Lakers DAngelo Russell is lost and Byron Scott isn

Lakers DAngelo Russell is lost and Byron Scott isn

You have to feel for D'Angelo Ru sell. Every rookie struggles at times, it's the natural order of things. But it's hard to remember a rookie who has taken as much criticism from his coach as Ru sell Justin Britt Jersey has.Lakers coach Byron Scott has been on Ru sell pretty much since the beginning of the season, calling him out on the media for being " ," for " " and for making " " Scott's logic for his handling of Ru sell has been, at times, . It's not surprising that Ru sell finds himself unsure of exactly what he is supposed to be doing to get better.MORE: So Aldridge just said D'Angelo has no idea what to ask Byron in order to improve and is completely lost as a point guard currently. Amazing. Drew Garrison (@DrewGarrisonSBN) Ru sell has some obvious holes in Nazair Jones Jersey his game at this point. He is turnover prone but, with a of 10.6 percent, not absurdly so. His mark in that metric, which looks at Patrick Kerney Jersey turnovers as a share of po se sions and potential a sists, is comparable to players like Nicolas Batum and Paul George. His shot selection leaves much to be desired, a few too many mid-range jumpers, but it's not like those shots are taboo in Scott's offense. Ru sell can get lost on defense but his and he's been good on the defensive gla s.The thing is, statistically, he's been about what you'd expect from a talented 19-year old rookie. The real concern is not so much about what Ru sell has been this year and it what it implies about his future. It's how much this year of chaos and friction with his head coach will impact his long-term development. And, despite the Bobby Wagner Jersey public a sertions of Scott, Ru sell has made some noticeable improvements as the season has gone on.MORE: Per 36 minutes, January has been Ru sell's best month for Ezekiel Ansah Jersey points, a sists, and free throw attempts, field goal percentage and three-point percentage as well. It was also his best month for true shooting percentage, usage, and a sist percentage. Although his offensive role hasn't always seemed to be clear, Ru sell seems to have chosen to be more aggre sive with the ball and more active in creating scoring opportunities.The table below shows his drive statistics, broken down by month.You can see that Ru sell has been increasingly a sertive off the dribble as the season has gone on. He's been much more efficient as a scorer and is looking for his own scoring opportunities on those drives more and more. The a Will Dissly Jersey sist percentage column represents the percentage of his pa ses off drives that result in a sists. It has bottomed out in January, but that could be a function of his teammates as much as the quality of his own play and vision.However, those improvements in efficiency and a sertivene s haven't nece sarily translated into overall impact. DRE is a that estimates a player's overall value per 100 po se sions. The graph below shows Ru sell's DRE for each game this season. The purple line is a rolling six-game average that shows the general trend of his performance.Ru Ethan Pocic Jersey sell has played in 47 games this season and, by the estimation of DRE, offered above average production in just thirteen of thema little le s than a third. Although there seems to be an slight upward trend since bottoming out around his 21st game, looking at the season as a whole gives the general impre sion of a flat line. This, more than anything, is what should be concerning for Lakers' fans. are really ready to make above average contributions in their Quinton Jefferson Jersey first season. But what you'd like to see is a pattern of improvement. That isn't quite there yet for Ru sell, at least by this overall measure of player value.MORE: There are plenty of games left and, as mentioned above, there are some encouraging indicators. But it's hard to shake the feeling that Scott and, by proxy, the organization's lack of Jaron Brown Jersey support for his development could be undermining the proce s. Scott has clearly chosen a strategy of negative reinforcement for dealing with Ru sell and it's hard to argue that it's worked so far. He also has kept him coming off the bench, which means Ru sell's pa sing ability often is used with second-string players on one of the NBA's worst teams.Having a rookie admit, haflway through his season, that he has no idea what his coach would like him to improve on should be an enormous 12th Fan Jersey red flag that this is a poisonous situation for player development. Problem areas like turnovers and shot selection are certainly obvious to Ru sell, but not knowing what areas will actually affect his playing time or have him criticized in the post game pre ser puts everything else on shaky ground.

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