Alex Caruso = Lakers Basketball

tamaraw08 · Post #121 » by **tamaraw08** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:21 pm

TJM217 wrote:Is Caruso a good defender? Or does he look good compared to Rondo?

He is a good enough/decent defender and much better than Rondo, however, he is a below average shooter.
Lebron's teams have been top 5 in ORTG-Offensive rating when he has very good shooters/floor spacers. But yes, being able to defend is a must too. I would take a good serious look at good/consistent 3pt shooters like Darren Collison and Seth Curry if they can defend decently.

SlimShady83 · Post #122 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:59 am

Lakers better keep Caruso and play him as 3rd string PG next season

Laker_Kid · Post #123 » by **Laker_Kid** » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:10 pm

we should lock Caruso up long-term. dude deserves to be on the Lakers.

Ballerhogger · Post #124 » by **Ballerhogger** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:06 am

How he didn’t see any time when Lonzo first got hurt is sad and mismanagement really

Desiderium · Post #125 » by **Desiderium** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:16 pm

I don't think i've ever been disappointed with Caruso over the last 2 years. As a matter of fact, he's always played at a backup point guard level. He needs to be on the roster next year.

Post #126 » by **TyCobb** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:18 pm

Sign this dude to a 4 year minimum deal!

JohnVancouver · Post #127 » by **JohnVancouver** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:17 pm

I love this guy. He's a Laker - actually, he's an old-school Celtic ... which is high praise.

ROballer · Post #128 » by **ROballer** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:39 pm

Am I the only one looking forward seeing some long ass Miles lovefest post?

TKainZero · Post #129 » by **TKainZero** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:57 pm

How many years in a row have we had a hard on for this guy and the effort he gives?

Lebron! If you have carusos drive and heart you would have been the GOAT... not just the crowned prince of the lEast

Landsberger · Post #130 » by **Landsberger** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:06 pm

Imagine how we'd be feeling if Caruso had played Hart's minutes this year.

Ugly0598 · Post #131 » by **Ugly0598** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:40 am

Get rid of Bonga and keep Caruso for next season if they have to

Post #132 » by **milesfides** » Sat Apr 6, 2019 1:05 pm

For two years, Earvin and Rob and Klutz have been trying to sell us “manna from heaven.”

While not rewarding true talent with opportunity. Sad to see the clowns drag the Lakers down to the gates of Hades.

But turn up the AC, dude is a bat out of hell.

Pythagoras · Post #133 » by **Pythagoras** » Sat Apr 6, 2019 2:11 pm

milesfides wrote:For two years, Earvin and Rob and Klutz have been trying to sell us “manna from heaven.”

While not rewarding true talent with opportunity. Sad to see the clowns drag the Lakers down to the gates of Hades.

But turn up the AC, dude is a bat out of hell.

what would jack bauer do? · Post #134 » by **what would jack bauer do?** » Sat Apr 6, 2019 3:32 pm

Yeah we gotta lock him up stat. Hopefully he shows loyalty and lets us sign him to a four year on the cheap. He reminds me a bit of when we had Kent Bazemore just reaching his groove and we let him slip through our fingers. He's a quality player that goes hard on defense every play, we need this to build a stable winning roster.

SweetTouch · Post #135 » by **SweetTouch** » Sat Apr 6, 2019 4:21 pm

Wish we had him
To play over rondo
All season

Oh wait we did

Post #136 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Sat Apr 6, 2019 5:57 pm

Missing my old pal ak7 in this thread

LakerClipperFan · Post #137 » by **LakerClipperFan** » Sat Apr 6, 2019 8:44 pm

#Caruso jersey ordered!! I'm on board.

Ugly0598 · Post #138 » by **Ugly0598** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 5:20 am

Yeah, he's a good backup, I think you have to use the final roster spot on him next year

Post #139 » by **Slava** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 10:56 am

He's a natural basketball player, the doubt was whether he could shoot well enough to unlock the remaining aspects of his game. He's shooting 53% on 45 attempts so far this season compared to 30% on 43 attempts last season. So if his norm is somewhere in between around the 38% mark, he could be a quality NBA player.

He's always been a net +ve player, +2.5 on-off last season and +7.3 on-off so far this season.

Post #140 » by **milesfides** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 5:26 pm

I don't see him as a backup at all. He's something like Tyreke Evans, who can get you a nightly 15-5-5, except he'll get those numbers with better efficiency and without dominating the ball.

Alex Caruso may not have a singular elite talent, yet, but he is one of the most complete guards. He's got everything: size, athleticism, handle, driving and finishing ability, etc.

And of course he can hit threes (42% NBA career) and free throws. And how would that have helped our season?

On top of that, high basketball IQ, unselfishness, work ethic (greatly improved upon his rookie year), and leadership.

He's a multidimensional, versatile modern player who would also have thrived under Phil Jackson and Tex's triangle as well as Pop's Spurs: he's certainly over himself, and you can't say that about most of the players on our team.

No, I don't see him as a 20+ scorer so I doubt he'll ever make an all-star game. But he doesn't see the game that way and he doesn't play that way. He's just a pure basketball player, and you can see how seriously he takes his job, and how much he cares about the game to keep grinding and working to make it in this league, without losing the unselfishness and joy he has for his teammates.

I think he embodies what Luke Walton envisioned for our team, in some ways what the Warriors were (pre-Durant).

I would have liked to see what a lineup of Lonzo, Caruso, Ingram, Kuzma, and Zubac could have done over the year, without any agendas except for getting better and playing the right way.