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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:07 am    Post subject:

Some of the worse defense I've seen out of any player. Very poor fundamentals. The good news is, that can be taught. He's already exceeded expectations.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:52 am    Post subject:

No matter how ugly his game gets to close out the season, I'm not worried about this kid one bit. He is still clearly the steal of the draft and an integral part of the Lakers core. He'll be fine.

He pretty much carried the Lakers for the entire 1st half of the season as a rookie. The guy hit the wall and is trying, but is clearly physically exhausted. I just hope his fatigue doesn't lead to an injury of some sort.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:38 am    Post subject:

The long season has taken a toll on Kuzma however he is winding down an outstanding rookie season. IMO he still has a few bullets in his belt so don't be surprised when he goes off again.
He and D. Mitchell are definitely the steals of the last draft.

With the experience he gained and with his work ethic there is no doubt that he has all-star potential and will have a great NBA career.
We are very lucky to have this kid in the P&G.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:05 pm    Post subject:

jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:04 pm    Post subject:

TDRock wrote:
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Trashing a rookie for playing like one is haterism at it's finest.


I don't think anyone here is really trashing him. He definitely need to improve on his decision making because he hasn't been playing well. He's got a full arsenal of moves but settles for untimely 3's lately. I believe he will be great when he learns to pick his shots wisely


lol incorrect


stating the fact that he wasn't playing well isn't trashing him lol.


I stated he wasn’t doing well. I even said to that effect in this thread. Some folks in the game thread were writing off his entire career and existence already.


Lmao. The game thread is literally people talking out their collective asses sometimes
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:12 pm    Post subject:

TheGoat1 wrote:
No matter how ugly his game gets to close out the season, I'm not worried about this kid one bit. He is still clearly the steal of the draft and an integral part of the Lakers core. He'll be fine.

He pretty much carried the Lakers for the entire 1st half of the season as a rookie. The guy hit the wall and is trying, but is clearly physically exhausted. I just hope his fatigue doesn't lead to an injury of some sort.


I don't know how long Brandon is out, but I think there's a good chance he gets his shooting confidence back playing with Zo as the primary ball handler. He might be one of those players who's defensive performance is overly tied to his offense, not that it was ever good.


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:29 pm    Post subject:

The game thread is like Vegas, what is said in there, should stay in there.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:52 pm    Post subject:

Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


Probably the spurs attacking Wear and it backfiring on them.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:26 pm    Post subject:

scooterp10 wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


Probably the spurs attacking Wear and it backfiring on them.


just a bad attempt at a joke...
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:31 am    Post subject:

It's kinda weird that during these last 20 or so games we've been playing really good but Kuz has struggled during that stretch. He looks to be rushing things on offense and when his shots not falling he loses focus on D. Could be tired rookie legs.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:33 am    Post subject:

Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


The irony here is that Kuz is the one that shoulda gone after on D.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:30 pm    Post subject:

TheBlackMamba wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


The irony here is that Kuz is the one that shoulda gone after on D.



The irony here is that Kuz is WHITE!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:12 am    Post subject:

Not good as at the beginning but still for a rookie he is quite good.
His conditioning is a big problem. Its easy to see it during games.
Also his shooting is suffering because of this. Hope he will put some work during the summer.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:39 am    Post subject:

textbook wrote:
TheBlackMamba wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


The irony here is that Kuz is the one that shoulda gone after on D.



The irony here is that Kuz is WHITE!


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:43 am    Post subject:

SocalDevin wrote:
textbook wrote:
TheBlackMamba wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
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“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


The irony here is that Kuz is the one that shoulda gone after on D.



The irony here is that Kuz is WHITE!


His dad is Afro-American.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:08 am    Post subject:

Of all rookies shooting at least 4 threes per game, only 3 shoot a higher percentage than Kuzma. Kuzma is also third in scoring among rookies and Simmons is number 2 in his second season. There is a lot of good to talk about. His defense is terrible but he does some good things too.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:26 am    Post subject:

needs a game in the d league to sharpen up and regain that confidence ...too bad there is too much stigma attached to that move
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:26 am    Post subject:

Kuz looks purple and gold to me
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:39 am    Post subject:

Chronicle wrote:
Kuz looks purple and gold to me
DEFINITELY!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:08 am    Post subject:

The raw skills are there. He needs to hit the weight room and conditioning super hard this summer along with refining his arsenal of moves. He's got a lot of ability but many times his moves look rushed or sloppy. If he really spends some time with Kobe this summer it'll benefit him tremendously.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:08 pm    Post subject:

pio2u wrote:
SocalDevin wrote:
textbook wrote:
TheBlackMamba wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
Quote:
“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


The irony here is that Kuz is the one that shoulda gone after on D.



The irony here is that Kuz is WHITE!


His dad is Afro-American.


I know, but his mom is white. Just weird when I hear guys that have white or other race parents talk about a certain race when they too are part of that race.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:41 pm    Post subject:

textbook wrote:
pio2u wrote:
SocalDevin wrote:
textbook wrote:
TheBlackMamba wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
jmnluvr wrote:
Quote:
“Only white kid out there, I guess they went at him,” Kuzma said


Gotta hand it to the kid, he speaks his mind.


What was this in reference to?


The irony here is that Kuz is the one that shoulda gone after on D.



The irony here is that Kuz is WHITE!


His dad is Afro-American.


I know, but his mom is white. Just weird when I hear guys that have white or other race parents talk about a certain race when they too are part of that race.
I'm sure he meant it affectionately as a joke even though it could get slightly misconstrued. Travis probably laughed it off.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:26 pm    Post subject:

Luke messed with his flow... But i wont question his motives. Kuzma needs to be a presence without scoring the ball.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:32 pm    Post subject:

we're still sure that Koozy is good right
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:33 pm    Post subject:

watchME wrote:
Luke messed with his flow... But i wont question his motives. Kuzma needs to be a presence without scoring the ball.

Seems like Luke "Sasha'd" him kinda like how Phil broke "The Machine."
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