He has to get better at recognizing double teams and traps. Part of it as others have said, he gets caught dribbling a lot. He has that midrange on lockdown. He just needs to be a better decision maker leading up to his shots.Quote:
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03-27-2021, 10:25 PMJJackisangry
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03-27-2021, 10:27 PMEman5805
Zion is literally a decent defense away from being our best on the court player in franchise history. And if we ever get to the 2nd round with him, he'll be our most accomplished player too.
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03-27-2021, 10:27 PMTaker597
Point Zion is just the nastiest thing ever.
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03-27-2021, 10:30 PMTaker597I have faith he'll continue to better at recognizing. He's added more faciliting to his roles and ISO run with some crisp passing on top of starting to call plays with great efficiency. He has grown a lot throughout this year and he deserves some praise.Quote:
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03-27-2021, 10:32 PMJJackisangryI have faith too. And thankfully we have plenty of time.Quote:
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03-27-2021, 10:35 PMKoMikaera
nice confidence from NAW ...clutch 3s...kudos to the team for closing it out.:)
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03-27-2021, 10:35 PMluckymanDidnt they get to the 2nd round with AD and almost to the WCF with CP3?Quote:
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03-27-2021, 10:41 PMramsters60
NAW hit a couple of big 3's late that he could have just as easily gotten dragged over the coals for.... very early on the clock, but he showed a lot of self confidence....
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03-27-2021, 10:54 PMluckymanHe's played with that kind of moxy day 1. Which one of the things I like about him. But certainly he's already had games where it just looks very ugly if those shots don't fall. Typical talented, but not uber talented, young player.Quote:
Originally Posted by ramsters60
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03-27-2021, 10:58 PMTaker597Just weird that he struggles so much as a bench player.Quote:
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03-27-2021, 11:49 PMAs I See It
This game was won on the bench by the coaches. The minute we started baiting Boban Marjanovic into the pick and roll, it freed BI to pull up in the paint against Marjanovic. When Carlisle countered with a smaller lineup, it freed Zion to do his thing. Tonight SVG bested Rick Carlisle, but he'll never get credit for it.
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03-28-2021, 12:32 AMluckyman
Nice hard fought win but let's be real. If Luka and Porzingis play it's likely another close loss. I see 2% chance they win monday against Boston on the road.
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03-28-2021, 01:52 AMFedupfanWait, so you telling me that us missing Lonzo and Jax isn’t equivalent to them missing Luka and Porzingis? :D;)Quote:
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03-28-2021, 04:33 AMTaker597
Remember that Ludacris Zion slander... Calling Zion Julius Randle with hops... I don't what was worse... Super Hops Randle or that subtle Regular Hops Randle slander hasn't aged well.
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03-28-2021, 04:52 AMWecandothis
Pels 3-1 without Lonzo and NAW putting up close to 20 points in the past 4 games. I don't know guys.
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03-28-2021, 07:16 AMPelicanidae
Zion is ridiculous, improved efficiency after a rough rough night for Ingram, NAW continued showing why he deserves real minutes, Kira looked like a legit rotation PG (again) and we pulled off a win. Not too much really to say other than that: defense was still rough but not quite as horrific as it's been at times this season, and once Lonzo returns Bledsoe shouldn't touch the court again.
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03-28-2021, 07:26 AMPelicanidae
And also, because I am Me and therefore am compelled to do this, here is the obligatory Zion Is Amazing post:
More Rick Carlisle riding the Zion hype train: pic.twitter.com/bBXbgb7Wrb
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 28, 2021
Update to this from @EliasSports: 75-10-10 on 70.0 FG% since 1954-55:
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 28, 2021
Wilt Chamberlain (8x)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5x)
Adrian Dantley (3x)
Michael Jordan
Shaquille O'Neal
Scottie Pippen
Giannis Antetokounmpo (2x)
Zion Williamson https://t.co/sy4AXTjoif
Per @ESPNStatsInfo:
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 28, 2021
Zion Williamson had his 11th game scoring 30 points on 60 FG% or better on Saturday.
That’s the most such games before a player’s 21st birthday in NBA history.
Zion was tied with LeBron at 10.
KD (8), Melo (7) and Shaq (7) round out the top 5.
From @ESPNStatsInfo: Zion Williamson is the first player with at least 25 points while shooting 65% or more from the field in four consecutive games since Shaq did it in five straight in 1995-96.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 28, 2021
Zion’s last 4 games:
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 28, 2021
33.5 ppg
7.5 rpg
4.3 apg
1.0 bpg
47/65 FG
72.3 FG%
2/4 3P
35/46 FT https://t.co/sTPwWz4txt
"All I can say is 'Wow,'" Brunson says when asked to describe what it's like to face Zion Williamson.
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) March 28, 2021
I talk about how I wish the Pels has a perimeter player who commanded attention like Harden for Zion...
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) March 28, 2021
What if Zion is that guy himself?
They are chasing this man 40 feet out despite him not having any threat of a jumper. He's an absolutely ridiculous force of gravity. Zion needs space?
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) March 28, 2021
Zion IS the space https://t.co/1pNjvgwWFC
Monster player. Monster monster monster player. He's better at this stage in his career than AD was. Very arguably better than CP3 was at 20 as well (26/7/4 on 66.6%TS vs 16/5/8 on 54.6%TS for CP3).
He's top 20 in the league already despite the defensive issues. If he can improve defensively over the next year or so, he'll be a top 10 player in the NBA even if his offense stays at the level it is without improving further. -
03-28-2021, 07:44 AMPelicanidae
With a career total of 1672 points, Zion is now at 54.9% of a Baynes Career Total.
Zion has played 67 games, Baynes has played 511.
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03-28-2021, 08:13 AM13 - 3
Fans booing every time Bledsoe went on the court had to have been epic last night. I wonder if Grif and SVG got the message now?
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03-28-2021, 08:15 AM13 - 3Randle having a decent season in NY. Made the all star team. Just sayin. It’s not like he is Solomon Hill.Quote:
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03-28-2021, 08:23 AMPelicanidae
NAW in his 7 games as a starter this season:
18.6pts, 5.1rbds, 2.6asts on 51/46/60 splits (63.5%TS)
NAW in his 30 games off the bench this season:
7.5pts, 2.4rbds, 1.8asts on 37/29/87 splits (47.9%TS)
It's really night and day. A large portion of it is just playing with better teammates: if you're on the floor with Zion, Ingram, and Adams instead of Melli, Bledsoe, and Jax you're going to get better opportunities and produce more efficiently, but it also seems to be a big confidence thing with him. When he's got a green light he tends to do well, when he's getting limited bench minutes and is worrying about getting pulled he tends to shrink a bit. -
03-28-2021, 09:37 AMPelicanidae
Kira Lewis Jr. has gone 6 straight games without a turnover. For the season he has 65 assists to 13 turnovers (5:1 ratio), as well as 20 steals.
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) March 28, 2021
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03-28-2021, 09:40 AMPolishFanthis is really very encouragingQuote:
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03-28-2021, 12:07 PMragincaucasianThat accurately describes it. Never seen anything like it.Quote:
This is a Shaquille O’Neal type force of nature with a point guard skillset.
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03-28-2021, 12:24 PMJJackisangryThe biggest thing for he and Nickeil is to learn how to evade shot blockers. Kira should have an easier go most of the time with his speed, but both have been caught lacking at times with a shot blocker in the vicinity. I like that he seems more confident in when and where to drive and he isn’t hesitating on that 3 ball. He just seems confident. He could be special on the ball too just because of his quickness and handle. Can only hope that his court vision continues expanding.Quote:
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