I don’t understand the hate. He’s always impressed me
___FreePalestine___
Who said he’s bad lol?
lets_talk_basketball
Offensively he’s fantastic…. Defensively he’s 1 of the worst centers in the league.
NigelGoldsworthy
Defense. But he’s still a valuable player, especially for a minimum contract.
KaseyOfTheWoods
Defense. Nobody has ever said he’s bad on offense. But his defense is atrocious
Mr628
Laker fans don’t understand the concept of a role player. Look at how they treated Kuzma. Look how they’re turning on Lonnie. But in defense of fans with TB, defensively he’s bad. He gets bodied by the down low bigs and just lets the more diverse skilled centers do whatever they want.
Ealy-24
Can’t hemorrhage as many bad defensive possessions, even with him being a contributor on offense. It can be an anchor on the team if his offense isn’t rolling
zhard01
He’s a great backup center to have in your bench. His defensive limitations mean he shouldn’t be your best center.
Danny_III
Defense. He’s a good backup though. The Lakers actually have a solid bench, they just need a couple of players to round out the starting lineup
behappysometimes
He’s not, he’s a bench guy playing starter minutes. He’s an extremely talented offensive player.
Ergopow
His solid we just need AD healthy
Nothappened
18 points on 17 shots? Makes him good? Dude literally has to dunk and can’t even catch the ball properly
lakers299
No nick richards
MillaRedd
This man got F’d out of at least 10 free throws tonight. Ass refs.
TheLoneliestMonke
He’s massively overperforming his contract
Mr310
You’re on the wrong sub OP, everyone here hates our guards.
ImSickOfYouToo
We won, dude.
Karametric
His defense is complete ass. He can produce in spurts, but you can never have a center that terrible at defense playing big minutes over the course of a season and be a competitive playoff team. Your last line is too important to compromise in that way.
He’s not good enough offensively to make up that negative, that’s why we got him for so cheap and why there isn’t a whole lot of demand for him. Okay role player, but he’s very replaceable.
Czilla760
If anything, most people have clamoring for him to get more mins even when ad was in the line up
JaxonStormBorn
He’s not great at defending that’s all
liammon1992
He’s an absolute bargain and will have made himself some money in free agency with how well he’s come back from injury. The Lakers have him playing much more around the basket and rebounding than he did for Washington
chaoticneutral1997
Defense. There’s been moments this season when he looked like terrible on that end
Revolutionary_Map984
Bro, Plumlee played like Shaq against him. 😅 But TB is more than solid for his role as AD’s back up.
BoxRev
I love him. He’s maximizing his talent. He’s never going to be taller than the other guys, never going to be Ben Wallace in defense for sure, but what he’s turning into is a solid backup center contributor for AD or if ever Lakers can get Myles Turner or any legit center like that. Bryant is turning into a gem game by game.
IntestinalEndorphins
Can’t guard bigs or stay in front of guards
pint_chillin
He’s a good off the bench dude. Super high energy.
jense17
His biggest problem is guarding pick and roll in the drop cause he can’t elevate while he’s backpedaling
Js_On_My_Yeet
His defense is so bad. That’s my only problem with him. Other than that, he’s been playing well. Once he gets going, he’s going to give you a double-double.
niknokseyer
Defense. Fouls a lot.
Solid backup center.
Disastrous_Bat_1704
Those that complain about his defense have no clue what defensive rotations are. Shore up the perimeter and he’s a great defender. It’s those times he and the other bigs have to slide over on help that their man scores.
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I don’t understand the hate. He’s always impressed me
Who said he’s bad lol?
Offensively he’s fantastic…. Defensively he’s 1 of the worst centers in the league.
Defense. But he’s still a valuable player, especially for a minimum contract.
Defense. Nobody has ever said he’s bad on offense. But his defense is atrocious
Laker fans don’t understand the concept of a role player. Look at how they treated Kuzma. Look how they’re turning on Lonnie. But in defense of fans with TB, defensively he’s bad. He gets bodied by the down low bigs and just lets the more diverse skilled centers do whatever they want.
Can’t hemorrhage as many bad defensive possessions, even with him being a contributor on offense. It can be an anchor on the team if his offense isn’t rolling
He’s a great backup center to have in your bench. His defensive limitations mean he shouldn’t be your best center.
Defense. He’s a good backup though. The Lakers actually have a solid bench, they just need a couple of players to round out the starting lineup
He’s not, he’s a bench guy playing starter minutes. He’s an extremely talented offensive player.
His solid we just need AD healthy
18 points on 17 shots? Makes him good? Dude literally has to dunk and can’t even catch the ball properly
No nick richards
This man got F’d out of at least 10 free throws tonight. Ass refs.
He’s massively overperforming his contract
You’re on the wrong sub OP, everyone here hates our guards.
We won, dude.
His defense is complete ass. He can produce in spurts, but you can never have a center that terrible at defense playing big minutes over the course of a season and be a competitive playoff team. Your last line is too important to compromise in that way.
He’s not good enough offensively to make up that negative, that’s why we got him for so cheap and why there isn’t a whole lot of demand for him. Okay role player, but he’s very replaceable.
If anything, most people have clamoring for him to get more mins even when ad was in the line up
He’s not great at defending that’s all
He’s an absolute bargain and will have made himself some money in free agency with how well he’s come back from injury. The Lakers have him playing much more around the basket and rebounding than he did for Washington
Defense. There’s been moments this season when he looked like terrible on that end
Bro, Plumlee played like Shaq against him. 😅 But TB is more than solid for his role as AD’s back up.
I love him. He’s maximizing his talent. He’s never going to be taller than the other guys, never going to be Ben Wallace in defense for sure, but what he’s turning into is a solid backup center contributor for AD or if ever Lakers can get Myles Turner or any legit center like that. Bryant is turning into a gem game by game.
Can’t guard bigs or stay in front of guards
He’s a good off the bench dude. Super high energy.
His biggest problem is guarding pick and roll in the drop cause he can’t elevate while he’s backpedaling
His defense is so bad. That’s my only problem with him. Other than that, he’s been playing well. Once he gets going, he’s going to give you a double-double.
Defense. Fouls a lot.
Solid backup center.
Those that complain about his defense have no clue what defensive rotations are. Shore up the perimeter and he’s a great defender. It’s those times he and the other bigs have to slide over on help that their man scores.