3 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists in his season opener. Obviously all star numbers.
Lonzo Ball
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Its his first game so I won't judge him yet but Brandon Ingram good god how did he ever go number 2. You got to give dook credit they consistently produce top flight busts good thing Nike is recruiting for them with some cheesy commercials.
Daddy shoulda been quiet..players def eating it up. Here's Patrick Beverly...imagine when it's John Wall
Lakers will be lucky to win 20 games. Ball is very overrated, but everyone except ESPN already knew this.
He seems like a likeable kid with a dad trying to live his own fantasy.
I've heard he's a nice kid but when I saw that video of his girlfriend cutting up his steak....smh...apparently he doesn't know how to cut his steak so he has to pass the plate to her and let her cut it up for him.....just wow....and i just don't don't think anyone with chicken wings like that is ready to play with grown men in the NBA
I can't believe so many people think Ball is gonna be a player. Pay attention to his body language that's constant. He's unenthusiastic, and appears to dread even having to play. I think he's all in it for the cash and will become a backup in 5 years.
I have said it many times, Lonzo Ball is one of the most overrated players ever to be drafted into the NBA.
it's lavar's fault. he got the attention of espn who do nothing but create unnecessary hype. and the narrative that he was going to get drafted by the lakers came true. he basically forced magic johnson's hand knowing his being a local product made him extra marketable. it was all a sham story. now espn can just blame his dad if he's a bust instead of owning up to their own hyping of his potential. he's good and he's a good team player. and he's not great.
i hope he remains mediocre so there is no story. and all the past hype will look as unecessary at it is and become useless.
'We knew he was an underrated rebounding guard.' - Magic Johnson
I said that to someone the other day - he looks like he's dreading every game. Good call
Hey, when it comes to defense, nobody should be downplaying Patrick Beverley. That dude's always been one of the toughest, nastiest and most aggressive backcourt defenders in the League.
It was definitely a baptism by fire situation getting Beverley guarding him in his first ever NBA game.
Wall is going to eat ball alive. He's too slow for NBA point guards. He may have good games at some point but he isn't going to be a good NBA player. That funky shot of his is going to be tough to get off in traffic too.
As great of a player magic was, he'll go down as a horrible gm. What a horrible pick.
If you ask me that's exactly how physical you need to play golden state's guards.
There doesn't seem to be anything unlikeable about him except his father, which is out of his control. Lonzo seems to be a down to earth, quiet, go about his business type of player and his teammates have raved about him. His dad is a cuck which makes people hate him, But as far as Lonzo himself, he hasn't brought any hatred upon himself, IMO. But if you want him to fail because his dad is a douche, so be it and I absolutely understand that.
To me Ball will be a decent PG that will play many years but I would take Fox every day all day over him. Fox I beleive will be a superstar in the league. Fox has that killer instinct you got to have to be great.
He will be a decent player but he's not special. Way too many times he brought the ball up, passed, and then disappeared. Just looks like he doesn't want to run the offense unless it's on a fast break. Too slow. Shot is jacked up. Although he probably won't have a tougher matchup than Beverly, who's a bulldog with little man's syndrome.
Yeah I thought to myself while watching the game that ole Lavar did his part and tricked the lakers into drafting his son when the obvious pick should've been Mr. Fox.
Gonna be a long year for the lake show.
Gonna be a long year for the lake show.
Wait, this is an actual thing? Hahahaha!
I guess she also walks him to the bathroom and helps him wipe his own ass too.
He will have some very good assist game...that I agree with. But for the season he'll shoot below 40%, maybe score in the low teens, assist in the 8 per game range. But he'll be an absolute disaster on defensive end. That won't look like a really good rookie PG IMO.
And the comment on Brandon Ingram is dead on...that guy looks absolutely dreadful. He is the bigger bust of the two.
Agree he is more quiet than his dad. But the actually things he says, lack emotion.
No excitement, fear, anger, sampathy. Nothing.
IMO he comes across as disingenuous as RP, just in a different way.
Edit: hell, don king is more quiet than lavar
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He doesn't possess elite athleticism, speed, quickness or agility. Elite court vision is about it. As @Bobcat94 mentioned, Ball doesn't have that killer instinct. Magic is gonna regret not taking Fox.
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Nope. I said I would've taken him first back before the draft. He's gonna be a 15 point, 10 assist, 7 rebound guy real soon.
He'd get more assist numbers on a team that wasn't so shittastic.
Malik Monk was 1-9 shooting with 3 turnovers and 1 assist with no steals or rebounds. BUST!
He wasn't a top 10 pick nor was he declared to be even as close to as good as Lonzo was
