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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:12 pm Post subject: Donovan Mitchell |
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Alright, he is officially my favorite non-Laker.
Kid is putting Utah on his back right now against the Pelicans and has 38 pts. |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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41 now. Best scoring performance by a rookie in 6 seasons. Wow. |
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chantruong Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Prolly reacting to getting snub rookie of the month |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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ringfinger wrote: | 41 now. Best scoring performance by a rookie in 6 seasons. Wow. |
Good. Now Kuzma has a goal to shoot for. |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Mitchell joins Lebron James, Steph Curry, Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Durant as the only active players with 40+ pts in their rookie season. Damn. |
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ringfinger Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | ringfinger wrote: | 41 now. Best scoring performance by a rookie in 6 seasons. Wow. |
Good. Now Kuzma has a goal to shoot for. |
So long as Luke doesnt keep him glued to the bench. |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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ringfinger wrote: | Mitchell joins Lebron James, Steph Curry, Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Durant as the only active players with 40+ pts in their rookie season. Damn. |
DLo was so close. |
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TheBlackMamba Star Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:28 am Post subject: |
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Denver traded this guy for Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon (I also don't know who this is) |
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TheBlackMamba Star Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Also, Kuz will join that list of rookies scoring 40+ in a game by the end of this season, guaranteed. |
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His shooting form is almost perfect, not as beautiful as Lonzo's form but still ... _________________ “Properly read, the bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.”
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unleasHell Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:16 am Post subject: |
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TheBlackMamba wrote: | Also, Kuz will join that list of rookies scoring 40+ in a game by the end of this season, guaranteed. |
If Luke gave Kuz the unlimited green light on scoring (notice I did not say shooting) and give Kuz 20+ shots per game, he would e right up there with the league scoring leaders AND would win Rookie of the Year! _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” |
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:26 am Post subject: |
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unleasHell wrote: | TheBlackMamba wrote: | Also, Kuz will join that list of rookies scoring 40+ in a game by the end of this season, guaranteed. |
If Luke gave Kuz the unlimited green light on scoring (notice I did not say shooting) and give Kuz 20+ shots per game, he would e right up there with the league scoring leaders AND would win Rookie of the Year! |
And we would win 20 games. I am as big of a Laker fan as anyone but don’t get the jealousy when a player on another team does well. In this case, good for Mitchell. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Mitchell is going to be one of several really good players from that class. |
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Runway8 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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40% shooting is actually not good. He was even lower, but his recent shooting upped it. He's streaky, but he's a rookie, and very impressive when he's on fire. We'll see if he can be a consistent 45% shooter in his career. Being in Lonzo world, it makes you lose perspective on what's actually considered good shooting. LOL! 40% is like wow!! I'll take that for Lonzo! |
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Baron Von Humongous wrote: | ringfinger wrote: | Mitchell joins Lebron James, Steph Curry, Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Durant as the only active players with 40+ pts in their rookie season. Damn. |
DLo was so close. |
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Mike@LG Moderator
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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TheBlackMamba wrote: | Denver traded this guy for Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon (I also don't know who this is) |
For the wrong reasons.
Lyles and Millsap are stretch 4s, but Denver thought their backcourt was set with Harris (justified), Mudiay, and Murray (unjustified). _________________ Resident Car Nut.
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Mike@LG Moderator
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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Runway8 wrote: | 40% shooting is actually not good. He was even lower, but his recent shooting upped it. He's streaky, but he's a rookie, and very impressive when he's on fire. We'll see if he can be a consistent 45% shooter in his career. Being in Lonzo world, it makes you lose perspective on what's actually considered good shooting. LOL! 40% is like wow!! I'll take that for Lonzo! |
NVE shot around that percentage and Laker fans didn't care. We just knew he busted his tail and showed up in the clutch. Mitchell does the same. _________________ Resident Car Nut.
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Runway8 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Mike@LG wrote: | Runway8 wrote: | 40% shooting is actually not good. He was even lower, but his recent shooting upped it. He's streaky, but he's a rookie, and very impressive when he's on fire. We'll see if he can be a consistent 45% shooter in his career. Being in Lonzo world, it makes you lose perspective on what's actually considered good shooting. LOL! 40% is like wow!! I'll take that for Lonzo! |
NVE shot around that percentage and Laker fans didn't care. We just knew he busted his tail and showed up in the clutch. Mitchell does the same. |
Depends on where the bar is set. Where we were in 94, NVE was a breath of fresh air. When the Lakers got down to brass tacks, he wasn't a player they needed, otherwise the cancun chant wouldn't have been enough to give up on him.
When we're discussing these rookies, I tend to think about who's the next big star of the NBA, so that's where my accessment is coming from. Will be interesting to see in a few years if Mitchell is more along the lines of Monta Ellis, Jordan Clarkson, Lou Williams, etc. Or, if he's a bit more special than that. Nice wingspan, but the 6'3 part. Most of these tweener scorers just end up being a specialist. |
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Mike@LG Moderator
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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^Mitchell has shown abilities that Ellis, Clarkson, and Lou have shown several years into their careers...
and Mitchell is a better defender than all of the above. _________________ Resident Car Nut.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Donovan Mitchell |
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ringfinger wrote: | Alright, he is officially my favorite non-Laker.
Kid is putting Utah on his back right now against the Pelicans and has 38 pts. |
The thing with Donovan is he's always been streaky, even in college. He's gone on a great 4-game tear. The question is whether he will follow that with a bunch of 1 of 7 games or 3 for 21 games as he's also done. |
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PHILosophize Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Mike@LG wrote: | ^Mitchell has shown abilities that Ellis, Clarkson, and Lou have shown several years into their careers...
and Mitchell is a better defender than all of the above. |
oh my _________________ one dog goes that way the other dog goes the other way |
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Bol Star Player
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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He's good. Seems like a really nice, likable guy too. Guess fate smiled on Utah after the Hayward exit. |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Bol wrote: | He's good. Seems like a really nice, likable guy too. Guess fate smiled on Utah after the Hayward exit. |
They've been very good drafting in the teens and twenties. |
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PayasoLoco wrote: | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | ringfinger wrote: | Mitchell joins Lebron James, Steph Curry, Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Carmelo Anthony, and Kevin Durant as the only active players with 40+ pts in their rookie season. Damn. |
DLo was so close. |
| Zzz... _________________ Music is my medicine |
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