What happened to Luke?

msb212 · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: What happened to Luke?

Luke used to show good bball IQ, make great passes, provide some spark, grab rebounds, hustle, and make the open shot.

Now he is the biggest turd I have ever seen don the purple and gold.

I used to really like him.

If I saw him in the street now, I would punch him as hard as I could. For real. That is how angry he makes me.

What the hell happened to him? It';s like he has been hanging out too much with kwame and his awful play has rubbed off.

Wow does this team suck. Especially Luke.

KobeButler · Franchise Player Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 10179

When you have crappy people to pass the ball to, what good does it do? He was most succesful when he had players who he could actually pass it to.
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wolfpaclaker · Retired Number Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 58347

Walton's a role player off the bench that's expected to score for a team.

That's the problem. Walton is someone that can not be relied upon as a scorer. They need to stop asking him to score.

Just do what he is good at. Bring the ball, initiate or set up Kobe right away. That's it.

One thing Luke can still do is make an entry pass to Kobe. Just stick to that and don't let him play friggan 20+ minutes a game.

vism · Starting Rotation Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 473

Blame the coach for playing this scrub....

Looks like knowing the precious triangle takes precedent over having any basketball skills or making untimely turnovers like Puke is accustomed to doing.

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Arsenal · Star Player Joined: 26 Jun 2002 Posts: 1954

Luke is the same terrible player he always was. He had 1 good playoff game and some good games sprinkled during his career. He has no shot, no athleticsm and guys like Kenny Thomas abuse him in the post. I like when Bill Walton does commentary for the Lakers simply because he's pretty truthful when it comes to his son's play. There are several players on the Lakers who have no business in the NBA and would never get off the bench for any non-expansion team.

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32762

I hated the pick, as I felt there had to be someone somewhere in Europe worth waiting for. I watched enough Luke Walton in college games to know that he what you see is what you get... Come on, think about his parentage: Did you honestly think Luke never had someone work on his shot until now? Or that he wasn't coached? Like Mark Madsen, we got a "safe pick" who could make our bench, but never show any upside as a player.

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Kobe2Clark · Star Player Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 6047

His biggest talent is passing but when there are no shooters on the team, he's going to look bad. Why was he re-signed again? :roll:
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Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

This was PJ's decision. But I never understood how knowing full well that he will be left open for wide open jumpshots he hasn't become better at it. Actually that goes for the whole team.