A Night of Firsts for Ronny Turiaf

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Ronny had his first field goal made. Continuation made it his first three point play. He played 14 of his career 32 minutes for the first time in double digit minutes. He had a career high 5 rebounds. He had his first two blocked shots. He brought some defensive intensity. I hope it's the first of many games he comes off the bench to spark the Lakers. He's beginning to show what he did in the SPL. It was a very good night for Ronny.
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kb8sunshine · Sixth Man Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 56

i am so happy for him, and he played great.
hopefully Phil will take note of that!!!!!!!

LakeLakeLake · Starting Rotation Joined: 16 Feb 2002 Posts: 696

He'll eat up Kwames minutes...

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ElginBaylor · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:07 am Post subject:

I hope Kwame's paying attention while sitting on the bench to what Ronny's doing on the floor. The difference in their energy is like night and day. To me, Turiaf's play last night was the highlight of an otherwise dismal weekend of basketball.

I remain hopeful that with the development of players like Turiaf, Cook, Bynum, Sasha and Smush, the Lakers will have a pretty decent team in the future. As has been said many times, we are one or two impact players away from being an excellent team. Let's hope Mitch makes the moves in the off-season that he alluded to in his interview.
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kobeodom · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:10 am Post subject:

ro-t > mo-t.

well of course, i was just playing around with the names.

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karlmalonefan · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:43 am Post subject:

Great job by Ronny last night...btw, didn't phil say he was going to play andrew more? since he said that, Drew has gotten virtually no playing time...

dadamookie · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:24 am Post subject:

Props to Ronny for showing the Lakers how the game should be played.

THE_SHOES · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:36 am Post subject:

Wasn't he refreshing??!!! I just wish he would have anticipated that Smush pass so he could have got a SSSssssssslllllllllaaaaaaammmmm!!

Maybe not though, Ronnie would have just been so overjoyed that he would have had to have been sedated!
I love that guy!

GGGGggggggooooooooooo Ronny!!!
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Ozendorph · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:00 am Post subject:

The shot blocks certainly were encouraging. I don't know why they reset the 24 for Boston after one of Ronny's blocks sent the ball out of bounds.
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kobekillinu2nite · Star Player Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1774

That guy is just what we needed. He brings so much energy to the team. You can see he is one of the few guys that shows he is blessed to play in the NBA.

lakers1969 · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:05 am Post subject:

Even D. Green did a good job on Wally last night but most of all Ronnie was very impressive. He need to minimize his cheering so he can save those energy.

Yes, we are definitely one player away.

Panthas · Star Player Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 1262

I think the fact that he played D....and grabbed boards makes him that much more valuable. I can see him being a powerful rebounder for us, which would make us stronger because with Phil STILL playing Luke there are going to be many of those going around.
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Turiaf Impresses His Teammates
It was what Ronny Turiaf had waited for, two blocked shots, three points and five rebounds in 14 minutes he will never forget. ... "Like I said when I first got here, I came here to play defense and to hustle," he said. "I just came back from heart surgery. It was a long way, it was a long road. I'm asking for nothing. I'm just trying to step into the lineup, the rotation, try to do something positive." ESPN

venturalakersfan · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:29 am Post subject:

Phil showed last night that he will play guys who are playing with intensity, and sit those that aren't. I hope some of the starters took notice. It seemed Smush did, his play in the 4th was probably the best quarter he has had in the past 3 months. I was beginning to push for Sasha starting over Smush.
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RJBaca · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

Ronny is the real deal. Last night was incredible!

Fansince88 · Sixth Man Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 48

Ronny was just awesome last night. He should be starting instead of Kwame. His D and his energy made the Lakers comeback possible. Is it really too much to ask of from Kwame and Chris to bring more energy like Ronny?

daytripper · Star Player Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 1194

He might not have the physical attributes of Kwame but Turiaf does give effort. I agree it was refreshing to see his energy.

wthai · Starting Rotation Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 389

after Turiaf gets his conditioning down, he should definately start over Small Hands Brown.

Addicus · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:08 am Post subject:

melakerfan · Star Player Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 1901

Keep in mind people...

Ronny has not played but a total of 3 or 4 games...Kwame, Mihm, and others dont have the legs that he has at this time of the season. Of course he has alot of energy...But lets not think that he has that much more upside than anyone else on the team.

Now I do think that since he has some time to sit back and watch Kwame and Mihm for a while, I think he may decide to just be a guy who goes out the and pick all the scraps he can get. And we need that kind of guy on this team. He is gonna be good, but he will not be better than Kwame and Mihm.

Freakout · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Ronny has the legs

novano2004 · Starting Rotation Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 312

I think it is the only thing that i can thank Mitch for, is signing this guy. he has alot to show very soon. I still dont know why phil does not try to insert Bynum?