Lonzo Ball Discussion: Bulls

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  1. LTLakerFan

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    He needs to get his head out of his a**" and I think he needs a new situation.
     
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    yeah, how many new situations does he get? He’s a fifth starter/glue guy type on a good team, IMO. Was always miscast as a star.
     
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    Yea I don’t think you are going to get much more out of him at this point. Interesting to see what his second contract nets him.

    > 10 million nope
    < 10 million I’m listening for a reunion

    He could run the second unit off the bench with much less pressure and expectations. That’s a solid role he could excel at, too bad the reality is he needs to be a lot more than that.
     
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    per year or for 4 years?

    :Laugh:
     
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    A. Highest profile franchise, that your dad personally manipulated your life in order for you to arrive there - as a starter.
    B. Young team, no expectations, ability to ball out.

    What else is left? Vet ring chaser? Last dude off the bench?
     
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    4 years/25-30million
    TO 4th year
     
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    man, I was thinking 2.5 mil for 4 years = 10 mil.

    But I'm sure he has more value than that in the 40 games per year (or total?) he's likely to play though.

    [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    if he wants to come back at the MLE, we might have the right roster for him at that point. i think those are the offers he'll be fielding.
     
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    Someone will pay him. League is full of scrubs making absurd money.
    Lavar is a legend though. He fooled many, manyyyy people... including me :(
     
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    I think his best fit would be a team like the Rockets with Pringles as his best asset is outlet passes and pushing up the ball up the floor very quickly.

    But overall, it's hard to use a player who can't shoot the ball well, who can't shoot free throws, who can't finish at the rim, and who's afraid of contact and physicality.
     
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    Shanghai Sharks?
     
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    [​IMG] ..... great idea @gcclaker . Why not take advantage of all the good will the Ball family has there? :giggle:
     
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    :Laugh:

    The Internet never forgets
     
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    He attempts 1 FT per game and shoots 50%.

    He's shooting 22% from 3 to 10 feet.

    He is broken.
     
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    New coach, new team, new city; a new situation can mean a lot of different things; he's talented, and I believe he's an NBA player, but his biggest obstacle right now is himself; and if he doesn't improve, he'll be playing overseas...

    FYI, I was arguing against most of the board at the time; I didn't want him at number 2. I thought he was overrated.

    He's young; we'll just have to wait & see...
     
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    check the records--i wanted to trade that pick so bad. didn't like him at #2. wanted sac's 5 and 10 to take the guys who actually ended up going 5 and 10, ironically. word was we tried to get that and sac told us to kick rocks. too bad.

    i don't think he's heading overseas, though. he's good enough to be a 25-30mpg nba player on a team that wins, imo. he just can't be one of your big talents, if that makes sense. like a shane battier type--not in style of play, but in impact. don't ask him to be things he's not; it will get ugly. literally.
     
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    That was fast, Gentry already getting criticized by you know who.

    I guess playing 40 minutes a game is what keeps you injury free, Kawhi should listen to this!

    :Laugh:

    https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/2019...m=fishburne&utm_content=recirc-manual-related
     
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    So awesome this isn’t our problem anymore.
     
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