2017-2018 Official NBA Regular season

[DJ's left nut]

Brandon Ingram is a serious ball-stopper.

He's incapable of finding his shot in the flow of the offense. He always tries to isolate and then does some wild dribble-penetration attempt.

Kuzma is a rookie and already has a more nuanced, reliable offensive game.

And man, Lonzo Ball cannot ****ing shoot a lick.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Brandon Ingram is a serious ball-stopper.

He's incapable of finding his shot in the flow of the offense. He always tries to isolate and then does some wild dribble-penetration attempt.

Kuzma is a rookie and already has a more nuanced, reliable offensive game.

And man, Lonzo Ball cannot ****ing shoot a lick.

That should come as a surprise to precisely no one.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

That should come as a surprise to precisely no one.

How can you be that dedicated to the game and still have that busted-ass shot?

He really is a nearly transcendent passer; incredible vision and touch. He's truly unique in that regard. But **** me, you can't have a starting guard shooting 33% with limited range in the modern NBA. It simply won't work, no matter how good a passer he is. Teams will just say off and close the lanes.

He has to get to around 40% out there at least.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

How can you be that dedicated to the game and still have that busted-ass shot?

He really is a nearly transcendent passer; incredible vision and touch. He's truly unique in that regard. But **** me, you can't have a starting guard shooting 33% with limited range in the modern NBA. It simply won't work, no matter how good a passer he is. Teams will just say off and close the lanes.

He has to get to around 40% out there at least.

kidd improved, but it took time. He also played in a different era. Ball will play, but it’s going to be tough.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

kidd improved, but it took time. He also played in a different era. Ball will play, but it’s going to be tough.

It's going to be tougher still when the guy they shipped out to make room for him (and get rid of that stupid goddamn Mozgov contract) puts up 22/6 per game going forward.

I absolutely hate that they gave up on Russell like they did. Byron Scott poisoned the well so badly with that kid that he just never had a chance here. Kid's still younger than Kuzma and we dumped him like he had no use to us. Just ridiculous.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

How can you be that dedicated to the game and still have that busted-ass shot?

He really is a nearly transcendent passer; incredible vision and touch. He's truly unique in that regard. But **** me, you can't have a starting guard shooting 33% with limited range in the modern NBA. It simply won't work, no matter how good a passer he is. Teams will just say off and close the lanes.

He has to get to around 40% out there at least.

It's early, especially for a guy who actually was a pretty good shooter in college (41% from 3). I remember Jose Calderon not being able to shoot at all as a 24 year old rookie out of Spain and he's going to end his career as a top 20 3PT shooter in NBA history. Ball has time on his side.

[KC_Connection]

All Time Greats in Year 15:

Bird: Retired
Magic: Retired
MJ: Playing for the Wizards

The GOAT: 57-11-7-3-3 & avg. career high Asts & FG%

— nick wright (@getnickwright) November 4, 2017

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

All Time Greats in Year 15:

Bird: Retired
Magic: Retired
MJ: Playing for the Wizards

The GOAT: 57-11-7-3-3 & avg. career high Asts & FG%

— nick wright (@getnickwright) November 4, 2017

Lol absolutely ****ing reeruned

At Lebron’s age, MJ was in the middle of his second 3 peat. Who gives a **** about years played?

[PunkinDrublic]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Lol absolutely ****ing reeruned

At Lebron’s age, MJ was in the middle of his second 3 peat. Who gives a **** about years played?

Any of these talking heads saying Lebron is better than MJ was is just pulling a BS Skip Bayless routine and trying to be controversial with a hot take. It’s a shame because I like Nick and don’t think he needs to do it.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Lol absolutely ****ing reeruned

At Lebron’s age, MJ was in the middle of his second 3 peat. Who gives a **** about years played?

To be fair, Lebron's longevity is pretty amazing. He's put a ton of miles on his body. What he's done is not easy, but he's a better physical specimen than any of those guys.

Although also to be fair, Magic Johnson had HIV so that part is a terrible comparison. Magic didn't retire because he couldn't hack it anymore. That's where it veers into terrible hot take territory.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

It's early, especially for a guy who actually was a pretty good shooter in college (41% from 3). I remember Jose Calderon not being able to shoot at all as a 24 year old rookie out of Spain and he's going to end his career as a top 20 3PT shooter in NBA history. Ball has time on his side.

He's 2/12 for 4 pts right now.

He's young but he's brutal. He can't continue to get starters minutes if he can't find his shot.

I actually like him, despite his dad. Seems like a good kid. But Clarkson should be starting until Ball figures out a way to hit at this level.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He's 2/12 for 4 pts right now.

He's young but he's brutal. He can't continue to get starters minutes if he can't find his shot.

I actually like him, despite his dad. Seems like a good kid. But Clarkson should be starting until Ball figures out a way to hit at this level.

We're like 8 games in and it's not like the Lakers are playing for anything right now anyway. He'll keep playing and he'll keep shooting until he gets it right (if he does at all).

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He's 2/12 for 4 pts right now.

He's young but he's brutal. He can't continue to get starters minutes if he can't find his shot.

I actually like him, despite his dad. Seems like a good kid. But Clarkson should be starting until Ball figures out a way to hit at this level.

Yeah, both Ball and Fultz are sucking right now.

As for the whole Lebron being the youngest to 29000, it's kind of a stupid record given the fact that all of those guys who came before played college ball prior to getting into the NBA and were in their 20's by the time they got their shot at the NBA. Lebron skipped college entirely.

Also pointing out Magic's year 15 is hilariously stupid given the fact that the dude got AIDS. Of course he was retired.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He's 2/12 for 4 pts right now.

He's young but he's brutal. He can't continue to get starters minutes if he can't find his shot.

I actually like him, despite his dad. Seems like a good kid. But Clarkson should be starting until Ball figures out a way to hit at this level.

He'll never find his shot if he never changes his form. Charles Barkley pointed something out the other night that I never had thought about. Lonzo is a right handed player that cant shoot while running to the right because of how he shoots. The fact that he can't even go to his dominant side is a extremely huge flaw that lonzo must fix if he wants to be a long term starter in the league.
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[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He's 2/12 for 4 pts right now.

He's young but he's brutal. He can't continue to get starters minutes if he can't find his shot.

I actually like him, despite his dad. Seems like a good kid. But Clarkson should be starting until Ball figures out a way to hit at this level.

Lots of people can't shoot over the sample size Lonzo has had so far. I think it's fair to say we were never expecting Ball to be a Curry type shooter, but he's not a bad shooter.

He shot 41.2% from three in college, while shooting a bunch of them a game. He'll come around. Maybe his comp is Ricky Rubio? Most NBA guys go through this, can't shoot worth a shit first couple years in the league, but eventually turn into good shooters.