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lakersfan32
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| scout_0 wrote: | I think I ranked Rui 2nd in his draft
6"8 wings with his isolation skills and shooting are rare. Wait till you guys see his kobe fadeaways. He is like a Kawhi Clone. And rhe numbers are not bad 14ppg on 48% and 40% 3pt.
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kawhi clone without the ball handling and defense |
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Lakesh0wtime
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| 3 second picks wasn’t enough I think |
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+17
Highest among the whole team!
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LakerFan1987
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Give Rob credit, great trade to get Rui.
Quit whining about 3 2nd rd picks. |
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Lakersfan1211
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| He did well guarding Johnson, most of his shots looked short when Rui guarded him. |
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sonic the laker
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Rui has skills. He's not as bad a defensive player as some have said. Not great, but around an average defender, imo. Definitely nice to see a player on the floor that can get his own offense, without depending on LeBron. And, forcefully, too. Lonnie and Reaves can create for themselves, to a certain extent. But, Lonnie's engagement waxes and wanes. And, Reaves mentality is more about being a facilitator, as opposed to looking to score.
Rui's size and scoring is going to be excellent for us. Especially once he settles in, and the Lakers figure it all out when we get healthy.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| GREAT pick-up! Hopefully he can maintain this level of play at both ends. |
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Nash Vegas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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He’s big! He looked more like 6’9-6’10 out there.
So this is what a wing looks like... 
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| Megaton wrote: | | LakerFan1987 wrote: | Give Rob credit, great trade to get Rui.
Quit whining about 3 2nd rd picks. |
Rui is showing he was worth at least 1 first round pick, if not more. |
lol I love Rui as much an anybody, but lets not go overboard. If he keeps improving, Rui may turn into a player that's worth more than Nunn/3 srp's, in the future. But, as of now, it was a fair price, considering the circumstances.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| sonic the laker wrote: | Rui has skills. He's not as bad a defensive player as some have said. Not great, but around an average defender, imo. Definitely nice to see a player on the floor that can get his own offense, without depending on LeBron. And, forcefully, too. Lonnie and Reaves can create for themselves, to a certain extent. But, Lonnie's engagement waxes and wanes. And, Reaves mentality is more about being a facilitator, as opposed to looking to score.
Rui's size and scoring is going to be excellent for us. Especially once he settles in, and the Lakers figure it all out when we get healthy. |
When you are 6’8 with a big body and athleticism, you can get away with a lot of stuff on defense. It is just that much harder to score on this type of guys |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| sonic the laker wrote: | Rui has skills. He's not as bad a defensive player as some have said. Not great, but around an average defender, imo. Definitely nice to see a player on the floor that can get his own offense, without depending on LeBron. And, forcefully, too. Lonnie and Reaves can create for themselves, to a certain extent. But, Lonnie's engagement waxes and wanes. And, Reaves mentality is more about being a facilitator, as opposed to looking to score.
Rui's size and scoring is going to be excellent for us. Especially once he settles in, and the Lakers figure it all out when we get healthy. |
I mean, the "bad defender" takes aren't substantiated statistically. The stats have him as a neutral defender. I saw him get lost a few times on team defense, but nothing too major. His size alone allows him to rebound and not get outmuscled. That alone is enough to buoy his defensive impact. |
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| Nash Vegas wrote: | He’s big! He looked more like 6’9-6’10 out there.
So this is what a wing looks like... |
I know right? An actual wing player! That can create shots, hustle on D, guard other wing players with effort at the very least…
It feels like forever since we’ve seen that. I almost forgot what it felt like after these horrendous 3/4 guard lineups. Now all Rob needs to do is trade Westbrick and Bev away for Oubre and we’ll be set.
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Lakesh0wtime
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Love this guy. Hope he’s a laker for years to come.
Him, Reaves, and Christie.
Finally some young guys that can go. |
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Having an extra forward with his size and skill can only be a good thing, and he showed why tonight
Need to see a lot of the Bron/Rui/AD frontcourt
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| Lakesh0wtime wrote: | Love this guy. Hope he’s a laker for years to come.
Him, Reaves, and Christie.
Finally some young guys that can go. |
And more to come as long as the team doesn’t throw away another first round pick this year. Regardless of where the pick is.
Let the damn scouting department this organization has do it’s job!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Megaton wrote: | | Lakesh0wtime wrote: | Love this guy. Hope he’s a laker for years to come.
Him, Reaves, and Christie.
Finally some young guys that can go. |
And more to come as long as the team doesn’t throw away another first round pick this year. Regardless of where the pick is.
Let the damn scouting department this organization has do it’s job! |
lol, I remember you were so down on them picking Christie though |
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Not sure if their still trying to ease him in but he need more minutes.
21 minutes is too low for him. He need at least 30-32mpg. |
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LakerDYnasty72
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I didn't watch the game tonight but I didn't need to. I will say this: he can play. He's has a sweet midrange jumper, and he's got what we need most right now: size.
Funny fact: both players traded for each other, Rui/Nunn, scored the exact same amount of points in their debuts. 12 |
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| levon wrote: | | Megaton wrote: | | Lakesh0wtime wrote: | Love this guy. Hope he’s a laker for years to come.
Him, Reaves, and Christie.
Finally some young guys that can go. |
And more to come as long as the team doesn’t throw away another first round pick this year. Regardless of where the pick is.
Let the damn scouting department this organization has do it’s job! |
lol, I remember you were so down on them picking Christie though |
True. I will admit, I’m eating major crow right now. I freaking hated that pick. And I am happy to look so wrong so far. I’m very impressed with him now.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Megaton wrote: | | levon wrote: | | Megaton wrote: | | Lakesh0wtime wrote: | Love this guy. Hope he’s a laker for years to come.
Him, Reaves, and Christie.
Finally some young guys that can go. |
And more to come as long as the team doesn’t throw away another first round pick this year. Regardless of where the pick is.
Let the damn scouting department this organization has do it’s job! |
lol, I remember you were so down on them picking Christie though |
True. I will admit, I’m eating major crow right now. I freaking hated that pick. And I am happy to look so wrong so far. I’m very impressed with him now. |
At least you admit it. Welcome to the Christie side, lol! Where eating crow never tasted so good! 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| sonic the laker wrote: | | Megaton wrote: | | levon wrote: | | Megaton wrote: | | Lakesh0wtime wrote: | Love this guy. Hope he’s a laker for years to come.
Him, Reaves, and Christie.
Finally some young guys that can go. |
And more to come as long as the team doesn’t throw away another first round pick this year. Regardless of where the pick is.
Let the damn scouting department this organization has do it’s job! |
lol, I remember you were so down on them picking Christie though |
True. I will admit, I’m eating major crow right now. I freaking hated that pick. And I am happy to look so wrong so far. I’m very impressed with him now. |
At least you admit it. Welcome to the Christie side, lol! Where eating crow never tasted so good! |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Rui looked comfortable out there, he almost seamlessly blended within our system tonight. His smooth transition bodes well for the Lakers. |
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