by Lakeshow7 on Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:36 am
Weak move by Magic and Rob. There wasn't any urgency at all, especially if u can't assure to land in town PG rather than two big fishes in 2018 (I can't believe guys like Lebron will be so excited by a 2017-18-Ball-Brandon-Lopez-30-wins-in-an-optimistic-scenario-team). D'Angelo will be a special player, no doubt about it. His God-gift vision to smash bullet passes reading the game before it happened, his shooting touch and potentially devastating mid range and low post game, using his oversized frame comparing to other point guards, speak for himself. He just needs minutes, possessions and a more chemistry team rather than the no-logic Lakers versions of last years. He played off the ball watching 40 years old Kobe going 4 for 22 in his rookie year and then rounded by ballhogs such as Lou Williams, Nick Young, Jordan Clarkson or NBA 2K9 players like Loul Deng and Timo Mozgov in his sophomore. How many Lakers rookies ever scored 39? How many in their second year were able to go one-on-one against a superstar like Kyrie and drop 40? Who is the best 3 point shooter in franchise history in his rookie year? I Know some people underline his lack of athleticism, his not exceptional defense (euphemism), I feel you guys, but he is just 21, that's pretty normal he has some flaws in his game. He just needs time. He hasn't yet played a real NBA season in a no-joke team, not giving up on tanking after two months of regular season, and surrounded by functional teammates. Deal was made to dump Mozzie insane contract and take another in its last year to free some cap room, but com'on, just wait the next February deadline, try to see if Lonzo and him are pretty compatible (tbh, I had some doubts, but trying in our rebuilding situation wouldn't cost too much) and then pull the trigger in case. But now? No sense move for me guys. Lakers needed patience, work on their young core and develop talents at roster. Not this kind of urgency if u haven't a plan or worse can't make it happen in reality.
"Well, you know what...what we human beings want to do always on this planet is to climb mountains and sometimes I think we forget that we have to come down from the mountain too before we are climbing the next higher one" Falco classy swag answering to Dirl Clark.