Luke's rotations (Clarkson frustrated)

[larry14r]

Trade
Clarkson
Deng
Randle
Ball

Ball stays orders of Magic.

[Kilroy]

I mean Magic would be an idiot to trade Lonzo Ball... For basketball reasons...
You just don't trade a potential elite, 19yo, rookie PG in the modern NBA... Steve Nash looked like a bust for a few years there too...
That's a hand you stand pat on, not fold.
You either play the hell out of him and hope he finds a way to play through it... Because if he figures it out on his own, he'll be much harder, better and more confident in the long term... Which is what they're clearly doing...
Or you start rolling back his minutes a little bit and dial down the frustration... Teach more and take the pressure off a little... Let him run with the bench guys like they did with Clarkson and see if he shines... This might be something to consider.

But you don't trade him... It would be a bad basketball move and a horribly weak negotiation position to put yourself in...

[Showtime:Part2]

I mean Magic would be an idiot to trade Lonzo Ball... For basketball reasons...
You just don't trade a potential elite, 19yo, rookie PG in the modern NBA... Steve Nash looked like a bust for a few years there too...
That's a hand you stand pat on, not fold.
You either play the hell out of him and hope he finds a way to play through it... Because if he figures it out on his own, he'll be much harder, better and more confident in the long term... Which is what they're clearly doing...
Or you start rolling back his minutes a little bit and dial down the frustration... Teach more and take the pressure off a little... Let him run with the bench guys like they did with Clarkson and see if he shines... This might be something to consider.

But you don't trade him... It would be a bad basketball move and a horribly weak negotiation position to put yourself in...

you mean like he traded dangelo, a guy who is pretty much on the way to one day being a 25/5/5 player? not that i disagree with you, just saying magic isnt smart. if he is so sure he can get 3 max FAs (the wink), then he has to consider dealing lonzo with deng. if he is oh so sure about the 3 max FAs (lebron, pg, cousins), you do it. but he's probably full of hot air.

[Kilroy]

I mean Magic would be an idiot to trade Lonzo Ball... For basketball reasons...
You just don't trade a potential elite, 19yo, rookie PG in the modern NBA... Steve Nash looked like a bust for a few years there too...
That's a hand you stand pat on, not fold.
You either play the hell out of him and hope he finds a way to play through it... Because if he figures it out on his own, he'll be much harder, better and more confident in the long term... Which is what they're clearly doing...
Or you start rolling back his minutes a little bit and dial down the frustration... Teach more and take the pressure off a little... Let him run with the bench guys like they did with Clarkson and see if he shines... This might be something to consider.

But you don't trade him... It would be a bad basketball move and a horribly weak negotiation position to put yourself in...

you mean like he traded dangelo, a guy who is pretty much on the way to one day being a 25/5/5 player?

[Tee212]

whatever JC you had like 3 years to prove yourself. youre lucky to have a spot on the bench. now and going forward this team isnt built around you so deal with it.

[Landsberger]

let's not put this on Luke.. this comes straight from the FO.

If Walton is taking orders on rotations from the front office then it's directly on him IMHO.

Walton has played with rotations to absurd levels for 2 different front offices so I'm inclined to disagree with you on this one.

[macNcheese3]

While I respect Luke's ability to communicate effectively with the players, his X and O's are a little questionable, IMO.