D-loading Russell 26 min 2-7 4pts..benched in the 4th

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The only reason he went high is because of the success stories of Harden and Curry last season. Average athletes who are both highly skilled and can create & score efficiently at an extremely high level and also have a great feel for the game. :manny:

I don't see him being anywhere near those two but this is one of those wait and see things for me. Unlike most of the other rookies he hasn't exactly been put in the best position to succeed. He's a rookie playing on a team with FOUR ball dominant guards. Kobe took 24 shots in 29 minutes, that fakkit Clarkson was waiving him off :childplease: and we all know Nick Young & Lou Will don't care about nothing else but getting theirs. He's not going to get anywhere near enough touches with the way this Lakers roster is currently set up.

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These sort of possessions happened way too many times.

The thing is Harden and Curry both aren't average athletes. Harden's strong and explosive...steph's quicker with the handle and has more hesitations moves than druss. D'angelo doesn't have those traits..it doesn't help that he's rarely put into any PNR sets and when he gets em he's passive.
 
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