I always felt he was too small for center and too slow for PF. He has a nice midrange shot and can finish at the rim but I never felt he was a starting caliber player. A good bench player to give a team an offensive punch once in a while is a realistic expectation of him.
_TIMBER_
Bryant and Schroder are just regressing t the mean after having an unfathomable heat check stretch. Lakers need to get AD back or make a trade because rn we don’t have the depth
MisterHibachi
He’s a back up centre, what did people expect? He’ll have his ups and downs. Can’t believe people on this sub were using a 10 game hot streak to argue that this team wouldn’t benefit from Myles Turner
BaullahBaullah87
Nah he is still fine but when matched against other top or up and coming centers one on one, he will have a hard time. He missed some easy ones today and we were coming off a tough b2b after playing against Embiid lol
Empathetic_Walrus
Remember people last week saying he deserved 4 years / 80 million?
gunbladerookie
It was never a thing. Only people who don’t know basketball thought he was a actually a starter.
Junior_Cantaloupe_23
His defense was bad from the start
junahn
Nope he will be beck vs Kings. He is Kings killa
blacPanther55
His offensive production will return but he was always atrocious on defense.
YouKnowIt-IKnowIt
This sub is so over-reactionary it actually makes me laugh
Choomeleon
Probably a mix of the coach figuring when to use people and him trying to figure how to fit into the system every night. He did well for awhile. Hopefully it wasn’t a fluke
Freeeecurry
It isn’t regression or anything beyond the fact that opposing teams are now game planning better for him and Schroeder.
When that happens it’s up to our coaches to put in these players against more favorable rotations
Adjusting and game planning are two quintessential elements of coaching. I don’t understand why there isn’t more in game adjustments during the flow of games as opposed to the end where coaches will swap offensive and defensive players more freely in close games
Rapa_Nui
He gives up so many points in defense that if he doesn’t drop 25 on the other hand, he is a liability.
At least Gabriel tries to play defense, he just can’t stop fouling. Bryant is barbecue chicken on D!
YewKnowNothing
I think he’s hobbled
mypeaksandmyfreaks
sengun was feasting on his carcass on both ends, blocked his shot like he was an infant.
hope he plays well when AD gets back
Eric___sal
They also cut his mins in half so he he’s getting half his stats now
niknokseyer
He’s good offensively but not defensively.
Zachkah
I think y’all are underestimating Sengun. He’s gonna be awesome for a long time. TB can bounce back no problem
EarTotal3258
He’s also being exposed by teams with better centers (i.e Christian Wood, Embiid, Sengun). Him being a defensive liability is decreasing his playing time
AntSmith777
I picked him up in fantasy after the Sac game and he stopped producing.
Gristle__McThornbody
His defense is getting exposed. I still think he can work well next to AD but he is likely a back up center in this league.
eklone
T Bryant, like everyone on the lakers, benefits so greatly from lebron being the facilitator. Take lebron out and the whole team gets a lot worse.
little_parrot
Thomas Bryant offers some really good things mostly on offense and is bad at defense. He’s going to have off nights/periods, especially in an oversized starter role.
BoysenberryJunior294
On a good team, this dudes a back up. We have high expectations put on him cause we have no depth.
Pikminious_Thrious
My Wenyen Gabriel stocks are on the rise.
Dude can at least stay in front of his guy even if he fouls too much.
Bryant just consistently gets run around and can really only defend other slow bigs or spacing bigs
Would rather have a bad foul than a free basket
Temet21
He’s fine. Thing about him is he works so hard that even when he has “bad games” he still affects the game. Which is what you need.
Bvantheaverageman
His defense was always a question from the start, people are just so reactionary on this sub and were hyping him up way too much when his offense was shinning. He would be a great backup behind Myles Turner 👀
GlassOnion25
It was nice when they played well but all the other guys besides and Lebron and AD are exactly that, other guys. U hope to have enough to carry them along and in ADs absence everyone has stepped up but u can only sustain for so long when you’re reliant on two superstars and one of them is out and the other misses a game or 2 every once in a while. U take what u can get. It’s why we need a trade for a more consistent role player
bigtuna223
Not at all
PigsOnTheWings
He’s a really poor defender and gets exposed against quicker teams. His man to man defense is the # thing he needs to improve. I think he’s a totally serviceable backup C, but not a starter we should throw significant money at.
theseustheminotaur
Guy is struggling defensively. He looks confused out there what to do. With experience I figure/hope that he’ll work out of that and stop being bullied by literally everyone.
TorontoRaptors34
He can def start bro he just needs AD to help him on defense. Im sure he can be a great help defender. He’s a role player he’ll have ups and downs.
ChimoBear
He’s a good offensive player and outplaying his contract but holy cow it’s tough to watch him play defence. He has a murderous combination of being slightly undersized but also not sturdy or mobile. He made Sengun look like prime Kareem out there
KingRagerBlade
Lmao y’all going through the same roller coaster us Wiz fans went through. TB is a great offensive center but has absolutely no defensive capability unfortunately. I think he’s a solid backup center when you need high scoring. The 10 mil a year contract we gave to him was about what he worth.
Matt32490
He’s been great on offense but he’s complete ass on defence. Not sure why a lot of people were basically saying give him a max.
SquibbT4Kerm
God I hope so…
LAlakers4life
#MAXIMUM BRYANT TO MINIMUM BRYANT
wocdom
Dude rolled his ankle two days ago and plays back to back. Chill
Flopdo
You guys are so binary and extreme. It’s like either he’s a god or trash. Ugh..
He’s playing well above his contract. His defense is horrible…. no doubt, but he’s still playing solid for a vet min contract.
Hard4Dpp
Did it really ever begin?
Zepest
I was at the game yesterday, and he was off on offense which isn’t the worst cause he can give us 15 and 10. He’s still good there.
But he was blown by every single time by Eric Gordon of all people, and Sengun dropping 30 on him doesn’t help his case.
I guess the instincts aren’t there. Who was very impressive was Wenyen. He can’t guard centers but he’s good against wings and won’t let guards blow by him often, and he baited blocks yesterday.
relivesa
Sadly it is. Get AD back. Give Wenyan and TB 25-30 minutes, and you have a decent backup big man
SgtSiggy
No hes a good player, we just need to control our hype that hes a messiah for this broken roster
CabbageIsLife-H
2 bad games and yall flip your opinions
_MambaForever
Dude has two off games and we’re saying stuff like this..
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can’t wait for AD lmao
I always felt he was too small for center and too slow for PF. He has a nice midrange shot and can finish at the rim but I never felt he was a starting caliber player. A good bench player to give a team an offensive punch once in a while is a realistic expectation of him.
Bryant and Schroder are just regressing t the mean after having an unfathomable heat check stretch. Lakers need to get AD back or make a trade because rn we don’t have the depth
He’s a back up centre, what did people expect? He’ll have his ups and downs. Can’t believe people on this sub were using a 10 game hot streak to argue that this team wouldn’t benefit from Myles Turner
Nah he is still fine but when matched against other top or up and coming centers one on one, he will have a hard time. He missed some easy ones today and we were coming off a tough b2b after playing against Embiid lol
Remember people last week saying he deserved 4 years / 80 million?
It was never a thing. Only people who don’t know basketball thought he was a actually a starter.
His defense was bad from the start
Nope he will be beck vs Kings. He is Kings killa
His offensive production will return but he was always atrocious on defense.
This sub is so over-reactionary it actually makes me laugh
Probably a mix of the coach figuring when to use people and him trying to figure how to fit into the system every night. He did well for awhile. Hopefully it wasn’t a fluke
It isn’t regression or anything beyond the fact that opposing teams are now game planning better for him and Schroeder.
When that happens it’s up to our coaches to put in these players against more favorable rotations
Adjusting and game planning are two quintessential elements of coaching. I don’t understand why there isn’t more in game adjustments during the flow of games as opposed to the end where coaches will swap offensive and defensive players more freely in close games
He gives up so many points in defense that if he doesn’t drop 25 on the other hand, he is a liability.
At least Gabriel tries to play defense, he just can’t stop fouling. Bryant is barbecue chicken on D!
I think he’s hobbled
sengun was feasting on his carcass on both ends, blocked his shot like he was an infant.
hope he plays well when AD gets back
They also cut his mins in half so he he’s getting half his stats now
He’s good offensively but not defensively.
I think y’all are underestimating Sengun. He’s gonna be awesome for a long time. TB can bounce back no problem
He’s also being exposed by teams with better centers (i.e Christian Wood, Embiid, Sengun). Him being a defensive liability is decreasing his playing time
I picked him up in fantasy after the Sac game and he stopped producing.
His defense is getting exposed. I still think he can work well next to AD but he is likely a back up center in this league.
T Bryant, like everyone on the lakers, benefits so greatly from lebron being the facilitator. Take lebron out and the whole team gets a lot worse.
Thomas Bryant offers some really good things mostly on offense and is bad at defense. He’s going to have off nights/periods, especially in an oversized starter role.
On a good team, this dudes a back up. We have high expectations put on him cause we have no depth.
My Wenyen Gabriel stocks are on the rise.
Dude can at least stay in front of his guy even if he fouls too much.
Bryant just consistently gets run around and can really only defend other slow bigs or spacing bigs
Would rather have a bad foul than a free basket
He’s fine. Thing about him is he works so hard that even when he has “bad games” he still affects the game. Which is what you need.
His defense was always a question from the start, people are just so reactionary on this sub and were hyping him up way too much when his offense was shinning. He would be a great backup behind Myles Turner 👀
It was nice when they played well but all the other guys besides and Lebron and AD are exactly that, other guys. U hope to have enough to carry them along and in ADs absence everyone has stepped up but u can only sustain for so long when you’re reliant on two superstars and one of them is out and the other misses a game or 2 every once in a while. U take what u can get. It’s why we need a trade for a more consistent role player
Not at all
He’s a really poor defender and gets exposed against quicker teams. His man to man defense is the # thing he needs to improve. I think he’s a totally serviceable backup C, but not a starter we should throw significant money at.
Guy is struggling defensively. He looks confused out there what to do. With experience I figure/hope that he’ll work out of that and stop being bullied by literally everyone.
He can def start bro he just needs AD to help him on defense. Im sure he can be a great help defender. He’s a role player he’ll have ups and downs.
He’s a good offensive player and outplaying his contract but holy cow it’s tough to watch him play defence. He has a murderous combination of being slightly undersized but also not sturdy or mobile. He made Sengun look like prime Kareem out there
Lmao y’all going through the same roller coaster us Wiz fans went through. TB is a great offensive center but has absolutely no defensive capability unfortunately. I think he’s a solid backup center when you need high scoring. The 10 mil a year contract we gave to him was about what he worth.
He’s been great on offense but he’s complete ass on defence. Not sure why a lot of people were basically saying give him a max.
God I hope so…
#MAXIMUM BRYANT TO MINIMUM BRYANT
Dude rolled his ankle two days ago and plays back to back. Chill
You guys are so binary and extreme. It’s like either he’s a god or trash. Ugh..
He’s playing well above his contract. His defense is horrible…. no doubt, but he’s still playing solid for a vet min contract.
Did it really ever begin?
I was at the game yesterday, and he was off on offense which isn’t the worst cause he can give us 15 and 10. He’s still good there.
But he was blown by every single time by Eric Gordon of all people, and Sengun dropping 30 on him doesn’t help his case.
I guess the instincts aren’t there. Who was very impressive was Wenyen. He can’t guard centers but he’s good against wings and won’t let guards blow by him often, and he baited blocks yesterday.
Sadly it is. Get AD back. Give Wenyan and TB 25-30 minutes, and you have a decent backup big man
No hes a good player, we just need to control our hype that hes a messiah for this broken roster
2 bad games and yall flip your opinions
Dude has two off games and we’re saying stuff like this..