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yinoma2001
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| Drifts wrote: | | great game from Kuz... this guy is such a steal at the 28th pick... |
27th. 
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The Lebrons
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| BigBallerBrand wrote: | | 15 points but worst +/- on the team with -18. not sure what to make of that. i remember swaggy had like 23 points in the opener but had terrible +/- as well. |
Ya, -18. That's weird, hopefully someone looks into that. I think we're clearly better offensively with him at the 4 than Nance or Randle. Love that he got to close the game. |
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RoyalPurple8
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| First of all nice game by Ingram tonight. But it seems like Kuzma is more of a vocal leader on the court already, then Ingram that is. |
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RoyalPurple8
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| The Lebrons wrote: | | BigBallerBrand wrote: | | 15 points but worst +/- on the team with -18. not sure what to make of that. i remember swaggy had like 23 points in the opener but had terrible +/- as well. |
Ya, -18. That's weird, hopefully someone looks into that. I think we're clearly better offensively with him at the 4 than Nance or Randle. Love that he got to close the game. |
I really like Larry on this team. Randle was the odd man out tonight. |
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J.C. Smith
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| +/- stats aren't a great judge of performance, too many factors to take into account. I thought Kuzma played very well tonight. He's going to need to do a better job though on the glass, but he has big potential offensively. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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#FreeKuz  |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| He was invisible until Lonzo checked in, and then exploded. I think it's pretty clear where he belongs. |
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tox
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| The Lebrons wrote: | | BigBallerBrand wrote: | | 15 points but worst +/- on the team with -18. not sure what to make of that. i remember swaggy had like 23 points in the opener but had terrible +/- as well. |
Ya, -18. That's weird, hopefully someone looks into that. I think we're clearly better offensively with him at the 4 than Nance or Randle. Love that he got to close the game. |
Single game +/- is usually useless, with rare exception. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| tox wrote: | | The Lebrons wrote: | | BigBallerBrand wrote: | | 15 points but worst +/- on the team with -18. not sure what to make of that. i remember swaggy had like 23 points in the opener but had terrible +/- as well. |
Ya, -18. That's weird, hopefully someone looks into that. I think we're clearly better offensively with him at the 4 than Nance or Randle. Love that he got to close the game. |
Single game +/- is usually useless, with rare exception. |
-17 yesterday only second to Randles 24 |
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Laker_Jocker
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KUZ IS BOMB......that is all...  |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| greenfrog wrote: | | He was invisible until Lonzo checked in, and then exploded. I think it's pretty clear where he belongs. |
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Second time I'm saying this
His scoring is not a fluke |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Watch tonight's Backstage Lakers.
There's a scene where Pelinka challenged Kuzma $50 to hit a golf ball off the farthest hole with just 1 try, and Kuzma accepted the challenge and made the hole in 1 shot. Shows how competitive he is and insistence in proving doubters wrong.
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| defense wrote: | Second time I'm saying this
His scoring is not a fluke |
Nope. Kid can finish! |
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justsomelakerfan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Played starter minutes tonight.
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| LakerSD wrote: | | defense wrote: | Second time I'm saying this
His scoring is not a fluke |
Nope. Kid can finish! |
in their prime, lonzo, kuzma and ingram can do major damage. |
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OCWA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:25 am Post subject: |
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| Kuzma seems to be the most verbal/engaged guy on the floor. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| OCWA wrote: | | Kuzma seems to be the most verbal/engaged guy on the floor. |
I agree, especially in-between plays |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | OCWA wrote: | | Kuzma seems to be the most verbal/engaged guy on the floor. |
I agree, especially in-between plays |
There was a little moment I loved that a Suns player was posting up Lonzo (can't remember which player) and Lonzo tried to slap the ball away on the entry pass and got called for a foul. Kuzma immediately went over to Ball and walked him through what he should've done instead using his body language. |
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KeepItRealOrElse
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| Batguano wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | OCWA wrote: | | Kuzma seems to be the most verbal/engaged guy on the floor. |
I agree, especially in-between plays |
There was a little moment I loved that a Suns player was posting up Lonzo (can't remember which player) and Lonzo tried to slap the ball away on the entry pass and got called for a foul. Kuzma immediately went over to Ball and walked him through what he should've done instead using his body language. |
yea that was one of the instances, yup..he was vocal and passionate |
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Looking at highlights, i noticed he got rid of the headband.
I always hated that try hard look |
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BigBallerBrand
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:58 am Post subject: |
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I forget, did we get Kuzma from the Brooklyn trade? If not, who did we draft with the pick we got from Brooklyn?
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| BigBallerBrand wrote: | | I forget, did we get Kuzma from the Brooklyn trade? If not, who did we draft with the pick we got from Brooklyn? |
We got the 27th pick from the Mozgov trade and used it to draft Kuzma. We also had the 28th pick right after that, which we immediately afterwards flipped into 30 and 42 to draft Josh Hart and T. Bryant
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | | greenfrog wrote: | | He was invisible until Lonzo checked in, and then exploded. I think it's pretty clear where he belongs. |
THIS |
It's been clear from the jump that those two are special together because their skills complement each other so well. Ball is a great rebounder and likes to run. Kuzma is a gazelle, and runs not only fast, but hard.
Ball, when he gets space off of a solid screen (we're going to love Bogut for those) is real trouble for the defense, and Kuzma's specialty is making teams pay for giving Ball that room when he's burying that sweet jumper.
Wait til they have a year together.
Cosigning with those that I'm glad that he dumped that headband. He was phenomenal without it. He needs to keep the same energy channel open, and that damn thing didn't help.  |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| Kuz is skilled and relentless. This kid is going to be something special. |
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