I watched those highlights expecting to be blown away by Zion. He was good, though the Lebron/MJ comparison is a stretch. What blew me away was how bad Kentucky looked. Wow. Calipari has some work to do.
He's built like Kentucky Randle, but with great speed, bounce and really nice handles. Lebron is one of the most naturally talented passers in history. Don't see that in Zion. He's a more athletic Ben Simmons with slightly less passing skills. Looks like he has a jumpshot at this point unlike Ben so a great talent overall. _________________ Showtime 2.0
Kinda makes me wonder what Shaq would have been like if he had stopped growing around 6'6 to 6'8.
Given his work ethic, lack of shooting and terrible FT shooting, probably a significantly lesser player than he turned out to be as he won't be able to dominate the bigs like he did. _________________ Showtime 2.0
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:11 am Post subject:
saetarubia wrote:
He's built like Kentucky Randle, but with great speed, bounce and really nice handles. Lebron is one of the most naturally talented passers in history. Don't see that in Zion. He's a more athletic Ben Simmons with slightly less passing skills. Looks like he has a jumpshot at this point unlike Ben so a great talent overall.
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:57 pm Post subject:
saetarubia wrote:
Runway8 wrote:
Kinda makes me wonder what Shaq would have been like if he had stopped growing around 6'6 to 6'8.
Given his work ethic, lack of shooting and terrible FT shooting, probably a significantly lesser player than he turned out to be as he won't be able to dominate the bigs like he did.
The lack of work ethic thing might stay the same, but the shooting and skills, I think he would have developed. His hands wouldn't have grown as big and would have helped his shooting. These kids, their bodies dictate the path they go, the way they play, and how the coaches mold them. Shaq always wanted to be a wing player, but grew too big.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:09 am Post subject:
KobeDunk wrote:
Lakers tanked at the wrong time
True meaning of "tanking" requires you to be good in the first place. I know the media tosses this word around, but really, it's synonym for being bad. Sure, you can push yourselves to be even worse, hence, tanking.
It's not like we locked a super hero in the closet all these years.
I reserve judgement once he is in the NBA.. looks legit though _________________ "Now, if life is coffee, then the jobs, money & position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold & contain life, but the quality of life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:03 pm Post subject:
LOL @ being better than Lebron at 18. LeBron wasn't a 285 pound tweener with no J and an okay floor vision. LeBron was quicker, more athletic, with a better NBA body, and far, far more game/polish. Zion's good, kind of reminds me of Randle a bit, but with far more pop and explosion.
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