2015 Nba Draft Discussion: Russell, Nance Jr., Brown

Discussion in 'Lakers Discussion' started by LaVarBallsDad, Oct 14, 2014.

Page 241 of 287
  1. alam1108

    alam1108 - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    13,585
    Likes Received:
    37,190
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Laker Land
    Offline
    I could be wrong but if we waive his option we lose his bird rights.
     
    alam1108, Jun 22, 2015
    #4801
    trodgers and tada like this.
  2. 432J

    432J - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    6,843
    Likes Received:
    15,185
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    can it be thursday already for gods sake?

    all this talk about trading the pick or taking porzingis or mudiay has my head spinning. if they draft anyone that's not towns, okafor, or russell i will flip
     
    432J, Jun 22, 2015
    #4802
    ElginTheGreat, JohnnyComeLately2k6, John3:16 and 2 others like this.
  3. therealdeal

    therealdeal Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    28,475
    Likes Received:
    62,061
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Coward is the worst radio personality out there right now. How that moron got a national job, I have no idea. I'll never forget when he had Jeanie Buss on. He talked **** about her until she came on, then he was nothing but friendly. Then as soon as she hung up he started bashing on her again.

    He's a poor man's Skip Bayless.
     
    therealdeal, Jun 22, 2015
    #4803
    LTLakerFan, JohnnyComeLately2k6, ElginTheGreat and 2 others like this.
  4. LaVarBallsDad

    LaVarBallsDad - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    16,172
    Likes Received:
    31,056
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Hey, Okafor, you almost got traded before you were ever even drafted. How do you feel? :rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Jun 22, 2015
    #4804
    LTLakerFan and D-Fish Man like this.
  5. trodgers

    trodgers Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    12,132
    Likes Received:
    18,499
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Professor of Humanities
    Location:
    Orlando
    Offline
    [​IMG]
     
    trodgers, Jun 22, 2015
    #4805
    LTLakerFan, acetabulum7 and TIME like this.
  6. John3:16

    John3:16 Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    6,590
    Likes Received:
    15,642
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    CEO - Big Baller Brand
    Offline
    I'm with ya. Some other good players besides those 3, but we have the 2nd pick. No reason to get cute. Make the smart (obvious) pick. It's not difficult.
     
    John3:16, Jun 22, 2015
    #4806
  7. jerryr88

    jerryr88 - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2014
    Messages:
    789
    Likes Received:
    706
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    CIty Of Angels
    Offline
    Minny informed KAT theyre taking him with the #1

    So okafor is ours unless we trade the pick for cousins

    Can it be thurs already?
     
    jerryr88, Jun 22, 2015
    #4807
    LTLakerFan and therealdeal like this.
  8. JLaker17

    JLaker17 - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 2014
    Messages:
    2,299
    Likes Received:
    5,827
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    So if we draft Okafor, will the Cousins trade likely die with it? Don't want to have to wait all summer to see if we trade him...
     
    JLaker17, Jun 22, 2015
    #4808
  9. unpossibl1

    unpossibl1 - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    597
    Likes Received:
    1,127
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    If the trade is on it likely happens during the draft, which means we could see Okafor get selected, put on a Lakers cap, and then have his hopes and dreams crushed on live TV.
     
    unpossibl1, Jun 22, 2015
    #4809
    therealdeal likes this.
  10. LTLakerFan

    LTLakerFan - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    36,484
    Likes Received:
    60,684
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    So Cal
    Offline
    Perfect [​IMG]
     
    LTLakerFan, Jun 22, 2015
    #4810
  11. JLaker17

    JLaker17 - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 2014
    Messages:
    2,299
    Likes Received:
    5,827
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Damn, was so excited for this draft now it has me worried. Gotta trust Mitch that he won't fall for a deal that gives us our young guys too.
     
    JLaker17, Jun 22, 2015
    #4811
  12. LaVarBallsDad

    LaVarBallsDad - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    16,172
    Likes Received:
    31,056
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – D'Angelo Russell hasn't pursued the stature of the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, as much as he's pursued its possessor: the Los Angeles Lakers. The stage, the burden, the long, long point guard shadow of the incomparable Magic Johnson, Russell has relentlessly chased it all. D'Angelo Russell has made his case.

    He was talking inside in a suburban Southern California restaurant recently, awaiting his trip to New York for Thursday night's draft, and slowly, surely Russell has made the Lakers think longer and harder about his candidacy. Once, everyone was so confident Duke center Jahlil Okafor was the Lakers' easy choice, with Kentucky's Karl Towns fastened to Minnesota's No. 1 overall pick.

    Only now, on the cusp of the draft, Russell keeps coming. He is a spectacular 6-foot-5 freshman out of Ohio State with a gift to accurately deliver passes at the most improbable of angles, to the most darting of targets. He comes with a developing jumper and a Showtime point guard presence that washes over him. As much as anything, Russell is a fascinating blend of confidence and cockiness harnessed within an understanding of how you heed the expertise and cull the lessons of those before you.

    Read rest at link: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/d-ange...ake-him-no--2-in-the-nba-draft-202142022.html

    Great article for all my fellow Russell lovers!!!
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Jun 22, 2015
    #4812
    John3:16 and ElginTheGreat like this.
  13. OmarE

    OmarE - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2014
    Messages:
    2,753
    Likes Received:
    7,340
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Anaheim, CA
    Offline


    okafor vs towns

    Okafor is in the best shape of his life now so these clips are pre college.
     
    OmarE, Jun 22, 2015
    #4813
    LaVarBallsDad likes this.
  14. Battle Tested20

    Battle Tested20 Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    9,213
    Likes Received:
    24,866
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Technical Data Analyst
    Location:
    Fair Oaks, CA
    Offline
    I could totally see Stein being a total star. I think he's going to really surprise people how underrated he is on the offensive end of the floor.
     
    Battle Tested20, Jun 22, 2015
    #4814
    LTLakerFan and lakerjones like this.
  15. Weezy

    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    18,592
    Likes Received:
    75,491
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Anaheim
    Offline
    I think GM's and scouts and teams start to overthink things, what's the phrase I'm looking for, outthink themselves? Okafor coming into the college season was the #1 guy. He put up some really nice stats all season, his team got to the championship game, he made some key plays at the very end and they won. How does your draft stock drop after all that? Because of a combine with measurements and a bunch of weird drills? I see Towns' potential, but I don't see that he's made this huge leap over Okafor, it's a toss up between them to me, maybe the only factor being best fit and the style of ball your team plays.
     
    Weezy, Jun 22, 2015
    #4815
    LTLakerFan and jerryr88 like this.
  16. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,698
    Likes Received:
    31,842
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    If we had the number 5 I was thinking we should go after WCS.
     
    lakerjones, Jun 22, 2015
    #4816
    LTLakerFan likes this.
  17. jerryr88

    jerryr88 - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2014
    Messages:
    789
    Likes Received:
    706
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    CIty Of Angels
    Offline
    i dont see why we would draft another big if we trade for cousins

    doesnt it make sense to draft a sf or even a pg and have clarkson slide to sg when kobe retires?

    ive seen myles turner/cauley-stein

    am i missing something? we have randle
     
    jerryr88, Jun 22, 2015
    #4817
  18. acetabulum7

    acetabulum7 - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2014
    Messages:
    680
    Likes Received:
    835
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Walnut, CA
    Offline
    As if I couldn't decide between KAT and Okafor, I finally got around to watching highlights of D'Angelo Russell, and now I can't decide between Okafor and Russell... :think:

    Russell reminds me a lot of Kobe. The hesitation dribbles, splitting the defenders, pulling up for an unexpected 3, using his length to reach for layups, the fadeaways, the lightning quick precision passes... Wow. Not saying he will be as good or anything, but the resemblance is there. Except his shot release is much quicker.

    Man, with all these freshmen projected as top picks, it's almost impossible to know who will pan out. :worried:
     
    acetabulum7, Jun 22, 2015
    #4818
    ElginTheGreat and jerryr88 like this.
  19. jerryr88

    jerryr88 - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2014
    Messages:
    789
    Likes Received:
    706
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    CIty Of Angels
    Offline
    IF we traded our pick for cousins i'd like for russell to fall to #6 for us. i think hes gonna be a very good player but if it were between him and okafor i'd pick okafor. his game has a few holes (questionable D & FT %) but its something that can be fixed imo

    his offensive game is elite and imo will translate to the nba very well. his footwork is light years ahead of dwight howard and dwight has been in the league for a decade and made it to the finals.
     
    jerryr88, Jun 22, 2015
    #4819
    acetabulum7 likes this.
  20. lakerfan2

    lakerfan2 - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2014
    Messages:
    5,220
    Likes Received:
    10,105
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Offline
    Kobe? Come on man. Not even close. Kobe had explosive athlecism and great size for a SG, both in which gave him an advantage offensively. Kobe would posterize you or overpower you in the post. Russell's game is predicated on his ability to create space with his handling and quick release, much ado the Curry comparisons. Kobe would just flat out take a shot over you because he knew he could. He didn't need much space to finish and would do it with ease.
     
    lakerfan2, Jun 22, 2015
    #4820
    LTLakerFan likes this.
Page 241 of 287

Share This Page