Easy answer. It's a log jam. But Trob next to Zu in his natural position looked great. Hustles just as much as Nance. He doesn't have an outside shot like Larry but he's got much more game around the rim with his dives and jukes.
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:19 pm Post subject:
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Easy answer. It's a log jam. But Trob next to Zu in his natural position looked great. Hustles just as much as Nance. He doesn't have an outside shot like Larry but he's got much more game around the rim with his dives and jukes.
Why doesn't he just bench Randle and pick either Robinson or Nance to start and have the other as the primary backup, sliding over to play small ball center at times? _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Easy answer. It's a log jam. But Trob next to Zu in his natural position looked great. Hustles just as much as Nance. He doesn't have an outside shot like Larry but he's got much more game around the rim with his dives and jukes.
Why doesn't he just bench Randle and pick either Robinson or Nance to start and have the other as the primary backup, sliding over to play small ball center at times?
Because we need to raise the value of our young core, so we can use them in a trade, that 40 point game by Russell might bring more phone calls from NBA GMs that might give up something for our young players... TROB and Nance aren't gonna bring anything of value in trade talks.
He's not. He is in awesome shape and has been resting for a month basically and played against a team on a back to back late in the season. He is extremely unskilled, right now he is just fresher than his competition. Put him in the starting lineup and play him 30 minutes a night for a month, you'll see why he's already been with so many teams.
He, like nance...don't have the wind or skill set to be starting players....10-20 minutes a game vs. 2nd or 3rd squads is about his ceiling. Trust me, if Randle was given the work schedule that robinson has had...you'd think he was the next coming of Lebron james when he was actually called on, until you realized he wasn't.
Nance has been underwhelming for a couple of weeks now. I feel like ever since he hurt his wrist out there he's not having much of an impact anymore. Has been basically invisible in the games I remember. Not much of an impact either offensively or defensively.
Having said that, I could see Luke being fed up and give TRob the starting job for a couple of nights. Just too many games for Randle not bringing the energy out of the gates.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 4:20 am Post subject:
for anyone that does not recall TRob @ Kansas....his 3rd Quarter last night very much resembled his last year @ Kansas which had him as a finalist for player of the year and being drafted 5th.
I do think TRob could help a basketball team, but the key is to know when to put him in, and more importantly, when to pull him out. Ultimately, his confidence will supersede his skill level, and then he will begin to hurt the team.
the reason he looks good out there is nobody game plans for him - since they don't even expect him to play. If you played TRob 10 games in a row for 30 minutes/game, you could be damn sure somebody would study him and figure out how to shut down whatever he is doing effectively...
EXACTLY. The love of this board for the young supposed stars that are never going to pan out is astonishing. Randle and Russell play no D and will never be starters on a contending team until that changes. Of course, it is the same group of fans that thing Lonzo Ball would be a good choice when he has shown no ability to guard even below average college players.
TRob could easily be an effective roll player on a contending team. The Lakers problem is not having role players. The problem is having players that are touted as stars and think that they are stars when they really are roll players.
2. He might mess around and actually help us get a win. _________________ "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."-The Greatest
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