D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

He'll have a lot of things going for him that will make him look better.

- Time in a system that's not Madsen's Madness.
- NBA caliber teammates.
- Conditioning and training.

 

You just reminded me I have not watched Byron's interview yet, probably the only one but by omission not design. On my list of things now.

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I hope you're right. I did notice how happy he was in the training camp interview from hawaii on the TWC interview. Maybe he's turned over a new leaf. We'll see.

I do feel good about how hard working the young guys are, and I like that Hibbert went right to work when he get traded. Based on that effort, our defense should improve in and of itself just because of that factor. I just hope we have some sort of coherent scheme in place, on both sides of the ball.

 

I think the bigger thing is Byron's comment about Russell's conditioning - “His conditioning was really good and he shot the ball extremely well,” Scott said of Russell. “On the defensive end, he’s working on some of those things we want him to work on that end of the floor with communication and understanding where he needs to be.”

As long as he is working hard I am good.

 

His trust doesn't come easy so this says a lot.... Or Kobe is just going soft with old age :snicker:

 

You can work with people who are willing to put in the work Smush. Don't even really need accolades.

 

I forgot about that!!!


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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...-requested-to-have-locker-next-to-kobe-bryant


Lakers' D'Angelo Russell requested to have locker next to Kobe Bryant
By Zach Harper | NBA writer

September 29, 2015 4:05 pm ET
When you have one star player on his way out and one potential star player on his way in, you want to see the torch passed and the knowledge taught from the veteran to the young guy. With the Los Angeles Lakers hoping No. 2 overall pick D'Angelo Russell can be their next franchise player, Kobe Bryant being able to teach the ways of the NBA -- both on and off the court -- to the rookie could be paramount to Russell's development.

That's why it's a good idea to make sure Russell doesn't have to go too far in order to bend Kobe's ear. In fact, he won't have to go far at all after the rookie's request to have his locker next to Bryant's was granted by the Lakers. According to Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News, Russell wanted to make sure he could take advantage of the opportunity to learn from Kobe without having it be weird by always needing to walk over to Bryant's locker for advice.

Before they play together in an NBA game, Lakers rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell found a practical solution that will accelerate any adjustment period with Kobe Bryant.

Russell requested to have his locker next to the Lakers' star.

“I don't know how much longer he's going to be around,” said Russell, who will first practice with Bryant on Tuesday in Honolulu. “So to have the opportunity to pick his brain a little bit every day, I don't have to make it weird by walking to his locker. I'll just look to my right and there he is.”

On Monday, Bryant asked Russell if he felt nervous amid the expectations as the Lakers' No. 2 draft pick.

“I said, ‘A little bit. I don't know what's coming my way,'” Russell recalled. “He said, ‘This is the same thing you've been preparing for your whole life.' That gave me a boost.”

This is a pretty common practice around the NBA. Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love had their lockers next to each other in Minnesota when the Spanish point guard came over to the NBA and they were building their chemistry, on and off the court. Chris Bosh has his locker next to Hassan Whiteside's in Miami in order to help bring him along as much as he possibly can.

Bryant and Russell sharing the same space around their lockers will lead to a seemingly infinite number of opportunities to learn the ways of the NBA. Russell won't have to go far to learn about all the times Kobe wanted the ball and felt he was open.

 

Read that earlier; good read.

 

Another nice read ^^^