Game 27: Los Angeles Lakers (16-10) vs. Miami Heat (11-14) - WIN - 17-10

[JLei]

Lonzo is that perfect role player that every title team needs. Plays hard, plays smart, good defense, unselfish.

As a “role” player, he’s a great fit most anyplace.

He’s PG Draymond. Clearly a positive impact in ways that are unique/ hard to be a positive impact for that position yet clearly so limited in other ways that it hurts your eyes sometimes.

[TyCobb]

Lonzo with 17 steals in the last 6 games.

[Spanish_Laker]

LeGOAT and Kuz both had amazing games, but once again we let a scrub have a career night, all of a suden Winslow is a deadly 3pt shooter...I'm fed up with this heroic performances vs us.

[Hoopz Afrik]

LeGOAT and Kuz both had amazing games, but once again we let a scrub have a career night, all of a suden Winslow is a deadly 3pt shooter...I'm fed up with this heroic performances vs us.

Not that I consider Justise a scrub but I do agree with this sentiment. The mid-tier guys always seem to go off.

[Ball so hard]

Kuz is really getting comfortable. With Ingram out he's getting chances and the room to operate.

Kuz is not only the better off-ball player, he also appears to be the better 1on1/iso player. If it weren't for his draft position, far more plays would be called for Kuz than BI. BI is higher in the pecking order solely due to his draft position.

[iamworthy]

Lonzo with 17 steals in the last 6 games.

TEAM
STPG
1 P. George, SF OKC 2.24
2 R. Covington, SF MIN/PHI 2.20
3 J. Harden, PG HOU 2.09
J. Butler, SG MIN/PHI 2.09
5 C. Paul, PG HOU 2.00
6 K. Leonard, SF TOR 1.86
7 J. Holiday, SF CHI 1.79
8 J. Holiday, PG NO 1.76
9 K. Bazemore, SG ATL 1.73
10 D. Mitchell, SG UTAH 1.71
11 A. Davis, PF NO 1.68
J. Ingles, SF UTAH 1.68
13 D. Collison, PG IND 1.63
14 J. Wall, PG WSH 1.60
15 K. Irving, PG BOS 1.58
M. Smart, PG BOS 1.58
17 D. Fox, PG SAC 1.50
S. Adams, C OKC 1.50
19 O. Porter Jr., SF WSH 1.48
20 R. Rubio, PG UTAH 1.46
G. Antetokounmpo, PF MIL 1.46
22 M. Gasol, C MEM 1.42
23 T. Young, PF IND 1.41
24 E. Bledsoe, PG MIL 1.38
K. Walker, PG CHA 1.38
D. Bembry, SF ATL 1.38
27 N. Jokic, C DEN 1.37
B. Simmons, PG PHI 1.37
L. Ball, PG LAL 1.37
30 T. Ariza, SF PHX 1.36

He'll climb the list fast at that rate.

[TyCobb]

Whats the point of that? So many trolls on this board now. holy ****

[iamworthy]

Whats the point of that? So many trolls on this board now. holy ****

Are you talking about my post? you posted a stat of nearly 3 steals per game over the past 6 games. If he keeps that up or even close he can be top 10 or top 5 in steals. That offends you?

[TyCobb]

[iamworthy]

[Michael Lucky]

5 straight games over 20 points of 20 for Kuzma. Le's hope he can get that to 10

Whats the point of that? So many trolls on this board now. holy ****

Are you talking about my post? you posted a stat of nearly 3 steals per game over the past 6 games. If he keeps that up or even close he can be top 10 or top 5 in steals. That offends you?

Maybe it's the fact Fox is ahead in pretty much every list. Lol

[TyCobb]

I think it's the fact that nobody wants to post in the game threads anymore because we have so much negative bull being posted by the top 3 posters in the Lonzo Ball thread. You can't say anything positive about the kid without some backhanded bull being posted immediately.

Literally, go post somewhere else. Nobody wants to read your trash anymore.

[Michael Lucky]

Again we are literally talking about screens he's setting to find positive things to talk about him. Instead of blaming the posters for talking so negatively about him maybe it's time to look at the player as well.

Is it really too much to ask him to string two good games in a row on both sides of the ball?

[TylersLakers]

Yeah, I need more Game Thread talk!

[Laker_Kid]

i remember when game threads used to span 10 pages and people would post grades.

[Landsberger]

Kuz is really getting comfortable. With Ingram out he's getting chances and the room to operate.

Kuz is not only the better off-ball player, he also appears to be the better 1on1/iso player. If it weren't for his draft position, far more plays would be called for Kuz than BI. BI is higher in the pecking order solely due to his draft position.

I think this is probably true. If he keeps this up for a few more games it’s going to be even more evident if Ingram comes back and is still the secondary option. Luke needs to go with the best fitting 5.... not the highest drafted.