The Official D'Angelo Russell Thread II

Prokorov · Post #1461 » by **Prokorov** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 6:23 pm

gigantes wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:I thought the Nets were foolish to offer Porter that contract. I'm so glad the Wizards matched. We wouldn't have been in the the position that we are in today to have the potential to add at least 1 superstar to this roster, if we had signed him to that contract...

But... I thought that same money effectively got spent when Crabbe came on board.

crabbe makes 12 million less then porter

shakendfries · Post #1462 » by **shakendfries** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:07 am

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say it Irving

MrDollarBills · Post #1463 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:40 am

shakendfries · Post #1464 » by **shakendfries** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:23 am

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gigantes · Post #1465 » by **gigantes** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:18 am

This is completely off the charts, how it all played out. I've never seen the like, before.

Curns13 · Post #1466 » by **Curns13** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:40 am

**** Magic throwing shade at Dlo on his way out the door. bull! You **** up, you’re organisation is an absolute ****. Leave our All-Star guard outta it. You couldn’t hack it, just **** off.

Paradise · Post #1467 » by **Paradise** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:51 pm

shakendfries wrote:

Read on Twitter

say it Irving

On the bright side...

Read on Twitter

MrDollarBills · Post #1468 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:57 pm

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Don't be shy Nets fans. Let the world know how grateful we are to Magic Johnson.

moonpie · Post #1469 » by **moonpie** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:07 am

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Prokorov · Post #1470 » by **Prokorov** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:28 pm

Final Stats and accolades for Russell on the year:

21.1 Points per game (+5.6, Career High)
7.0 Assists per game (+1.8, Career High)
4.0 Rebounds per game (+0.1, Career High)
1.2 Steals per game (+0.4)
3.1 Turnovers per game (no change)

43.4 FG % (+2.0, Career High)
36.9 3PT % (+4.5, Career High)
78.0 FT % (+4.0)

19.4 PER (+4.2, Career High)
54.3 TS% (+3.4, Career High)
3.4 BPM (4.4, Career High)
1.71 RPM (+.68, Career High)

NBA All-star, NBA Player of the week (Jan)

Top 10: 3P FG Made (234), Assists (563), Assists per game (7)... he was also 14th in points scored.

Remarkable season, career highs across the board. Not only did he increase his scoring and assists but his shooting percentages did not dip with volume (he actually increase his shooting to career highs) and his turnovers did not go up. Thats not just someone getting more volume on a bad team, thats a Bradley Beal level year 4 type step towards being a star.

Only 3 other guys posted 21/7/4 this season: James Harden, Lebron James, and Jrue Holiday (Kyrie just missed with 6.9 assists)

MrDollarBills · Post #1471 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:28 pm

he also played a career high 81 games, the most since his rookie season. kudos to the Nets training team

3pt_chucker · Post #1472 » by **3pt_chucker** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:31 pm

Only 5 games, but DLo has played some of his best ball in April:

24.2 ppg 46.3 FG% 48.8 3p% (8 attempts!) 92.9 FT% 6.4 reb 6.0 Ast 3.2 Tov 1.0 stl 7.4 +/-

59.8 TS% 28.8 usage

It would be amazing if he can continue this kind of play in the playoffs.

MrDollarBills · Post #1473 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:07 pm

3pt_chucker wrote:Only 5 games, but DLo has played some of his best ball in April:

24.2 ppg 46.3 FG% 48.8 3p% (8 attempts!) 92.9 FT% 6.4 reb 6.0 Ast 3.2 Tov 1.0 stl 7.4 +/-

59.8 TS% 28.8 usage

It would be amazing if he can continue this kind of play in the playoffs.

My only thing is that D'Angelo absolutely cannot have those 5-6TO games. I'm fine with 3 TOs, playoff basketball won't be easy but he needs to really be prudent with the ball.

Crooked-I · Post #1474 » by **Crooked-I** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:22 pm

Great year by D'lo, nice to see him have a breakout year. I always believed in him throughout his time with the Lakers and was pissed when he got traded. I still follow him through all his highlights and lurk your guys forum. Dude is a frustrating player sometimes, but he looks to be figuring it out. Next step for him IMO is being smarter with his shot selection. That'll up his efficiency quite a bit. I think his ceiling can def be a 50/40/90 player.

I look forward to watching him and the Nets in the playoffs(since my team is a giant cluster **** right now). Good luck

SpeedyG · Post #1475 » by **SpeedyG** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:58 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
3pt_chucker wrote:Only 5 games, but DLo has played some of his best ball in April:

24.2 ppg 46.3 FG% 48.8 3p% (8 attempts!) 92.9 FT% 6.4 reb 6.0 Ast 3.2 Tov 1.0 stl 7.4 +/-

59.8 TS% 28.8 usage

It would be amazing if he can continue this kind of play in the playoffs.

My only thing is that D'Angelo absolutely cannot have those 5-6TO games. I'm fine with 3 TOs, playoff basketball won't be easy but he needs to really be prudent with the ball.

Yeah and some of those turnovers during theast stretch have been bad careless turnover too. He's going to make high risk passes, but gotta be more selective in the playoffs

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Papi_swav · Post #1476 » by **Papi_swav** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:13 pm

Career highs across the board and he made me eat crow. I was so hard on him but he has shut me up, I could not ask for more from him. Now I just want to see improvements on his turnovers and % .. he still only 22 he will definitely get better and I can't wait to see his full potential . I definitely see a 25/7/4 line for him at his prime with a 45/38/80 % line. Very excited for our future.

Prokorov · Post #1477 » by **Prokorov** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:22 pm

Papi_swav wrote:Career highs across the board and he made me eat crow. I was so hard on him but he has shut me up, I could not ask for more from him. Now I just want to see improvements on his turnovers and % .. he still only 22 he will definitely get better and I can't wait to see his full potential . I definitely see a 25/7/4 line for him at his prime with a 45/38/80 % line. Very excited for our future.

he made most of us eat crow. i would have take a mid teens first for him before the year started.

as far as turnovers, he did improve, his usage went way up, but his turnovers did not

Post #1478 » by **NyCeEvO** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:33 pm

Prokorov wrote:
Papi_swav wrote:Career highs across the board and he made me eat crow....

he made most of us eat crow. i would have take a mid teens first for him before the year started....

Me three.

gigantes · Post #1479 » by **gigantes** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:23 pm

“[We] had to give up a really talented young player in D’Angelo Russell. And congratulations to him making the [All-Star team],” Johnson told reporters Tuesday night.

“Also, we saw D’Angelo mature. He wasn’t mature like he is now. He always had the talent to score, but he was immature. Now he’s grown up and that’s why he’s an All-Star.”

Why does this sound to me like a five year old trying to explain the stock market?

TheNetsFan · Post #1480 » by **TheNetsFan** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:33 am

It would be amazing if someone with time could dig up some of the old threads from 6 months to a year ago and provide everyone’s greatest hits and misses,especially with respect to DLo and RHJ.