Russell in the Post

[Kilroy]

I have no argument with the intent of that article... Russell is our best all around option at PG, and the Lakers clearly play better with him on the court, but I don't necessarily follow the logic that he's driving the pace. From what I've seen, that's a team objective whether he's on the court or not, whether he has the ball in transition or not... In fact, some of the fastest possessions I've seen have been when Ingram's bringing up the ball.

I guess "Russell's the best option at PG for the Lakers" wasn't noteworthy enough for the article.

That's odd. The only times we've had Ingram bringing the ball up is when we've run horns in set plays. So if THOSE are the fastest plays you've seen then maybe you've got the player names mixed up. I don't think I've seen Ingram lead a lot of early offense, let alone anything resembling a fast break.

Plus, I don't think that article ever said D'Lo was "driving the pace". It said they were at their "finest while Russell has the keys". Which is why they state that the Lakers pace is up and the pace is "a bit over their team average" when D'Lo is in the game. Honestly, your post is pretty odd all the way around.

Not sure I can clear anything up for you if you honestly haven't seen Ingram bringing the ball up the court and distributing... Where do you think all this 'Ingram is a PG' talk is coming from?

The title of the article is "D’Angelo Russell is the fuel to the Lakers’ new fast-paced offense"...

[lake_show]

I have no argument with the intent of that article... Russell is our best all around option at PG, and the Lakers clearly play better with him on the court, but I don't necessarily follow the logic that he's driving the pace. From what I've seen, that's a team objective whether he's on the court or not, whether he has the ball in transition or not... In fact, some of the fastest possessions I've seen have been when Ingram's bringing up the ball.

I guess "Russell's the best option at PG for the Lakers" wasn't noteworthy enough for the article.

That's odd. The only times we've had Ingram bringing the ball up is when we've run horns in set plays. So if THOSE are the fastest plays you've seen then maybe you've got the player names mixed up. I don't think I've seen Ingram lead a lot of early offense, let alone anything resembling a fast break.

Plus, I don't think that article ever said D'Lo was "driving the pace". It said they were at their "finest while Russell has the keys". Which is why they state that the Lakers pace is up and the pace is "a bit over their team average" when D'Lo is in the game. Honestly, your post is pretty odd all the way around.

Not sure I can clear anything up for you if you honestly haven't seen Ingram bringing the ball up the court and distributing... Where do you think all this 'Ingram is a PG' talk is coming from?

The title of the article is "D’Angelo Russell is the fuel to the Lakers’ new fast-paced offense"...

Honestly... I think it's coming from crazy people lol. That's why I haven't even attempted to get involved in those conversations. Don't get me wrong Ingram did well when we put the ball in his hands during preseason, not so much since, but he ain't no point guard. I think someone said "Point Forward". I can see that in a 1yr or so as he gets stronger, and more confident out there. You can't always entertain crazy people tho lol. Be careful where you get your information from. All statements aren't created equal .

[Landsberger]

and the Lakers clearly play better with him on the court,

I'm not sure about this. Some of our worst stretches are with him on the court defensively. JC has had some of the best stretches with the second unit as well. This isn't a comparison of the two, rather an observation of how our units have been working together on both ends.

Russell has been in there when we have played well, that I agree with, but the extent that he is the cause of the play we may differ on. Offensively he's a net positive but defensively he's the worst of the guards we have and other teams are beginning to notice it.