Lamelo ball thread - Page 14

williemayshayes · 11-01-2023, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hobbyboxer

Tyrese Maxey turned out to be the elite guard from 2020. Immanuel Quickley #2.

Desmond Bane may want to have a word.

zworykin · 11-18-2023, 05:21 AM

Well - I'm not going to take all the credit, but at least his November has looked better than his (very brief) October.

drobfan8 · 11-18-2023, 01:11 PM

Definitely looking a lot better for him.

But how long until this team goes full tank? They are not looking like they'll get close to the play in.

Not sure this is gonna be a fun season for Lamelo after game 50

yiguiri2002 · 11-18-2023, 01:34 PM

A big part of me wished the Hornets are high on Miller, the Pels become desperate and they send Ingram and two/three unprotected for Melo. It will be risky as hell to have him with Zion, but if it works...

drobfan8 · 11-18-2023, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

A big part of me wished the Hornets are high on Miller, the Pels become desperate and they send Ingram and two/three unprotected for Melo. It will be risky as hell to have him with Zion, but if it works...

A team of Lamelo and Zion would sell season tickets for a decade.

Would be great fun to watch

bluebirds987 · 11-25-2024, 11:38 AM

Lamelo quietly averaging 30 points a game, even if he is taking a James Harden level of shots

ninjacookies · 11-25-2024, 09:59 PM

A 44 spot tonight.

Sad seeing his talents wasted on the franchise MJ's placed a perma-curse on. I can't even pronounce their center's name. Sounds like a saudi prince that flies out OF models for cleveland steamers.

bkcardcollector · 11-25-2024, 10:05 PM

I watched the other night, it was a close game, until he decided to take every shot in the third and 4th quarter. for such a good distributer and shitty team going nowhere, there is no point in doing this as a team perspective.

I think he does not belong on a good team. I don't think good teammates would want him. Charlotte is a good fit for him. Hate to see him playing with a proven star for said proven star's sake.

we will see how long brandon miller can put up with him.

Delta5 · 11-26-2024, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bkcardcollector

I watched the other night, it was a close game, until he decided to take every shot in the third and 4th quarter. for such a good distributer and shitty team going nowhere, there is no point in doing this as a team perspective.

I think he does not belong on a good team. I don't think good teammates would want him. Charlotte is a good fit for him. Hate to see him playing with a proven star for said proven star's sake.

we will see how long brandon miller can put up with him.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. Hornets are going nowhere this season, and next season, and for foreseeable future. Your best bet if you do buy Lamelo cards is if Lamelo gets traded to contenders but again I don't see any contenders looking for ball dominant injury prone PG when most contenders already have ball dominant PG themselves which more often than not is better than Lamelo

Torro · 11-26-2024, 04:58 AM

IMO Lamelo is fun to watch, I can see why youngsters like him. Not exactly winning basketball but exciting and fun to see him ball the way he does, he does pull off some crazy stuff!

jcardstore · 11-26-2024, 08:05 AM

Yea LaMelo plays a fun brand of playground ball. It's the stuff that flippers and hypebeasts love so you can probably make money on his cards in the short term but he's just not a valuable NBA player in the context of playing winning basketball.

ninjacookies · 11-27-2024, 01:53 AM

Unfortunately he's a turnstyle on defense. Offensively he's kind of brilliant if you remove his hero ball antics. But I think a lot of that is a result of his team environment and lack of organizational structure. It hasn't been a good franchise since forever. Could easily seeing him elevate his game to a more complementary, winning style of play if he finds his way onto a better roster. Similar to Kemba when he got shipped to Boston.

RKH916 · 11-27-2024, 03:18 AM

Watched a clip tonight where he iso'd from half court, took 23 (literally) dribbles outside the three point line, and then threw up an off-leg push back fade at the end of the clock.

Pretty much sums him up.

Delta5 · 11-27-2024, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Unfortunately he's a turnstyle on defense. Offensively he's kind of brilliant if you remove his hero ball antics. But I think a lot of that is a result of his team environment and lack of organizational structure. It hasn't been a good franchise since forever. Could easily seeing him elevate his game to a more complementary, winning style of play if he finds his way onto a better roster. Similar to Kemba when he got shipped to Boston.

alright I'll bite, what team needs him rn?

Torro · 11-27-2024, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jcardstore

Yea LaMelo plays a fun brand of playground ball. It's the stuff that flippers and hypebeasts love so you can probably make money on his cards in the short term but he's just not a valuable NBA player in the context of playing winning basketball.

Its crazy how expensive his stuff was in 2020-2022, picked up some of his lower end nice rookies (Prizm greens, Mosaic different colors, Select silvers etc) for almost nothing this spring, but im just happy to own them without any intention of selling, at the prices I got them its a fun hobby experience.

ninjacookies · 11-27-2024, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta5

alright I'll bite, what team needs him rn?

I wouldn't mind seeing him on the Pels.

Shift Dejoontay over to his native position and stack their already tall/long roster.

yiguiri2002 · 11-27-2024, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Unfortunately he's a turnstyle on defense. Offensively he's kind of brilliant if you remove his hero ball antics. But I think a lot of that is a result of his team environment and lack of organizational structure. It hasn't been a good franchise since forever. Could easily seeing him elevate his game to a more complementary, winning style of play if he finds his way onto a better roster. Similar to Kemba when he got shipped to Boston.

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I wouldn't mind seeing him on the Pels.

Shift Dejoontay over to his native position and stack their already tall/long roster.

Ninja, you're my Melo/Zion ally. We'll ride and die until we make it or the whole thing burns down.

Delta5 · 11-27-2024, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

I wouldn't mind seeing him on the Pels.

Shift Dejoontay over to his native position and stack their already tall/long roster.

so he can chuck 20 3 pointers and be 4/15 inside the arc like he did tonight? I mean Pels roster would do a strike if he did that

Asian62150 · 11-27-2024, 11:24 PM

Kinda says something about him from a hobby perspective that this thread wasn't bumped in over a year.

ninjacookies · 11-27-2024, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

Ninja, you're my Melo/Zion ally. We'll ride and die until we make it or the whole thing burns down.

10 toes.

(*with plantar fascitis)

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Originally Posted by Delta5

so he can chuck 20 3 pointers and be 4/15 inside the arc like he did tonight? I mean Pels roster would do a strike if he did that

Organizations/rosters matter.

kingofsnake · 11-21-2025, 07:31 PM

I don't think LaMelo will ever find team success in the NBA, at least not if he's 1 or 2 option.

dbpsooner · Yesterday, 12:44 PM

OK, admittedly I am in a bit of scramble mode. My 11 year old really wants a Lamelo Ball rookie card for Xmas. He just sprung it on us. I don't think he has ever even watched an NBA game but claims this is his favorite player and he likes to have cards of the players he likes. I do not follow basketball or the NBA card market for that matter.

Any suggestions regarding what card to get him? Thinking $200 or less. Thanks!

boxbuster7 · Yesterday, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dbpsooner

OK, admittedly I am in a bit of scramble mode. My 11 year old really wants a Lamelo Ball rookie card for Xmas. He just sprung it on us. I don't think he has ever even watched an NBA game but claims this is his favorite player and he likes to have cards of the players he likes. I do not follow basketball or the NBA card market for that matter.

Any suggestions regarding what card to get him? Thinking $200 or less. Thanks!

silver prizm rc isn't a bad choice. you should be able to get a psa 9 for like $50 or a 10 for under 200

or a auto from a lower end set is definitely under 200

I would order something today so you get it before christmas for sure

Chrominator · Yesterday, 01:01 PM

I have a Panini NFT silver prizm rc that I keep getting reminded about through random offers.

11-18-2023, 01:11 PM	#328
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11-18-2023, 01:34 PM	#329
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11-25-2024, 09:59 PM	#332
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 57,061	A 44 spot tonight. Sad seeing his talents wasted on the franchise MJ's placed a perma-curse on. I can't even pronounce their center's name. Sounds like a saudi prince that flies out OF models for cleveland steamers. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

11-25-2024, 10:05 PM	#333
bkcardcollector Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Raptors Nation Posts: 7,865 bk_card_collector bk_card_collector	I watched the other night, it was a close game, until he decided to take every shot in the third and 4th quarter. for such a good distributer and shitty team going nowhere, there is no point in doing this as a team perspective. I think he does not belong on a good team. I don't think good teammates would want him. Charlotte is a good fit for him. Hate to see him playing with a proven star for said proven star's sake. we will see how long brandon miller can put up with him. __________________ Got Tyler Ennis?

11-26-2024, 08:05 AM	#336
jcardstore Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 22,037 Jcardstore	Yea LaMelo plays a fun brand of playground ball. It's the stuff that flippers and hypebeasts love so you can probably make money on his cards in the short term but he's just not a valuable NBA player in the context of playing winning basketball. __________________ Just moonwalking through hell on my last brain cell

11-18-2023, 05:21 AM	#327
zworykin Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 6,074 zworykin2	Well - I'm not going to take all the credit, but at least his November has looked better than his (very brief) October.

11-25-2024, 11:38 AM	#331
bluebirds987 Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 313	Lamelo quietly averaging 30 points a game, even if he is taking a James Harden level of shots

11-26-2024, 04:58 AM	#335
Torro Member Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: EU Posts: 465	IMO Lamelo is fun to watch, I can see why youngsters like him. Not exactly winning basketball but exciting and fun to see him ball the way he does, he does pull off some crazy stuff!

11-27-2024, 01:53 AM	#337
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 57,061	Unfortunately he's a turnstyle on defense. Offensively he's kind of brilliant if you remove his hero ball antics. But I think a lot of that is a result of his team environment and lack of organizational structure. It hasn't been a good franchise since forever. Could easily seeing him elevate his game to a more complementary, winning style of play if he finds his way onto a better roster. Similar to Kemba when he got shipped to Boston. __________________ #5 world ranked Ledell Eackles superclection as recognized by Tuff Stuff junior managing editor, Barry McCaulkinner. Somethin' like a cross between Teddy Aguhob and Kaboom Mystery Packs. I got that Givenchy denim flow.

11-27-2024, 03:18 AM	#338
RKH916 Member Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 515	Watched a clip tonight where he iso'd from half court, took 23 (literally) dribbles outside the three point line, and then threw up an off-leg push back fade at the end of the clock. Pretty much sums him up.

11-27-2024, 11:24 PM	#344
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11-21-2025, 07:31 PM	#346
kingofsnake Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Napa Valley Posts: 4,528	I don't think LaMelo will ever find team success in the NBA, at least not if he's 1 or 2 option. __________________ I collect Joe Johnson - 2,827 different cards, 527 1/1's. www.ilocust.com/hobby.htm

Yesterday, 12:44 PM	#347
dbpsooner Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Omaha Posts: 2,991 dbpsooner	OK, admittedly I am in a bit of scramble mode. My 11 year old really wants a Lamelo Ball rookie card for Xmas. He just sprung it on us. I don't think he has ever even watched an NBA game but claims this is his favorite player and he likes to have cards of the players he likes. I do not follow basketball or the NBA card market for that matter. Any suggestions regarding what card to get him? Thinking $200 or less. Thanks!

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