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Lonzo-Lite Star Player
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Kuz seems to always bounce back. Doesn’t gave a lot of bad games, probably less than a handful this season. _________________ Tacos |
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LakerSD Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Nashlight wrote: | Kuz seems to always bounce back. Doesn’t gave a lot of bad games, probably less than a handful this season. |
Wouldn’t be surprised if he had something like 26 and 7 on Saturday. |
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TheBlackMamba Star Player
Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 9057
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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I don't like a lot of things Luke does, but his treatment of Kuz isn't one of them. First of all, dude is playing over 30 MPG as a rookie and the #27 overall pick - there's just not much of an argument here for Luke shorting him minutes given the level of talent in our forward rotation. Kuz is getting his share and more. And second, as talented as he is, it's easy to get excited by all the wow plays and want to see more and more, but I totally don't mind Luke putting him in his place from time to time and teaching him the importance of doing the little things. This is about the long term, and it should be in all of our best interests to have him develop into the best, most well-rounded player he can possibly be for the future, over playing a few extra minutes in a meaningless December game during his rookie year. |
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Team of the 80's Star Player
Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 6095 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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I want him to improve his defense. Not that its horrible but he needs to make it impossible for Luke to leave him on the bench. |
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pio2u Retired Number
Joined: 26 Dec 2012 Posts: 54570
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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No one plays great all the time. He couldn't get in sync tonight.
No doubt that he will regroup and come out blazing again. |
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mookielala Star Player
Joined: 29 Jul 2012 Posts: 3026
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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pio2u wrote: | No one plays great all the time. He couldn't get in sync tonight.
No doubt that he will regroup and come out blazing again. | Definitely. Even the best players have bad nights. |
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J.C. Smith Franchise Player
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 12668
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Poor game tonight, but that's bound to happen to anyone, especially a rookie. Just never seemed to get anything positive going. |
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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
Joined: 11 Oct 2012 Posts: 32767
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Literally only his 2nd or 3rd clear bad game. I'll take it 1000% |
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tox Franchise Player
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 17876
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
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justsomelakerfan Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
KCP gets away with so much bull on offense... _________________ Austin Reaves
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epak Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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justsomelakerfan wrote: | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
KCP gets away with so much bull on offense... |
True ^^ |
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OCWA Star Player
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 3660
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I thought Kuz was forcing things tonight. My theory is that he wanted to have a big game against, Simmons, on national TV, hoping it would give him a legitimate shot at rookie of the year. |
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tox Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
He takes some bad 3s but I agree with you. I was surprised to see NBA tracking had Kuz with 0 heavily contested 3 pointers attempted. |
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JJin77 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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tox wrote: | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
He takes some bad 3s but I agree with you. I was surprised to see NBA tracking had Kuz with 0 heavily contested 3 pointers attempted. |
I'm not surprised by that at all. He actually chooses to attack the semi-open/semi-contested shot instead of letting it fly way too much sometimes. |
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activeverb Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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OCWA wrote: | I thought Kuz was forcing things tonight. My theory is that he wanted to have a big game against, Simmons, on national TV, hoping it would give him a legitimate shot at rookie of the year. |
If so, that's pretty dumb. No one votes for awards based on what happens in one game in December. |
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tox Franchise Player
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 17876
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:32 am Post subject: |
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JJin77 wrote: | tox wrote: | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
He takes some bad 3s but I agree with you. I was surprised to see NBA tracking had Kuz with 0 heavily contested 3 pointers attempted. |
I'm not surprised by that at all. He actually chooses to attack the semi-open/semi-contested shot instead of letting it fly way too much sometimes. |
Good point. I distinctly remember him shooting some contested jumpers though -- I think the confusion on my part is because he has more space than I can see on my TV. So they count as "Tight" instead of "Very Tight" |
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durden-tyler Star Player
Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 1266
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:45 am Post subject: |
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First time he played this bad, it happens...
Will be interesting to see how he bounce back from this one next game ! |
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LandsbergerRules Franchise Player
Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 11197 Location: The Other Perspective
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:43 am Post subject: |
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justsomelakerfan wrote: | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
KCP gets away with so much bull on offense... |
Luke gives KCP the green light like he's a franchise-level superstar. _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketball…but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him |
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adkindo Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:25 am Post subject: |
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LandsbergerRules wrote: | justsomelakerfan wrote: | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | epak wrote: | tox wrote: | https://imgur.com/a/K7aNa
One thing I've noticed from Kuz, and I'm not surprised the stats bear this out, is that he's a much better shooter when open than when contested. The one 3 he made today was wide open. I think he has potential to drain contested 3s down the line though, and 45% on wide open 3s is exciting enough from a rookie. |
His shot selection should improve by President's day. |
His shot selection is solid Epak! Nothing close to KCP and Lopez |
KCP gets away with so much bull on offense... |
Luke gives KCP the green light like he's a franchise-level superstar. |
I think its a vet respect thing, and also knowing KCP plays with top effort on both sides. I love Kuzma...but I can still admit he kind of becomes a one dimensional chucker sometimes if not controlled. |
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lonzobryant Starting Rotation
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Definitely had himself a Lonzo type game offensively but we got the W so that's all that matters. |
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adkindo Retired Number
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Dr. Funkbot Star Player
Joined: 24 Sep 2001 Posts: 8188 Location: Eagle Rock
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Kuz needs to start. I am Nance fan but our starting unit does not have the shooting it needs and Kuz should be there to help.
I hope that he can work on what ever Luke needs him to work on so he can be starting. _________________ R.I.P. Doc Buss |
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venturalakersfan Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Dr. Funkbot wrote: | Kuz needs to start. I am Nance fan but our starting unit does not have the shooting it needs and Kuz should be there to help.
I hope that he can work on what ever Luke needs him to work on so he can be starting. |
He has to show he is willing to play defense first. Of our 3 PFs, he is third in that category. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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