Not shooting well but is making an impact in other ways. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold.
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wow!! i watched the game live, and didnt notice, Thanks Drae!!
cp3 is dirty as hell _________________ Starting Lakers Dynasty6.0! NOW!!
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....." each year in Lakerland is marked by four seasons: Kobe’s Mad at His Teammates; Kobe’s Shooting Too Much; Kobe Leads the Victory Parade; Kobe Receives His Championship Ring."
If he can get a few buckets, he is a stud role player. But right now he is a liability on offense as is most of our role guys as they are not making defenses pay for leaving them open.
Who would have ever thought Kuz would be a guy that you could say he is a 1-way guy, but the 1-way end being the defense-rebounding. I mean, that is the difference Vogel makes vs Luke.
Kuzma was elite (other than his scoring) at one point vogel put him in with the sole intent of getting us a few offensive rebounds and right away he grabbed 2.
Some people focus on scoring too much but he has beeb all over the court doing the little things.
Kuz plays with the effort he has been doing, he'll be fine - he isn't Klay Thompson but he isn't 1-12 bad either. Law of averages will kick in and the bricks will stop at some point.
Kuz plays with the effort he has been doing, he'll be fine - he isn't Klay Thompson but he isn't 1-12 bad either. Law of averages will kick in and the bricks will stop at some point.
Im actually more confident with Kuzma breaking out of his offensive funk faster than KCP. With Kuzma my gut tells me he will bust out of his slump at any game now. As for KCP, my guess is his slump will at least drag into next series.
Kuz did all the dirty work stuff last night. If he can just chip in a bit on offense he is an important piece. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
Kuz did all the dirty work stuff last night. If he can just chip in a bit on offense he is an important piece.
Our 3 best offensive options put up 75 points. This team does not need Kuz to score if those guys are lighting it up. Just make defense pay on those open 3 ball to spread the floor better and keep doing what he does best for our team, hustle and play defense on every switch and do all the little things.
Kuz did all the dirty work stuff last night. If he can just chip in a bit on offense he is an important piece.
Our 3 best offensive options put up 75 points. This team does not need Kuz to score if those guys are lighting it up. Just make defense pay on those open 3 ball to spread the floor better and keep doing what he does best for our team, hustle and play defense on every switch and do all the little things.
Yup. But if KCP/Kuz play close to then regular season offensive games we are up 3-0 and winning by 12+ every game. They bring it on the defense/hustle side but we need their 3 ball. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
wow!! i watched the game live, and didnt notice, Thanks Drae!!
cp3 is dirty as hell
How did you miss it ? They replayed it several times while the announcer talked about what a savvy vet Paul was to “draw attention” to the contact and force the ref to call a foul.
Just one of my WTF moments of seeing things differently then the announcers and the refs.
Biased Laker fan, but the refs are allowing a lot of crap to go on and losing control of the series. The dirty plays, Bush league bench antics and ejections were just the culmination of a lot of frustration all game long.
Even the way James was going at Crowder and laughing about as he did was build up from the Suns /Crowder BS all game. Still didn’t get the call on the dance and reverse layup.
As for Kuzma. He has turned into a solid defender. Who would have expected that? He plays hard and is doing a lot of little things to be a valuable role player. He ever starts consistently hitting shots...
Kuz did all the dirty work stuff last night. If he can just chip in a bit on offense he is an important piece.
Our 3 best offensive options put up 75 points. This team does not need Kuz to score if those guys are lighting it up. Just make defense pay on those open 3 ball to spread the floor better and keep doing what he does best for our team, hustle and play defense on every switch and do all the little things.
Yup. But if KCP/Kuz play close to then regular season offensive games we are up 3-0 and winning by 12+ every game. They bring it on the defense/hustle side but we need their 3 ball.
I agree, our 3 ball is atrocious at the moment and those are open shots too. KCP is a streaky shooter so he will get into rhythm at some point . Wes drained a couple last night and suddenly we have a huge lead. Our defense has been consistently good though and this is what playoff is all about. And Lebron , what I saw last night is very encouraging. Look like he can finesse and power his way if necessary. He looks very comfortable out there
I was totally wrong about Kuz and after last night, I'm feeling dumb. So what if he was 2-12 and shooting 16.7% in 3 games. I saw a guy who played with heart. Who cares that if he averaged his declining regular stats that we'd be easily up 3-0? The dude just gets it done. I want this to be on the record: I am glad that he's shooting 18.2% this series from 3 because our guy Kuz is shooting 100% from the line. You read that right. HE. CAN'T. MISS.
Kuzma isn't a player that can you see struggle, look confused, indecisive, miss 3 consecutive point blank tip ins, or check his stats to see some of the worst numbers imaginable, and make any conclusion other than he's on the right track. He gets it. And you know what? He's going to have a solid game and no matter how long that takes it will absolutely make up for all of his other deficiencies.
wow!! i watched the game live, and didnt notice, Thanks Drae!!
cp3 is dirty as hell
How did you miss it ? They replayed it several times while the announcer talked about what a savvy vet Paul was to “draw attention” to the contact and force the ref to call a foul.
Just one of my WTF moments of seeing things differently then the announcers and the refs.
Biased Laker fan, but the refs are allowing a lot of crap to go on and losing control of the series. The dirty plays, Bush league bench antics and ejections were just the culmination of a lot of frustration all game long.
Even the way James was going at Crowder and laughing about as he did was build up from the Suns /Crowder BS all game. Still didn’t get the call on the dance and reverse layup.
As for Kuzma. He has turned into a solid defender. Who would have expected that? He plays hard and is doing a lot of little things to be a valuable role player. He ever starts consistently hitting shots...
Honestly i don't know how i missed it.. bio break? BTW, i was watching the TNT crew and recall the color commentator saying this was a "lighter" contact than last time, but didn't notice that CP3 was the one that initiated the contact.
Gotta give it to Kuz for hustle, and those 3 key offensive rebounds: and to Vogel for putting kuz in to get that critical rebound (and get fouled) at the end. _________________ Starting Lakers Dynasty6.0! NOW!!
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....." each year in Lakerland is marked by four seasons: Kobe’s Mad at His Teammates; Kobe’s Shooting Too Much; Kobe Leads the Victory Parade; Kobe Receives His Championship Ring."
He is 3-18 these last three games.....
And he has been getting wide open looks
So sad he needs to stop thinking so (bleep) much and just go with the flow _________________
He is 3-18 these last three games.....
And he has been getting wide open looks
So sad he needs to stop thinking so (bleep) much and just go with the flow
Damn only taken 18 shots in 3 games? That’s after taking 12 shots last game. Kuz needs to average 10 shots per game. So as KCP.
He is 3-18 these last three games.....
And he has been getting wide open looks
So sad he needs to stop thinking so (bleep) much and just go with the flow
I think his focus has been on defense. Not every player can put both sides of the floor together in the same game. Some nights it might click. Id rather he brick shots and play great defense then hit every three but give up every three.
Also like his defensive ability and play.....but if the Lakers don't go far this year and his offensive woes continue throughout the playoffs, I think both Kuz and KCP will be probable trade pieces.
He is 3-18 these last three games.....
And he has been getting wide open looks
So sad he needs to stop thinking so (bleep) much and just go with the flow
I think his focus has been on defense. Not every player can put both sides of the floor together in the same game. Some nights it might click. Id rather he brick shots and play great defense then hit every three but give up every three.
for 13 mil a year you should be able to hit WIDE OPEN shots
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