Official D'Angelo Russell Thread

Karate Diop · Post #321 » by **Karate Diop** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:17 pm

I'm with you guys... I can't figure out why Russell is consistently portrayed as the villain in the whole Nick Young fiasco.

Russell wasn't the one cheating on his fiance...

Paradise · Post #322 » by **Paradise** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:35 pm

Karate Diop wrote:I'm with you guys... I can't figure out why Russell is consistently portrayed as the villain in the whole Nick Young fiasco.

Russell wasn't the one cheating on his fiance...

Because we live in the social media age. We have adopted a generation of followers. People think that's just a nice way of saying 'friends' on social media but IMO, social media has created more people to be sheep which are followers.

Iggy Azalea was getting heat for culture appropriation. She's viewed as the Vanilla Ice of this generation right now. The Hip Hop community couldn't stand her so it was easier to make fun of her being cheated on and D'angelo for snitching than to blame it on Nick Young who was pillow talking to a teammate which is a no-no for any man in a committed relationship.

Russell won't live this down until he becomes an all-star and wins games here which is unfair considering Nick Young moved on. Iggy moved on. Yet, he's still a media punching bag.

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13th Man · Post #323 » by **13th Man** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:38 pm

Karate Diop wrote:I'm with you guys... I can't figure out why Russell is consistently portrayed as the villain in the whole Nick Young fiasco.

Russell wasn't the one cheating on his fiance...

He clearly made a mistake, you don't rat our your homie in that manner. Just like with any relationship, once the trust has been broken, its very difficult to regain. Similar to the end result of Iggy splitting up with Nick Young, the Lakers have done the same with DLo, Sometimes the healthiest solution is for both parties to move on.

I've been critical of Magic but he may have a point when I think about it more closely. To be a leader, you need to have the trust of your teammates and I think that incident pretty much disqualified DLo from becoming a true leader with the Lakers. Magic knows more about leadership in basketball than any of us, he just didn't sugar-coat his opinion.

But anyhow, that is the past and I'm sure DLo wants to turn the page on that chapter to focus on the present and the future. He's a young kid, everybody makes tons of mistakes through their lifetime and hopefully they learn from them.

13th Man · Post #324 » by **13th Man** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:08 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Paradise wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:Because a lot of guys want to (or wish they could) have relations with multiple women concurrently. In a sense, Young was looked at as a cool guy for doing what he was doing. Sadly, we're still living in a world where women are often thought of as accessory pieces and second class citizens than equal partners during equal rights and treatment.

It's garbage like this that helps push that agenda and narrative of accepting and glorifying clowns like Nick Young.

Watch on YouTube

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Oh look, ESPN found another professional **** stirrer to replace skip bayless. Yes, lets make a mountain out of a molehill.

Cassidy Hubbarth is being wasted on that garbage show.

I really liked John Salley's commentary as opposed to this Cassidy guy who expects DLo to respond in an all righteous grandeur way after getting publicly criticized by his former employer. DLo has had to deal with the situation privately to Nick and his teammates for a year, he doesn't need to make a public apology after getting traded to satisfy this douche-nozzle.

MrDollarBills · Post #325 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:19 pm

13th Man wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
Paradise wrote:
It's garbage like this that helps push that agenda and narrative of accepting and glorifying clowns like Nick Young.

Watch on YouTube

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Oh look, ESPN found another professional **** stirrer to replace skip bayless. Yes, lets make a mountain out of a molehill.

Cassidy Hubbarth is being wasted on that garbage show.

I really liked John Salley's commentary as opposed to this Cassidy guy who expects DLo to respond in an all righteous grandeur way after getting publicly criticized by his former employer. DLo has had to deal with the situation privately to Nick and his teammates for a year, he doesn't need to make a public apology after getting traded to satisfy this douche-nozzle.

Cassidy is the beautiful woman that was sitting next to the windbag who was trying to twist Russell's words into something out of context.

13th Man · Post #326 » by **13th Man** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:21 pm

Oh....I was referring to the other guy, I don't watch that show so I don't know who he is lol.

MrDollarBills · Post #327 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:24 pm

his name is Wind Bag.

ChokeFasncists · Post #328 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:50 pm

J_LA wrote:I won't pretend like Mozgov is great but he was definitely solid for us last season before he was benched in favor of the tank.

Ha, him and Lin are gonna have something to talk about!

Princeinrevolt wrote:HAHA Mozgov was soooooooo happy when they asked him if he will be shooting three point shots. He's been wanting to shoot them since last summer. I'm guessing Luke Walton didn't want him to.

Paradise wrote:Mozgov looks like he's on cloud nine.

Might have something to do with the Russian connection.

PockyCandy wrote:I'm pretty sure that it's safe to say that the Nets are now my (and a lot of Lakers fans) second favorite team.

Welcome! (plz don't bring your repugnant mods tho, even tho they won't be able to abuse power here) 8-)

ChokeFasncists · Post #329 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:50 pm

Paradise wrote:The press conference

Watch on YouTube

DRuss: the league is moving away from positions, Marks nodding, nice.

Marks: opportunistic in that trade, yes.

ChokeFasncists · Post #330 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:52 pm

lakesh0w wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Random question: does he have the Euro step?

he is a crafty player.. he does the little rondo behind the back fake and the ball fake spin too

Nice, thx! Wouldn't be right if he models his game on Manu and doesn't have the Euro step. It's very useful for smaller wings who aren't ultra athletic, like Harden, Manu and old-Wade.

DartboardT · Post #331 » by **DartboardT** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:01 pm

I'm a Lin fan, and I want BOTH to play lights-out. There's nothing to discredit. Lin is an ex-Laker. Russell is an ex-Laker. They suffered the Byron Scott Foxhole and escaped a crap culture for a much better one.

There's even a weird-as-hell "kinship" from having played for and been mostly tossed aside by that team.

Lin is thriving while healthy. I fully expect Dloading to do the same.

Cheers to that.

Princeinrevolt · Post #332 » by **Princeinrevolt** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:18 pm

The unit of D’Angelo Russell, Nick Young, Luol Deng, Julius Randle, and Timofey Mozgov posted +6.0 net rating in 406 minutes.

If Russell can make that lineup look good, then putting him next to Lin, and some shooters will make him look like a borderline All-Star. Jeremy Lin will also help Russell increase his field goal percentages. With the Lakers, 1. he had no spacing, and 2. He was the only player that could create shots for himself/others. He had way too much responsibility, and even though he still played really well. His efficiency was lacking. Now with the Brooklyn Nets, he has another player that can help him get easier shots for him, and for other players. Brooklyn Nets are going to look much better next year, and Russell will improve his efficiency.

DartboardT · Post #333 » by **DartboardT** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:24 pm

NO ONE on the Nets last year cared about stats.

That I know of. These guys had unusually high spirits for "being so bad", and just kept playing hard (vs. playing selfishly) almost every game (remember those last two months of the season?)

This culture will persist, and Dloading should blend in nicely with the standard that's already been set, unless Nets get stupid and land some locker room poison FA. Which they're highly unlikely to.

Post #334 » by **Goudelock** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:26 pm

ChokeFasncists wrote:
PockyCandy wrote:I'm pretty sure that it's safe to say that the Nets are now my (and a lot of Lakers fans) second favorite team.

Welcome! (plz don't bring your repugnant mods tho, even tho they won't be able to abuse power here)

Slava is the GOAT, I'm not even joking.

But yeah, I'm going to catch as many Nets games as possible.

ChokeFasncists · Post #335 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:34 pm

PockyCandy wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:
PockyCandy wrote:I'm pretty sure that it's safe to say that the Nets are now my (and a lot of Lakers fans) second favorite team.

Welcome! (plz don't bring your repugnant mods tho, even tho they won't be able to abuse power here)

Slava is the GOAT, I'm not even joking.

But yeah, I'm going to catch as many Nets games as possible.

Well, I guess you're of the same gang or a vested interest. (mods here are far better, impartial and objective, you shall see)

Post #336 » by **NyCeEvO** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:50 pm

ChokeFasncists wrote:
PockyCandy wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:

Welcome! (plz don't bring your repugnant mods tho, even tho they won't be able to abuse power here)

Slava is the GOAT, I'm not even joking.

But yeah, I'm going to catch as many Nets games as possible.

Well, I guess you're of the same gang or a vested interest. (mods here are far better, impartial and objective, you shall see)

Paradise · Post #337 » by **Paradise** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:47 am

It feels like the West-East coast just united in this thread :lol:

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ChokeFasncists · Post #338 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:17 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:
PockyCandy wrote:
Slava is the GOAT, I'm not even joking.

But yeah, I'm going to catch as many Nets games as possible.

Well, I guess you're of the same gang or a vested interest. (mods here are far better, impartial and objective, you shall see)

Case in point! Right there! :nod:

MrDollarBills · Post #339 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:21 am

DartboardT wrote:I'm a Lin fan, and I want BOTH to play lights-out. There's nothing to discredit. Lin is an ex-Laker. Russell is an ex-Laker. They suffered the Byron Scott Foxhole and escaped a crap culture for a much better one.

There's even a weird-as-hell "kinship" from having played for and been mostly tossed aside by that team.

Lin is thriving while healthy. I fully expect Dloading to do the same.

Cheers to that.

MrDollarBills · Post #340 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:22 am

DartboardT wrote:NO ONE on the Nets last year cared about stats.

That I know of. These guys had unusually high spirits for "being so bad", and just kept playing hard (vs. playing selfishly) almost every game (remember those last two months of the season?)

This culture will persist, and Dloading should blend in nicely with the standard that's already been set, unless Nets get stupid and land some locker room poison FA. Which they're highly unlikely to.

No one played for stats. The only player that had tunnel vision was Sean Kilpatrick, and I don't even think that was out of selfishness, the guy only knows how to do one thing: shoot :lol: