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So the Lakers experimenting with Clarkson at point is going particularly poor tn... he was -33 in the first 20 minutes and didn't make a FG..


Monstrous statline from Demarcus tonight in victory.. 5/9 from 3!!! more makes than the rest of the squad combined.. who needs buddy???


24 pts on 7/9 shooting from Marquese Chriss, the 3rd youngest player in the league.
 
PG_AB said:
So the Lakers experimenting with Clarkson at point is going particularly poor tn... he was -33 in the first 20 minutes and didn't make a FG..


Monstrous statline from Demarcus tonight in victory.. 5/9 from 3!!! more makes than the rest of the squad combined.. who needs buddy???


24 pts on 7/9 shooting from Marquese Chriss, the 3rd youngest player in the league.
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The problem with the Lakers is D'Angello Russell IMO,... he doesn't seem to me like he has the right attitude, tbh. Doesn't seem light a fighter to me.
 
PG_AB said:
So the Lakers experimenting with Clarkson at point is going particularly poor tn... he was -33 in the first 20 minutes and didn't make a FG..


Monstrous statline from Demarcus tonight in victory.. 5/9 from 3!!! more makes than the rest of the squad combined.. who needs buddy???


24 pts on 7/9 shooting from Marquese Chriss, the 3rd youngest player in the league.
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Lol do you realize how bad the Pelicans are with Cousins vs how good without right?


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ONE LOVE said:
The problem with the Lakers is D'Angello Russell IMO,... he doesn't seem to me like he has the right attitude, tbh. Doesn't seem light a fighter to me.
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D'Angelo Russell is the youngest player since LeBron James to record 40pts 6 assists and have 1 or less turnover.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Yeah but he's hardly consistent.



Consistency = Effort
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There's a lot more involved than effort to be consistent in the NBA..

It's not like doing your laundry on a regular basis, or avoiding sweets so your beach bod will fit into that bikini you've been eyeing all winter..

There's paid professionals, grown men making millions, some with the single focus of interrupting opponents 'consistency'..
 
PG_AB said:
There's a lot more involved than effort to be consistent in the NBA..

It's not like doing your laundry on a regular basis, or avoiding sweets so you fit into that summertime bikini.. There's paid professionals, grown men making millions to interrupt your 'consistency'..
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I dunno, I just don't seem to get the feeling he puts 100% effort into his game.


You have guys like Delleanova who isn't physically gifted, but he puts his heart and soul into his game. I just don't see that kind of effort and sheer determination in Russell.
 
ONE LOVE said:
I dunno, I just don't seem to get the feeling he puts 100% effort into his game.


You have guys like Delleanova who isn't physically gifted, but he puts his heart and soul into his game. I just don't see that kind of effort and sheer determination in Russell.
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Westbrook has enough effort and determination for 3 NBA players, still isn't gonna get them where he wants to be..

Russell has more on his plate than most of these other rookies / 2nd year players could even fathom.. and there's what seems like 20MM Californians ready to run him out of town to be replaced by Lonzo..

The way he's perceived is just awful.. Instant gratification seeking at its worst.... No doubt the Lakers are getting their money's worth.. not only has he provided on court firepower..

he's provided their fans with something to fixate on and be distracted by, A scapegoat.. which plays right into managements hands.. If/when they turn it around Lakers fans actually gonna be shocked when he keeps improving which is stupid as ****.. People will say dumb **** like "never saw it coming" and the everpopular "thought he was gonna be a bust"...




It's like the Lakers showed up to some track car race with a Jalopy, handed Russell the keys and their fans blame him, the (brand new) driver, not the car.. Fans seem to think that if Lonzo Ball was driving that very same jalopy that he'd be Speed Racer..
 
PG_AB said:
Westbrook has enough effort and determination for 3 NBA players, still isn't gonna get them where he wants to be..

Russell has more on his plate than most of these other rookies / 2nd year players could even fathom.. and there's what seems like 20MM Californians ready to run him out of town to be replaced by Lonzo..

The way he's perceived is just awful.. Instant gratification seeking at its worst.... No doubt the Lakers are getting their money's worth.. not only has he provided on court firepower..

he's provided their fans with something to fixate on and be distracted by, A scapegoat.. which plays right into managements hands.. If/when they turn it around Lakers fans actually gonna be shocked when he keeps improving which is stupid as ****.. People will say dumb **** like "never saw it coming" and the everpopular "thought he was gonna be a bust"...




It's like the Lakers showed up to some track car race with a Jalopy, handed Russell the keys and their fans blame him, the (brand new) driver, not the car.. Fans seem to think that if Lonzo Ball was driving that very same jalopy that he'd be Speed Racer..
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Yeah except I'm not a Lakers fan and even I can see he isn't putting in the effort. I don't often see him chase down lose balls, tried to play locked down defense, or have that "I care" expression on his face.


He has had a few 'breakout' games I admit that. Heck I had him as my keeper last year in fantasy league and he did really well at the end, especially that Kings game. He was primed to take the next step this year and didn't.


Have you ever seen Kawhi doing 'ice in my vein' gesture? No. He just continues to grind and grind. It speaks louder.


I dunno, let's just agree to disagree on this one. He is talented it would be a pity if he doesn't continue to work to improve and become something more than a flash in the pan.
 
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