D' Russell doesn't get a lot of Assists for a guy who supposedly "A great passer"

[poido123]

real talk.



isn't he supposed to be a good shooter too?



:oldlol:

[Cocaine80s]

You mad that hes already better than D rose?

[STATUTORY]

assist is not a good measure of passing ability

drive and kick guys accumulate assists

great passers get hockey assists

[no pun intended]

Russell is having a difficult time finding his role as either a score-first or pass-first point guard within the system, or lack thereof. It's obvious that he does not know what to do with the ball half of the time.

[Mr. Jabbar]

assist is not a good measure of passing ability

drive and kick guys accumulate assists

great passers get hockey assists

Thick post.

[outbreak]

For some reason the lakers don't let him run the offence.
The tank is strong.

http://i.imgsafe.org/d09f4c4.jpg

[senelcoolidge]

For some reason the lakers don't let him run the offence.
The tank is strong.

http://i.imgsafe.org/d09f4c4.jpg

Because they don't trust him, he's turnover prone.

[poido123]

assist is not a good measure of passing ability

drive and kick guys accumulate assists

great passers get hockey assists



You'd expect more than 2 assists per 23 minutes doe.

[outbreak]

assist is not a good measure of passing ability

drive and kick guys accumulate assists

great passers get hockey assists

Russell gets no hockey assists either though....

He just plays off the ball and scores an open jumper now and then while playing zero defence.

[bigkingsfan]

As a starting pg you get three assist by accident.

[Jameerthefear]

he's a bust

[FKAri]

He's barely involved in the offense. He doesn't bring it up or handle it much. He's playing like he's there to be a spot up shooter.

[DaOldLion]

His shooters don't do him many favors to be honest

[poido123]

Mr Randle looking a nice pick tho...

[Artillery]

he aint a point guard. he should be starting shooting guard. kobe's just holding back his development.

[Bless Mathews]

As a starting pg you get three assist by accident.


Another good Poast.

You're still a ****** doe.

[Shih508]

It's hard to get assist when ur team's #1 is shooting at 30.x% for the season

[Gileraracer]

#bust

[PP34Deuce]

If you expect Steph Curry... you'll be dissappointed.

If you expect average defense but a guy that will be 16PPG 5 and 8 assists per game. I believe thats his ability.

A very solid starter.

[Orlando Magic]

How the **** is he supposed to get assists when he's passing to Kobe?

/thread

[I<3NBA]

Lakers have no offense at all.

and they drafted a PG, but doesn't let him bring up the ball.

:lol

[Genaro]

He's playing SG, not handling the ball much and playing with 3 scorers.
I think that he would do better play making wise if he had the ball in his hands more. He would turn the ball over a lot but that what rookie seasons are for, make mistakes, get better. Of course Byron is an idiot and have him on a short leash. Last night when he finally hit 2 shots, he was take out to put Lou in.

His shoot isn't what I expected but he needs to find ways of overcoming that. He should infiltrate more. Whenever he gets a screen, he settles for the mid range shot. I wish he goes to the rim to make some layups or draw fouls.

Long story short: He fell on the wrong team with a bunch of chuckers and score first guys but now he needs to be more aggressive and go to the rim if his shot isn't falling. Byron stagnated offense doesn't help either.

[Optimus Prime]

#bust

#TheNextDarko

[f0und]

so they spend their #2 pick on a pg. decides not to play him at pg and instead opting to play him out of position where he's ineffective, underutilizing his potential? how the *uck does that make sense?

[Derka]

Three games into the season = prime time for a ISH overreaction thread or seven. Well done, fellas. :applause:

[ClipperRevival]

He's playing SG, not handling the ball much and playing with 3 scorers.
I think that he would do better play making wise if he had the ball in his hands more. He would turn the ball over a lot but that what rookie seasons are for, make mistakes, get better. Of course Byron is an idiot and have him on a short leash. Last night when he finally hit 2 shots, he was take out to put Lou in.

His shoot isn't what I expected but he needs to find ways of overcoming that. He should infiltrate more. Whenever he gets a screen, he settles for the mid range shot. I wish he goes to the rim to make some layups or draw fouls.

Long story short: He fell on the wrong team with a bunch of chuckers and score first guys but now he needs to be more aggressive and go to the rim if his shot isn't falling. Byron stagnated offense doesn't help either.

You're kidding right? Do you even watch the games? He's had plenty of chances to create opportunities for both himself and for others but that's hard to do when you defer almost every time the ball swings your way. It's just that simple. You can't impact the game much as a PG if you NEVER try to break down the D but just defer every time the ball swings your way. He's pretty much playing the role of fringe role player right now.

[Genaro]

You're kidding right? Do you even watch the games? He's had plenty of chances to create opportunities for both himself and for others but that's hard to do when you defer almost every time the ball swings your way. It's just that simple. You can't impact the game much as a PG if you NEVER try to break down the D but just defer every time the ball swings your way. He's pretty much playing the role of fringe role player right now.
Yes, I watched every Lakers game in the season so far, watched summer league and pre season.
Byron's offense says he should give the ball up when he reaches the offensive floor and then get it back (you can see it happening when Huertas is on the floor), but playing with Clarkson, Kobe and Randle the ball never gets back.
Is he shy offensively? No doubt about but playing with 3 ball hoggs isn't helping. I bet that if he was on the Sixers or the Nuggets he would be playing better. The shyness can be worked. He has to demand the ball more often and run pick and rolls.

[TemporaMutantur]

How the **** is he supposed to get assists when he's passing to Kobe?

/thread

Pretty much. 200th best player in the league has to stop chucking and make the extra pass.

[ClipperRevival]

Yes, I watched every Lakers game in the season so far, watched summer league and pre season.
Byron's offense says he should give the ball up when he reaches the offensive floor and then get it back (you can see it happening when Huertas is on the floor), but playing with Clarkson, Kobe and Randle the ball never gets back.
Is he shy offensively? No doubt about but playing with 3 ball hoggs isn't helping. I bet that if he was on the Sixers or the Nuggets he would be playing better. The shyness can be worked. He has to demand the ball more often and run pick and rolls.

I always say you warrant the touches you get in this league. Meaning the more you produce given the opportunities, the more the offense will cater around you. On the flip side, you can do the opposite. Get the touches but don't produce. Right now, Russell does nothing but defer. It has nothing to do with the system or who he's playing with. He is simply not doing anything when he has the ball. That's what role players do. It's up to him to be more aggressive. He lacks quickness so he needs to master the p&r to get open looks. But even in the p&r, he's deferring like 80% of the time.

Having said that, mastering the p&r will take time. But that's where he'll need to be great at because he's not going to lose many guys against set defenders.