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

I think the free throw shooting has really sparked a lot of the frustration.

They are working through it though and I'm glad to see them putting together good numbers.

 

n he still did not improve his ft last night, had no trips where he went 2-2 but of course hes consistent going 1-2

 

I'll continue to complain about s***ty play and team architecture; you can continue to write harlequin romance novels starring maglinka. Deal?

 

^^^^Sounds like a super duper plan, puddin'!

I need a good laugh (and source material) when you decide to bury us.



Forget the #2019lan...
#FunerlolPlan

Thx for the cLip stuff btw...I easily can get 3 chapters worth out of it for my novel...and again, my condlolences...
#RIPLeBeard

 

From the box score looks like he played a solid all-around game last night

 

He just couldn't find his shot today. It happens. But he contributed with his playmaking and defense. Also made all of his FT's. Solid effort from Ingram.

 

His only field goal of the game but he sure stuck it up theirs with it...

 

Poor shooting night, but he impacted the game in other ways and made winning plays. Not bad.

 

He is a limited scorer who isn't used well .

One thing who isn't talked about enough : BI is REALLY missing Brook Lopez and his ability to drag the opponent big out of the paint .

The opponent big defending can drop into the paint on the PNR and wait for BI at the rim without a stretch 5 for the Lakers .

No Brolo makes driving to the basket much harder for BI ... which is his main strength on O

 

I wanna see him glued to Harden next game, if he keeps him at around 30 i'll be happy. No need wasting energy on O, just shut that bastard down, pretty please.
It will be interesting after that last suspension

 

or he could elbow Harden on the head 1st play of the game just to get it over with early

 

You wanna see Ingram foul out in the first quarter?

 

^ you wanna see Harden drop 30 in the 1st quarter?
Young Kobe took defensive assignments very seriously, i want BI to do the same against the Rockets.

 

this is why i said bi should man the 2nd unit with Wagner

 

length has historically bothered harden. i'd use ingram to run him off the 3 as much as possible. make others hit threes to beat us. lobs are less of a threat with capela out.

 

The problem I've been watching with Ingram is that he consistently gets contested on every attempt because he goes ISO like 80% of his attempts, don't quote me on that, just an observation.

He still has trouble with physical defenders, even short ones like PJ Tucker. Whether it's getting to his midrange or attack the rim, the slightest bump knocks him off his rhythm. Ingram seems most comfortable as a slasher off ball rather than with the ball in his hands, that way he gets the necessary separation from the physical players.

While he has the skills to run the pick and roll, he's not quick enough to take them off the dribble and he seems to settle for jumpers when a smaller defender switches on him.

Less is more with Ingram, he needs to focus on getting quality looks rather than creating, leave the volume to Kuzma and the creating to Lonzo. This is his third year now, without any real significant injuries, his development is still behind, I'm not giving up on him yet, but he's now the 1st in line in any deal that may give us a chance at the moment.

 

Just an off night. It's been a while since he's had one. 11 assists is nothing to sneeze at. He's the most balanced and consistent player out of our 3 kids and that's what makes him valuable even in the current stage of his development. He can score, pass, handle, rebound, and defend, all above a starting caliber player. At 21 years old. So I disagree that he should leave the scoring to Kuzma and passing to Lonzo. He should be involved in everything.