What's your opinion of Andre Drummond on the Lakers?

[AD2022MVP]

Has he been better than you expected? Just as good as you expected? Worse than you expected? And Why?

 

[DJ]

About as expected.

He will benefit from James and AD being back with.....so it's still a little early to tell IMO.

 

[trojanfan12]

No major complaints so far. He needs more time with the team, especially with Lebron and AD.

One thing I've noticed is that he doesn't seem to catch the ball real well in traffic. A lot of times he'll bobble it a little or have it knocked out of his hands. There have even been a few times where he just flat dropped it.

 

[msgkings322]

No major complaints so far. He needs more time with the team, especially with Lebron and AD.

One thing I've noticed is that he doesn't seem to catch the ball real well in traffic. A lot of times he'll bobble it a little or have it knocked out of his hands. There have even been a few times where he just flat dropped it.

James Wiseman was having similar problems but he's only 19

 

[AD2022MVP]

No major complaints so far. He needs more time with the team, especially with Lebron and AD.

One thing I've noticed is that he doesn't seem to catch the ball real well in traffic. A lot of times he'll bobble it a little or have it knocked out of his hands. There have even been a few times where he just flat dropped it.

Yeah, he does have some butterfingers, that's for sure. I noticed he misses a lot of bunnies and dunks which might be related to his hands too. I feel he clogs up the middle a lot too. The spacing isn't as good when he's in the game compared to Gasol who is a three point threat. AD, Lebron and Shroeder need room inside to finish near the rim, Drummond appears to take away from that. Overall Drummond could be valuable in certain match ups but I'd like to see some of minutes go to Gasol and Trez.

 

[thunderc]

I don’t like it

 

[AD2022MVP]

About as expected.

He will benefit from James and AD being back with.....so it's still a little early to tell IMO.

Might be too early to tell but the Lakers don't have much time to figure out if he will work out. I'd be inclined to reduce his minutes in half because he isn't melding as quickly as I hoped. Gasol, Trez and AD need to all spend some time at the center position depending on the match ups.

 

[AD2022MVP]

I don’t like it

Why? You're not alone, though. He is getting trashed pretty bad on reddit.

 

[thunderc]

Why? You're not alone, though. He is getting trashed pretty bad on reddit.

Hopefully he can recover from the horror of that

 

[DJ]

I don’t like it

In fairness....you don't like anything, thunder....bet you didnt even enjoy Vegas,, LOL.

 

[AD2022MVP]

Hopefully he can recover from the horror of that

That doesn't answer the question of why you don't like Drummond on the Lakers.

 

[thunderc]

In fairness....you don't like anything, thunder....bet you didnt even enjoy Vegas,, LOL.

Had a great time and came home with more than I left with. Going back in June!

 

[thunderc]

That doesn't answer the question of why you don't like Drummond on the Lakers.

Because I hate the Lakers and don’t think they deserve anything. Good enough?

 

[AD2022MVP]

Because I hate the Lakers and don’t think they deserve anything. Good enough?

I guess.

 

[trojanfan12]

Yeah, he does have some butterfingers, that's for sure. I noticed he misses a lot of bunnies and dunks which might be related to his hands too. I feel he clogs up the middle a lot too. The spacing isn't as good when he's in the game compared to Gasol who is a three point threat. AD, Lebron and Shroeder need room inside to finish near the rim, Drummond appears to take away from that. Overall Drummond could be valuable in certain match ups but I'd like to see some of minutes go to Gasol and Trez.

I think that much of it is just a lack of time together on the floor, especially with Lebron and AD. I also think that he will likely be used pretty similarly to how the Lakers used Dwight last year.

Against some teams, he'll play a lot. Against others, he won't play much.

Plus, and he has even acknowledged as much, once Lebron and AD are fully back and healthy, his priority will be defense and rebounding. Lebron will make sure he gets some points like he did for Dwight and Javale last year, but when it comes to scoring, I expect that he'll be the 4th or 5th option most of the time.

 

[broncosmitty]

No major complaints so far. He needs more time with the team, especially with Lebron and AD.

One thing I've noticed is that he doesn't seem to catch the ball real well in traffic. A lot of times he'll bobble it a little or have it knocked out of his hands. There have even been a few times where he just flat dropped it.

His hands get worse the faster he runs.

His hands are great when nearly stationary.

 

[trojanfan12]

His hands get worse the faster he runs.

His hands are great when nearly stationary.

Yep, as long as he's a statue, he can catch anything. lol

I wonder how big his hands are? If memory serves, years ago when Kwame Brown was in the league, he couldn't catch a cold. Turned out that along with just not being very good at basketball, he had small hands.

 

[DJ]

Because I hate the Lakers and don’t think they deserve anything. Good enough?

No.

 

[broncosmitty]

Yep, as long as he's a statue, he can catch anything. lol

I wonder how big his hands are? If memory serves, years ago when Kwame Brown was in the league, he couldn't catch a cold. Turned out that along with just not being very good at basketball, he had small hands.

When he first got in the league, he’d bring the ball up court a dozen times a game.

I just thought he was raw. I mean, he was a teen.

Pretty sure shortly after I got here, I put him on a short list of guys who could be the best player in the league five years out.

He’s better on the boards than I’d ever imagined. A true knack for it. But he should never have the ball outside, oh, 8-10 feet.

Still a big fan. He’s a great dude.

 

[trojanfan12]

Pretty sure shortly after I got here, I put him on a short list of guys who could be the best player in the league five years out.

Had he come into the league about 10 years earlier than he did, you may very well have been right. Poor guy might be the last true center before the "stretch 5" became a thing.

He's still carved out a nice career for himself despite that. I've heard a couple of interviews with him and I agree, seems like a good dude.