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

With Randle and Russel injured. im excpecting him to score 20+ in a few games.
This is his time.

 

You expect Twiggy to get inside and pound the boards?

Looking at those greatly improving numbers maybe Luke should be playing him 36 minutes every night now too.

 

http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/2...expectedly-lands-first-nba-start-vs-warriors/

How do you not love this kid? He may not put up some monster numbers, but it's just incredible how many things he's already good at and how few mistakes he's making. I want him on the bench for the time being (when DLO and Randle come back that is), but closing out the games.

If he doesn't get a serious injury, I am completely sure we have a future superstar on our hands. Already my second favorite Laker.

 

Definitely getting more comfortable out there. Where I really want to see him succeed is on the defensive side. His offense will definitely come but I really want him to become that lockdown defender. That'll take time I know but he's definitely headed in the right direction.

 

thought he deserved a couple calls when he was attacking the paint early and didn't get them, then he shied away too much. don't get me wrong, i like his head fakes into those midrange jumpers, but i think over time he'll learn to take one more dribble and force the help to make a decision. if they lay off, those shots will be much easier, and if they don't, dunk city for a teammate.

in all, i think his shot is going to come around, and he's going to be a very solid offensive player. he's so much better with the ball than i thought he would be at this stage. keeps the dribble pretty low in traffic, keeps his head up, strong crossover, very little wasted motion. seems like he's been coached well for some time.

 

Gram is getting some much needed pressure on his offensive game.

 

Would like him to develop a go to move (ie floater, hook shot) around the basket. That will open up his game.

 

He just needs to get in control and develop his footwork around the basket. He has the length to finish around anyone really.

 

One off season training with Kobe will change everything

 

Things to work on: Getting stronger + left hand + jumping off one foot.

I like that Ingram has been able to get to his spots on the court, just hasn't been able to finish yet.

 

yeah, i was sort of suggesting that this should be a floater or stop and pop from the 12-15 ft area. julius needs to develop that one, too (he's shown flashes). defenses don't know what to do with those shots, particularly from bigs who can pass. both ingram and randle know how to get there, which is half the battle.

 

Agree. He is already a plus, defender too. He is going to be elite on that end.

 

sports.yahoo.com/news/kicks-fix-adidas-all-in-on-brandon-ingram-193254249.html

I'll probably buy my first sneakers in years because I love adidas and BI lol