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Was rooting for the guy but he looks like another Jonathon Simmons.
With all his physical talent, Lonnie's bball IQ is not that great. You can tell by just how Zollins is already smoothly acclimated with spacing and ball movement.
Lonnie, he's still going 100mph out there.
Was rooting for the guy but he looks like another Jonathon Simmons.
Yea it’s too bad cause he’s a likable kid with a ton of talent and physical ability that you simply can’t teach. Could’ve been a huge steal for us given where he was selected. But he just doesn’t seem to have it between the ears. I’d be surprised if he’s back at the point. Primo’s our future SG.
But who knows, Lonnie just turned 23 though so wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up being a late bloomer and experiences success elsewhere in a couple years.
no lie, I always think about that game when Lonnie is in up
Just posted to his IG.
Well, it certainly was brick by brick in his case.
These niccas be having Heavenly quotes on their way out the door.Just posted to his IG.
Slowly playing his way to that QO
He’s definitely making them think. If he leaves, I just hope it isn’t Dallas.
I think he will be a target for teams with the MLE.
Good. Let some other team throw money at him.
I don’t know why some posters here expect Lonnie to do more. He’s been bringing spark off the bench in the tune of 18pts ppg in the last 10 games. That’s more than what anyone can expect from a 6th man. I would be very happy if he takes the MLE.
The larger issue is roster construction and how his minutes compete with Vassel, Primo, and arguably, Keldon too, if they didn’t play him out of position at PF. A real logjam.
Agreed. Hopefully we can move Keldon to spending time at both the 3 and 4 (matchup dependent) if we can find a starting quality 4 but that only makes things worse.
The logjam isn’t just Walker, Primo, Vassell and Keldon it’s JRich and Langford also with a few more rookies in the pipeline. That’s alot depth and young players with upside and no clear starter. Good problem to have but needs to be reconciled at somepoint.
It’s telling who will stay and who will be dealt. For now, Spurs players are doing great building their stocks, Pop giving them minutes to showcase. It’s like summer camp where everybody’s auditioning for their job. And with the exception of Murray, I don’t see anyone untouchable depending on the return.
I’m pretty much convinced that the Spurs are stealth tanking. Even with his scoring burst of late, Lonnie is still a solid 12 point net negative rating player. His defense can only be described as Forbes class. If they really wanted to win, they’d be force feeding Vassell, not Walker.
Well, if this is audition time, Devin is singing off key and taking prat falls. He can't take the starting role next year based on what he is doing lately.
Let someone else pay Lonnie. Horrible defender and a streaky shooter at best.
He’s a three level scorer and an elite team defender. About the only thing that needs work is his 3 point shot, and it’s not bad, just average. His USG rate is below 19, so he’s not getting the ball very much.
What do you think Jamal Crawford or Lou Williams did, both multiple 6th man of the year winners? They’re streaky scorers and admittedly below average defenders.
And they bounced all over the league, and in Crawfords case, made 124M in 20 seasons, about $6M per year.
We don’t need a 6th man of the year. That’s a niche player for contenders. We need players who can elevate us from the lottery to the playoffs, and then contention. That ain’t Lonnie.
Sadly, have to agree about Lonnie. Maybe he should have never cut his hair?
Consistently bad for 3.5 years until a month ago. Lonnie is streaky at best and even that feels a bit generous given his overall body of work.
Walker should hope to be Crawford or LouWill. He is more Swaggy P at this point.
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