Jake LaRavia Discussion: Lah-Rave-E-Ya!

He's already better than DFS, Good pickup.

 

So Jake fits good with these guys who can get him the ball in the right place. He is not so great at initiating a play and going and getting his own. He could likely get there, but haven't seen it yet. He does great when AR or Luka is feeding him. I think Ayton can get his own at a higher clip than Jake.

 

Jake's (and AR's) agent Aaron Reilly on that out of the gate call to sign him. Remember Jake in an early long straight forward interview said AR was NOT a reason he signed here.

 

We takes care of our owns

 

LMAO:

 

I want more from Jake. I know he is a glue guy, but he didn't take a shot against DAL and only two against the Clippers. We need him hitting a few threes and cutting. There's no excuse for our role players not to get some easy looks with the passers we have on this squad.

 

in fairness, it's not like he got a ton of opportunities in the last game. we were pretty much spamming the pick and roll with luka or AR, and he would go many possessions without a touch, iirc. the key for a guy like him is to be able to stay engaged and step up when necessary. it wasn't necessary last night. earlier this year with a bunch of guys out, he stepped up huge. he didn't forget how to play; his role changed. i think he'll be there again if we need it.

 

His size really pops - the ability to finish dumpoff with a strong dunk is actually not something DFS was able to do last year (i.e. Lebron's first game back)
I think JJ Is still trying to figure out lineups and a more consistent rotation and playing time with the same lineups will help him

 

Thought he really brought the requisite level of physicality out there tonight. Very aggressive. Attacked the glass, strong drives, good in the jersey defense and couple big shots.

He did have two bone head decisions with the ball in the 2nd Q that I wanted to strangle him over but the good drastically outweighed the bad.

 

I like when he is engaged. I know it’s tough to make an impact with lower usage, but he has to really do it on hustle plays. He’ll get rewarded with shots and plays if he does so.

 

I was also impressed when he was against Tree Liar the other week. He's a very smart defender.

 

That sucks … Yikes!

 

He was our first signing this off-season, right?
Few more weeks of this crap and LT owes me an apology

 

Once LeBron came back into the lineup, LaRavia's game has dropped.

I feel bad for him. He's a good player but is often times just standing there watching. Jake needs to have the ball a bit to get his game going. He's not someone who can just catch-and-shoot.