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BandwagonLBJhopper
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| Reds622 wrote: | I still can’t believe the Lakers just let Caruso walk.
I think he’s a top 5 defensive player in the league. |
All about the $$$. He wasn't the only one we let walk on what would have been a value contract either. Imagine Lopez next to AD, and he wanted to sign here cheap. |
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yinoma2001
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:23 am Post subject: |
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| BandwagonLBJhopper wrote: | | Reds622 wrote: | I still can’t believe the Lakers just let Caruso walk.
I think he’s a top 5 defensive player in the league. |
All about the $$$. He wasn't the only one we let walk on what would have been a value contract either. Imagine Lopez next to AD, and he wanted to sign here cheap. |
They actually picked THT over him. THT got paid more than what AC was asking for. 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Using defensive RAPTOR, Caruso, AD and Brook are top 3 in the league.
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WE WANT TACOS
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| AR15 is nice, real nice. |
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lar9149
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Its crazy as Austin Reeves had a few games where he was nearly perfect to perfect on fields goals (6/7 this game).
Loved his "too small" sign. Probably going to be all over social media tomorrow. |
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drae
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| lar9149 wrote: | | Loved his "too small" sign. Probably going to be all over social media tomorrow. |
And I love it  |
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| Quote: | Austin Reaves to @LakersReporter:
"He did it last time we played on LeBron. It wasn't something I thought about all game but I felt like right time, right situation. Like you said, me and Pat have a good relationship, I respect him, it's just me competing." |
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| Quote: | LeBron James:
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Theseus
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| Austin Too Tall Reaves |
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LakerDYnasty72
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| lar9149 wrote: | Its crazy as Austin Reeves had a few games where he was nearly perfect to perfect on fields goals (6/7 this game).
Loved his "too small" sign. Probably going to be all over social media tomorrow. |
THAT was fun and funny! |
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drae
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tox
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| Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Quote: | LeBron James:
"AR's always got my back. Always... Even if he loved Kobe more back in the day. I forgive him." |
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Bron knows all of Lakers nation hated him back in those years lol. My tinfoil hat theory is that's why he came to LA, to make fans of the biggest fanbase in the NBA and probably the group of his biggest haters lol |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | BandwagonLBJhopper wrote: | | Reds622 wrote: | I still can’t believe the Lakers just let Caruso walk.
I think he’s a top 5 defensive player in the league. |
All about the $$$. He wasn't the only one we let walk on what would have been a value contract either. Imagine Lopez next to AD, and he wanted to sign here cheap. |
They actually picked THT over him. THT got paid more than what AC was asking for. |
Caruso should've hired Klutch. |
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leking006
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| kid will be an all-star next season. |
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ContagiousInspiration
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miggz23
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| leking006 wrote: | | kid will be an all-star next season. |
It's hard to make allstar as a guard in the West... Too loaded. |
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| Lakersfan1211 wrote: | | Quote: | Austin Reaves to @LakersReporter:
"He did it last time we played on LeBron. It wasn't something I thought about all game but I felt like right time, right situation. Like you said, me and Pat have a good relationship, I respect him, it's just me competing." |
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TooMuchMajicBuss
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It's been a long time since I've enjoyed post-game interviews as much as I have tonight. |
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tox
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This was in my prime LeBron-hating era and I still remember posting on Facebook saying that this made me like him more lol |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | BandwagonLBJhopper wrote: | | Reds622 wrote: | I still can’t believe the Lakers just let Caruso walk.
I think he’s a top 5 defensive player in the league. |
All about the $$$. He wasn't the only one we let walk on what would have been a value contract either. Imagine Lopez next to AD, and he wanted to sign here cheap. |
They actually picked THT over him. THT got paid more than what AC was asking for. |
what an epic fail from us |
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J.C. Smith
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| point-guard wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | They actually picked THT over him. THT got paid more than what AC was asking for. |
what an epic fail from us |
To be fair, THT has actually been pretty good since he started getting playing time, and he's still only 22. Caruso is a good defender, but he's also only playing 24 minutes on a mediocre Bulls team, while averaging 5.6 points and 3 assists.
THT still can't shoot, and he'll never fulfill his potential until he can. Despite that, in 13 games this month, he's averaged 17.4 points (44.8% fg, 32.8% 3p), 6.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds. That stretch has included a 37/10/8 game, and most recently a 41/5/4 one. And he's 7 years younger than Caruso. His lack of shooting doomed him here, but they bet on his upside, which he may still fulfill. |
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LakerSanity
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| J.C. Smith wrote: | | point-guard wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | They actually picked THT over him. THT got paid more than what AC was asking for. |
what an epic fail from us |
To be fair, THT has actually been pretty good since he started getting playing time, and he's still only 22. Caruso is a good defender, but he's also only playing 24 minutes on a mediocre Bulls team, while averaging 5.6 points and 3 assists.
THT still can't shoot, and he'll never fulfill his potential until he can. Despite that, in 13 games this month, he's averaged 17.4 points (44.8% fg, 32.8% 3p), 6.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds. That stretch has included a 37/10/8 game, and most recently a 41/5/4 one. And he's 7 years younger than Caruso. His lack of shooting doomed him here, but they bet on his upside, which he may still fulfill. |
What's breaking through with THT is that those stats (when he goes off) have led to wins. They aren't meaningless. A lot of players on NBA benches and in the g-league can get those stats if given sufficient minutes, but can't do it while contributing to a winning team. That said, most of his games aren't like that. Those break through games have really inflated his overall averages. He's still really inconsistent despite being given the reins to run the offense and the usage rate to match. He had a freakin 44% usage rate against San Antonio.
The talent is there, but he still has to get more efficient. I also haven't watched his games enough to know whether he is playing D on the other end. Jazz could just be trying to showcase him, or maybe they really want to develop him.
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Lakers got that cockiness back. That's a good thing. |
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