Zombie OT: Zion

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Rastapopoulos said:
That's why Derek Williams, Michael Beasley and Anthony Bennett are all all-stars.
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Bennett doesn't belong with the other two, and the embracing of position less bball wasn't in full effect when they entered the league. Anyways, it's tough to evaluate talent, some obviously talented guys never make it in the league while some you would never guess do. So many factors. Zion may never dominate the NBA but from what I can see so far, I would gamble on him with a top 2 pick.
 
The kid is a basketball player we get caught to much on players that we don't know what position there going to play because of there height. Some will say his height of a small forward and weight as power forward. I say he is basketball player that plays at high level.
 
James lamphear said:
The kid is a basketball player we get caught to much on players that we don't know what position there going to play because of there height. Some will say his height of a small forward and weight as power forward. I say he is basketball player that plays at high level.
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It's not height or weight. It's length and quickness.
 
Blazer4ever said:
Seems like he's gonna be a great player. his scoring efficiency is impressive although I wouldn't say he's dominant. Gonna be the first pick, though, and a long time all star
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Not dominant? He absolutely ran around, thru and over those Kentucky kids. They had no answer.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It's not height or weight. It's length and quickness.
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There are some players either one and been successfully at NBA level. Offensely I think this kid can score at that level and also think he can rebound at that level. The question will be for him can he defend at the NBA level.
 
trailblazer18 said:
I do need to watch him more to check out his game beyond the freak athletic plays/dunks.
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Thats just it. I sat down last night to watch, excited to see all the high flying dunks. What I saw, was a kid with a polished low post game. The ability to rebound and handle the ball on the break, AND drop dimes to players for easy finishes.
The pay that he snatched the ball mid air, not just block it, but take out of the air like a young Barkley......he pushed it up court and thread the needle to a teammate for a bucket. Against Kentucky no less.
He does have a feel of a tweener when you look at, but his skill set is amazing.
 
Scalma said:
Why don't you start one master thread that is just for you to add to whenever you come up with these great takes.Instead of clogging up the main page with a ton of threads like the Jinx does. Doesn't mean you can't still voice your well thought out takes, it justmakes this site easier to navigate.
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What?
 
Natebishop3 said:
It's not height or weight. It's length and quickness.
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You seen him run the floor man? The kid his a gazelle out there, but built like a Rhino. As far as Thomas Robinson goes, he was an athletic freak, but did not have the hoop skills this kid has in my opinion. He was running point half the game last night. He actually has great court vision out there.
 
Lukee said:
RJ Berret is gonna be a better player than Zion. Everyone is hyped about Zion, but RJ is class above him.
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Not comparing the two. Barrett looked amazing last night as well. Zion is a specimen we haven’t really seen before. Thats why I started this thread. You know there’s only 1 player in the NBA who weighs more than him according to a piece on ESPN last night. The Boban down in LA. Think about that.
 
It freaks me out at his size, the things he can do athletically. He can hop out of the gym. Duke is stacked
 
Scalma said:
Why don't you start one master thread that is just for you to add to whenever you come up with these great takes.Instead of clogging up the main page with a ton of threads like the Jinx does. Doesn't mean you can't still voice your well thought out takes, it justmakes this site easier to navigate.
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Sorry bro, I’ve read this 4 times and don’t know what you are saying.
 
HCP said:
Sorry bro, I’ve read this 4 times and don’t know what you are saying.
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It’s literally a copy and paste from one of your posts complaining about people starting random threads. It was a joke, but not as funny now that I had to explain it.
 
Natebishop3 said:
He definitely dominated in that game....... but the thing that always worries me about a guy like that is where do you play him in the pros? Power forward? Small forward? I see some shades of Barkley, but Barkley was an insane rebounder. This guy only got 7 boards. He clearly likes to play on the perimeter. Does he have the quickness to A) get past NBA level wings, and B) defend NBA level wings? You have to find a position for a guy, and this guy kinda feels like a tweener. I guess we will see.
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It's a game of chicken. IMHO, you play your 5 best, and matchups be damned. Can he guard u lo tra quick wings, maybe not, but they can't guard him either. Who blinks first?
 
tlongII said:
Zion is a freak of nature too. I think they have similar skillsets. Nobody sees the court like LeBron though. Maybe Magic, but that’s about it.
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He played pg his whole life up until 9th grade. He played pg last night at times. He seemed to have great court vision and bball IQ in that game
 
Mediocre Man said:
He played pg his whole life up until 9th grade. He played pg last night at times. He seemed to have great court vision and bball IQ in that game
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His vision is good. Just not at LeBron’s level.
 
His power and explosiveness, combined with a soft touch, is reminiscent of Larry Johnson and Blake Griffin. I don't see any way that ends up being an unsuccessful mix! Of course, both of those guys have had lots of injury setbacks, so that's a concerning parallel.
 
dviss1 said:
LeBron's vision is at HOF status.

You should only compare his vision to HOFers
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See that’s just it though. People shouldn’t start comparing him to the greatest of all time..... I’m just saying he’s DAMN special.

 
HCP said:
See that’s just it though. People shouldn’t start comparing him to the greatest of all time..... I’m just saying he’s DAMN special.

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By the end of the NCAA regular season last year, I was so sick of hearing how "damn special" Trae Young was, (because of ESPN) I was about ready to puke. I can already tell that it's going to be the same way with Zion and it's only November.
 
It's crazy to have RJ ranked above Zion.

Shaq is the only comparison that fits Zion's bulk/explosiveness profile.

At the same age (Zion @ 6'7" 285lbs) -- Shaq was 290 lbs FWIW.
 
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