D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Opted In!

Discussion in 'Lakers Discussion' started by The Original 81, Jun 25, 2015.

Page 350 of 732
  1. sirronstuff

    sirronstuff - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    31,024
    Likes Received:
    75,945
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Your time is running out Ham
    Location:
    Laker Purgatory
    Online
    [​IMG]
     
    sirronstuff, Dec 21, 2016
    #6981
    KB24 and LTLakerFan like this.
  2. Battle Tested20

    Battle Tested20 Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    9,213
    Likes Received:
    24,866
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Technical Data Analyst
    Location:
    Fair Oaks, CA
    Offline
    He did look a lot more mobile, bouncy which is a good sign to say the least.
     
    Battle Tested20, Dec 21, 2016
    #6982
    trodgers likes this.
  3. wcsoldier81

    wcsoldier81 - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    5,045
    Likes Received:
    9,764
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Once he's done with the knee issue , he needs to play more minutes .

    He was around 28 mins before the health issue , it needs to be bump around 32-33
     
    wcsoldier81, Dec 22, 2016
    #6983
    trodgers likes this.
  4. trodgers

    trodgers Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    12,016
    Likes Received:
    18,423
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Professor of Humanities
    Location:
    Orlando
    Offline
    Agreed. We have no one playing even 29 per game. These young guys can handle 30-32.
     
    trodgers, Dec 22, 2016
    #6984
  5. karacha

    karacha Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    8,554
    Likes Received:
    27,730
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Yes, they should be able to.
     
    karacha, Dec 22, 2016
    #6985
  6. svtzr

    svtzr - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2016
    Messages:
    2,658
    Likes Received:
    7,094
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    I think our strength in the back court is in numbers. We have a good rotation of DAR, Young, JC and Lou. Which one of those do you want to cut minutes for? JC and DAR need time to develop. Lou is playing 6th man of year level and Nick has been one of our best players this season.

    It's a tough decision. I think they are all deserving of minutes and you just play the hot hands to finish each game.
     
    svtzr, Dec 22, 2016
    #6986
  7. Khmrp

    Khmrp - Lakers MVP -

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2016
    Messages:
    11,989
    Likes Received:
    13,745
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Not impressed....
     
    Khmrp, Dec 22, 2016
    #6987
  8. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,616
    Likes Received:
    31,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    Not sure when it's going to sink in, but at some point DLO needs to start taking better care of the ball in the fourth when it really counts. There's just been way too many games where he's committing these unforced turnovers that just kill us down the stretch in tight games.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 22, 2016
    #6988
    Barnstable, Cookie, Battle Tested20 and 2 others like this.
  9. trodgers

    trodgers Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    12,016
    Likes Received:
    18,423
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Professor of Humanities
    Location:
    Orlando
    Offline
    TOs - killer. But he played well otherwise. His scoring repertoire is polished.
     
    trodgers, Dec 22, 2016
    #6989
  10. Weezy

    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    18,197
    Likes Received:
    73,987
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Anaheim
    Offline
    I don't know if it's the knees or what, but I'm not seeing the progress I expected this season. He has the occasional impressive game, but otherwise he's a mixed bag of nice made shots but a bunch of turnovers. Right now this is Lou Williams and Nick Young's team, and I'm not seeing Russ going out and making his mark, trying to make it his team.
     
    Weezy, Dec 22, 2016
    #6990
    tada, Barnstable, Khmrp and 3 others like this.
  11. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,616
    Likes Received:
    31,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    6 freaking turnovers. You just can't do that.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 22, 2016
    #6991
    Barnstable likes this.
  12. KB24

    KB24 Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    3,159
    Likes Received:
    8,286
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Certified Tax Advisor
    Location:
    Germany
    Offline
    I have to agree. Russell has the occasional big game but he did that in his rookie season too.

    He is better than his rookie year statistically (even though marginally). But he is also a year older, plays in a much faster and free flowing offense. The TOs etc. are still there, scoring efficiency is still la la...where is the big jump?
     
    Last edited: Dec 23, 2016
    KB24, Dec 23, 2016
    #6992
    Barnstable likes this.
  13. wcsoldier81

    wcsoldier81 - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    5,045
    Likes Received:
    9,764
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Tough to be really impressive when you don't play that much .

    I still agree with your post . He's not explosive , can't go right ,doesn't attack the rim often ( below average finisher when he does) .

    As of now he would be better if there were a good enough playmaker on this team to allow him to play more off the ball .

    I'm still optimistic about him , he's in year 1.5 after all ...

    PS : The late game TO still can't be excused though ... He's already done this same mistake so many times
     
    wcsoldier81, Dec 23, 2016
    #6993
    therealdeal and lakerjones like this.
  14. JLaker17

    JLaker17 - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 2014
    Messages:
    2,285
    Likes Received:
    5,810
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Turnovers with him are just killer.
     
    JLaker17, Dec 23, 2016
    #6994
    Cookie and lakerjones like this.
  15. raviator

    raviator - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2014
    Messages:
    965
    Likes Received:
    2,279
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Offline
    His passes in the open court more or less seem to be on point. It's when they're in the half court set where he's committing the same type of turnovers, trying the force a pass into the vicinity of two or three defenders. If the pass isn't there and he knows it, he needs to look for other options or at least direct the guys around, he is the point guard after all. But these turnovers have been going on for a few games now.
     
    raviator, Dec 23, 2016
    #6995
  16. LTLakerFan

    LTLakerFan - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    35,644
    Likes Received:
    59,426
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    So Cal
    Offline



    :Shaqlaughing 2:
     
    LTLakerFan, Dec 23, 2016
    #6996
    alam1108, KareemtheGreat33 and Kenzo like this.
  17. trodgers

    trodgers Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    12,016
    Likes Received:
    18,423
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Professor of Humanities
    Location:
    Orlando
    Offline
    Russell hasn't played more than 32 minutes in a game this season, but in the games he has played 30+, here are his numbers:

    Five Games
    37-89 FGs (42%)
    16-38 Threes (42%)
    11-15 FTs
    20.2 PPG
    5.6 APG
    5.2 RPG
    2.0 SPG
    4.0 TOPG

    His five games of 20+ points project to 21 such games over the course of the season. Last year he did it 13 times in 80 games.

    If I have a point it's that people are selling DA short - he's vastly improved from last season, and if he were to start playing 30-32 per night, he'd probably be at around 20-5-5.
     
    trodgers, Dec 23, 2016
    #6997
    ElginTheGreat, Barnstable and LaVarBallsDad like this.
  18. LaVarBallsDad

    LaVarBallsDad - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    16,172
    Likes Received:
    31,056
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Very good analysis. I still think he will be a very good player.
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Dec 23, 2016
    #6998
    ElginTheGreat and trodgers like this.
  19. sirronstuff

    sirronstuff - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    31,024
    Likes Received:
    75,945
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Your time is running out Ham
    Location:
    Laker Purgatory
    Online
    relax you guys...... he said we'd be in the Finals next year.
     
    sirronstuff, Dec 23, 2016
    #6999
    LTLakerFan, Khmrp and Kenzo like this.
  20. LTLakerFan

    LTLakerFan - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    35,644
    Likes Received:
    59,426
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    So Cal
    Offline
    [​IMG]


    Payton's hair says "hello" to the stupidity

    [​IMG]
     
    LTLakerFan, Dec 24, 2016
    #7000
Page 350 of 732

Share This Page