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| Who has been the MVP of the Lakers so far? |
| Lou Williams |
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19% |
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| Nick Young |
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4% |
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| D'Angelo Russell |
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| Julius Randle |
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39% |
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| Jordan Clarkson |
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| Brandon Ingram |
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3% |
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| Other |
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Roon
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | Lou has been the necessary training wheel that this young team needed through its ups and downs.
I think we are slowly but surely getting to a point where the coaching staff/FO need to decide when to take off the training wheels a bit and let the young guys assume their roles (namely JC taking the 2nd unit lead). |
JC has been playing way better recently. Slowly give him the reigns as long as he's playing the way he can/should. |
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yinoma2001
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Roon wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | Lou has been the necessary training wheel that this young team needed through its ups and downs.
I think we are slowly but surely getting to a point where the coaching staff/FO need to decide when to take off the training wheels a bit and let the young guys assume their roles (namely JC taking the 2nd unit lead). |
JC has been playing way better recently. Slowly give him the reigns as long as he's playing the way he can/should. |
Yeah. We're already seeing that with DLO/Jules Luke is giving them more minutes, and Ingram is also.
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justsomelakerfan
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My vote goes to Randle. He's been the Lakers best player when they're healthy. Lou has been great, but I'm not sure if he's been the most helpful overall.
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yinoma2001
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The great thing is that the "MVP" Laker concept is fluid b/c we have so many young and up coming guys in DLO/Jules/Ingram. Naturally the vets are more polished and NBA-ready, but I wouldn't be surprised if the 2nd half Lakers "MVP" were one of DLO/Jules/Ingram (in any order).
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Dlo. With him in the lineup, it makes it easier for the other players offensively. Can't hate anyone voting for Jrock though, dudes been a stud. It's all coming together, til the next L.
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yinoma2001
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And please, for the love of LG, let's not start an unnecessary civil war about which young player is the "most" important, etc.
Why not savor having 3 guys who are potential all-stars... 
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RI Laker
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| If we are talking about who has been responsible for helping us win more games, I would go Lou then Swaggy. I don't think we have an MVP as we are not good enough "YET" to have one. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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This season, there's a strong case for Nick Young. Seriously.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| RI Laker wrote: | | If we are talking about who has been responsible for helping us win more games, I would go Lou then Swaggy. I don't think we have an MVP as we are not good enough "YET" to have one. |
it is an internal individual recognition, external team competitiveness is irrelevant....even the T-Ball team I was on in 2nd Grade who was 3-17 had a team MVP...yeah that's right, your talking to him  |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I voted for Julius. |
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LakerDYnasty72
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I'm voting Lou. I'm equating the MVP with the most consistent and for me that's Lou. 2nd goes to Julius and my boy Russell 3rd, Nick 4th.
Love them all. The kids are about to take the reigns. Lou has been an escort. He's bringing them along to maturity. Now, they're poised to take another leap, because they have a great coach whose most vital contribution thus far has been the change in culture.
He's letting the kids be the kids with the perfect balance of accountability and instruction. |
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| thesource wrote: | Our record without DLo is a pretty strong testament to his worth. The difference in how the offense operates with and without him is night and day.
I votes him, and I have Julius second. |
In fairness to some of the other guys, I think that stat is kind of unfair because he is the one who missed time. If D'Angelo plays but Lou is out and they have to give Huertas a bunch of minutes, I think wins would be tough to come by. |
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| Treble Clef wrote: | | thesource wrote: | Our record without DLo is a pretty strong testament to his worth. The difference in how the offense operates with and without him is night and day.
I votes him, and I have Julius second. |
In fairness to some of the other guys, I think that stat is kind of unfair because he is the one who missed time. If D'Angelo plays but Lou is out and they have to give Huertas a bunch of minutes, I think wins would be tough to come by. |
Russell "benefits" by being the only NBA capable PG on the roster (apologies to 'Celo and Jose), which means the drop-off in the performance of the starting offense is more stark than if, say, DJ Augustin could fill in. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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If Luke Walton was in the poll. I would've voted for him.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I chose JR but you can certainly make a great argument for D'Lo or Lou |
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RI Laker
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Two months from now, lets revisit this post. I am sure BI will be at the top of this list. |
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SGVL1
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| SWAGGY P has had his fingerprints on a lot of the wins, will go with Nick |
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AY2043
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I think you could make a strong case for any of Julius, Lou, or DLO. Personally, I'm inclined to vote for Lou, however the team definitely seems to go as Julius and DLO go. That is, when they play well we usually win, but when Lou plays well, it doesn't seem to impact the end result quite as much. |
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I voted Lou.
Dlo is my fav player but I can't pick him. He's missed 40 pct of the season so far.
I picked Lou because he hasn't missed any games and has been our go to closer in more games than anyone else. |
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Ujah's Goat
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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SweetP
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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I voted Randle but I could make an equal case for Russell.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Randle. I personally want to see DLO & Ingram be the future faces of the NBA, but Randle does so much for this team. He plays a big boy's game. He acts very mature on the court. He's scared of no one. I can go on and on. He's our best player so far. |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Russ is my favorite player, but LouWill has been the best player on the team this season without doubt and nick Young best 2 way player. |
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