D'Angelo Russell defines what it means to not "get it" for a new generation.

[MrFonzworth]

Not what the Lakers want to hear from their valuable prospect.

[3ba11]

https://heavy.com/sports/los-angeles...ssell-benched/



Someone apparently paid no attention to what happened to Jabari Parker. He needs to understand what he is, what his talent level actually makes him. In the preseason I recall him saying he wanted to be like Derrick White. And they are on a similar tier offensively. But White averages ĺl0over a block a game. White is an All-D player to go along with being a good shooter that can score more points for the Celtics when it's needed. He doesn't just view defense as a chore, it's something that he wants to do. For Russell to help the Lakers win a championship defense can't be treated like his mom just told him to do thep dishes. But instead he has an attitude like he's Luka Doncic, as if he's such a great offensive player that defense is "extra." Maybe he doesn't realize that he's not the star, he's a complimentary player and guys like him can't be the weak link defensively.

it would help if Russell had an example to follow from a team leader, but he doesn't.. If the team leader is lapsing on defense, than everyone will.. It's starts at the top

[Real Men Wear Green]

it would help if Russell had an example to follow from a team leader, but he doesn't.. If the team leader is lapsing on defense, than everyone will.. It's starts at the top

**** you.

[Full Court]

It was only a matter of time before you couldn't keep Bron out of your mouth Typical Bronie groupie.

Truth hurts, doesn't it?

[Full Court]

He's actually a more impactful defender than Russell and with LeBron's age and the responsibilities he has on offense, it's understandable for him to save energy on defense. This isn't really a new concept, Phil Jackson would always put Kobe on the weaker offensive player in order for him to save energy and he would constantly get called out by fans for his lack of effort, Phil did the same to MJ during the 2nd 3 peat.

If you mean more impactful in that he goes for a block now and then, I'll grant you that. But generally speaking Lebron and Russell are equally worthless on defense.

[Full Court]

**** you.

He's not wrong though....

[Real Men Wear Green]

He's not wrong though....

Russell is an adult. But you can join 3ba11 in the dumbassery.

[RRR3]

Russell is an adult. But you can join 3ba11 in the dumbassery.

Thought he was slick with the "banned" user title

[Jasper]

russell will be in a new uni March 2024

[ArbitraryWater]

The same could be said for Tony Parker? I doubt Parker would have been a starter anywhere else but Spurs.

Schroder is a fighter and if the German FIBA team are ok with him being team lead, then some NBA team should also be cool with it, but you have to build around him, like you did with Spurs.

Parker is miles better than Schröder and Schröder is nice.

Maybe not miles but significantly better.

[Wardell Curry]

Russell is an adult. But you can join 3ba11 in the dumbassery.

Two worst posters on the board with one thread. Too bad you guys don't hand out permas. They do not add to this place.

[RRR3]

Two worst posters on the board with one thread. Too bad you guys don't hand out permas. They do not add to this place.

3ball at least can string a sentence together. Full Court seems like someone who would not be trusted to use machinery.

[ILLsmak]

Parker is miles better than Schröder and Schröder is nice.

Maybe not miles but significantly better.

yea I'm surprised nobody else picked up on that. lol. Parker starts on almost every team, and even if he didn't, he'd be playing 30 min off the bench. Parker is a hall of famer, an all-nba guy at his best. DAFAQ U MEAN is the correct answer to that.

-Smak

[Wardell Curry]

3ball at least can string a sentence together. Full Court seems like someone who would not be trusted to use machinery.

True. The problem isn't 3ball's arguments or his stance. The problem is the fact that he hasn't stopped saying slight variations of the same thing for 13,000 posts.

Full Court comes off as someone that's barely coherent and always has drool dribbling down his chin.

[SATAN]

Two worst posters on the board with one thread. Too bad you guys don't hand out permas. They do not add to this place.

This. I've been playing (not now, getting old) and watching basketball for decades but I won't even entertain the thought of going into detail about any of it so long as these idiots are allowed here. Probably the same for many other posters.

Mods? Can you just permanently delete the accounts and block the IPs or something?