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cheesehead88
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 Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:01 pm Post subject: START KUZ at 2 GUARD! |
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.silverscreenandroll.com/platform/amp/2018/11/1/18053048/la-lakers-brandon-ingram-shooting-guard-luke-walton-kyle-kuzma-stats-quotes-analysis
For all of Luke Waltons crazy platoon/ hockey lineups at least he was flexible
I he tried Kuz at 5 it didn’t work
He was willing to try Brandon Ingram at 2 Guard so he could play with Bron and Kuzma
Walton would try Kuz at 2
You put Kuz at 2 and he will blossom and be a star
When Bron banged up and needs the night up you just slide him back to the 2
Twos and Threes are the interchangeable positions. Kuz is a natural wing player
Fours and Fives you can interchange too
Kuz can’t play 1
And he has already failed as a 5
This is the only solution to Lakers offensive inefficiencies |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I gotta say.. Kuzma has come a long way.. dude has turned into a mini-Rodman with his tendency to get rebounds.. he’s also more relaxed this year as opposed to last year.. keep it up Kuz!! |
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Halflife
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | I gotta say.. Kuzma has come a long way.. dude has turned into a mini-Rodman with his tendency to get rebounds.. he’s also more relaxed this year as opposed to last year.. keep it up Kuz!! |
Any way to give him Rodman’s motor. I like Kuz, always have. |
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waterman40
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Kyle Kuzma, the modern day Bobby Jones?
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anth2000
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| Kuzma has frustrated me for a few years now but this year, something changed. He is not camped out at the 3 point line like he used to be. I like him moving without the ball, cutting, rebounding, etc. He is much more versatile now. I hope he keeps it up. |
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Halflife
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| anth2000 wrote: | | Kuzma has frustrated me for a few years now but this year, something changed. He is not camped out at the 3 point line like he used to be. I like him moving without the ball, cutting, rebounding, etc. He is much more versatile now. I hope he keeps it up. |
second year under an actual coach with a plan. |
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Kuz changed his mindset from wanting to be a big time scorer to a guy who rebounds, defends, and is still able to score. He hustles and really gives it his all out there. Cannot be more pleased at his progress.
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Wow - playing with swagger. Who would have thought!!
That 40 mills/3 years looking better all the time. 
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parsons777
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| cannga11 wrote: | Wow - playing with swagger. Who would have thought!!
That 40 mills/3 years looking better all the time. |
That is a very team friendly contract. On switches tonight, he actually stopped Curry a couple times 1:1. Solid D. |
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KBandKB
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| The passes today were pretty legit. He’s had a few of those this year to add to the other “intangibles” he’s been getting praise for. |
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| If Kuz can improve his handles I think it would take his game to another level |
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KBandKB
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Incredible how fast his feet and reactions are. Wow...I don't think I've ever seen a player improve so much on that end.
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hype
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| jonnybravo wrote: |
Incredible how fast his feet and reactions are. Wow...I don't think I've ever seen a player improve so much on that end. |
It really is insane.. He looks like an elite rebounder consistently now and is at worst an above average defender while looking elite at times there as well.
His offensive game is so much smarter now as well. I just started to live with the fact that an aggressive Kuz was going to pick up 1-2 charges and a few awful fouls a game but neither of those things happen much at all this entire season. It really shows how much he not only improved his on court game but mentally as well.. A lot of the improvements are pure bbiq improvements that you don't see many guys in the league 3-4+ years make huge improvements in. |
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leking006
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| hype wrote: | | jonnybravo wrote: |
Incredible how fast his feet and reactions are. Wow...I don't think I've ever seen a player improve so much on that end. |
It really is insane.. He looks like an elite rebounder consistently now and is at worst an above average defender while looking elite at times there as well.
His offensive game is so much smarter now as well. I just started to live with the fact that an aggressive Kuz was going to pick up 1-2 charges and a few awful fouls a game but neither of those things happen much at all this entire season. It really shows how much he not only improved his on court game but mentally as well.. A lot of the improvements are pure bbiq improvements that you don't see many guys in the league 3-4+ years make huge improvements in. |
And he is doing all of this even without starting. Unlike in the past that he will mostly have a game like this when he is starting |
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Swear I saw a shuffle pass under basket from Kuz for an open dunk, coulda been a no look
I mean, like everyone else have said, this dude play within the game this season, not pressing at all (can see diff with THT who still press), very few wasted possesion and his defense is elite
who does he remind you of? Pippen? |
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lakersboy
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| parsons777 wrote: |
On switches tonight, he actually stopped Curry a couple times 1:1. Solid D. |
Curry literally makes everyone look silly. I've never seen anyone guard him 1 on 1 without help, as well as Kuzma did last night. Ever. |
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Nash Vegas
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| Pureshot77 wrote: | | If Kuz can improve his handles I think it would take his game to another level |
Kuz’s has had flashes of this kind of passing. This one still his best pass, rookie season:
https://m.facebook.com/ballislifestyle/videos/1809168819125507/
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lakersboy
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| The f/t showed me that he's out there thinking at a time when after having done something thousands of times, muscle memory should take over every time. |
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| lakersboy wrote: | | The f/t showed me that he's out there thinking at a time when after having done something thousands of times, muscle memory should take over every time. |
I don’t recall ever whiffing a FT like that even in the playground |
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Buck32
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| lakersboy wrote: | | parsons777 wrote: |
On switches tonight, he actually stopped Curry a couple times 1:1. Solid D. |
Curry literally makes everyone look silly. I've never seen anyone guard him 1 on 1 without help, as well as Kuzma did last night. Ever. |
Steph made CP3 and LeBron look silly a few years back.
That Kuz was able to keep up with Steph in that play is maybe a combination of Curry slowing down and Kuz getting much better?
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LOL at LG posters who said Kuz peaked a few years ago and even regressed from his rookie season. And for poster who said players don't improve at that age.
Kuz is so confident right now and you can see from his movements that he feels so comfortable and playing within his strengths.
Free Kuz. Why isn't he starting again? |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:58 am Post subject: |
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He has become a Danny Green on steroids.
Plays solid defense, hits the 3 and rebounds the (bleep) out of the ball.
He is Dennis Rodman with a 3 ball  |
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