as bad as russell is. hes just as shitty as the other rookies besides K.A. towns.

[kennethgriffin]

Porzingis = 12/8/0 average on 40% fg's, 26% threes, big freakin deal

okafor = 19/7/1 average on 47% fg's, 3 turnovers per game, no defense, no rebounding, empty stats

mudiay = 12/4/6 average on 31% fg's, 27% threes, 64% ft's, 5 turnovers per game

russell = 10/4/3 average on 40% fg's, 31% threes


given the same volume of shots and time with the ball.. russell would be just as productive as mudiay but with better percentages. just as ineffectively overrated as okafor and just as absurdly hyped as porzingis


yeah russell sucks. but so does everyone else the lakers didnt draft that they could have

[AirTupac]

Rookies gonna rookie.

The real test with them is to see improvement over the course of the season.

[LoneyROY7]

Eye test.

[BlazerRed]

Rookies gonna rookie.

The real test with them is to see improvement over the course of the season.
This is true. Rookies are always inconsistent, this is no big news.

[ShawkFactory]

The eye test tells me that Porz-dingus has been a combination of Dirk and The Dream.

Okafor has been fantastic offensively.

You have been a ***

[FKAri]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-47857534,width-300,resizemode-4/Eye-test.jpg

[kurple]

Eye test.
Mudiay has been great in this

He'll lead the league in assists at one point me thinks

[kennethgriffin]

Eye test.

i think the other guys just have allot less pressure on them

the 76ers are trying to lose. and nobody watches them

mudiay wasnt expected to be the next carrier of a franchise

porzingis made knicks fans boo and cry when he was drafted

litterally anything positive out of these guys is looked at as a miracle for their teams


while russell had expectations of averaging 12/10/5 with high% threes right off the bat on the leagues top franchise of all time taking over for Kobe Bryant as the face of the LA Lakers


its a bit different

[warriorfan]

Porzingis = 12/8/0 average on 40% fg's, 26% threes, big freakin deal

okafor = 19/7/1 average on 47% fg's, 3 turnovers per game, no defense, no rebounding, empty stats

mudiay = 12/4/6 average on 31% fg's, 27% threes, 64% ft's, 5 turnovers per game

russell = 10/4/3 average on 40% fg's, 31% threes


given the same volume of shots and time with the ball.. russell would be just as productive as mudiay but with better percentages. just as ineffectively overrated as okafor and just as absurdly hyped as porzingis


yeah russell sucks. but so does everyone else the lakers didnt draft that they could have

you fell off the kobe wagon and now you became a branstanesque box score watcher? :biggums:

[kennethgriffin]

Mudiay has been great in this

He'll lead the league in assists at one point me thinks

he cant hit the ocean with a basketball even if he was standing right next to it though

[ShawkFactory]

i think the other guys just have allot less pressure on them

the 76ers are trying to lose. and nobody watches them

mudiay wasnt expected to be the next carrier of a franchise

porzingis made knicks fans boo and cry when he was drafted

litterally anything positive out of these guys is looked at as a miracle for their teams


while russell had expectations of averaging 12/10/5 with high% threes right off the bat on the leagues top franchise of all time taking over for Kobe Bryant as the face of the LA Lakers
its a bit different
:biggums:

Expectations from who?

[kennethgriffin]

you fell off the kobe wagon and now you became a branstanesque box score watcher? :biggums:


ive seen the highlights. theyre nice

porzingis had a few good plays

:confusedshrug:


russell was drafted 2nd overall based on this type of "eye test highlight" method


just sayin

[kennethgriffin]

:biggums:

Expectations from who?



https://theoverload.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/laker-fans.jpg


this times 100,000 or so

[DMV2]

And all of those numbers are still better than Kobe's rookie season.

7.6 PPG :yaohappy:

[stalkerforlife]

Russell hasn't been all that bad.

It's just fun to shit on him, I guess.

[ShawkFactory]

https://theoverload.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/laker-fans.jpg


this times 100,000 or so
You right.

Getting drafted to the franchise with by far the most retarded fan base in sports has got to be rough on the expectation side of things.

[LoneyROY7]

i think the other guys just have allot less pressure on them

the 76ers are trying to lose. and nobody watches them

mudiay wasnt expected to be the next carrier of a franchise

porzingis made knicks fans boo and cry when he was drafted

litterally anything positive out of these guys is looked at as a miracle for their teams


while russell had expectations of averaging 12/10/5 with high% threes right off the bat on the leagues top franchise of all time taking over for Kobe Bryant as the face of the LA Lakers


its a bit different

And yet when you watch someone like Porzingis play, it's obvious he has sky high potential offensively AND defensively. He's huge, he's athletic, he has great feet/hands/length, and already has a beautiful jumper at 20.

When you watch Russell play, you see an unathletic guard that looks like he just floats around the court and takes an occasional 3 or mid-range jumper off a pick-and-roll. And maybe a nice-looking pass here or there.

Yeah, the difference is staggering.

[kurple]

he cant hit the ocean with a basketball even if he was standing right next to it though
Yet he has still led the Nuggets to 6 wins and 5 losses

5 of those wins are against playoffs teams from last year.. And the other W came against none other than the Lakers

[Springsteen]

I thought you were proclaiming how Russell being bad was GOOD for the franchise so Buss gets canned. Now you're defending his shity play? :lol

Can't have your cake and eat it, man.

[kennethgriffin]

And all of those numbers are still better than Kobe's rookie season.

7.6 PPG :yaohappy:


I think thats a little different. Kobe played like 13mpg while sharing with 3 other allstars

[kennethgriffin]

And yet when you watch someone like Porzingis play, it's obvious he has sky high potential offensively AND defensively. He's huge, he's athletic, he has great feet/hands/length, and already has a beautiful jumper at 20.

When you watch Russell play, you see an unathletic guard that looks like he just floats around the court and takes an occasional 3 or mid-range jumper off a pick-and-roll. And maybe a nice-looking pass here or there.

Yeah, the difference is staggering.



Its just funny how both guys take nothing but outside shots and porzingis only has 2 more ppg with worse percentages. Yet hes got a pretty jumper and russells is garbage

[FKAri]

I haven't given up on Russell tbh. He's just not a superstar unless he turns out to have some exotic talents that blow away current estimations on his ceiling ala Nash or Curry

[ShawkFactory]

Why does 12.8 round down to 12?

[FreezingTsmoove]

He's not a rookie he's basically in his 2nd year.

Lame ass ***** reclassified in HS so he can dominate an extra year :lol :facepalm

Same thing as KAT.

Same thing as Mudiay

Same thing as Winslow

What a strange practice. Who the hell wants to stay an extra year of school :facepalm

[outbreak]

What kind of an idiot bases rookie evaluations only on stats? "no defence" okafor's averaging 1.8 blocks a game too, he isn't a great defender yet but the instincts are there as a help defender for rim protection. He ain't a liability

[LoneyROY7]

Its just funny how both guys take nothing but outside shots and porzingis only has 2 more ppg with worse percentages. Yet hes got a pretty jumper and russells is garbage

That just proves you're not watching Porzingis play if you think he's only taking jumpers.

[Lakers Fan]

That just proves you're not watching Porzingis play if you think he's only taking jumpers.

So your saying he's shooting 40% from inside the paint. You must really think he sucks then.

[smoovegittar]

Salvia. Smoking that shit again.

[Hey Yo]

i think the other guys just have allot less pressure on them

the 76ers are trying to lose. and nobody watches them

mudiay wasnt expected to be the next carrier of a franchise

porzingis made knicks fans boo and cry when he was drafted

litterally anything positive out of these guys is looked at as a miracle for their teams


while russell had expectations of averaging 12/10/5 with high% threes right off the bat on the leagues top franchise of all time taking over for Kobe Bryant as the face of the LA Lakers


its a bit different
No sane scout or coach would expect Russ to avg. double digit rebounds 'right off the bat'.

[bluechox2]

someone buy this ni99a a tv and a subscription to sports... dude must be going crazy watching the numbers

[ISHGoat]

someone buy this ni99a a tv and a subscription to sports... dude must be going crazy watching the numbers

Subscription to sports be expensive up here in Canada eh


KP6:
13/9/1/1/1 in 25 minutes per game

D'Angelo Russell:
10/4/3/1 in 25 minutes per game

Statistically, they are not too far off. However, anyone with a brain can tell that Zingis Khan is the far more developed player at this point with a far higher ceiling. Zingis wil impact the game on a level that chuckers and busts such as kobe & russell can never dream of.

[outbreak]

http://dangelodecorativeconcrete.com/

[Gus Hemmingway]

#3 draft pick + Kobe

how does 2-9 sound

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[sammichoffate]

http://espn.go.com/blog/losangeles/lakers/post/_/id/42123/dangelo-russell-spends-fourth-quarter-on-bench-again

Russell said he wasn't sure why he was benched late in a game again.

"I don

[bobopenguin]

to be honest..

right now i would take all those rookies over russell...

[I<3NBA]

the eye test says Russel sucks

[Tking714]

Highlights and Box scores won't tell you anything about how the rookies are playing. Porzingis and Okafor are smart players. KAT is great on Defense and Active. Mudiay is super athletic, fearless, good at controlling the pace so far. Russell is flat out uncomfortable still

[Ai2death]

i think the other guys just have allot less pressure on them

the 76ers are trying to lose. and nobody watches them

mudiay wasnt expected to be the next carrier of a franchise

porzingis made knicks fans boo and cry when he was drafted

litterally anything positive out of these guys is looked at as a miracle for their teams


while russell had expectations of averaging 12/10/5 with high% threes right off the bat on the leagues top franchise of all time taking over for Kobe Bryant as the face of the LA Lakers


its a bit different

Stopped reading after this cause you know shit all, uh, yeah Mudiay is expected to carry the Nuggets franchise. Pretty much when they drafted him, it is well known to us Nuggets fans that he is the future of our team.

Not expected to lead right away of course, the Nuggets are doing it right getting their young guys max minutes now to grow together.

[Relinquish]

Why does 12.8 round down to 12?

And 40.7 rounds down to 40. :lol

[f0und]

the other draft picks have often shown flashes of becoming future all stars, superstars, and sometimes even future greatness. russell has shown none of that. you forget he's even out there. his impact is next to nothing.

[StephHamann]

http://www.calebwilde.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/16699239-the-five-stages-of-grief.jpg