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Don't know why this is so hard to understand.
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Don't know why this is so hard to understand.
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He did that last year too with trying to keep the bench together. This is a young team, we need to start off strong. Start Clarkson at the 2 while KCP is out. Simple.
Hurry up and rack up the page count so this message gets lost or else CP is going to get upset we are questioning Luke
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I'll reserve judgment until game 10 games in or so but my eyes are on Luke and Ingram...
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It was a given due to his dad. This was expected. He's gonna be fine. I see him as a 12pt and 6 assist guy for the season
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If people took his dad that seriously then they are idiots. You can tell after about the 2 week of Lavar being in the media that you need to just ignore what he says but every outlet today is talking about his dad and why Lonzo was overhyped etc. Well it was you idiots (media) that believed him. Lonzo is not a stats guy. He may average 10 10 and 7 while still be one of the best in the league some day.
I expect nothing less from you people. Same ones writing off rookies in summer league, questioning young coaches the same way.
"start Clarkson, simple."
Clarkson does poorly....
"Shoulda started Brewer"
Brewer does poorly.....
"Shoulda tried Deng"
Deng does poorly.....
"Walton's rotations are garbage"
It'll be the same thing over and over for you folks. Replace Walton, it'll start all over again with the next coach.
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team offense looked awful
wont really know how we'll look until KCP returns and the rotatiosn are set
deng should not get any minutes unless theres an injury
ball, KCP, BI, nance/randle ( doesnt matter) brook
ennis, JC, Kuz, randle/nance, bogut/Zu
JC was solid last night and he should run the offense for the second unit going forward...
wont really know how we'll look until KCP returns and the rotatiosn are set
deng should not get any minutes unless theres an injury
ball, KCP, BI, nance/randle ( doesnt matter) brook
ennis, JC, Kuz, randle/nance, bogut/Zu
JC was solid last night and he should run the offense for the second unit going forward...
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Should'a traded Ingram...
Ingram plays well
Damn shouldn't have traded Ingram.
You tell them CP.
PS tonight is Lonzo's first road game since being drafted.
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Dlo's first NBA game. He had 30 pts 2 nights ago in his 3rd season opening game. It'll take time for Zo.
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C'mon man why you have to bring that in here. Still burns.Dlo's first NBA game. He had 30 pts 2 nights ago in his 3rd season opening game. It'll take time for Zo.
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I think starting just about anyone but Deng would have been justifiable.
I honestly think brewer fits better *with Zo. And at least that would tell me that Deng isn't in the rotation at all.
I honestly think brewer fits better *with Zo. And at least that would tell me that Deng isn't in the rotation at all.
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I think its so funny that people say "XYZ player sucks, trade him." You realize that other teams realize our players suck too right? Why would they trade their assets for our crappy players 
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cause we're getting their trash tooI think its so funny that people say "XYZ player sucks, trade him." You realize that other teams realize our players suck too right? Why would they trade their assets for our crappy players
Dlo's first NBA game. He had 30 pts 2 nights ago in his 3rd season opening game. It'll take time for Zo.
Y'all think DLo sucks tho. So why y'all believe Zo will be any diff?
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really hope the coaching staff gets ingram into better scoring positions.
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Dlo's first NBA game. He had 30 pts 2 nights ago in his 3rd season opening game. It'll take time for Zo.
You seem patient with Lonzo and Ingram. That’s good.
Lol people never cease to amaze me.
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are you implying his lack of footwork, below average shot, and inability to use his length is somehow the coaching staffs fault? kinda difficult to see how that is...
What no1 is saying is how Magic has put so much pressure on him by saying he needs to score 20 pts a game. Its very obvious he is focused on trying to score one on one
now and its all just FORCED. I'm gonna keep saying it, HE NEEDS KOBE SESSIONS if he wants to live up to the Magic's expectations. Last year's version of Ingram let the game
come to him.
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Lavar is a ******* clown. Just saw his post-game clip with Neil and SAS.
darthska
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Yeah, rotations have to do with every single roster, in every sport, at every level.
At every level, in every sport, things can be done that improve the quality of play or decrease it. ABYSMAL teams can do things that improve what they're doing, and RUNAWAY ELITE teams can make blunders.
The only way rotations... or timeouts, or youth, or age, or chemistry, or lack thereof, or practice, or scouting, or ANYTHING... cna be used as a scapegoat is if someone says "That thing is why we lost! Screw the guy responsible for that thing!"
example: "Rotations are why we lost! Screw Luke!"
If someone says that, then yes, they are using rotations as a scapegoat, and foolishly so.
But "Uggggh, not feeling Luke's rotations" is NOOOOOTTTT "Rotations are why we lost! Screw Luke!," even if that's all you see when you see that criticism.
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Beat me to it...
And there's no need to even talk rotations... Rotating slighty less trash players with trash is still trash breh
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I need 17 6 13 tonight from Lonzo against the bum *** suns... Show us you're worth the hype
Need 20 7 4 from BI
Need 20 7 4 from BI
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you guys think luke will change the line ups?
nance played great for once in his got damn life so i dont see them changing the line up
nance played great for once in his got damn life so i dont see them changing the line up
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as a coaching staff they need to recognize their players' weaknesses (and strengths) and put players in the best position to succeed. there's no reason to have him out there driving off balance and forcing the issue when its obviously not a strength. i'm not privy to what the coaching staff is asking him to do out there, hell, they may be the ones forcing the 20ppg expectation on to him and encouraging him to take these bad shots, but its their job to ask him to do less/more/something different.
atlsfinest
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LMAO, no possible way for Zo to get that statline. First of all, he's not gonna take enough shots to get 17 points and there's no way to get double digit assists if your teammates can't finish or hit open threes. Zo handed these guys the ball under the basket, they couldn't convert.
