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What if I told you that Lonzo is even better than DLo at directing an offense....[thread="654452"]Quote:[/thread]
I mean...does he even know he just described Lonzo??
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A lot of dudes are acting like DLo was going to be this Laker legend....it is what it is.
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I've been saying for the past month at least that they have similar flaws.If you think Lonzo and Russell are similar players
All the complaining about not driving enough, lazy passes, bad defense.... Lonzo has all of those issues also.
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I mean Lonzo was catching lobs and dunking on dudes at UCLA. Dlo can barely dunk
come on guys....
come on guys....
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I mean, they have extremely similar flaws. Both only go left off the dribble (lonzo due to limations on his shot), but were meh defenders, both lacked the quickness to beat people off the dribble.If you think Lonzo and Russell are similar players
Lonzo has better vision that is for sure, but he also has many of the same qualities.
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I've been saying for the past month at least that they have similar flaws.
All the complaining about not driving enough, lazy passes, bad defense.... Lonzo has all of those issues also.
Zo's defense was better than D Lo in college. All this "Fox torched him" talk, Fox was abusing UCLA bigs on pick and rolls the whole game. Zo didn't give up all those points. I actually think his defense is hated on more than it should be here.
Zo sees an offense significantly better too, looks to set others up first instead of only passing when it's opportune statistically. I believe he shot better from NBA range than Russell in college as well.
Russell's passing was incredibly overrated because it looked cool, Zo can get lazy with his passes but not in volume, I personally think he's the best college passer I've seen in awhile. But that's me.
Nothing is certain, but that's how I see it. A lot of NBA players can't play defense or make bad passes, doesn't make them similar players.
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Do you realize that Lonzo's statistics were better than DLo's except in PPG and FT percentage in college?I've been saying for the past month at least that they have similar flaws.
All the complaining about not driving enough, lazy passes, bad defense.... Lonzo has all of those issues also.
Lonzo averaged more assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, less turnovers, and a higher field goal percentage....
You guys are starting to sound nuts.
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In transition he's amazing. In the half court he can disappear.
That isn't a knock, I love his game and hope we draft him.
I just hope everyone knows what kind of player they're getting.
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Our transition game with Dlo and JC was horrendous last year. Randle too. How many times did we botch a 3 on 1, 2 on 1 or 3 on 2 break?
Maybe now we can have an uptempo style with a lead guard who knows how to run a break
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Agreed. This is definitely something that would improve with Ball. I'm just worried about when things slow down and they need someone to get a bucket. Who is going to be the guy to get them points?
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They don't want to bro. Blind.
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If there's one thing the Lakers were decent at last year it was transition offense
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100%
But in the half court we're going to need another guy to help run the offense until he improves his ball handling and PNR skills.
Like, I'm being completely objective and I'm not breaking news right now.
These are concerns that most ppl have with his game. Which is completely normal for a 19 yr old.
All I'm saying, when he struggles with certain things (that Dlo struggled with also) don't bash him. Let him grow, he's going to need a couple years at least.
His attitude will most definitely buy him more time and patience than Dlo. His dad on the other hand...
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And this is why DLo got traded and is getting replaced by Lonzo or Fox100%
But in the half court we're going to need another guy to help run the offense until he improves his ball handling and PNR skills.
Like, I'm being completely objective and I'm not breaking news right now.
These are concerns that most ppl have with his game. Which is completely normal for a 19 yr old.
All I'm saying, when he struggles with certain things (that Dlo struggled with also) don't bash him. Let him grow, he's going to need a couple years at least.
His attitude will most definitely buy him more time and patience than Dlo. His dad on the other hand...
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But will Lavar's antics really give him that much more time than D'lo?
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Last time I checked, Lavar isn't playing on the team.
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I think Dlo's too cool for school attitude and playing style contributed to him being traded, as did his actual skill set
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Last time I checked, Lavar has a mouth and the media has mics.
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Last time I checked, Lavar has a clothing line.
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This is true. Did anyone buy any of those overpriced cotton T-shirts yet?
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