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

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Ingram had a good game until the 4th quarter. That was hard to watch. He needs to just get in rhythm and settle down. He can get to 13-15 PPG to start the year then build on that. But he needs a long range jumper in the worst way. His jumpshot will unlock his offensive potential.
 

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I like the potential of Caruso, Clarkson, Kuzma, and Nance coming off the bench.

Not too optimistic about the team on either end. Defense. Offense. Rebounding.
 

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What's up with Ingram's driving ability tho? Last season he was much better at driving and finishing at the rim. Now he's just wild and outta control. I wonder if the little weight he put on is throwing him off physically and mentally.
 

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I'll be the reactionary one and say I was wrong about Ingram. They should have traded him for Paul George. He could be a solid all around player, but he'll never be as good as George. @I AM WARHOL you were right, breh. :yeshrug:

On the plus side, last year's draft has been underwhelming so far. Seems to be a bunch of solid players, but no stars, so it wasn't a huge miss. :yeshrug:

They're doing him a major disservice trying to make him the go-to guy on this team. Just let him be a jack-of-all-trades while he continues to grow.
I disagree. I think he needs to get his reps as a go to guy to get more comfortable with his offensive game. I said in that other thread that players have to learn to be a scorer. There is the rare few who come in killing it but most have to take their lumps before they learn. Paul George took three years and only developed into the player he became once Granger went down and he was forced to be the man. He shot less than 30% from three is first year before bumping it up second year. You got to be patient with these young players and let them fill out and get used to their bodies.
 

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I'll be the reactionary one and say I was wrong about Ingram. They should have traded him for Paul George. He could be a solid all around player, but he'll never be as good as George. @I AM WARHOL you were right, breh. :yeshrug:

On the plus side, last year's draft has been underwhelming so far. Seems to be a bunch of solid players, but no stars, so it wasn't a huge miss. :yeshrug:

They're doing him a major disservice trying to make him the go-to guy on this team. Just let him be a jack-of-all-trades while he continues to grow.
PG was averaging 12/4/2 his 2nd year in 29mpg...probably would have traded him too. I dont know why yall keep falling in this trap
 

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This team really needs a dog/leader in the Draygoon/Beverley mold to get everyone revved up.
 

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Ennis and Caruso aren’t the answers, Luke doesn’t even play Ennis that much..what happens when Caruso is back in g league? We need to call deron Williams
 
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