Originally Posted by
fish
gitawag na ug potential bro... si russell is viewed as a player who has higher potential. in fact the highest potential among the draftees last june. the problem with your argument is, you are comparing russell who only played 4 NBA games, to jordan clarkson who played around 50 games last season. he not only played 50 games last season, he started in those games.
i'm advocating for byron scott to play russell especially in games wherein our chances of winning is very slim.
when kevin durant and westbrook were starting in the NBA, OKC started the season 1-14, they fired their coach, then proceeded on to win only 30 games. the next season, the won 50 games...
I’m not trying to compare the 2 boss I just want them to be put in a position where they can succeed, Right now Clarkson and Randle looks ready and the Lakers should try to maximize them bahalag mag cge na ug isolation clang duha as long as they’re consistent enough we can ride on them all season long. And Brown who’s pretty old for a rookie ky halos ka edad raman clang Harrison Barnes ug Kawhi Leonard might be able to help immediately if tagaan ug chance, ky di jd mag silbi e dungan si Russell ug Kobe, Kobe’s Legs are failing him mao yaya na kaau mo rotate on defense we need someone nga maka cover up sa tiguwang in terms of defensive rotation but Russell can’t do that as of now ky medjo slow sd defensively, Rim protection is not a problem ky naa si Hibbert and Randle was pretty good in defending passing lanes so we have the tools to be a good defensive team if ma utilize lng ug tarong.
Russell can be very effective with the 2nd unit, we saw some glimpse of it in the preaseason, katong mga pick n roll niya with Black or Bass was very effective and ma limit sd ang isolation plays nila Nick Young ug Lou Williams. I have no doubt on Russell’s potential, I know he will be very good in the next couple of years but right now the team needs to win games and Scott needs to play the proper combination of players instead of forcing Russell to be Rookie of the year.