Darius Johnson-Odom

[Compton310]

he's getting sent down to the D league.. so i did some homework on him gotta luv social media lol... seen highlights on youtube an a yooooo why isnt this dude getting any burn??? he is a everything we been looking for in a pg young athletic can shoot attacks the rim plays above the rim wit court vision an the kicker he's left handed.. how in the hell is darius morris playing in front of this guy .... freaking mike brown sucks at evaluating talent an playing rotating... he didnt even get no pt in preseason to even see what he can do an im still pissed off he let go of gerald green an g-lock.

[LateRoundFlyer]

freaking mike brown sucks at evaluating talent an playing rotating

Two weeks again with Phil before the "Bring Back Brown" threads start.

DJO's game is incredibly raw at this point, and there was no way he was going to break the rotation without showing some enormous progress. We have too many PGs who won't play when Steve returns anyway.

[Slava]

Lets see what he puts up in D-league. Morris was extremely average there and in the summer league last season.

[MelosSoreWrist]

freaking mike brown sucks at evaluating talent an playing rotating

Two weeks again with Phil before the "Bring Back Brown" threads start.

DJO's game is incredibly raw at this point, and there was no way he was going to break the rotation without showing some enormous progress. We have too many PGs who won't play when Steve returns anyway.

There wont ever be bring back Brown threads. He was disliked by fans in LA from the interview process, to the hire, through the 1st season, to the start of the second. At no point were the Laker fans I know ever on board with Mike Brown.

[Compton310]

are PGs we have now are absolute trash except nash.. its not like we have eric bledsoe lou willams Aaron brooks coming off are bench we have (in my stephen a smith low tone sarcastic voice) steve blake an darius morris?? i done watched steve blake go 0 for 5 then finally make 1 while kobe runs down the court wit both fists in the air yelling like it was the nba finals.. but it wasnt its jus the 6th game of the season against the GW an steve blake has finally made an open shot smh

[GAME TIME]

If Phil is the coach, you can kiss DJO goodbye. Phil doesn't like playing rookies

[EArl]

If Phil is the coach, you can kiss DJO goodbye. Phil doesn't like playing rookies

I dont think its true at all.
He had faith in Farmar and Tyronne Lue.

[Stebo_SSK]

The problem with this whole thread is that guys are referring to Johnson-Odom as a PG. For one the dude never has been a PG but more of an undersized SG that handles the rock. Guys really need to do their homework on players b4 suggesting what paid NBA coaches should be doing with personnel.

[laduane1]

With Mike D as the new coach. Lakers need some young legs to use his system. We can not burn Kobe out running and gunning.

[Compton310]

speaking of homework so i guess u did yours?? so i guess you was part of the lakers scout team when we drafted him??? hmmmm prolly not ..can you look me in my eyes an tell me you think morris blake an duhon is a better PG slash SG??..PG slash SGs in the league westbrook crawford AI ben gordon randy foyie jj redick tyreke evans sasha damn bro should i continue?? .. but as i read your post again im tryna figure out if you have a point?? in which you dont . a PG that can score an create his on shot an you have a problem wit this becuz??? come on bro you an mike brown must have the same tutor cuz the homework an extra work yall do dont equal wins

[Stebo_SSK]

With Mike D as the new coach. Lakers need some young legs to use his system. We can not burn Kobe out running and gunning.

They are tho, Meeks is the backup 2. Not sure what you guys are looking for. You really want some 2nd round D league level rookie getting quality bench minutes on a team that is supposed to compete against the Heat, Clippers and Thunder? Mind you now none of these 3 teams have D league level rookie prospects on their bench. I think alot of guys overthink things sometimes. LA is only going to run a max of 9 guys or so in a rotation and that gets lower in the playoffs. So outside of Hill, Jamison, Blake and Meeks who really needs to see the court off the bench? Probably no one.

[Wreckus13]

All DJO needs to do is work on his 3 ball, that's all MD cares about really.

[Compton310]

speaking of homework so i guess u did yours?? so i guess you was part of the lakers scout team when we drafted him??? hmmmm prolly not ..can you look me in my eyes an tell me you think morris blake an duhon is a better PG slash SG??..PG slash SGs in the league westbrook crawford AI ben gordon randy foyie jj redick tyreke evans sasha damn bro should i continue?? .. but as i read your post again im tryna figure out if you have a point?? in which you dont . a PG that can score an create his on shot an you have a problem wit this becuz??? come on bro you an mike brown must have the same tutor cuz the homework an extra work yall do dont equal wins

[Compton310]

let me simplify this for you are PGs we have now sucks can u imagine blake morris duhon in a p&r they cant shoot so the opponents jus gonna go under the screen forcing them toooo shoot an if they did fight over the top do you trust them to get in the lane an create?? i sure in the hell dont.. the point of this thread is that i feel DJO has an greater upside then morris.. if you disagree tell me why

[Stebo_SSK]

let me simplify this for you are PGs we have now sucks can u imagine blake morris duhon in a p&r they cant shoot so the opponents jus gonna go under the screen forcing them toooo shoot an if they did fight over the top do you trust them to get in the lane an create?? i sure in the hell dont.. the point of this thread is that i feel DJO has an greater upside then morris.. if you disagree tell me why

We aren't discussing potential and upside we are discussing why in the hell would you want a player that is barely NBA ready running the backup point on a team that has to compete with real contenders with good benches. This isn't NBA2k bro. We cant measure success by ratings. We all know that Blake and Duhon aren't the best PGs in the world. No need keep repeating that they suck, but bottom line they are seasoned vets and KNOW the game and have competed for years. Blake is not horrible when he is only logging 15-17 minutes a game. Its when we have to see him playing 25-30 plus MPG is when he starts to become a serious liability. DJO is a guy that has yet to log and NBA minutes, who IS NOT I repeat is not even a damn Point Guard but automatically he is better than 2 guys that play the position?

This isnt some team on the come up, if this team has to rely on DJO to run the backup PG spot then they arent ready to compete for anything.

[Compton310]

Good points i can see where u coming from an thats your opinion i dont knock it but listen to mines.. u can teach basketball to any tom dick an harry who say they wanna learn but one thing u cant teach is athleticism.. i coach bball bro my aau team rank 2 in the nation.. basketball is not that complicated as u make it seems put the ball in the bucket.. whoever told you basketball was an thinking man sport lied to.. if you ever played ball growing up what did your coaches tell you?? go out there an have fun.. i remember i got my ass chewed out cuz i told the coach my exact words well i thought lol he said what?? you thought?? lol he said son this is not the SATs this is basketball you dont think out there on the court lol i guess you had to be there.. but he said you play the game off of reaction an feeling.. one of pjax greatest quotes (its good sometimes to play a wild horse an let him play free an run loose) speaking about jordan farmer.. all im saying is give me that 20 21 carefree guy wit potential take the chains off meaning no restriction let him ball an i promise u buy playoff time he will be way more useful then your season vets.. the reward is greater then the risk

[Imadogg]

New rule: From now on, type up your posts as if you're writing an essay for school and are trying to get an A. That will make everyone's posts in here a lot easier to read.

I don't think we have to throw DJO out there.. why would we? Makes no damn sense to assume he can play. D-League is a good idea for him. I just don't get why we have preseason in the NBA if we're not gonna play guys like him. It's stupid that he played I believe 8 minutes total in the preseason.. that is when you see if guys can play.

[Run-MKE 311]

I wish DJO the best of luck. He is a raw, strong kid who will have a chance to develop his game.

Would love to see him back up in the L soon.

[Stebo_SSK]

Good points i can see where u coming from an thats your opinion i dont knock it but listen to mines.. u can teach basketball to any tom dick an harry who say they wanna learn but one thing u cant teach is athleticism.. i coach bball bro my aau team rank 2 in the nation.. basketball is not that complicated as u make it seems put the ball in the bucket.. whoever told you basketball was an thinking man sport lied to.. if you ever played ball growing up what did your coaches tell you?? go out there an have fun.. i remember i got my ass chewed out cuz i told the coach my exact words well i thought lol he said what?? you thought?? lol he said son this is not the SATs this is basketball you dont think out there on the court lol i guess you had to be there.. but he said you play the game off of reaction an feeling.. one of pjax greatest quotes (its good sometimes to play a wild horse an let him play free an run loose) speaking about jordan farmer.. all im saying is give me that 20 21 carefree guy wit potential take the chains off meaning no restriction let him ball an i promise u buy playoff time he will be way more useful then your season vets.. the reward is greater then the risk

I respect your opinion just saying it is very wrong. We arent talking about DJO being able to perform but his ability to perform at a championship level on team such as LA as a rookie. Bball doesnt take a higher education mind but if you think alot of it isnt mental we should probably stop debating right now. The last thing LA needs is a Dleague level backup PG that isnt even a real PG to be playing when they gotta compete against the Heat. I dont care how high buddy can jump or how well he is built. He is not ready and to your point about Farmar he was a 3 year vet by the time LA won in 2009 and had plenty of playing time.

[Compton310]

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