Lakers Summer League: 2017 Champions #CultureChange

Lonzo looked great. Don't get hung up on the shooting. That'll come. He sees the game so well. He's going to look amazing next to better NBA talent.

Bryant and Kuzma are this years nance and zu.

Speaking of zu, he looked awful!!!!

 

I saw that, he was doing what he was advertised to do

 

He's the only player in the Top 4 thats expected to initiate the offense...

Give him time to get his game legs back and a feel for the team.

Doesn't help when Vander Blackhole is chucking every time he had the ball in his hands. Zo's moving the ball well especially those up court passes, really throws of the defense off when the ball is at half court with 22 seconds on the clock.

 

you could tell he just wasn't comfortable with his shot. was not looking to shoot the ball in any situation

he also lacked any aggression for the most part. probably just nerves. not going to worry considering it's one game of SL

 

zu looked bad. Ball looked terrible on defense and Im assuming he will settle into the offense.

 

Carusooo bad Carusuck, stop playing this guy Jud

 

Some very generous takes on how Ball looked last night.

 

He looked okay to me. Good defense in stretches and he sees the floor well. His warts were present too though. Hoping he has a better night tonight. Kids got a lot of expectations and pressure on his shoulders.

 

Funny, I didn't see the Clarkson-Deng-Nance-Randle-Lopez unit out there. Must've dozed off in the 2nd half...

 

There were. But there's at least 2, potentially 3 in the list I gave (depending on the SG market). It was the first game of Summer League. Everyone outside of Ingram looked off. Fumbled passes, bad turnovers, stupid iso ball. I'm not ready to claim Lonzo a bust, Bryant the starting center or Sindarius Thornwell 2nd team All-NBA....

I am ready to claim Vander Blue a stupid, ball hogging gutterslut, though.

 

Given how things look in free agency right now, it’s not a stretch to think we are watching guys who will play major minutes for us.

 

Also, there’s a long distance between acknowledging that Ball had an okay at best game and calling him a bust.

Kid has got work to do like every other rookie.

 

Ingram looks like he is going to make a big jump this year, kid is going to be so good in a few years.

 

It was great meeting TIME and John in person, even better than watching the rookies play their first game together. John has a sharp eye and he kept pointing out the celebrities and NBA personnel coming and going.

Ball had a mixed game, with some great passes that his teammates couldn't convert, but also with many closely missed shots that may or may not be due to his unconventional shooting form. He should rebound tonight and make more shots.

Ingram and Bryant were great, and I loved their activity and energy on the court all game long. Kuzma had the same energy, but not quite the same effectiveness on the court. Still, he had some great moments and I'm starting to see why Magic and Rob drafted him.

Not sure what happened to Zubac, but he looked slow, even disinterested at times, and had a really disappointing game. Hopefully he rebounds tonight.

One final observation: Rob is right when he said the Lakers need shooting and defense. That was clear all game long, and had just a few more shots fallen or had the team made a few more stops, this becomes an easy win for the Lakers.

 

rob should tell rob that.

 

Didnt care for the 11 3s to be honest and god lord that D is as bad if not worse than advertised, he got beat to the rack by Kendall "slow mo" Marshall. I dont care for ball gm but i cant label him a bust since his strenth is passing n running the O which looked solid