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paydawg said:
Lonzo takes what the game is giving him.  His mentality is to not force his shot.  As the others start to command more defensive attention, then Lonzo will have more open looks.
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Not too sure about that... are you Lavar?.

There were several occasions where he should have been looking for his own offense.

Is there such a thing as "forcing his pass"? Oh yeah, people accuse LeBron of doing that in clutch time. :)
 
Heard that Deng not happy about Kuzma getting the start over him when Nance got injured.

Seriously? You are getting paid $18m to ride the pine... just cash your check and cheer for your team.

Also, didn't we say there would be a problem with Lonzo's shooting mechanics? Now everyone is commenting on it.

You can get a way with those type of shortfalls at the high school/college level but this is the NBA... Lavar should stop talking about playing time and start focusing on fixing that broke shooting motion.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
Heard that Deng not happy about Kuzma getting the start over him when Nance got injured.

Seriously? You are getting paid $18m to ride the pine... just cash your check and cheer for your team.

Also, didn't we say there would be a problem with Lonzo's shooting mechanics? Now everyone is commenting on it.

You can get a way with those type of shortfalls at the high school/college level but this is the NBA... Lavar should stop talking about playing time and start focusing on fixing that broke shooting motion.
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Yep. Should he struggle with his shot the whole season, there should be absolutely no hesitation in re-working/building his mechanics this summer. That's the "glass half full" part of his struggles.
 
eyephone said:
irvinehomeowner said:
Liar Loan said:
Kobe's rookie year wasn't impressive either.  It's rare for a rookie to come in and have a major impact right away.  A few have done it - Magic, Lebron - but it's rare.
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How dare you? Lonzo will be Rookie of the Year, MVP and NBA Finals MVP!

#TWLS

(well... maybe every other game he will be good)
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What?s your thoughts on Kuzma?
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Since the beginning I have been a big fan of Kuzma.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
Heard that Deng not happy about Kuzma getting the start over him when Nance got injured.

Seriously? You are getting paid $18m to ride the pine... just cash your check and cheer for your team.

Also, didn't we say there would be a problem with Lonzo's shooting mechanics? Now everyone is commenting on it.

You can get a way with those type of shortfalls at the high school/college level but this is the NBA... Lavar should stop talking about playing time and start focusing on fixing that broke shooting motion.
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Yep, if you want to play, agree to a team friendly buy out and you can play for whichever team you want.  Deng at this point of his career is probably a vet min type.  Do what Wade did with the Bulls and go play wherever you want.  Or just sit there and be a good "vet" for the young players and cheer them on

Maybe the fix is to start taking college 3's instead of nba distance.  Long 2's are probably the "worst shot in basketball" in today's nba but at least it'll build his confidence.  I agree with the "glass half full" point of view.  If he was shooting like 30-35% from 3..it's like not terrible enough to start fresh, but the way he is shooting?  I'm sure in the off season they will tear it down and build from scratch.  Whoever was the shooting coach for Kevin martin should be hired for the job, same hitch, but the shot went in.  There was a video on a Lakers website that mentioned the issue wasn't the hand part but the footwork before the shot.  I'll try to find it
 
Embed dropped 46 points, 15 reb, 7 blocks on the Lakers.

The Lonzo Hype unbelievable.

Ingram and Kuzma are the stars of the Lakers. (Throw in Clarkson)
 
I actually think this is much ado about nothing.

Sure, Lonzo not being aggressive with his own shot hurts the offense but would Kuzma and everyone else be scoring as much if Lonzo was chucking it all the time.

Even though they lost to Philly last night, we can all admit it's fun to watch the Lakers again. I wish Kuzma made that dunk over The Process.
 
Lakers could of won last night. Why wasn?t Clarkson or Kuzma in the game at the end?

I assume Lakers management want to give Lonzo playing time in the 4th quarter. But at the cost of a win?

Lou Williams of the Clips had a great game. Griffin went down with a injury. It looked like Rivers landed on Griffin?s knee.
 
Trubute to Kobe night. The Lakers retired Kobe?s jerseys. (#8 and 24)

Lakers need to practice free throws. They made 22 out of 25.
 
So Woj reports that Clarkson, Randle and Nance are tradeable.

I can understand Randle and Nance because of the backlog at 4 and Kuzma but I think they need to keep Clarkson.
 
not sure if I like that either...
It?d be funny if lakers do get lebron next year, reunion with IT, lol
 
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