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

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  1. Khmrp

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    with his length I would've thought he'd easily be the type of player that can avg 1 asst and 1 blk a gm. how come his stl avg are so meager?
     
    Khmrp, Feb 20, 2018
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    Oh man, classic, you found the one negative out of all that positive. :D
     
    Weezy, Feb 20, 2018
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    sorry i cant be mr. rainbow and sunshine, and was only a question
     
    Khmrp, Feb 20, 2018
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    I don't know.

    Maybe he's not practicing enough. Maybe he's still learning as he goes. Maybe his diet doesn't have enough updog in it.
     
    therealdeal, Feb 20, 2018
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    Wassupdog?!?!?!?!

    :Laugh:
     
    sirronstuff, Feb 20, 2018
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    The guy is already 20 years old why hasn't he performed like prime Scottie Pippen? I mean is it too much to ask for a guy heralded as untouchable?
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Feb 20, 2018
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    trade filler to be honest
     
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    Speaking of "unique" .....

    1. Laker Film Room‏@LakerFilmRoom 8h8 hours ago
      On 2/2, Brandon Ingram took over the starting point guard responsibilities. What followed was the best basketball of his career. In this video, I take a deep dive into that 7-game stretch, & how he can keep it going when Lonzo returns.

      18 replies46 retweets183 likes

    2. [​IMG]Laker Film Room‏@LakerFilmRoom 20h20 hours ago
      Hoping to have an Ingram video out tomorrow morning, about his recent games at PG. Here's a quick snapshot. He's raised the set point on his jumper a bit, so it's not as much of a slingshot motion coming from the side of his head. It's still there, but not as exaggerated.

      [​IMG]
     
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    Mid-range shot is looking very, very good lately. He's becoming extremely dependable with his scoring.
     
    lakerjones, Feb 23, 2018
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    Most improved Player? I think so. He sucked as a rookie, now he can hang with Durant.
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Feb 23, 2018
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    Ingram is not rushing his shot...good rotation and smooth follow through. They are not rattling in. Ingram is arguably our best all around player.

    Run the offense? Check.
    Cover the opponent's scoring threat 1 to 3? Check.
    Provide points without volume shooting? Check.
     
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    Just me or does he look like a calm, collected, seasoned vet out there?
     
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    Rather than needing to be babysat because he's 20? Said only because my hope is PG and PG's agent are taking note of what's brewing in L.A. with the young talent rather than looking only at chronological age.
     
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    Aside from the steady all around game that is beginning to be the norm...two things stood out for me. That block off the baseline shot by I believe Matthews and seeing that pass into the post for Barnes that led to a steal. Ingram also had active hands deflecting passes by Smith and Barea.

    His drives also are looking smooth...so in control. Ingram also knew when to defer to Thomas when they were on the floor.
     
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    Efficient. Control. Leader. When things start to go awry, they really do look to BI to set the tone.
     
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    Hopefully his ankle is fine , looked minor but I noticed he was in some discomfort
     
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    It's now a slightly larger sample size of nine games:

    18.3 points
    4.7 rebounds
    5.6 assists
    0.6 steals
    0.9 blocks
    2.3 turnovers
    53.4 FG% (7/13.1)
    54.5 3P% (1.3/2.4)
    79.4 FT% (3/3.8)
    34.2 minutes

    Literally only one other player in the league right now with 18/4.5/5.5/50% on the season: LeBron James.

    The kid is playing PHENOMENALLY.
     
    therealdeal, Feb 25, 2018
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    This is where I really don’t want LeBron on the Lakers. LeBron would have the ball in his hands so often that it would stunt both Ingram and Lonzo’s growth and development.

    If Paul George came by himself, it wouldn’t be that big of an issue because PG isn’t as ball dominant and would fill up the usage currently received from KCP and Thomas.

    Having said that, would any of us really be surprised if only George came and Ingram’s stat line becomes:

    - 23 ppg/6rpg/5apg/1blk/2stl on 50 fg%/38% 3pt%?

    Why I throw out these numbers is because that’s what Kawhi Leonard put up just 2 seasons ago. Think about that perspective of what’s to come.

    We just can’t mess it up by stunting his growth if we become the LA LeBrons
     
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    LeBron will keep Ingram from developing... Yeah...

    I'll take that chance.
     
    therealdeal, Feb 25, 2018
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    You don't stunt a guy like Ingram. On the contrary - He might be able to learn something useful from LeBron. But yeah, he's phenomenal right now.
     
    karacha, Feb 25, 2018
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