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Your new LA Laker: D'Angelo Russell

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I don't get why so many Lakers fans aren't more excited! IMO Russell is the best player in the draft.
Clarkson could have been your point guard of the future. You could have gotten rondo cheeap. Okafor rando, Clark, randle , Kobe, and another free agent, would have been better IMO.
 
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Clarkson could have been your point guard of the future. You could have gotten rondo cheeap. Okafor rando, Clark, randle , Kobe, and another free agent, would have been better IMO.

Clarkson still could be! Who is going to fill Kobe's spot once he retires in a year or so? This is thinking about the future.

A guard with court vision, a good scorer and shooter is better for the future than a big like Okafor who's terrible on D and a bad FT shooter.
 

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Clarkson could have been your point guard of the future. You could have gotten rondo cheeap. Okafor rando, Clark, randle , Kobe, and another free agent, would have been better IMO.

First, DeAngelo is most likely gonna play the 2 vs. the PG. Plus, he's LEGIT!!

Second, I wouldn't touch Rondo with a ten foot pole! Plus, not as cheap as you think!
There's reasons why he struggled with Dallas, ie. he didn't have KG, Pierce, and Ray Allen!!

Third, I'm not counting next year as a go for the gold year, not gonna have the pieces. With the right big, ie Aldridge, Monroe, M. Gasol, etc. we'll be much better. So I'm not gonna really include Kobe in that, hoping he takes Russell under his wing like Byron Scott did with him.
 
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First, DeAngelo is most likely gonna play the 2 vs. the PG. Plus, he's LEGIT!!

Second, I wouldn't touch Rondo with a ten foot pole! Plus, not as cheap as you think!
There's reasons why he struggled with Dallas, ie. he didn't have KG, Pierce, and Ray Allen!!

Third, I'm not counting next year as a go for the gold year, not gonna have the pieces. With the right big, ie Aldridge, Monroe, M. Gasol, etc. we'll be much better. So I'm not gonna really include Kobe in that, hoping he takes Russell under his wing like Byron Scott did with him.

I could be wrong but Russell played plenty of time in the SG position.

Plus he's a great shooter and scorer.

I'm thrilled with this pick!
 

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Clarkson still could be! Who is going to fill Kobe's spot once he retires in a year or so? This is thinking about the future.

A guard with court vision, a good scorer and shooter is better for the future than a big like Okafor who's terrible on D and a bad FT shooter.

I'm pretty sure this had a lot to do with it. Plus, I've seen in interviews where Okafor's 2nd workout was very sub par, unlike Russell's!

The Western Conference is guard heavy, we just got ourselves a heavyweight guard!!!! :yes:
 
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People don't realise how big the hole is at SG once Kobe retires. This pick just helped fill the gap a bit!
 

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Yea a guard who can't play d!!
 

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I could be wrong but Russell played plenty of time in the SG position.

Plus he's a great shooter and scorer.

I'm thrilled with this pick!

Yeah, that's why they picked him, he is electric!! He's more of a SG than a PG. But can certainly distribute!

IMO, anyone who doesn't like this pick, simply hasn't watched him play!! In addition, this also tells me that Mitch has a big in mind!
 
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Yeah, that's why they picked him, he is electric!! He's more of a SG than a PG. But can certainly distribute!

IMO, anyone who doesn't like this pick, simply hasn't watched him play!! In addition, this also tells me that Mitch has a big in mind!

I suggest people look at the videos I posted on the first page. His court vision and spacing is phenomenal.
 

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If okafor turns out be like I think he will. Tim d, the Lakers will look foolish. I watched him all year and Okafor is a beast. When Russell went up agianst top talent in the torny, be came up real small. We could have gotten Okafor and tyus Jones!!!
 

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If okafor turns out be like I think he will. Tim d, the Lakers will look foolish. I watched him all year and Okafor is a beast. When Russell went up agianst top talent in the torny, be came up real small. We could have gotten Okafor and tyus Jones!!!

And it Towns doesn't turn out, Wolves will look foolish when they could've had Okafor or Russell.

See, we can play this game all day.
 
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And it Towns doesn't turn out, Wolves will look foolish when they could've had Okafor or Russell.

See, we can play this game all day.

There's a bigger chance Russell will be a star than Okafor will.
 

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Yea a guard who can't play d!!

Okafor can't play D. Guards get screened all game. A big needs to be able step up and recover on those PnRs. Okafor is gonna get abused there. I'd rather have Jordan if you want a C who can't shoot free throws.
 

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Okafor can't play D. Guards get screened all game. A big needs to be able step up and recover on those PnRs. Okafor is gonna get abused there. I'd rather have Jordan if you want a C who can't shoot free throws.

Big time!!! Because we know what he'll(Jordan) bring defensively! Big time rim protector!!

Okafor lacks lateral speed, pick n roll gonna be tough for him.
 
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They have some great things to say about Russel on TWC Sportsnet.
 

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You must tired Shaqdaddy. Some tasty pints keeping you going?
 

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I am very disappointed in the pick. We will see.
 
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You must tired Shaqdaddy. Some tasty pints keeping you going?

Only had two beers left in the house :L

On the lemonade now and the cigarettes are keeping me awake. Its 3:30am here now. Staying up till the 34th pick comes through!
 
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