D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

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  1. lakerjones

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    Hmm. Question though - I felt that we picked up Bamba because he's a good three point shooter/floor spacer and defender. To me he seems kind of like a Brook Lopez type player in that regard which is what they had on the Bucks. AD could still be the one in.
     
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    Yes, and check out my most recent post in the Mo Bamba thread. It seems he can be a fine spacer for us.
     
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    Yeah, his game his definitely like Brook's. Probably the closest player to that frame in the league.
    But AD is not Giannis and I don't think Ham sees him in that role. He seems to want 4 drivers and AD inside. Let's see, I hope he gives it a run, it can gives another weapon to create problems to other teams + maximize AD in some games
     
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    Feel.like he needs to shoot more. Not sure this Schroeder pairing make sense for him
     
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    Ham .... to "good sense" is like the Honey Badger .... to bees and any other physical threat …. he doesn’t give a s***!!

    hilarious language ;)

    And as well .... the same as it was to Byron, or even James Cameron (would have been unobtanium :rofl:)

    [​IMG]
     
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    You see more crisp ball movement with D LO at point. The ball movement was better. There has been to much hesitation with taking a shot. Some guys are timid to pull the trigger.
     
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    Man when he can stay engaged, All star caliber player.
     
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    His defense is actually alright. It's not as bad as advertised.
     
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    That was a fun game from him, his game is so smooth. Fun to see him feed off the crowd and try to get them into it as well. Mainly I’m glad Dennis is on the bench and DLo has room to operate now, he and leBron are the creators.
     
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    He actually settles down the offense by running plays for the O instead of guys jacking up 3s back and forth. What a difference night and day from brick reckless style.
     
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    Exactly what I was thinking watching him play tonight.

    [​IMG]
     
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    This shot.

    Good stuff DLO. Good stuff. That’s part of what we’ve been missing.
     
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    Do people not remember why we shipped him out in the first place? It was never because of his game.
     
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    Magic was protecting Nick Young’s honor and DAR wasn’t a leader and broke the code, whatever that was:Laugh:
     
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    Boron. Do you trust he did his best?
     
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    Yeah the Showtime Mafia
     
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    Oh I remember. And I disagreed with it at the time.
     
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    it was to get the space to sign lebron, and i disagreed at the time, too. it worked out, obviously. and russell is an improved player. he matured physically, and it seems like at least to some degree mentally. three games and nary a random pass to the other team for no reason.
     
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    I can't believe how much better he looks than he did in his last stint with us. I have to thank the Nets and Wolves for developing him for us.
     
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    He runs the offense so well, weaving in and out of traffic. Setting people up, not creating many turnovers and scoring without too much trouble. 21 points, 7 assists and a steal and only one turnover. Great fit!
     
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