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cyborgspider
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| If only we kept D'ange... (checks Nets/Heat game from Saturday night, benched after 1st quarter never to return in an OT victory)... ok, never mind. July 1st can't come soon enough. |
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Wino
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Our closer in this group is Kuzma. That dude can score more ways than anyone since Kobe. He will take that title from whoever we bring in to fill that role. It may take him two to four years to take it from PG or Lebron but I have little doubt he is going to be that guy on this team eventually.
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BizLA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Miss you Kobe |
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trablos
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Wino wrote: | | Our closer in this group is Kuzma. That dude can score more ways than anyone since Kobe. He will take that title from whoever we bring in to fill that role. It may take him two to four years to take it from PG or Lebron but I have little doubt he is going to be that guy on this team eventually. |
I'm very comfortable with Kyle being our go to guy in the clutch going forward. |
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lakersfan8
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| One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
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deal
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
the one that got away...but with FA and the Draft around the corner,
the FO will have their work cut out for them...
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fontana3d
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
Yeah, but we needed a PG a lot more since we dealt Russell away. |
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mnstrdnk
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| trablos wrote: | | Wino wrote: | | Our closer in this group is Kuzma. That dude can score more ways than anyone since Kobe. He will take that title from whoever we bring in to fill that role. It may take him two to four years to take it from PG or Lebron but I have little doubt he is going to be that guy on this team eventually. |
I'm very comfortable with Kyle being our go to guy in the clutch going forward. |
I can see Kuz developing into that guy. He's already got the killer instinct in my opinion. |
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BizLA
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| fontana3d wrote: | | lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
Yeah, but we needed a PG a lot more since we dealt Russell away. |
Could’ve had
Russell
Tatum
Ingram
Randle
Lopez
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matigol
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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| BizLA wrote: | | fontana3d wrote: | | lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
Yeah, but we needed a PG a lot more since we dealt Russell away. |
Could’ve had
Russell
Tatum
Ingram
Randle
Lopez
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I prefer
Ball+Kuzma
over
Russell+Tatum
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J.C. Smith
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| Hopefully they find one in free agency. As is I think it's a platoon effort. Ingram, Randle, Kuzma, Lopez are all effective scorers depending on the match up. Kuzma is probably the most well rounded scorer. |
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AirKobe8
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Russell is not having a good year in Brooklyn. Ok, he had that injury, but he's still inconsistent, still not guarding anyone, still lazy and occasionally dropping a big score to keep 'em hopeful for a few more time.
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Terra4Gary
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You nailed it. Randle thinks of himself as a closer, but lacks the ability to space the floor. He becomes one dimensional as the clock wines down and likely to turn the ball over or throw up a wild shot. Neither Vet, KCP (18 Mil) or Lopez (18Mil) are capable from what I've seen so far. Lonzo doesn't seem to even want the ball down the stretch, but I believe it's more of a confidence issue. That said, Ingram & Kuzma are the best candidates to be that guy for this team. Why I give Kuz the advantage, he attacks hard and is a slightly better free throw shooter at this point. The future is super bright with this young core, but Paul George solves this problem immediately!
| Wino wrote: | | Our closer in this group is Kuzma. That dude can score more ways than anyone since Kobe. He will take that title from whoever we bring in to fill that role. It may take him two to four years to take it from PG or Lebron but I have little doubt he is going to be that guy on this team eventually. |
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Terra4Gary
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| matigol wrote: | | BizLA wrote: | | fontana3d wrote: | | lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
Yeah, but we needed a PG a lot more since we dealt Russell away. |
Could’ve had
Russell
Tatum
Ingram
Randle
Lopez
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I prefer
Ball+Kuzma
over
Russell+Tatum |
So do I! |
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lakersfan8
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| fontana3d wrote: | | lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
Yeah, but we needed a PG a lot more since we dealt Russell away. |
Well, it is more likely that they already decided to draft Ball so they dealt Russell away rather than the other way around. They also drafted Ball because they were confident there will be a talented scorer coming to our team this summer. |
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venturalakersfan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| Wino wrote: | | Our closer in this group is Kuzma. That dude can score more ways than anyone since Kobe. He will take that title from whoever we bring in to fill that role. It may take him two to four years to take it from PG or Lebron but I have little doubt he is going to be that guy on this team eventually. |
The same guy who showed he isn’t a closer in the last game? Right now it is an open position, let’s give everyone a shot.
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lakersfan8
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| Terra4Gary wrote: | | matigol wrote: | | BizLA wrote: | | fontana3d wrote: | | lakersfan8 wrote: | | One of the reasons why I wanted Tatum on the draft |
Yeah, but we needed a PG a lot more since we dealt Russell away. |
Could’ve had
Russell
Tatum
Ingram
Randle
Lopez
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I prefer
Ball+Kuzma
over
Russell+Tatum |
So do I! |
Actually, it is Ball + Kuzma + Hart vs Tatum + Kuzma + Russell
And it is a lineup like this
Russell
Ingram
Tatum
Kuzma
Randle |
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matigol
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| lakersfan8 wrote: |
Actually, it is Ball + Kuzma + Hart vs Tatum + Kuzma + Russell
And it is a lineup like this
Russell
Ingram
Tatum
Kuzma
Randle |
vs
Ball
Hart
Ingram
Kuzma
Randle
I have doubts if DLO ever turns the corner.
I prefer "ice in his veins" guys over an "ice in my veins" guy.
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