That’s an interesting question. Dinwiddie has been their closer for most of the season. Russell is going to want 20+, but his play hasn’t warranted that and I’d think the Nets would want him to take something comparable to Dinwidde’s extension, which would be pretty good value for the Nets for Dlo who still has room to improve. His cap hold is going to interfere with their two max plan this summer, so they’re going to want to resolve that situation ASAP during the summer which means they won’t want to play the RFA game, I’d think.
Rodion Kurucs is impressive. He is steal of the draft and is picked at 40th.
There will be a lot of "steals" in this draft given its depth, but I love that kid's instincts on both ends of the floor. There's some Kirilenko Light in him. _________________ Under New Management
Some people have an irrational dislike of Russell. I have never seen anything like it for such a young player who does not exhibit bad behavior on or off the court. For 14 pages we managed to avoid the worst of the bs that destroyed the previous thread. There is the occasional skirmish, but it is mostly basketball related discussion. Nobody here has to justify their reasons for wanting to discuss Russell in a thread created for that purpose and located in the appropriate sub-forum. If there are valid questions or concerns regarding the way things are being moderated, there is a forum for user feedback and mods can be private messaged.
Well stated. He's such an odd lightening rod of stark opinions. Even Nets fans are now polarized into trade DLo/pay DLo camps that are pretty vicious.
Maybe it's that he's "slow" in a sport that fans expect to be fast?
For me it’s his efficiency and how consistently he’s putting up quality scoring nights. I really don’t know how he should be paid and wouldn’t want to be making that decision. How impactful would he be this season on a good team?
somewhere between "very" and "incredibly"
Being slow and inconsistent are related in DLO's case. He cant just rely on dunks to get easy points and has to rely on his jumper mostly.
However, what impresses me about DLO is how he has slowly improved every year. He now has less bad games and more big games. Even in the games where he doesnt score much, he usually does well assist wise. Beside the numbers, he has become very good at running an offense.
He already would be an asset on a great team, but once he figures out how to get himself going on his off nights, he would be very special on any team. _________________ Llluuukkkeee
Some people have an irrational dislike of Russell. I have never seen anything like it for such a young player who does not exhibit bad behavior on or off the court. For 14 pages we managed to avoid the worst of the bs that destroyed the previous thread. There is the occasional skirmish, but it is mostly basketball related discussion. Nobody here has to justify their reasons for wanting to discuss Russell in a thread created for that purpose and located in the appropriate sub-forum. If there are valid questions or concerns regarding the way things are being moderated, there is a forum for user feedback and mods can be private messaged.
Well stated. He's such an odd lightening rod of stark opinions. Even Nets fans are now polarized into trade DLo/pay DLo camps that are pretty vicious.
Maybe it's that he's "slow" in a sport that fans expect to be fast?
For me it’s his efficiency and how consistently he’s putting up quality scoring nights. I really don’t know how he should be paid and wouldn’t want to be making that decision. How impactful would he be this season on a good team?
somewhere between "very" and "incredibly"
I agree.
Maybe in an alternative universe where Durant Kawhi and Klay stay put in the off-season the Lakers could use that extra 35M they have freed up to bring Randle and Russell back
Lonzo Ball
D'Angelo Russell
Brandon Ingram
LeBron James
Julius Randle
Dream team, too bad life happened
The irony would be that the money spent would be a result of trading them and letting them go lol _________________ Llluuukkkeee
Some people have an irrational dislike of Russell. I have never seen anything like it for such a young player who does not exhibit bad behavior on or off the court. For 14 pages we managed to avoid the worst of the bs that destroyed the previous thread. There is the occasional skirmish, but it is mostly basketball related discussion. Nobody here has to justify their reasons for wanting to discuss Russell in a thread created for that purpose and located in the appropriate sub-forum. If there are valid questions or concerns regarding the way things are being moderated, there is a forum for user feedback and mods can be private messaged.
Well stated. He's such an odd lightening rod of stark opinions. Even Nets fans are now polarized into trade DLo/pay DLo camps that are pretty vicious.
Maybe it's that he's "slow" in a sport that fans expect to be fast?
For me it’s his efficiency and how consistently he’s putting up quality scoring nights. I really don’t know how he should be paid and wouldn’t want to be making that decision. How impactful would he be this season on a good team?
somewhere between "very" and "incredibly"
Being slow and inconsistent are related in DLO's case. He cant just rely on dunks to get easy points and has to rely on his jumper mostly.
However, what impresses me about DLO is how he has slowly improved every year. He now has less bad games and more big games. Even in the games where he doesnt score much, he usually does well assist wise. Beside the numbers, he has become very good at running an offense.
He already would be an asset on a great team, but once he figures out how to get himself going on his off nights, he would be very special on any team.
He’s super fun to watch for me because of how he gets to his spots without the use of athleticism. For all the takes by Laker fans about how his work ethic is awful, I don’t see how a guy this unathletic got to be this skilled and ended up in the NBA. He barely gets off the floor when he jumps.
His development was always going to be slower than most. He’s relying purely on skill. It’s a matter of can he become an elite three point shooter to offset his lack of athletic ability. He’s got to become a 40% three point shooter to be an all star type player.
His vision is also super fun to watch. He makes plays not many people can. However, this leads to a few very mind numbing stupid plays as well.
He needs to tighten up that handle (which he’s improved on) and become and elite shooter.
He’s very polarizing and I can see why. One side thinks he’s tapped out another side thinks his skill level will just improve. We’ll see.
I’m also not sure where he fits within Brooklyn. They did not expect Dinwiddie to be this good, but he’s really good. Levert is also very good. They may build with those two guys and let Dlo go.
22/13 in the win against Pelicans. Many of his detractors doubted he could be a good playmaker as his assists numbers were low with the Lakers. But that passing ability we saw in college is starting to translate in the NBA. _________________ Showtime 2.0
The Nets are 10-3 in their last 13, and one of those losses, Russell didn't play. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
The Nets are 10-3 in their last 13, and one of those losses, Russell didn't play.
Not bad for a (bleep) player huh? Dude has been balling this season. I like his improvements in almost all aspects of his game. _________________ Music is my medicine
The Nets are 10-3 in their last 13, and one of those losses, Russell didn't play.
Not bad for a (bleep) player huh? Dude has been balling this season. I like his improvements in almost all aspects of his game.
Arguably, DLO/Jules should have been kept over some of the guys on this team.
We can blame the MozDeng contracts.
Yup. Still can't fathom why anyone would want to pay them 16-17m/year for 4 years. What a terrible crippling decision for the franchise. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
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