LoL ok now I know you don’t watch him. He is an excellent passer. He is absolutely not 190 anymore.. I guess AD is 225 as well. The wings are to quick!? LoL what?
LoL Kyrie Irving still played 60 games.. Yes Tatum was a better replacement then Crowder.. Guys like Smart, Rozier, and Brown stepped in to fill the losses of Bradley and Green.. Morris replaces Olynyk and Amir.. LoL he still joined a 50+ win team that made it the the ECF.. What did Ingram join? Two completely different scenarios these kids were dropped into. Reach some more.. wrong on that previous post as well..
Kyrie Irving can have played 82 games, it doesn't matter, because I am talking about THE PLAYOFFS.
Do you understand? Kyrie could have played 82 regular season games, and got injured on the bus to the first game and it wouldn't make any difference to the fact that he WASN'T there in the playoffs, so when I talk about what Tatum was doing in the PLAYOFFS, Kyrie is irrelevant.
So if you take a 53 win team, and remove pretty much the entire starting lineup, then that same team is still a 50 win team the next year? With none of the same components? Somebody needs to look up the Ship of Theseus: if you continue replacing parts, eventually it's not the same team anymore.
You wondered if he would be underrated if he was in Tatum's position. I pointed out that if he was in Tatum's position, he would be rated completely differently because Tatum's position involves actually doing something impressive.
It was after that that you tried discounted what Tatum did by claiming that he just joined a 53 win team with Kyrie Irving on it, when he actually joined a team with a completely different line-up, and Kyrie wasn't even there for the impressive stuff that I'm talking about.
If you want you to jump back and forth between arguments and equivocate then that's fine, but don't be surprised when everyone thinks you're being stupid for it.
Acting like Tatum wouldn’t have a different opportunity by being on the Celtics as opposed to the Lakers to start his career is downright foolish.. lol but ok!!
LoL where did I say that was my sole reason for watching? Yes one of the main reasons I watch both the Lakers and Celtics is to get a good look at who we will be pursuing this offseason. I don’t see as much as the Celtics as I do the Lakers.. why? Because I prefer watching the Lakers play do to Lebron. Watching him lose is more satisfying then watching my favorite player win. If you can’t comprehend something so simple I can’t help ya! Back to your unsubstantiated guarantees!!
Man Brandon Ingram is a very triggering topic for some!! Can’t wait to watch him in a Pels uni!!
Let’s look at a article
https://247sports.com/nba/los-angele...tum-129530245/
So anybody wanna talk about Ingram?....
Give it a rest for the night. Here read this,
https://247sports.com/nba/los-angele...tum-129530245/
Great article!! Exactly what I have been saying!! Oh and it’s obvious some actually watch him and some don’t at all. States how he played PG at the end of last year and when he did that team turned the season around and won games. He is at his best with a little iso and off ball mixed in. Would fit incredibly alongside Holiday!! I actually love the DWade comparison.
You want more input?
https://lakeshowlife.com/2019/03/02/...d-untouchable/
https://theundefeated.com/features/b...r-kobe-bryant/
Lakers fans love him!
My favourite lines from that article:
''Ingram was drafted to be Kevin Durant. On this team, he was supposed to be Klay Thompson. He'll never be either, but he's inching towards a happy medium. There are shades of Dwyane Wade in the off-ball chemistry he's developing with James and Kyrie Irving in some of his more acrobatic finishes.''
Oh, no big deal, so he's just some mix of Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, and Dwyane Wade. No biggie.
'' He made only four catch-and-shoot three-pointers in the month of January, per NBA.com, a total he has topped in the three games since the All-Star break alone. That they're going in is incidental.''
Doesn't matter if he makes the shots. Taking shots is as good as making shots, fact.
''If Ingram keeps this up, the question won't be whether or not the Lakers can trade him for Davis. It will morph into whether or not they are willing to.''
God damn it, they're right... The Lakers won't accept all-NBA, all-defensive, perennial MVP and DPOY candidate Anthony Davis... not when they've had... 15 games of Brandon Ingram!
I love this absolutely idiotic assumption that because we disagree with you on Ingram's value, we haven't ever watched him play, and we also have never read anything that Laker's media says about him.
Sorry to blow your minds here guys, but it's possible to watch Ingram play, AND to read LA hype-pieces about him, AND still not be that impressed. I know that's difficult for you, when your impressions are decided for you by whichever article you've read most recently, but it is possible.
So now Ingram just takes shots but doesn’t make them!? LoL last season he shot 47% from the field and 39% from 3 pt. This season he is shooting 50% from the field and 33% 3pt. Not the best from 3pt so far this season but since the all star break shooting 60% from 3pt on 3.3 attempts per game. Season ain’t over yet!
I was, quite obviously if you can read, responding to the comment from the article. The article literally says that whether or not he makes them is ''incidental''. I was responding to how ridiculous that statement is. Obviously it's not incidental, it's instrumental, in fact.
But then, you knowing that would require you to actually read and use your brain and understand words without just inserting your own nonsense, which appears to be beyond you.
Small sample size, but it's also helped that he's playing next to Lebron. If he can keep it up the rest of the season, his value will be high, but his defense is still poor like Kuzma's.
Yep. In fact, the article that I responded to specifically details how a lot of Ingram's recent success has come from playing off Lebron's passing, Lebron's gravity, Lebron's vision. There isn't too much of a shock: Jeff Green looked good playing next to Lebron.
And before GA25 runs in claiming I'm comparing Jeff Green to Ingram, no I'm not saying that Ingram is as bad as Green.
I agree. I like the fact that he is 21 years old and showing he has the ability to play at a high level consistently. I think everyone benefits by playing next to great players. Personally I think he would fit in better with Jrue as oppose to Lebron. Yea Lebron is the best player in the NBA but his ball dominance can make it tough for others to be consistent. I absolutely love that he has been able to learn from Lebron which increases his value imo. Nothing bad can come from being around Lebron James.
It's just nice to be on the outside looking in for once on the conversation...
One think I think we can all agree on is, My favorite thing about watching the Lakers right now is seeing the meltdown of Lebron. I'm going to so enjoy it when he misses the playoffs.
https://youtu.be/pAG3O9X0cdc
We need a SF like this!! Adding a 20+ ppg wing would take this team to another level!!