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#1 pick,Julius and Clarkson for Booker.... who says no?
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EddieDoyers
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What if I like both Booker and DLo? 
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Like you said Mamba, funny how the usual booker haters ain't sayin anything tonight
and you wasnt saying nothing when he stunk for 4 games straight you kno better than that
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clarkson finally having a good game
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But but PERS smh booker going to be the truth
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Empty *** game
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yall need to go drool about booker in the nba or suns thread. this the laker thread
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That they lost lol
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I really like Booker but that 70 had some fraudulence. Good accomplishment for a 20 year old though.
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Is it me or is De'Aaron Fox a better, faster, more aggressive version of D'Angelo Russell.
Disclaimer: I love D'Lo.
Disclaimer: I love D'Lo.
EddieDoyers
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At the end of the day, Kobe scored 81 and won 
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Brewer would be a good bench piece if he could do ANYTHING well other than pushing the pace.
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I think Fox is what I thought Mudiay could be.
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how does mozgov have a foot sprain when he dont even play?
EddieDoyers
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Sitting on the bench for 48 minutes can be tiring
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Dlo passive
Getting outplayed by 2nd string Dunn right now
Getting outplayed by 2nd string Dunn right now
EddieDoyers
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You mean Kris Dunn is playing good defense on JC
EddieDoyers
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Let's say we hit some bad luck and don't keep the pick...
There's some silver linings, and ways to make the team work.
Russell is around an average defender currently, and it's mainly because he does some things excellently and some things are just plain awful. So in the end it kind of all balances itself out. He's got a long way to go to be decent, and will never be a lock down defender, that's an either you came to the league with it or you didn't. But technique is what is the most glaring thing for him. Consistent technique would make the areas of weakness on defense passable and make him slightly above average on defense. His size at PG has been at times tough for some PGs to navigate. Proper technique + size + experience would bring him a long way.
Ingram's issues are all lack of experience, and lack of physical ability because of body type. He's not particularly fast on defense, but he's long-limbed which has saved him a lot. Get his body to where it needs to be (going to take probably another season), and experience will make him a pretty good defender.
Randle has the tools to be a good defender. Quick for a 4. Extremely strong. Just doesn't have the ability to put it together. A lot of his holes (sans No Right Hand) are mental mistakes. Which is what makes him super frustrating because his skill set makes him very rare in the league. On defense, a bright spot is he's one of the best defensive rebounders in the league, but that really isn't changing anything. We all know what he needs to work on offense (right hand, stretching his shot out to 3).. Defense, it needs to be scrapped all the way from the ground floor. No damn reason a guy with his physical capabilities should be as bad as he is on defense.
*For those 3 alone, we should be looking to add a defensive minded guy to the staff.
Now if you can add a veteran perimeter defender, and a guy who can protect the rim. Those 3 will benefit from it, and the team's defense will improve drastically. When you add Clarkson & Zubac to those 3, it's way too many young guys together, none of which who can hang their hats on defense yet. Leads to horrific team defense because nobody can communicate and figure out what exactly to do to help each other (Reason why Deng & Mozgov were brought here. They just didn't have it at all)
There's some silver linings, and ways to make the team work.
Russell is around an average defender currently, and it's mainly because he does some things excellently and some things are just plain awful. So in the end it kind of all balances itself out. He's got a long way to go to be decent, and will never be a lock down defender, that's an either you came to the league with it or you didn't. But technique is what is the most glaring thing for him. Consistent technique would make the areas of weakness on defense passable and make him slightly above average on defense. His size at PG has been at times tough for some PGs to navigate. Proper technique + size + experience would bring him a long way.
Ingram's issues are all lack of experience, and lack of physical ability because of body type. He's not particularly fast on defense, but he's long-limbed which has saved him a lot. Get his body to where it needs to be (going to take probably another season), and experience will make him a pretty good defender.
Randle has the tools to be a good defender. Quick for a 4. Extremely strong. Just doesn't have the ability to put it together. A lot of his holes (sans No Right Hand) are mental mistakes. Which is what makes him super frustrating because his skill set makes him very rare in the league. On defense, a bright spot is he's one of the best defensive rebounders in the league, but that really isn't changing anything. We all know what he needs to work on offense (right hand, stretching his shot out to 3).. Defense, it needs to be scrapped all the way from the ground floor. No damn reason a guy with his physical capabilities should be as bad as he is on defense.
*For those 3 alone, we should be looking to add a defensive minded guy to the staff.
Now if you can add a veteran perimeter defender, and a guy who can protect the rim. Those 3 will benefit from it, and the team's defense will improve drastically. When you add Clarkson & Zubac to those 3, it's way too many young guys together, none of which who can hang their hats on defense yet. Leads to horrific team defense because nobody can communicate and figure out what exactly to do to help each other (Reason why Deng & Mozgov were brought here. They just didn't have it at all)
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EddieDoyers
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These Lakers are gonna be very good in two years if rob and magic don't f up much
Fultz, Ball, Jackson.....Man, Jackson looks really damn good tho......
I don't care tho, just give me one. Give us a full team of wonder kids and let em grow together.
It's funny, 3 of the top 4 in PER this year are Russ, Harden, KD. OKC had all 3 of them as babies. Learn from that Magic. Don't be OKC.
I don't care tho, just give me one. Give us a full team of wonder kids and let em grow together.
It's funny, 3 of the top 4 in PER this year are Russ, Harden, KD. OKC had all 3 of them as babies. Learn from that Magic. Don't be OKC.
EddieDoyers
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DLo gotta demand the ball this quarter
I literally only seen him touch the ball three times
I literally only seen him touch the ball three times
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Just for kicks, let's say the team falls to #3...I wonder what Fox would look like with this core.
Maybe Fox is the intersection of Lonzo's playmaking and bball IQ with Jackson's athleticism and all around play.
I like Jackson at #3 more though.
Maybe Fox is the intersection of Lonzo's playmaking and bball IQ with Jackson's athleticism and all around play.
I like Jackson at #3 more though.
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Randle shooting like 35% from 3 this month by the way. First month consistently attempting 3s every game
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