Rui Hachimura 2.0

[Dark Faze]

We should probably abandon this thread, since Rui is gone. Or, maybe, if it's of interest for some reason, use it to keep following his career?

We might be long overdue for a "Following Ex Wizards" thread, if such a thing doesn't exist already.

[doclinkin]

We should probably abandon this thread, since Rui is gone. Or, maybe, if it's of interest for some reason, use it to keep following his career?

We might be long overdue for a "Following Ex Wizards" thread, if such a thing doesn't exist already.

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[Kanyewest]

Rui had a DNP today in LeBron's return.

Any chance he comes back to Washington?

Ticket sales might increase significantly when Rui plays Brandon Clarke.

[dcstanley]

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Rui has come alive following his DNP last Sunday. He had a great offensive game tonight but what's been most impressive is his defense.. He's playing with more force and effort on that end than I've ever seen from him. He had three highlight blocks tonight and was key defensively in the Lakers win in Minnesota.

[miller31time]

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Rui has come alive following his DNP last Sunday. He had a great offensive game tonight but what's been most impressive is his defense.. He's playing with more force and effort on that end than I've ever seen from him. He had three highlight blocks tonight and was key defensively in the Lakers win in Minnesota.

That’s the thing about Rui - he’ll find some motivation and get on a hot streak but he won’t do it consistently.

If I had a dollar every time Rui would step up and the Wiz media would say “Rui has finally turned the corner,” I’d be a rich man.

[nate33]

Rui has always been pretty solid as an on-ball defender. His problem is that he is a total disaster in help defense. I don't think that has improved much in LA. I note that his minutes have steadily declined over his time there.

[Jimmy Recard]

One of my friends is a die hard Lakers fan and said yesterday that Rui’s defense isn’t anywhere close to as bad as what I made it out to be and in fact he’s been a plus on that end. Sigh.

[Dat2U]

One of my friends is a die hard Lakers fan and said yesterday that Rui’s defense isn’t anywhere close to as bad as what I made it out to be and in fact he’s been a plus on that end. Sigh.

Rui's defense may be ahead of his offense at this stage. Defense is more about effort and Rui gives a solid effort. Problem is his inability to see the floor gets exposed on offense where he can get a bucket but rarely in the flow of the offense. He also disappears for long stretches where he looks like he's just doing cardio out there.

[tleikheen]

Rui is shooting 49.3 percent since traded in meaningful games.Lakers are fighting for playoff position and the last 2 games Rui has put in 37 pts and grabbed 18 rebounds on 17 for 25 shooting. When its all said and done it had nothing to do if they could resign him but WUJ as the Coach didnt want him .Wiz wont win with WUJ as the Coach.

[prime1time]

Just nice to see the Lakers fanbase genuinely appreciate him. It was never going to happen in DC.

[nate33]

Rui is shooting 49.3 percent since traded in meaningful games.Lakers are fighting for playoff position and the last 2 games Rui has put in 37 pts and grabbed 18 rebounds on 17 for 25 shooting. When its all said and done it had nothing to do if they could resign him but WUJ as the Coach didnt want him .Wiz wont win with WUJ as the Coach.

Spare me with these narratives. Rui is the same player in LA as he was here except that he is lower usage in LA.

His numbers across the board are almost exactly the same. The same 2P%, 3P% TS%, FTA's, steals and blocks. He is asked to do a bit less on offense so his points and assists are down, along with his turnovers. The only real improvement is a small boost in rebounding (from 6.3 to 7.6) which is solely attributable to one game 3 nights ago when he pulled down 12 boards in 24 minutes in a totally uncompetitive game against Houston.

[prime1time]

Rui is shooting 49.3 percent since traded in meaningful games.Lakers are fighting for playoff position and the last 2 games Rui has put in 37 pts and grabbed 18 rebounds on 17 for 25 shooting. When its all said and done it had nothing to do if they could resign him but WUJ as the Coach didnt want him .Wiz wont win with WUJ as the Coach.

Spare me with these narratives. Rui is the same player in LA as he was here except that he is lower usage in LA.

His numbers across the board are almost exactly the same. The same 2P%, 3P% TS%, FTA's, steals and blocks. He is asked to do a bit less on offense so his points and assists are down, along with his turnovers. The only real improvement is a small boost in rebounding (from 6.3 to 7.6) which is solely attributable to one game 3 nights ago when he pulled down 12 boards in 24 minutes in a totally uncompetitive game against Houston.

I have to disagree. It's one thing to put up those numbers for a team that does not have championship aspirations. It's a whole other thing to be a contributor on a team that's genuinely competing for a championship. I was told that Rui could never be a contributor on a contender.

[The Consiglieri]

They're not a contender. They're currently a 7 seed after running off a crazy last 10 games (7-3) but they basically had to play their best basketball all year to climb out of the toilet (9th-11th area) into the pee trough instead at 7th. I get your point. All the Lakers need is a decent free agent class and they can be contenders again, but they aren't and haven't been since '19-'20. It's been all downhill the past 3 seasons since that pre and post covid bubble year. But I get that there's fundamentally a different pressure to perform for the lakers vs DC.

[prime1time]

They're not a contender. They're currently a 7 seed after running off a crazy last 10 games (7-3) but they basically had to play their best basketball all year to climb out of the toilet (9th-11th area) into the pee trough instead at 7th. I get your point. All the Lakers need is a decent free agent class and they can be contenders again, but they aren't and haven't been since '19-'20. It's been all downhill the past 3 seasons since that pre and post covid bubble year. But I get that there's fundamentally a different pressure to perform for the lakers vs DC.

Have to disagree. A healthy Bron and AD makes that Lakers team a contender. I can see them making it to the Conference Finals tbh. If fully healthy there's only a handful of teams I'm taking over them.

[Kanyewest]

Rui is shooting 49.3 percent since traded in meaningful games.Lakers are fighting for playoff position and the last 2 games Rui has put in 37 pts and grabbed 18 rebounds on 17 for 25 shooting. When its all said and done it had nothing to do if they could resign him but WUJ as the Coach didnt want him .Wiz wont win with WUJ as the Coach.

Counter- Nunn in the last 2 games 35 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals one block shooting 56 FG% and 80 3P%. And he's done that in less than 36 minutes.

[payitforward]

With us this year, Rui's TS% was .558. With the Lakers so far it's .556. Not better. Especially since his usage is substantially down in LA.

OTOH, he's rebounding better & his other numbers are also somewhat better than w/ us earlier this year.

So, I'd certainly agree w/ prime that overall he's doing somewhat better in a Lakers uniform. He's playing at a journeyman level that could keep him in the league, which he didn't do in a Wizards uniform.

Does this improvement warrant the kind of nonsense conclusions tleikheen would like to draw from it? Nah. It's nothing much.

Still, I'm really glad to see it -- gotta wish Rui the best in LA & anywhere else his career takes him!

[prime1time]

+20 in a must-win play-in game. I was told that he wasn't a winning basketball player. 2-5 from 3. I've said the same thing since we drafted him. He plays well with stars that need floor spacing.

[nate33]

+20 in a must-win play-in game. I was told that he wasn't a winning basketball player. 2-5 from 3. I've said the same thing since we drafted him. He plays well with stars that need floor spacing.

I note you didn't post anything over the last three games when Rui totaled 11-27 from the floor and 1-8 from the 3-point line.

[AFM]

+20 in a must-win play-in game. I was told that he wasn't a winning basketball player. 2-5 from 3. I've said the same thing since we drafted him. He plays well with stars that need floor spacing.

I note you didn't post anything over the last three games when Rui totaled 11-27 from the floor and 1-8 from the 3-point line.

It’s all getting so tiring.

[dcstanley]

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Rui has really improved defensively. He might be average or below average offensively for his position but he appears to be unearthing untapped defensive potential. His defensive versatility was on fully display last night, did a great job executing the scheme and held his own on switches against KAT and Edwards. He was part of the closing group that played most of the fourth and all of the OT.