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White boy summer? They going loco for them lokos in the trap too
I remember this song, You can tell it’s the Midwest or South in 2010 just from the screen shot
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I remember this song, You can tell it’s the Midwest or South in 2010 just from the screen shot
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I knew he was beasting but I didn't know Zion was averaging 27 pts on basically 65% TS lmao
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Scary thing is, he's not even close to his final form.
Scary thing is, he's not even close to his final form.
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Yeah, Zion is crazy. Definitely different than anyone I’ve seen in all my years as an NBA fan. Just feasts if he gets even a little downhill momentum.
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It’s gonna be a sad day when people turn on Zion. I think it’ll start next year.
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Hope Zion gets to play for a real coach
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What would cause the turn? Pels being trash again? I think any reasonable fan would recognize that’s on David Griffin and not Zion, his style of play or defensive deficiencies. I’m trying to think of other Year 3 stars that got slandered.
Edit: Kyrie is a good example. Cleveland only won 33 games in his third season then Bron came. I don’t recall him getting slandered aside from health.
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Quite the opposite. I expect them to be a playoff teamnext year and Zion to get some MVP consideration. That’ll cause people to talk **** about his game at any given chance. It’s a story as old as time.
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KINGS should do the right thing & free Fox for another 4 yr rebuild. KNICKS should be all over that.
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It was year 3 when people started to turn on Blake, IIRC.
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I think it'll start with his defense being critiqued then it'll turn into some floor spacing discussion if I had to guess. Kid is special though
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They took a large man and gave him a point guard's first step. Cheat code
In addition, while other “undersized” bigs who don’t have long arms have traditionally struggled to adjust to the length in the NBA, it doesn’t seem to be an issue for Zion due to his combo of girth/bounce/touch around the rim. Defenders just bounce off him, so he almost always gets off a quality attempt.
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People will also say his rebounding numbers should be better.
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Zion'sdefense being critiqued right now.
Part of that is cuz he is slow to learn the defensive side of the NBA game as a young player.
The other part is I think he's playing out of position on defense.
His rim protection has been terrible in the NBA and I don't think it has much potential to improve (yea I'm aware of his shot blocking highlights on the college level)
While he can play positions 1-5 on offense, it's probably better to find a starting caliber 4 so he can guard the 3 on defense. And if they choose to keep BI and Zion together, I think BI can play the 2 if zion plays the 3?
Part of that is cuz he is slow to learn the defensive side of the NBA game as a young player.
The other part is I think he's playing out of position on defense.
His rim protection has been terrible in the NBA and I don't think it has much potential to improve (yea I'm aware of his shot blocking highlights on the college level)
While he can play positions 1-5 on offense, it's probably better to find a starting caliber 4 so he can guard the 3 on defense. And if they choose to keep BI and Zion together, I think BI can play the 2 if zion plays the 3?
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Bridges mossed that man
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They took a large man and gave him a point guard's first step. Cheat code
You guys realize LeBron has been doing this for almost 20 years, right? Not quite as large as Zion but he's still 6'8", 260.
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Zion cannot guard 3s nor should he be playing the position on offense
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Not the same because of the different dimensions between them. Zion is appreciably shorter than Bron. And they score in different ways.
Not saying Zion is better. Just different and one-of-a-kind.
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The crazy thing is Zion has a co-star who chips in 24 on 59% TS on a nightly basis and they STILL under .500
idk if it's the coach or that they are young but they have made losing an art-form this year
idk if it's the coach or that they are young but they have made losing an art-form this year
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Chris Paul will take them to the 1 seed in 2023 or maybe even next yearThe crazy thing is Zion has a co-star who chips in 24 on 59% TS on a nightly basis and they STILL under .500
idk if it's the coach or that they are young but they have made losing an art-form this year
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Zion can't play 1-5, but he can be great at whatever the hell he plays now. His rebounding will get better, not that it's terrible now. Dude's a walking bucket. If that ft percentage improves, put him down for 30+ for a while barring injury.
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Chris Paul will take them to the 1 seed in 2023 or maybe even next year
We've seen them give away a dozen games this year. A competent point helps them win at least half of those.
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The crazy thing is Zion has a co-star who chips in 24 on 59% TS on a nightly basis and they STILL under .500
idk if it's the coach or that they are young but they have made losing an art-form this year
Doesn't matter how much you score if you can't defend at all. They have a team pull of braindead defenders.
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