Originally posted by DynastyChile:Yea, you don't watch Lonzo play. A ball dominant, anything for that matter but esp guard has to be able to create his own shot, or shoot off the dribble. Lonzo looks like a retard anything midrange, or pulling up off dribble. His ONLY O game is going to the rim (which comes from screens or off ball movement), or spotting up for 3 where his terrible shooting form is somewhat diminished. He shot .329 from 3 last year, and those are majority off spot up. FYI Booker shot .326 from 3 last year. I am not saying Ball is anything even in the same stratosphere as Devin, just that he gets a worse rap bc his shot is so ugly esp off dribble than what his percentage is. The only way to mask Lonzo's deficiencies is to have someone be that ball dominant guy, which is why DeAngelo Russell trade was in hindsight really bad for us.
IMO a ball dominant guard doesn't mean Russell Westbrook. Steve Nash was a ball dominant guard.
He wasn't a huge scorer but taking the ball out of his hands basically made him Steve Kerr.
To me its a guy best suited to have the basketball in his hands consistently. If the ball isn't in Lonzo's hands to run an offense and make some flashy throws then he's just a subpar shooting guard that shouldn't be a starter. You take the ball out of his hands, you take away the vast majority of what makes him special.
