 

Closer than you think. I just don't see the "humility" in DLo to be the best. He's a "Showman" and is too caught up in himself. Randle is a solid blue collar guy but he will have his limitations.

Ingram, I just see that all around modern NBA game potential. The 20 pts 7 reb 7 ast player that always gets 1 blk and 1 stl a game.

I realized I just describe one of my fav players growing up... Scottie Pippen!

 

Hmmm. His 2nd season if he keeps up the Kobe like dedication to his game? Think about the player you see right now this season if he were hitting 45 - 40 on his shooting and 3s and 80 on FTs. Considering his to the basket game would open much more so more points there as well. Does not play like he's skinny. Only has to stay reasonably healthy in his career. No permanent performance limiting types of injuries.

 

With no injuries, I'd say he'll make that jump next year, this off season he'll gain weight and by seasons end he'll realize that with his length he can always take it to the rim easily against pgs

 

we're going to trade russell for someone worse than russell?

 

Still not an Alpha though. Who is the team leader in coming years? Is he on the roster yet? If we expect to reach the top again, it will have to be addressed.

 

i think someone--prior to the draft--likened ingram to leonard. i strained to see it at the time, but i started to see it early in the season. their physical profile is so different, but their games really aren't. let's hope he makes the same strides in terms of shot making that kawhi did. if he does, year three or four has him as a top notch nba player. that's a lot to ask, though. leonard's trajectory is highly unusual. who would have thought he'd become such an iso scoring threat or pick and roll ballhandler? maybe ingram can surprise in other ways, perhaps as an individual defender (something kawhi always showed).

 

I saw some Kawhi in him after summer league and preseason, mostly from his defense. Now as we see Ingram's offense develop, its looking similar to Kawhi's growth.

It also helps that their demeanor on the court is so similar.

 

1-7!!!!

Woot Woot!

 

I think as all the young principals in this Lakers saga grow and progress, we will have similar optimal positive results with Ingram and Luke and his system. Much of it Pop's same philosophy of coaching an NBA team.

 

So much pressure on the kid right now getting all those minutes as a primary ball handler too. There's no doubt in my mind that BI will be the most improved Laker next season. Teams can adjust only so much, you can't adjust to that length unless you double (not that his offense warrants it yet), and that's just fine. No, BI is a potential BIG problem for teams. I'm fine with his development rate. He will attack that shot this summer.

 

Hopefully Kobe takes some time out to work with the kid. If he can get that fadeaway down pat, lookout.