On what planet does lonzo ball take more shots than BI and Zion

Trade him before his value tanks even more.

Poor IQ. Poor handle. He can’t finish. Below average shooter. He’s not a horrible player but he is not a starter on a good team.

Lonzo is so much better when he just lets the game come to him. Open 3? Ok I’ll have it. But stop firing stuff up just for the sake of it. He needs to learn how to finish at the rim. He does that he will be fine. But right now it’s not gonna cut it.

Lonzo is going to be consistently inconsistent. He's going to have games that make us think he's a long term piece and others like tonight that make us think he should be operating a Wendy's drive-thru.

Which is why we need to trade him by the break. You can't give a guy that inconsistent $18-$20M. If he was good Lonzo 100% of the time I could live with it, but we've seen enough to know he's going to be a constant rollercoaster.

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im super curious to see what griff ends up doing with zo. you just simply cannot re-sign that dude to the contract someones gonna stupidly give him

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Not saying Lonzo is the metric I will judge Griff by, but it kinda is.

It’s clear he knows how to negotiate trading stars he didn’t have a hand in acquiring, it’s not clear he has the objectivity to recognize when he needs to cut his losses and how to execute that transition.

It might be PTSD but I am just waiting for a conference call and subsequent Lowe report like happened with Demps, where we start signaling we are committed to Lonzo and think he’s part of our future, defending him, then pulling an Eric Gordon and matching some ridiculous contract for a player that doesn’t seem to be bought in or fit our team

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Lonzo is so much better when he just lets the game come to him. Open 3? Ok I’ll have it. But stop firing stuff up just for the sake of it. He needs to learn how to finish at the rim. He does that he will be fine. But right now it’s not gonna cut it.

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He's too afraid of contact to ever learn how to finish at the rim. It's just not in him

Lonzo has value as a D and sometimes 3 guard.

Why is he in the game in the clutch moments handling the ball when its obvious he's not a great handler? For spacing? Bledsoe would be better in those spots even with his warts. I dont get it

Who could they get? I think Brogdon or Derrick white would be great fits for this team. High IQ, steady, and can shoot.

It's incredible that Lonzo was able to shoot 41% from 3 in college. I know it's a shorter distance, but you would think he would be doing much better.

Yeah, he kept driving to the goal late in the game with no plan or clue and threw up awkward shots that did not come close to going in. It was not very smart and not very helpful at a critical time in the game. Not something you want to do in a big contract year Lonzo.