Nance is missed

[larry14r]

Nance's Defense and BBIQ is overrated IMO... He's got great hustle and as a result is a good help defender, but he misses assignments and rotations, and is a just an OK man defender...
And Kuzma isn't just a little bit better on offense... He's on a whole other level... Forget the massive dunks for a sec... Kuzma does all that and can shoot from anywhere... All while contributing more assists and basically the same rebounds... Plus he's a rookie and 3 years younger than Nance... Nance is already 25... Basically he's already in his prime and can't stay healthy.

Sell high...

The only one that we are going to sell high on is Randle because he will mess up our cap plans.

[PKABOOICU]

hes trash...good trade chip...teams will want him, but i dont like one dimensional game too much unless he's the 7th or 8th man off the bench. I still like randle more, but both can go. This is Kuzma's spot.

[Kilroy]

hes trash...good trade chip...teams will want him, but i dont like one dimensional game too much unless he's the 7th or 8th man off the bench. I still like randle more, but both can go. This is Kuzma's spot.

Ingram's skills are transforming him into a legit option at the 2... He's not quite there yet, but will be soon. Kuzma is 22 and isn't likely to grow any more... If he keeps his weight down and his athleticism stays for a while, he's a hybrid 3/4... And Randle's a 4/5...

With ball at the 1, you just need a Bogut like C who you can throw in against the bigger Cs, and a Reddick (or better yet, Ray Allen) like pure jump shooter who can move without the ball and defend a little, and there's no reason you can't keep, and start all 3.

[stan francisco]

Nance is starting tonight. Kuzma going to the bench. I support it fully because it keeps Kuz from hitting the rookie wall in December. It also makes us better defensively which will make Lobzo better offensively. Graat decision, Luke. It will be unpopular until we string five wins together.

[Danny Darko]

This just in... not in the starting lineup we didn't.

[Kilroy]

Kuzma had zero shot at guarding Griffin though... Nance may not be the best defender on the team but he's at least better than Kuzma.
But I also think Nance plays better next to Randle... I think the same thing about kuzma and KCP too though...

I think the "Nance and Lopez" compliment each other narrative is over-blown though. And I think Lopez may be the real problem. It's hard to find the right player to play next to him... Although, I still think Randle next to Lopez is the best for Lopez.

[stan francisco]

Kuzma's offense is great. His decision making on offense is great. He needs to build more strength to not be pushed around so easily guarding opposing bigs. He gets pushed away like nothing by stronger veteran players.

Nance's value should be pretty apparent to everyone since his return.

[Kilroy]

Nance has been pretty bad so far after his return... I kind of though he might have rushed back a bit because Kuz and Randle were playing so well... But it doesn't seem to be a hand issue. It seems to be a focus issue. He just doesn't seem as locked in out there, especially on Defense.
And since Kuzma went to the bench, he's more focused on both sides of the ball. He's still not a great defender, but he's playing with a chip on his shoulder now.
Unless there's a business reason for it, I can't see starting Nance right now... I'm not sure I see giving him a whole lot of minutes frankly.

[SlimShady83]

Told ya's ... Bench player not starter

[Spanish_Laker]

This guy is overrated. He is not trash, but come on, some of you thought he was the second coming of Kenyon Martin or Blake Griffin. Just a decent role player, a bench player after all.

[dub81]

Kuz is our most versatile scorer. Not sure what benching him and putting Larry in going to do?

[Tiesto_Lakers]

Kuzma should be starting.

Nance is an energy big. Should only start with injuries to other players.