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I mean mentally you gotta carry yourself that way if you really wanna be somebody
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I mean mentally you gotta carry yourself that way if you really wanna be somebody
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Never forget:
His pops at the end on that floor. I can only imagine Lonzo being here with his dad, but he seems pretty level headed.
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Not gonna lie I DESPISE fans who want every star player to be like kawaii leonard and Tim Duncan 
**** grinds my gears
**** grinds my gears
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Not gonna lie I DESPISE fans who want every star player to be like kawaii leonard and Tim Duncan
Deangelo Russell is a star player?
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^ he will be
But that fact that someone hates his "cockiness" infers they rather him be an emotionless humble dude ala Kawhi, Tim.
You know what he meant
But that fact that someone hates his "cockiness" infers they rather him be an emotionless humble dude ala Kawhi, Tim.
You know what he meant
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Move D'Lo to SG and call it a day already. Kid does not have what it takes to play PG in this league. I was excited when we drafted him and I'm still a fan, just not as our PG. It's not a skill issue, he's obviously got vision, awareness, and a shot that will get better with time but he lacks the speed, quickness, and explosiveness needed to play PG in this league. Some of us D'Lo supporters need to stop reading these PER 36 and AVGs at age so and so numbers and watch the tape.
He's 21 years old and I know he mentioned Manu as his favorite player growing up but damn, he looks like The corpse of Manu out there a lot of times. He doesn't have the foot speed to stay in front of the opposing PG or the explosiveness to close distance when trailing. All he has is his length which is negated by the fact that he got no hops and plays too upright.
I feel D'Lo will still grow and thrive on the Lakers, he's a plus offensive talent for sure with a lot of room to grow it's just the limits he has athletically will deter him from ever being the elite PG we were hoping for and there's nothing wrong with that. At the 2, he can play off the ball to get his shot, run the offense in a pinch, and as he gets stronger will be able to defend SGs.
He's 21 years old and I know he mentioned Manu as his favorite player growing up but damn, he looks like The corpse of Manu out there a lot of times. He doesn't have the foot speed to stay in front of the opposing PG or the explosiveness to close distance when trailing. All he has is his length which is negated by the fact that he got no hops and plays too upright.
I feel D'Lo will still grow and thrive on the Lakers, he's a plus offensive talent for sure with a lot of room to grow it's just the limits he has athletically will deter him from ever being the elite PG we were hoping for and there's nothing wrong with that. At the 2, he can play off the ball to get his shot, run the offense in a pinch, and as he gets stronger will be able to defend SGs.
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damn, sending good vibes and good karma to VTB.
FEELIN YOU MY BROTHA!!
FEELIN YOU MY BROTHA!!
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Vic the brick...man...
The good ol days.
The good ol days.
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Damn that sucks. VTB is a G.
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All I'm saying is if we are gonna get on these players. Then we need to get on them all equally. Everyday it's just DLo and every other day it's Randle. It's disgusting, this is a team game. And unfortunately ain't no leaders stepped up yet. So they should all get it the same.
And everyone is too young to give up on them. But you can't deny that there's something there. There has been smoke. Not saying it's a huge fire. But there is something.
You can't just keep making excuses for certain players just to align an idea. Especially when the coach says it. I'm believing the coach and the staff that are with them everyday.
I would never ever believe a word Byron says. But when Walton's words echoes Byron. An eyebrow raises. That is all.
And everyone is too young to give up on them. But you can't deny that there's something there. There has been smoke. Not saying it's a huge fire. But there is something.
You can't just keep making excuses for certain players just to align an idea. Especially when the coach says it. I'm believing the coach and the staff that are with them everyday.
I would never ever believe a word Byron says. But when Walton's words echoes Byron. An eyebrow raises. That is all.
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Shh..
You can't talk about Essential1 man crush like that on here
He's sensitive when you mention him in trade talks or talk bad about Randle on here.
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sizzlejkd
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Laker fans are extremely hard on Russell. I get it though, it's tough not to be critical of him when he acts like he's entitled to be the starter 24-7-365. When he was interviewed after the game last night, you could see he didn't take the benching too well.
You think he'd be playing with a chip on his shoulder and come out firing on all cylinders but unfortunately he ended up only getting 10 points and lacking any sort of passion. Not good, not good at all.
You think he'd be playing with a chip on his shoulder and come out firing on all cylinders but unfortunately he ended up only getting 10 points and lacking any sort of passion. Not good, not good at all.
EddieDoyers
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It's fine to have criticism of DLo
Just to be like "he's trash" and "he's gonna get traded for Carmelo" is just ridiculous given his lack of experience and potential
Just to be like "he's trash" and "he's gonna get traded for Carmelo" is just ridiculous given his lack of experience and potential
sizzlejkd
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Here's the thing though, his potential isn't really that great. He's not dynamic enough and he surely isn't ever going to be known as a high-end defensive player.
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best player? a who dis?Another day, more shade thrown at the best player on our team
Can't wait til we trade this bum for Kawhi or Giannis
EddieDoyers
formerly eddiengambino
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That doesn't mean he's trash though. He's going to turn out to be a very good offensive combo guard. His defense will probably stay average. He will be our no.2 or 3 guy in the future unless he suffers a bad injury after another.
We gonna be alright, just have to keep building our team with assets ala Celtics style
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tell me, you watch his game right....what does he do that you like. he passes? does he make plays? he supposed to be a great shooter right? how come he can't shoot? when he misses, its all over the place....i watch every game and go check out all his misses. there is no consistency. sure he'll score 20+ in a game...but who doesn't want to pad their stats in the 4th when the game is meaningless.
This will be his 2nd full season in the league.....how long we waitin boss? doesn't the following concern you with D'lo:
- slowness
- can't finish (worst than dfisher)
- can't shoot
- no explosiveness
- no motor/heart
- entitled
- can't create his own shot
- SLOW AF!
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All that and he's still currently the best player on this team
You midas well go root for the nuggets whip
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also, lets not forget he got benched by 2 different coaches. does that not tell you something? **go ahead, google some allstar point guard that was benched during their first 2 years** you guys always have somekind of excuse its crazy.
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now I know you're a certified dslow stan if you really think that. thank god you're not a GM. facts not feelings bro....sorry u have a dslow jersey and it'll be at Ross this summer.All that and he's still currently the best player on this team
You midas well go root for the nuggets whip
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Shh..
You can't talk about Essential1 man crush like that on here
He's sensitive when you mention him in trade talks or talk bad about Randle on here.
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EddieDoyers
formerly eddiengambino
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He's a better scorer and playmaker than Fisher
Cmon bro
You can argue that Fisher was better on defense and had a bulldog intensity, but DLo is better on offense than Fisher ever was
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