lakerevolution wrote:This guy tends to do a little of everything, but let's be honest . . until he can average 16-18 points a game to go along with his assists, rebounds, steals, blocks etc. He won't be considered our true leader. Granted, he's a kid and - like Kobe's first years - has already had to deal with the fame and infamy of his expectations. Hard to project when or if he will break out of his less-than-aggressive approach and be more of an attacker.
KobeMVP888 wrote:lakerevolution wrote:This guy tends to do a little of everything, but let's be honest . . until he can average 16-18 points a game to go along with his assists, rebounds, steals, blocks etc. He won't be considered our true leader. Granted, he's a kid and - like Kobe's first years - has already had to deal with the fame and infamy of his expectations. Hard to project when or if he will break out of his less-than-aggressive approach and be more of an attacker.
"Granted, he's a kid ..." A kid with the highest basketball IQ at his age since Magic Johnson. He's 6'7" with hops and will develop a consistent 3 point shot, a floater, a tear drop, a mid range game and will learn how to finish among the Redwoods. I ain't sweatin'.
lakerevolution wrote:KobeMVP888 wrote:lakerevolution wrote:This guy tends to do a little of everything, but let's be honest . . until he can average 16-18 points a game to go along with his assists, rebounds, steals, blocks etc. He won't be considered our true leader. Granted, he's a kid and - like Kobe's first years - has already had to deal with the fame and infamy of his expectations. Hard to project when or if he will break out of his less-than-aggressive approach and be more of an attacker.
"Granted, he's a kid ..." A kid with the highest basketball IQ at his age since Magic Johnson. He's 6'7" with hops and will develop a consistent 3 point shot, a floater, a tear drop, a mid range game and will learn how to finish among the Redwoods. I ain't sweatin'.
Only if he can 1) shake off the weight of the lofty expectations, 2) put his past life (dad, Big Baller Brand, UCLA etc.) in the permanent rear-view and 3) be so in love with the game of basketball and the fire of competition that he efficiently becomes the best Lonzo he can be for us.
Magic had no domineering asshole father, came from humble beginnings, took the rock from day one balling with Kareem and literally took the league by storm his rookie year. That was them days, though. Kobe was held on a leash by Phil his first two years until he became the Black Mamba. Lonzo's story is laughable, serious, and meaningless all at the same time -- as long as he comes out performing at an NBA level. I think right now he, Kyle, Brandon and Julius are realizing how truly LONG and HARD the NBA reg. seas. shaft is, and they'll collectively or individually give a hetero pushback to the sodomy. If you follow my meaning
lakerevolution wrote:Only if he can 1) shake off the weight of the lofty expectations, 2) put his past life (dad, Big Baller Brand, UCLA etc.) in the permanent rear-view and 3) be so in love with the game of basketball and the fire of competition that he efficiently becomes the best Lonzo he can be for us.
3Peatkb24 wrote:If Lonzo is just playing around and Kuz doesn't mind, then it's all good. Otherwise those lyrics are little disturbing IMO. The Dad part is a little over the top. I think Lonzo has a Great Basketball IQ but lets face it Kuzma is the better player as of now.
KobeMVP888 wrote:3Peatkb24 wrote:If Lonzo is just playing around and Kuz doesn't mind, then it's all good. Otherwise those lyrics are little disturbing IMO. The Dad part is a little over the top. I think Lonzo has a Great Basketball IQ but lets face it Kuzma is the better player as of now.
They're going low. I love it! You should see the thread of trash talking I did with my buddies before one of our golf outings. Lonzo's song is the minor leagues compared to our shit. All this tells me is that these guys are COMPETITIVE. Love it.
lakerevolution wrote:Coming off a (hopefully) successful knee scope, Lonzo now has to continue to show and grow his "brand" as a valuable asset to this team. He'll have more seasoned teammates to pass to, and his defensive presence and movement without the ball on offense (spacing, etc.) will be crucial if he is to have a future with the Lakers. There are possibilities that Magic and Rob could make mid-season trades if this initial mash-up experiment isn't working.
An interesting comparison of Lonzo to Draymond Green in this article. It makes sense, even though Draymond carries a little more muscle in the paint than Lonzo is probably capable of flexing. But it reveals where he can focus his energies as he continues to become the NBA star we all expect.
"Green has paved the way for low usage and versatile players to become All-Stars. The former Defensive Player of the Year has never seen his usage rate exceed 18.6 percent and had the same usage rate, 17.2 percent, as Ball last year.
Green’s ability to be an All-Star while sharing the majority of his minutes with high usage play creators like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant makes him even more valuable.
While Ball wasn’t surrounded by All-Stars last season, he still showed his willingness to get his teammates involved, which will help raise the ceiling of a team that will either add an All-Star free agent or see one of their young guys grow into that All-Star role."
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