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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:54 pm    Post subject:

Take his time and get completely healthy
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:42 pm    Post subject:

Lonzo not playing Saturday since no practice tomorrow
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:25 am    Post subject:

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Lonzo not playing Saturday since no practice tomorrow


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:21 pm    Post subject:

https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/962178245184577537
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:25 pm    Post subject:

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https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/962178245184577537


Stay out the studio. Stay in the gym!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:28 am    Post subject:

Lonzo looking spry in shoot around.
It's looking like he'll be back for Wednesday's game. But we'll see.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:30 am    Post subject:

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Lonzo Ball has progressed to doing drills at full speed and hasn’t had any set backs. Next step is to do drills with some contact from asst. coach Miles Simon. After that, practice w/rest of team.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:48 am    Post subject:

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Lonzo Ball has progressed to doing drills at full speed and hasn’t had any set backs. Next step is to do drills with some contact from asst. coach Miles Simon. After that, practice w/rest of team.


That trade and text sped things up lol
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:42 pm    Post subject:

Car54 wrote:
32 wrote:
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Lonzo Ball has progressed to doing drills at full speed and hasn’t had any set backs. Next step is to do drills with some contact from asst. coach Miles Simon. After that, practice w/rest of team.


That trade and text sped things up lol


the album is done...

Lonzo Ball announces future album release on Twitter
Lonzo Ball is going to be the latest athlete to put out a music album

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lonzo-ball-announces-future-album-release-on-twitter/
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:11 pm    Post subject:

If Lonzo comes back Wednesday, does he start or do we ease him in with limited minutes off the bench?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:29 pm    Post subject:

mookielala wrote:
If Lonzo comes back Wednesday, does he start or do we ease him in with limited minutes off the bench?


He could start and we could still ease him in with limited minutes.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:05 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:21 pm    Post subject:

Groundbreaking all star game in LA next week, dropped an album before all star game, and NOW hes healthy
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:22 pm    Post subject:

Wednesday baby
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:55 pm    Post subject:

Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:56 pm    Post subject:

Miss you Lonzo. Now we have a 5’8” defensive liability
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:57 pm    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?


Everyone knows Lonzo has been a great defender this year.

Or people who actually watch the games.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:00 pm    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?


No, he is actually a really good defender. Narrative coming into the season what that he was bad and the media likes to dump on him and doesn’t watch the game or know anything about stats except for points, rebounds, assists.

I don’t think he’s a lockdown defender though. That term means that he can shut down guys one on one. His man defense is just average actually, but his help defense, his recovery skills and his defensive anticipation are elite.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:08 pm    Post subject:

I can’t wait to have him back, if he comes back with a new mentality we just might end up going on a nice little run to close the season, I honestly think that 9 game losing streak will be the calling card once this season concludes just way to many games to lose especially when we needed to gain ground.... at this juncture I just want to see the team play well and let the results take care of itself
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:12 pm    Post subject:

Fortysixn2 wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?


No, he is actually a really good defender. Narrative coming into the season what that he was bad and the media likes to dump on him and doesn’t watch the game or know anything about stats except for points, rebounds, assists.

I don’t think he’s a lockdown defender though. That term means that he can shut down guys one on one. His man defense is just average actually, but his help defense, his recovery skills and his defensive anticipation are elite.


The rep was carried over from college and maybe some summer league. His defensive improvement from summer league has been superb. People saying he's not a good defender aren't paying attention. Love that we drafted two guys in Hart/Lonzo who both defend and rebound extremely well from the guard spots.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:17 pm    Post subject:

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Fortysixn2 wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?


No, he is actually a really good defender. Narrative coming into the season what that he was bad and the media likes to dump on him and doesn’t watch the game or know anything about stats except for points, rebounds, assists.

I don’t think he’s a lockdown defender though. That term means that he can shut down guys one on one. His man defense is just average actually, but his help defense, his recovery skills and his defensive anticipation are elite.


The rep was carried over from college and maybe some summer league. His defensive improvement from summer league has been superb. People saying he's not a good defender aren't paying attention. Love that we drafted two guys in Hart/Lonzo who both defend and rebound extremely well from the guard spots.


Where does that narrative even come from in the first place? Was he a bad defender during college or something? How is his lateral quickness?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:16 pm    Post subject:

Inspector Gadget wrote:
I can’t wait to have him back, if he comes back with a new mentality we just might end up going on a nice little run to close the season, I honestly think that 9 game losing streak will be the calling card once this season concludes just way to many games to lose especially when we needed to gain ground.... at this juncture I just want to see the team play well and let the results take care of itself


Agreed. I was extra-disappointed tonight because I started thinking about a very improbable playoff run, but the main thing is just to keep improving. We are starting to outperform expectations, but we can't expect too much too soon. If we can re-integrate Lonzo and play great ball after ASB, that is great progress.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:32 am    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
DancingBarry wrote:
Fortysixn2 wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?


No, he is actually a really good defender. Narrative coming into the season what that he was bad and the media likes to dump on him and doesn’t watch the game or know anything about stats except for points, rebounds, assists.

I don’t think he’s a lockdown defender though. That term means that he can shut down guys one on one. His man defense is just average actually, but his help defense, his recovery skills and his defensive anticipation are elite.


The rep was carried over from college and maybe some summer league. His defensive improvement from summer league has been superb. People saying he's not a good defender aren't paying attention. Love that we drafted two guys in Hart/Lonzo who both defend and rebound extremely well from the guard spots.


Where does that narrative even come from in the first place? Was he a bad defender during college or something? How is his lateral quickness?


No he was not a bad defender. He was a very good defender, but he was out there with a couple terrible defenders (Alford and Hamilton) and they mostly ran a zone.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:35 am    Post subject:

scooterp10 wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
DancingBarry wrote:
Fortysixn2 wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Question... Why did Lonzo have a reputation for being a bad defender when he's actually rated as the third best defensive PG in the entire league right now? Are the stats missing something or is he actually a lockdown defender?


No, he is actually a really good defender. Narrative coming into the season what that he was bad and the media likes to dump on him and doesn’t watch the game or know anything about stats except for points, rebounds, assists.

I don’t think he’s a lockdown defender though. That term means that he can shut down guys one on one. His man defense is just average actually, but his help defense, his recovery skills and his defensive anticipation are elite.


The rep was carried over from college and maybe some summer league. His defensive improvement from summer league has been superb. People saying he's not a good defender aren't paying attention. Love that we drafted two guys in Hart/Lonzo who both defend and rebound extremely well from the guard spots.


Where does that narrative even come from in the first place? Was he a bad defender during college or something? How is his lateral quickness?


No he was not a bad defender. He was a very good defender, but he was out there with a couple terrible defenders (Alford and Hamilton) and they mostly ran a zone.


More than a couple bad defenders. Add Welsh and Leaf to that.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:39 pm    Post subject:

Was going to put this in general discussion, but there is more traffic here and it’s pertinent to Lonzo:

https://twitter.com/urbodo/status/963142648348409857
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