This kid is playing the best stretch of basketball in his young career. You can see him easily averaging 20 plus pts with 6-7 dimes and 4-5 rebounds.
This is about where guys like GT and I (and others) predicted he would be around year 4.
I agree, but I think he needed the SwaggyP incident and the trade to mature and develop the work ethical and drive to play he has now.
Or... it was already on it's way naturally just like his stats were indicating and people just overlooked it because they were convinced or had venom for him and now are being shown that maybe they should have put their pride to the side and paid attention to what was actually going on.
Akin to the people that assumed Randle was a finished product after his 2nd season and ignored/diminished any progress he continued to make till he was on another team and they realize maybe they should have appreciated him while he was still in P&G. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
This kid is playing the best stretch of basketball in his young career. You can see him easily averaging 20 plus pts with 6-7 dimes and 4-5 rebounds.
This is about where guys like GT and I (and others) predicted he would be around year 4.
I agree, but I think he needed the SwaggyP incident and the trade to mature and develop the work ethical and drive to play he has now.
Or... it was already on it's way naturally just like his stats were indicating and people just overlooked it because they were convinced or had venom for him and now are being shown that maybe they should have put their pride to the side and paid attention to what was actually going on.
Akin to the people that assumed Randle was a finished product after his 2nd season and ignored/diminished any progress he continued to make till he was on another team and they realize maybe they should have appreciated him while he was still in P&G.
It's going to be a difficult and complicated summer for the Nets....
If they can't, we should.
Oh man, the humble pie for Magic to eat if that were to happen...
Will never happen. Too bad. Many of us saw the player we are seeing today. Aside from the jaw dropping athleticism, kid could do it all offensively and make it look easy. _________________ Music is my medicine
It's going to be a difficult and complicated summer for the Nets....
If they can't, we should.
Oh man, the humble pie for Magic to eat if that were to happen...
May as well eat crow if we don't land a max free agent next off-season. We'll have enough money to bring both D-lo and Randle back, for much more than we could have just kept them for, but what can you do.
The fact Randle is proving himself as a 20/10/3 guy whether starting or off the bench and Russell has shown his maturity and what he's been able to do for the Nets. In terms of starting 2 and starting 4/ small ball 5, Russell and Randle are your choices for the offense the team is missing.
Need to see that doom small-ball lineup of
Lonzo Ball
D'Angelo Russell
Brandon Ingram / Kyle Kuzma
LeBron James
Julius Randle
I'll take that small ball lineup against any other 'death lineup' not on the Warriors, and even then they could hang with them.
Even if it came down to it, I'd take this as our starter/bench unit this off-season if we don't land another max
Starters:
Lonzo Ball
D'Angelo Russell
Brandon Ingram
LeBron James
JaVale McGee / Ivica Zubac
Bench:
Rajon Rondo / Isaac Bonga
Josh Hart
Svi Mykhailiuk
Kyle Kuzma / Moritz Wagner
Julius Randle
I'd take that and wouldn't think twice about it as a successful off-season bar getting a max. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
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