D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

the turnovers were incredibly frustrating. he's got more skill and vision than that, which means, as you suggest, it's a lack of focus that's causing those.

he's lost all confidence in his shot, too. of course, it's a chicken/egg thing, as he can't hit the broad side of a barn.

i'll try to focus on the positive: he's a better finisher than I expected at draft time. he finishes very well with his off hand in traffic, even occasionally being able to put proper English and use larger chunks of the glass. that's not easy, in my experience.

the passes that didn't go straight into the hands of opposing players for fast break points were also pretty fantastic. nice lob to randle, great bullet pass under the basket when trapped in the corner, couple of nice pocket passes on the pick and roll that, of course, led nowhere due to the receivers.

 

Is there any way to spin up like a child protective services case, but for an underage adult (20) to bring against the FO if they moronically bring Byron the a-hole back another year?? Cruel and unusual and definitely harmful behavior from the powers that be in the Lakers organization being forced on this fine young player.

Public support for such an aggressive course of action would be huge.

 

faced with the potential of seeing a possible backlash at the autograph signing, the kid wears the only appropriate hat i can think of....i'm ready to forgive his misdeeds

 

haters!!!

 

Russell has fantastic defensive instincts and is long for a pg, so the steals don't surprise me. if he learns how to navigate screens and attend a bit more off-ball, he's going to be a very good defender, imo. not passable, good. he's already passable, imo.

btw, look at larry nance on that list. I really like larry. can't explain it; just think larry's going to stick in this league.

 

Something has got to be wrong. This kid can shoot to save his life right now. He might finish the season sub .400 which is a shame considering the kind of run he was on last month.

 

Yeah alot of it is probably fatigue. I also kinda feel like the knee bruise and ankle sprain in mid/late March threw him off a good rhythm.

 

I feel that Russell will look A LOT better with some quality pieces around him. Give him at least a serviceable pick n roll big and a SF that can hit the 3 and we'll see a huge boost in his game.

 

Yep. Byron said as much.

 

Reporter: Would you share personal stuff with D'Angelo?

Kobe: Can I get a HELL NO?!

 

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