Ballers Wanna Ball, Rollers Wanna Roll, But We're Taking All--The Official 2017-2018 Lakers Thread

[Sccit]

Y'all shouldn't get emotional or irrational over Lonzo. Dude is damn near elite at everything but scoring and teams are exposing him.

I've been saying the entire time I would be surprised if he can average 10 points as a rookie. His limitations as a scorer just aren't going to cut it in the NBA. He got in a groove for 20 games and you could see how good he can be by just being able to make some threes. So I was cautiously optimistic. But his shot is a prayer at this point. He doesn't even sound that confident talking about his jumper....

He's still had a better rookie year than any of the previous 3 lottery picks. Don't forget he's a 20 year old rookie. Just enjoy the process...

HONESTLY I DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THE BAD SHOOTING.. LIKE FAGOT BILZ POINTED OUT, EVEN KOBE HAD HIS SHOOTING STRUGGLES AS A ROOKIE. WHATS ANNOYING IS HIS MENTALITY, DEMEANOR, AND OVERALL PERSONALITY JUS COMES OFF AS HOELIKE ..

AND SINCE HE’S A LAKER AND HE GOT SO MUCH DAMN POTENTIAL, IM MORE THAN WILLING TO REMAIN OPTIMISTIC AND CHALK IT UP TO HIM STILL BEIN A KID.

BUT SOMETHIN ABOUT HIM JUS MAKES U WANA SLAP THAT DUMB LOOK OFF HIS FACE .. MAYBE LAVAR WILL GIVE HIM A GOOD WHOOPIN THIS OFFSEASON N TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US.

 

[Sccit]

Here yall go with this crying shyt again dont @ me

YOU KNOW IM THE LAST MUFUCCA TO COMPLAIN OR TALK SHIIT ON ANYTHING LAKER RELATED .. AND WHEN LONZO IS ON, HE LOOKS INCREDIBLE. EVEN IF PLAYERS HAVE BAD GAMES, IT HAPPENS - ESPECIALLY AS ROOKIES..... BUT BETWEEN THE EARS, LONZO NEEDS TO GET CHECKED, STRAIGHT UP.

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

What is going on with Lonzo

 

[H.J.Duck]

What is going on with Lonzo

What do you mean? pretty much looks like he has looked most of the season

 

[Guile]

Obviosuly Lonzo wil get better at finishing at the rim an in the midrange.

The only thing really concerning is that dude shot selection he's. He has a propensity to take bad ones percentage wise, part of that is due to him lacking in other areas but still.

Also, college was a waste of time for him. He spent a year basically not improving on any aspect of his game coming out of high school.

 

[Reid2Achieve]

HONESTLY I DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THE BAD SHOOTING.. LIKE FAGOT BILZ POINTED OUT, EVEN KOBE HAD HIS SHOOTING STRUGGLES AS A ROOKIE. WHATS ANNOYING IS HIS MENTALITY, DEMEANOR, AND OVERALL PERSONALITY JUS COMES OFF AS HOELIKE ..

AND SINCE HE’S A LAKER AND HE GOT SO MUCH DAMN POTENTIAL, IM MORE THAN WILLING TO REMAIN OPTIMISTIC AND CHALK IT UP TO HIM STILL BEIN A KID.

BUT SOMETHIN ABOUT HIM JUS MAKES U WANA SLAP THAT DUMB LOOK OFF HIS FACE .. MAYBE LAVAR WILL GIVE HIM A GOOD WHOOPIN THIS OFFSEASON N TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US.

What’s wrong with his mentality? He hustles and defends and gets guys the ball. He doesn’t have a scorer mentality but we all knew that when we drafted him. His demeanor? You want him looking depressed out there? Personality?? His teammates love him, anything else is just sounding like personal taste on who you want to stan...

 

[Chris Cool]

The fact that he even gets to 1-12 is what's annoying to me. At around 1-6 he needed to realize shyt ain't working and try something else. He gotta be scared of going to the line, it's the only excuse.

 

[Reid2Achieve]

The fact that he even gets to 1-12 is what's annoying to me. At around 1-6 he needed to realize shyt ain't working and try something else. He gotta be scared of going to the line, it's the only excuse.

He can’t do anything else lol. Can’t shoot midrange, can’t do floaters, can’t finish at the rim, can’t shoot free throws, etc. Just like at, UCLA his scoring revolves around his three pointer.

 

[IGSaint12]

Lonzo doesn't just need to improve his 3pt shooting ability. He needs to be able to score in different ways in this league. He needs a midrange, a floater, and improvement in the paint area. I don't know how he does all that with the funky shot he has.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Lonzo straight, its a rhythm issue. Luke probably gonna make adjustments in the offseason. Lomzo doesnt really have a prominent role in the half court. A Pg like player would help. Also, he plays notably better with ingram on the court.

 

[Chris Cool]

Lonzo ain't straight, this nikka can't shoot for shyt, and is not just 3s, the nikka can't shoot from anywhere. He the 2nd overall pick, that shyt ain't acceptable.

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

What do you mean? pretty much looks like he has looked most of the season

That’s my point he sucks

 

[Regular_P]

Lonzo straight, its a rhythm issue. Luke probably gonna make adjustments in the offseason. Lomzo doesnt really have a prominent role in the half court. A Pg like player would help. Also, he plays notably better with ingram on the court.

He doesn't have a prominent role by choice. He crosses half court and gives the ball up to stand somewhere and wait for a pass while the defense ignores him. He rarely drives and when he does, it's not to finish and the defense knows.

 

[Sccit]

What’s wrong with his mentality? He hustles and defends and gets guys the ball. He doesn’t have a scorer mentality but we all knew that when we drafted him. His demeanor? You want him looking depressed out there? Personality?? His teammates love him, anything else is just sounding like personal taste on who you want to stan...

WHATS WRONG WIT HIS MENTALITY?


-HE’S A BRON GROUPIE
-DANCES FOR THE CAMERA LIKE AN IG THOT
-TALKS SHIIT ON NAS
-LOSES A THREE POINT SHOOTOUT TO LIL BOW WOW
-ALWAYS LOOKS DEJECTED ON THE COURT LIKE A SPOILED BRAT


NOW .. I TRY LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE AND CHALKING IT UP TO HIS AGE, BECAUSE WHEN HE’S ON, HE LOOKS INCREDIBLE.

IT JUST SEEMS TO ME LIKE WHAT HE NEEDS THE MOST WORK WIT IS BETWEEN THE EARS.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Realistically there are no positives to Lonzo's offensive game this year other than his passing. Every facet of his offensive game is broken. If I was him is focus on the free throw line first. If he fixes that it gets much easier for his regular jumper to be mended.

After that, he needs to learn how to drive and finish at the rim at an NBA average rate. That really shouldn't be too much to ask.

Finally, I would hit up Livingston to learn his little post fade way.

The 3 ball should be the last on his to do list imo