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Amazing defensive game against the knicks. Dude really flashed his potential in that department tonight
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Lakersfan1211
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Very good game by Rui tonight, played 40mins tonight. I hope this is a sign he's going to be in crunchtime more often. |
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mad55557777
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Very good game by Rui tonight, played 40mins tonight. I hope this is a sign he's going to be in crunchtime more often. |
I don’t see why not, they can switch frontline with him in
Turns out 6’8 guys can bother people’s shots and can grab rebounds |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Kudos to Rui! 
Best game as a Laker, so far!
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Inverse wrote: | | Amazing defensive game against the knicks. Dude really flashed his potential in that department tonight |
But I thought Rui didn’t play defense 
Or maybe, just maybe it’s the wizards who don’t play defense! |
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | Kudos to Rui!
Best game as a Laker, so far!
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We need more guys like him.
Enough of the expendables, minimums and cast offs. |
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alleyoop
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent game from Rui. Showed why we traded for him - provided size on the defensive end, hustled, and got 19 points along the way
Need that Bron/Rui/AD frontcourt starting every game from now on (if all healthy)
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| alleyoop wrote: | Excellent game from Rui. Showed why we traded for him - provided size on the defensive end, hustled, and got 19 points along the way
Need that Bron/Rui/AD frontcourt starting every game from now on (if all healthy) |
Agreed. throwing rui in there makes that the best front court in the league
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| mad55557777 wrote: | | Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Very good game by Rui tonight, played 40mins tonight. I hope this is a sign he's going to be in crunchtime more often. |
I don’t see why not, they can switch frontline with him in
Turns out 6’8 guys can bother people’s shots and can grab rebounds |
The 7’2 wingspan definitely helps. Good game. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Besides that dropped loose ball..great game! |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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he’s a quality player who still has a lot of room to grow
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Lakersfan1211
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| mad55557777 wrote: | | Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Very good game by Rui tonight, played 40mins tonight. I hope this is a sign he's going to be in crunchtime more often. |
I don’t see why not, they can switch frontline with him in
Turns out 6’8 guys can bother people’s shots and can grab rebounds |
Agreed! |
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Nash Vegas
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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He didn’t take a shot in OT, but that crunch time block though 👀
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe he can play with Bron and AD as a starter after all.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Seeing him live, dude is bigger than both Bron and Randle, move his feet on defense well too |
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LakersMD
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Much improved defensive rotations. |
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Lakersfan1211
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Like Bron said, we need a consistent closing lineup, no more shuffling at this time of season. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Like this guy, play him more! |
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epic_
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Like Bron said, we need a consistent closing lineup, no more shuffling at this time of season. |
Well crap. I guess that's gonna include Russ.
I'm sick. We were fortunate that the Knicks had their own Russ in Julius Randle.
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| governator wrote: | | Seeing him live, dude is bigger than both Bron and Randle, move his feet on defense well too |
If he had the kind of body he has at 24 back when he was 21 people would have expected a Giannis-like body transformation.
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mad55557777
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| epic_ wrote: | | Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Like Bron said, we need a consistent closing lineup, no more shuffling at this time of season. |
Well crap. I guess that's gonna include Russ.
I'm sick. We were fortunate that the Knicks had their own Russ in Julius Randle. |
DS/Reaves/Bron/AD/Rui |
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governator
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| MJST wrote: | | governator wrote: | | Seeing him live, dude is bigger than both Bron and Randle, move his feet on defense well too |
If he had the kind of body he has at 24 back when he was 21 people would have expected a Giannis-like body transformation. |
He’s in shape, not skinny, not fat. Looks like an old school PF who’s forced to play the 3 but he actually moves his feet well. Finish around the basket well too |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Barry Seal wrote: | | Rui is not it |
Reason you don't just players early and set high expectations...
Potential really showed tonight.
Now if we need to upgade that SG spot. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, your right. I just read that too. I was guessing (wrongly I might add) that he wearing No.28 because of his birth month (2) and date(8). Nope, I was wrong. |
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