I want Ball to keep shooting. Shots will fall and make him that much more dangerous. He is too good to become a one dimensional player. All options open. Keep shooting. Spread the court.
Must've been a pretty good roll along with Dozier. Thank GOD for KCP . Brewer too for off the bench too for his hustle/D. Seriously everyones PPG via 36 min(@trodgers style) better be up 3-5 points with Lonzo on the court. We can celebrate the pick guys..even if he never averages 20-25 he compensates with other things that do and dont show up on the sheet that he should always be above on +/- IMO. Maybe a future take that for data projection lol. Best of all guys effing cash in on good vibes! This is the beauty of sports! Dont ever fall for the championship or bust mentality as a fan.. I did that as a 9er fan and i quickly realized it took away from the week to week fun..passion.
you ever had a bad sprain? often times it can make you completely immobile. were not all kobe haha. with that said - I share your sentiments and would like to get him out there if there is any way possible.
Not concerned about the shooting; it will get there. This was my favorite game because it was against some NBA caliber talent; even if the NBA talent isn't that good. Picked his spots beautifully, had some gorgeous passes (becoming a regular thing) including hockey assists, his a couple of jumpers, and a beautiful floater that is going to be deadly soon. Extremely efficient. Dude is going to be fine at the next level. When he develops a jumper consistently, watch out! Some concerns, but not as concerned as I was a month ago...
The jump passes stick out to me as well. He's got to cut down on those. There's a time and place, but he does it too often right now. The only thing that concerns me about his jumper is how inconsistent it is. He's shooting the ball, but he's not doing it with any true confidence under duress. That's something he's going to have to adjust to for sure. On the other hand, I don't have the stats in front of me, but he seems to shoot a good percentage on open shots which is why it'll be important to have other guys capable of creating alongside him. KCP in the pick and roll should help. Julius and Ingram and Lopez can create too in their own ways so that should help as well. But like you said: this team's entire vibe and culture has changed completely. Vander Blue has 100% bought in as opposed to the first game or two. I mean seriously just looking at the difference in the guy is shocking. He's passing the ball, picking his spots, hustling on both ends of the floor... Vander Blue! Imagine when Lonzo gets some actual NBA talent next to him? Lonzo has a long way to go to be the player he has the ability to be, but I am ready right now to say he's our future. He's a natural leader, a natural talent, and the best prospect we've had in decades.
This is what makes Lonzo so special. He doesn't get the assist here, but he starts it all. His passing is infectious and it's clear as day when you watch these games. He really is a special talent and if I was an NBA player exactly the kind of player I'd wanna play with. He goes into these games with the mindset of being unselfish and getting teammates involved and into the game. That's a rare quality to have especially in today's game with how many scoring and shoot first point guards there are.
You can almost see his "wheels" turning though and Zo starting to "pump the brakes" on throwing the ball to Zu out there at times, with him having gone Kwame hands all of a sudden and not doing anything good with the dishes he's getting. At times. Hoping Zu can turn it around with the easy gimmes at least soon. Like tonight.
I like seeing him and Kuzma together. They really seem to click off the court as well as on. I remember seeing Kuzma from behind as they walked down the tunnel after the win a few games ago, wrap his arm around Lonzo's neck like buddies do, and they kind of both looked like they were smiling and happy. Then in last nights game, Lonzo saying he didn't know how Kuzma wasn't picked until the 27th pick during the post game interview with Kuzma next to him. It's one of the most sincere things I've seen Lonzo say in an interview. Just an off the cuff moment for a kid that usually seems very measured with his answers.
Saw they went to the Lonzo/Kuzma two man game during the 4th quarter a lot. Still a bit messy but as their chemistry develops more it will be dangerous.
Lonzo needs to learn to explode around a screen more when he decides to attack the basket. His half speed, probing attacks are getting rejected too often.
true that! not to mention his "light skinned brothers" comment haha. you can tell that he and kuz have chemistry but also that lonzo was feeling himself a bit last nighttoo haha, but thats cool - i like to see a little spontaneity from him
Lonzo effect (Aka Lebron effect) in full force tonight. Complete domination on the court, complete trash off the court. He has such a huge impact on the game.
