Kyle Kuzma Discussion: Wizard

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  1. SFGOLDRUSHER

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    Lopez is officially on the get 10 points and ill be happy boat for me lol. KuZ is on the 15+ boat for sure cause boy is that good. We always seem to be in it when he gets us close to 20. Its boarder line huge. Kinda crazy to say but its true.
     
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    This guy thinks Kuzma's defense will never improve. He's not excited about other Laker youngsters either.
     
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    Ingram being down on this list just shows that people aren't paying attention.

    And the weird obsession people have with Tatum is more than a little confusing. He's been good, but to have him that high on the list is eye roll inducing if Ingram isn't up there with him.
     
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    well, it's all stat-based, right? and the guy admits that tatum's three point percentage has mucked things up a bit. and to be clear: if he was projected as a three-point marksman, he'd have been the consensus #1 coming out.

    i do think tatum is benefiting heavily from playing on a good team yet still getting minutes. most rooks don't get that.

    but again, stat-based: clint capela isn't that good. he's in a great situation for his skillset. advanced stats will never catch up to all the circumstantial variables, imo.
     
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    but what's their scoring punch?

    It's the only legit stat I care about these days.

    that and +/-

    :Noddingyes:

    I keed. I keed.
     
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    My point wasn't to disparage Tatum at all. I actually really like him and he was high on my prospect list coming into the draft. I just think if you're going to drool over Tatum, you should feel basically the same about Ingram. Of course Tatum's efficiency is great, but he's on a great team with great space and a great situation. Ingram meanwhile (only 6 months older than Tatum) is having to carve it all out himself. To penalize him for that is short-sighted. Most youngsters don't get a great situation out of the gate like Tatum has. I'm sure Lonzo would look a lot different on that C bag team too.
     
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    decent coach that seems to know what he's doing too.....

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    The real dilemma in a few years is which guy, BI or Kuz, will be starting at the 3 spot?
     
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    I get to watch this guy and the team again after what felt like a month of no Lakers game.

    I don't care if we lose. Kobe's jerseys retirement should be an enough motivation to at least give Warriors a fight.

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    Neither. It'll be PG13 at the 3, BI at 2 and Kuz at the 4.
     
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    Great game Kuz! Playing like a solid vet out there.
     
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    His defense was very poor .

    However he can't be the 4th option down the stretch , he's too good of a scorer
     
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    God knows we need the scoring. Without him were not in games late..
     
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    Worst defense on the team possibly according to the stats.

    I’d be curious about more info on that.
     
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    I get that he's a liability on the defensive end. What I don't understand is why he's got close to no touches down the stretch at the other end when clearly, he's our best option. It's mind-boggling.

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    Well maybe not the best option but we certainly should be calling some plays out for him.

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    Bump from the second page after 38?
     
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    Consecutive rookie of the month honors? What a game by this kid. Did he even miss in that first quarter?
     

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