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[QUOTE=tontoz;14753706]Sometimes you just have to take the L and move on :oldlol:
Russ fit in fine with the wizards and seems to be fitting in well with the clippers. Sure he has issues and isn't what he used to be but he isn't a cancer.[/QUOTE]
Fitting in so well they have a losing record when he plays :applause:
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753718]Fitting in so well they have a losing record when he plays :applause:[/QUOTE]
9-10 after starting off 0-5
*Yawn*
[QUOTE=tontoz;14753720]9-10 after starting off 0-5
*Yawn*[/QUOTE]
You can't just remove the 0-5 part :facepalm
Making ImKobe look intelligent with this kind of cherrypicking. How fitting your name means stupid in Spanish.
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753723]You can't just remove the 0-5 part :facepalm
Making ImKobe look intelligent with this kind of cherrypicking. How fitting your name means stupid in Spanish.[/QUOTE]
You do realize that pg13 has missed the last 7 games, right?
Adding a significant piece in the middle of the season will obviously require some adjustments. Not hard to understand.
[QUOTE=tontoz;14753724]You do realize that pg13 has missed the last 7 games, right?
[B]Adding a significant piece in the middle of the season will obviously require some adjustments[/B]. Not hard to understand.[/QUOTE]
The Lakers were instantly good with their new pieces :lol
Pretending Disasterbrook is good in 2023 just because youre still asshurt LeBron is better than your hero Curry :facepalm sad
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753725]The Lakers were instantly good with their new pieces :lol
Pretending Disasterbrook is good in 2023 just because youre still asshurt LeBron is better than your hero Curry :facepalm sad[/QUOTE]
You are really getting desperate. Where did I ever say Curry was better than LeBron?
If you are talking about this year sure I think Curry is better. Career wise? No
Russ is averaging 15/7.6 with a TS of 55.6% with the clippers . Nothing wrong with what he is doing there.
The Lakers didn't add one guy they added several . They upgraded their talent level significantly. That is very different from picking up someone off waivers.
[QUOTE=tontoz;14753728]You are really getting desperate. Where did I ever say Curry was better than LeBron?
If you are talking about this year sure I think Curry is better. Career wise? No
Russ is averaging 15/7.6 with a TS of 55.6% with the clippers . Nothing wrong with what he is doing there.
The Lakers didn't add one guy they added several . They upgraded their talent level significantly. That is very different from picking up someone off waivers.[/QUOTE]
55.6 TS% is still bad in todays league. Especially considering he is frequently not even guarded. League average is 58.1%. And that’s with him shooting far better than he ever has before from 3-10 feet and 10-16 feet. Do you really think it would last for a whole season? The Lakers added DLo and scrubs, if that’s massively better than Westbrook not a good look for him.
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753730]55.6 TS% is still bad in todays league. Especially considering he is frequently not even guarded. League average is 58.1%. And that’s with him shooting far better than he ever has before from 3-10 feet and 10-16 feet. Do you really think it would last for a whole season? The Lakers added DLo and scrubs, if that’s massively better than Westbrook not a good look for him.[/QUOTE]
DLo is having a career season from 3. The Lakers desperately needed shooting. Not hard to see the fit there.
For a guard I would say Russ has been pretty average in efficiency. But I don't think they got him for scoring efficiency. They got him to push the pace and break down the defense off the dribble.
PG13 had his career season playing with Russ. So did Beal. Russ can create easy baskets for other guys. He got our center gafford a contract he never would have gotten without Russ feeding him
[QUOTE=tontoz;14753737]DLo is having a career season from 3. The Lakers desperately needed shooting. Not hard to see the fit there.
For a guard I would say Russ has been pretty average in efficiency. But I don't think they got him for scoring efficiency. They got him to push the pace and break down the defense off the dribble.
PG13 had his career season playing with Russ. So did Beal. Russ can create easy baskets for other guys. He got our center gafford a contract he never would have gotten without Russ feeding him[/QUOTE]
Yes he’s a good passer. So is Ben Simmons. Both kill spacing and are thus negatives on offense in any serious game.
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753742]Yes he’s a good passer. So is Ben Simmons. Both kill spacing and are thus negatives on offense in any serious game.[/QUOTE]
Simmons is a bad comparison. He is scared to shoot, scared to drive, scared to even play. That ain't Russ.
PG 13 played with Russ for 2 years. The clippers knew what they were getting. Russ takes bad shots that he can't make and turns it over too much. It is easy to focus too much on that and miss what he does well.
It helps that the clippers aren't paying $40 million for his services :oldlol:
That's more on Lebron for only winning 33 games despite being 2nd to win it all that year.
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753742]Yes heÂ’s a good passer. So is Ben Simmons. Both kill spacing and are thus negatives on offense in any serious game.[/QUOTE]
You are way off the mark here. The number one rule of defense is still stop the ball. Since joining the Clippers Westbrook aggressive style is creating space for Gordon, Morris and PG before he got hurt. Defense still have to respect Westbrook when he gets in the paint... not the story with Ben.
[QUOTE=RRR3;14753742]Yes he’s a good passer. So is Ben Simmons. Both kill spacing and are thus negatives on offense in any serious game.[/QUOTE]
Ben Simmons is scared to shoot. Russ at least is aggressive and will make defenses pay if he's left completely open. Clippers have been better on offense with him despite losing PG to injury. Draymond kills spacing in GS because defenses play off him, but guess what, he's still a net-positive offensively because of the shots he creates for others. WB's defense isn't as bad as people make it out to be either, it's not great but it's not Jordan Clarkson-level bad either. EPM almost has him as an elite defender though I'd say that's more on the cast that he's played with.
I'm sure anything short of the Clippers winning a chip will be put on Westbrook as his 1 bad play gets more coverage than anyone else's but he's legitimately been a good signing for the Clippers. Look at how much better he fits with them compared to John Wall or Reggie Jackson this season, those guys tanked their ORTG numbers when on the court.
Lebron couldn't make play in with Westbrook. Every other star did.
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