Austin Reaves Discussion: Foundation Piece Or Trade Piece?

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  1. JSM

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    Good bounce back game after a couple bumpy games. 19 & 5 on 7/8 FG and second highest +/- for the team tonight.



     
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    Wonderful game …. just is READY for that starting role. Happy to see him have that game in front of Alex so he knows that just same as it was for HIM the hype is real. Not just LA fans moving on.
     
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    Missed this one during the game when they ran it back

     
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    couldnt have picked a better clown to clown on....AR takes over my #1 fav home grown laker!
     
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    I dunno....25 million per year for 25 years might not be enough!


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    AD: 38/10/4 with 2 steals and 2 blocks? in 39 mins? Awesome!

    The Old Man: 25/7/4 with 2 steals? Why he belongs on NBA Mt. Rushmore.

    That "too small" bit AR did to get back on his ex-teammate P Bev in the 4th Q of the Lakers win in CHI? Priceless!
     
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    Pat Bev with a double-single! (0 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast)
     
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    Seriously, that AR clowning Pat BevMo with the "too small" made my entire year. Pay this man his money, Rob!! Laker for life!
     
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    Seeing him out there with the starters clicking immediately...It just brings a smile to my face to see him perform like this.

    The only thing that I'm debating is whether he is better suited for that bench squad and we start Beasley instead so he can get going with the starters?

    I'm split on it...because the starters were DOMINANT for once.
     
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    Personally I think it's just too top heavy with AR in the starting lineup. It crushes Beasley's game and the bench is weak without Reaves. Just not enough ball movement and energy. It sucks because AR is killing it, but I think for the sake of a more versatile team and for Beasley we need Beas in the starting line up again and AR back to the bench.
     
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    We just keep being impressed by this kid.
    What a moment when he clowned BevMo.
     
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    This discussion of starters/bench is spanning several threads with the same topic. Maybe we need a separate thread on it, to gather all the discussion together.
     
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    [​IMG]

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    Beasley is no klay/curry, having him start doesnt magically make him better
     
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    No need for any of this. Need to send this to our moron of a coach:

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    May be he needs some visual aids. He strikes me as more of paint-by-the-numbers type of fellow.
     
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    In 25 years it will be a joke!
     
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    You know, then I think it is time to rebuild that section of the team. I suspect AR is going to be a talent we never saw coming. You can't sit him because OTHER guys can't play their new role.

    This starting 5 is awesome. It is one thing to say, with this team, this year, we are going to have him in the second unit but NEXT YEAR, he's a starter. This is for certain our starting 5 next year and anyone who doesn't fit, is gone. Seriously, I would play out the season figuring this out, so we know who fits and who doesn't fit.
     
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    Going to get two of these when it's up. Gotta have a spare for when one's in the wash.
     
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