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MrDollarBills wrote:moonpie wrote:
Russell is a stud. I don't really think it has been made more clear.
MrDollarBills wrote:NetsJets wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:
Russell doesn't need to score 50 points in a game to win MIP imo. He needs to continue to play hard, display leadership, take good shots and continue to find the balance between scoring in bunches and making plays for his bigs and shooters.
Yeah I know that I see both sides of the argument but it definitely wouldn’t hurt his case either.
Give me 16pts /11asts/1TO from Russell in a Nets 20 point victory over 50pts/5TOs in a 5 point win.
MrDollarBills wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:
I don't want to excuse Magic but can we be absolutely sure that Russell's emergence would have happened on the Lakers (if he had stayed) or on any other team?
Yes, Russell did take a zen-like approach as soon as he was traded, but Kenny and his staff are also pretty forceful in making sure that you do things in the manner they want or you're not going to play. If it wasn't for the coaching staff and the performance team who knows whether he takes the next step that he seems to have taken.
MrDollarBills wrote:NyCeEvO wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:
I don't want to excuse Magic but can we be absolutely sure that Russell's emergence would have happened on the Lakers (if he had stayed) or on any other team?
Yes, Russell did take a zen-like approach as soon as he was traded, but Kenny and his staff are also pretty forceful in making sure that you do things in the manner they want or you're not going to play. If it wasn't for the coaching staff and the performance team who knows whether he takes the next step that he seems to have taken.
The Lakers not having the structure in place to guide Russell is a 100% failure on their part.
Kudos to the Nets front office for recognizing what Russell could be, kudos to the coaching staff/training team for providing the necessary structure, kudos to the veterans on this team for helping to guide and push him, and kudos to Russell for maturing, embracing his new situation with an open mind, and being humble enough to be coached.
NyCeEvO wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:NyCeEvO wrote:I don't want to excuse Magic but can we be absolutely sure that Russell's emergence would have happened on the Lakers (if he had stayed) or on any other team?
Yes, Russell did take a zen-like approach as soon as he was traded, but Kenny and his staff are also pretty forceful in making sure that you do things in the manner they want or you're not going to play. If it wasn't for the coaching staff and the performance team who knows whether he takes the next step that he seems to have taken.
The Lakers not having the structure in place to guide Russell is a 100% failure on their part.
Kudos to the Nets front office for recognizing what Russell could be, kudos to the coaching staff/training team for providing the necessary structure, kudos to the veterans on this team for helping to guide and push him, and kudos to Russell for maturing, embracing his new situation with an open mind, and being humble enough to be coached.
My point more has to do with the Nets being the perfect situation for him rather than the Lakers not being the right place. I think there are more franchises and teams with structures similar to the Lakers in terms of player development and support than those similar to the Nets.
In short, I don't know if we see the same improvement from him if he'd gone to the Suns, Pistons, or Magic.
D'Angelo's approach as been as close to perfect since being traded here, but I think the Nets are one of the few teams who have the right people in place and the right system to allow DLo to thrive.
MrDollarBills wrote:Russell hit the shot that won the game for us. That's all that matters, all that other stuff is irrelevant.
IceManBK1 wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:Russell hit the shot that won the game for us. That's all that matters, all that other stuff is irrelevant.
I think he's hesitating and worried about the defense too much and causing a delay in his shot. he just needs to focus on making the shot and shoot with confidence. he should be easily scoring/drawing a foul when he post up against trey young. he needs to rediscover that postup game. could be useful in the playoffs. instead of shooting so many 3s, mix up your shots more. just cuz you're open from 3, don't mean you gotta take a 3. take a couple of dribbles inside the 3 pt line for a higher % shot.
IceManBK1 wrote:we beat atlanta. But IMO russell was playing kinda casual. Trey Young outplayed him. I credit prince's defense for shutting down dlo. dlo needs to get better at scoring against physical athletic defenders. He needs more practice.
IceManBK1 wrote:I can see Dlo struggling to shoot the next few games Det, OKC, Jazz. Historically he shot bad vs those teams. Especially OKC he can't stay in front of Westbrook on defense. And he gets intimidated by Westbrook on offense. Westbrook can't shoot. You just have to do your best to stay in front of him to prevent him from attacking the rim. V.S Jazz He'll be timid to get into the paint against Gobert. And I think Donovan Mitchell will outplay him.
NetsJets wrote:D Lo is what he is for now, it can be frustrating at times but you have to take the good with the bad..
MrDollarBills wrote:Russell shot 46%fg/43%3pt for 17pts versus Westbrook the last time we played OKC.
This constant criticism of this team's best player is really off the rails. The dude has had a spectacular year and is one of the main reasons why we are even a playoff team right now.
Prokorov wrote:NetsJets wrote:D Lo is what he is for now, it can be frustrating at times but you have to take the good with the bad..
what bad? the part were he has carried us to the playoffs while playing like an all-star?
