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darvin has no choice but to defer to lonnie as a third option. this lakers team has no offense outside of lebron and AD.
It is quite possible for Lonnie leaving to be good for both him and the Spurs. It's not zero-sum.
darvin has no choice but to defer to lonnie as a third option. this lakers team has no offense outside of lebron and AD.
Lonnie got the Pop mindgame special in San Antonio.
Learns what Pop wants on defense by watching Marco and Bryn defecate all over the court. Gets his first start on the road against the best team in the league, and when he doesn't have a great outing, it was Pop's excuse to bury him. That was the end of confident carefree Lonnie. Only later when he cut his hair and went public with abuse suffered did Pop feel he had gotten over himself and was properly humbled and humiliated.
Space cadets and mindgames don't always mix well.
Anyways, per 36 he's actually scoring less than last year.
I translate this as my new coach doesn't yell at me when I take bad shots or don't play defense. He's the easy subs ute teacher, not the the hard one who wanted me to improve.
All it was was Lonnie scoring like streetball. We know he could score. But the defense still sucks. I watch the games and often you see him drifting off and his guy beating him to the hole. I like Lonnie. But if he’s gonna throw mud on Pop and Spurs, well him too. I think Spurs try to do him good, but there just wasn’t enough up there.
Nothing about Lonnie's quote is wrong tbh.
Bryn Forbes was literally playing huge minutes over him and the Sniff Crew was absolutely loving it. I'm happy for Lonnie that he's getting better coached that recognizes his talent and limitations tbh
He’s a low bbiq player; nba journeyman
So basically moving the goal postNothing about Lonnie's quote is wrong tbh.
Bryn Forbes was literally playing huge minutes over him and the Sniff Crew was absolutely loving it. I'm happy for Lonnie that he's getting better coached that recognizes his talent and limitations tbh
Patrick Beverley fits this description journeyman better. Multiple teams
Lonnie is smoking since coming back from injury. 19 amd 25.
Its a damn shame we coulnt see him gel with this young spurs crew who are seriously compe ive.
Patrick Beverley fits this description journeyman better. Multiple teams
Lonnie is smoking since coming back from injury. 19 amd 25.
Its a damn shame we coulnt see him gel with this young spurs crew who are seriously compe ive.
Lonnie was always capable of putting up counting stats on a bad team. Him playing well in LA is more a result of how awful everyone else is on the roster in comparison. He looks great next to two all stars when all of the other guys behind him are hasbeens or nobodies
I am glad to see he is improving as a scorer. He still only got one rebound, zero assists/steals/blocks last night so he is far from a finished product. I would liked for the Spurs to have kept him because he is usable now, but we also didn’t know Primo would get waived and Wesley injured.
Nothing about Lonnie's quote is wrong tbh.
Bryn Forbes was literally playing huge minutes over him and the Sniff Crew was absolutely loving it. I'm happy for Lonnie that he's getting better coached that recognizes his talent and limitations tbhtbh
That’s BS. This board was virtually unanimous in its disgust that Forbes was playing.Nothing about Lonnie's quote is wrong tbh.
Bryn Forbes was literally playing huge minutes over him and the Sniff Crew was absolutely loving it. I'm happy for Lonnie that he's getting better coached that recognizes his talent and limitations tbh
Sean talking about Devin's scoring jump, highest in the NBA, warrantying a MIP
They dont need Lonnie to create, they got enough creators.. the rebounds could be better but others did have the boards covered.
They need outside shooting and scoring from any guard. Patrick Beverley who promised the world has been a letdown. Lonnie was 4 from 5, 20 plus minus and scored 25 for a much needed win.
He helped the spurs win games last season too who had no legit stars so the change of surroundings with 2 legits stars has nothing to do with it.
Lonnie Walker impacts losing not winning. I don't care how many points he puts up, he will always be a net negative. His advanced stats are atrocious
So , it's was better wit Pop...
Pop wanted a star and gave him the tough love approach on how to be a complete player, I think. Ultimately, Lonnie was just a role player and needed to go to another team.
The difference with Lonnie and Luka, both lower bball IQ but plenty of bball skills. Lonnie is a winner though. He persevered and now in a great situation. Luka folded. It’s still not too late for Luka. He’s only 22 and working his way in Celtics G-League affiliate. But what sticks out is the questionable character on Luka, Primo, both standouts at the Combine. Sometimes it’s the character that would push a player through adversities, the Avery Johnson’s, what’s lacking in natural athleticism he compensates in character and hard work, Malik Rose, Bruce Bowen and now Tre Jones. Smart players who put in the time to get better, not nevessarily the best athletes.
Too Lonnie didn’t workout for the Spurs. I think in different times he would’ve made it. I don’t see him much different with Antonio Daniels, you kept waiting for him to fly and dunk on somebody. Yup during the championship years, Spurs could’ve kept him.
Because he's on the Lakers, and if he continues to put up numbers, be prepared for him to get MIP talk.
not a bad take
This is a stupidly emo take . His advanced stats are atrocious but you dont care about the utimate stat called scoring. You know the number that actually wins you the fuking game..
There is a role for scorers in this league especially with Lonnies atlhletic advantage. . when the ofense dries up every team needs a go to guy to turn the offense around. That's Lonnies nishe in the nba.
This is a stupidly emo take. Rebounds lead to scores, steals and blocks lead to EASY scores, and assists, by definition lead directly to scores.
Of course it’s early, small sample, blahblah, but Walker’s advanced stats are substantially improved compared to his time with the Spurs. While not particularly good, they are no longer atrocious.
His PER is 14.7 (league avg is 15.). His highest with the Spurs was 12.3 last year. For the first time, he’s close to being a league average player, by that stat.
His true shooting % is the best of his career, as is his free throw attempt rate.
His rebounding and assists are down, but I don’t think the Fakers rely on him much in those areas. We’re talking about a team that has James, Davis, Westbrook…
His steals and blocks are better than last year, and his turnover % is lower.
His WS/48 is the best of his career, by nearly 50 pts (currently .084 vs .037 last season.)
For the first time, his VORP is a positive number.
So it does appear that he has benefited from the change of scenery. We should get to see Walker again, several times, in the near future, and it’ll be interesting to see how he looks.
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