Originally Posted by
Mythrol
Like GA, you seem to be trying to purposely misrepresent my argument to make it seem like I'm saying something I'm not.
I never said no player in NBA history has ever improved from their rookie season. I clearly laid out my argument that Lonzo's shot mechanic is so broken, and the head coach is on record as saying they will not attempt to change it that I find it highly unlikely he will be able to ever improve that much with his shot as is. Lonzo also doesn't have the handles to take his man off the dribble and be able to be an effective scorer without a shot. My argument is specific to the circumstances surrounding Lonzo, not every rookie ever to enter the NBA. I've also been very clear from the beginning that *if* Lonzo's shot is fixed then he would be a really good player.
The only argument I've seen for Lonzo is his age. So please explain to me, what went wrong with Elfrid Payton's development of his shot? What exactly makes Lonzo have a better chance than Payton of improving his shot? Exactly what has been shown, either on the court or through the words of the coaching staff that gives you reason to believe Lonzo will be the very very very rare exception to the rule, instead of just another guy who could never get his shot right?
In a redraft, knowing what we know now, would Lonzo still go 2nd overall or has it become clear already that he was overrated and overhyped and should not have been drafted so high?
As far as what the Pelicans are doing, we are VERY MUCH building our team around the new 3pt NBA, just using our bigs instead of guards. Both of our bigs have range all the way out to the 3pt line, can take their man off the dribble, and still operate around the basket. Most importantly they do it pretty efficiently. Our two bigs are in NO WAY a throw back to the old NBA where you throw the ball inside, post up, and score through that.