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re: Pels want to move to top of draft, BI to be “aggressively” shopped per Stein
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:47 am to Jester
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:47 am to Jester
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I mean, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Right now, Zion has not developed any finesse game at all. It has worked great when he's in shape and healthy. However, when he is not in shape, he loses his athleticism and becomes defendable. Unfortunately, father time also strips us of our athleticism. So he HAS to get consistently in shape and lighter or that deterioration will only accelerate. He needs to be working on other, more repeatable tools to offset the effects of age.
That's the thing that scares the hell out of me with going all in behind Zion. You have to cater a roster to his bizarro skillset, but can't rely on him to bring that skillset to the game for an entire season.
His finesse around the rim is some of the best I've ever seen. As for building around him, what other choice does the franchise have? It sure as hell shouldn't be built around BI. Zion or bust.
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Posted on 5/16/24 at 4:18 am to From Rice to Ingram
Shams has a very interesting article up about Cleveland: LINK
It looks like Bickerstaff is going to be let go in an attempt to get Mitchell to buy in for the long term in Cleveland. That's going to then cause Rich Paul to ask Cleveland to trade Garland.
There's also this bit about Jarrett Allen:
The fact that this is coming out makes it sound like the team is going to build around Mitchell and Mobley, and Allen and Garland could both get moved. I wonder if we could get both.
It looks like Bickerstaff is going to be let go in an attempt to get Mitchell to buy in for the long term in Cleveland. That's going to then cause Rich Paul to ask Cleveland to trade Garland.
There's also this bit about Jarrett Allen:
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Allen played in 81 consecutive games counting the regular season and postseason. He was initially hit in the ribs in Game 1 against Orlando, and in Game 4 of that series, an elbow by Franz Wagner “pierced” a rib on Allen’s right side, according to multiple team sources. The team listed him as “questionable” to play in every game after that, which means there is a chance, though he was never close to getting back into uniform.
Few if any, members of the organization doubted the discomfort Allen has been in since the injury, but the frustration among some members of the team was that he refused an injection to try and numb the pain and play.
The fact that this is coming out makes it sound like the team is going to build around Mitchell and Mobley, and Allen and Garland could both get moved. I wonder if we could get both.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 8:09 am to From Rice to Ingram
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His finesse around the rim is some of the best I've ever seen.
You're joking, right? His effectiveness at the rim is bully ball, not finesse.
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As for building around him, what other choice does the franchise have? It sure as hell shouldn't be built around BI. Zion or bust.
I'm not advocating to trade Zion. I'm saying he has to round out his game. He is still too one-dimensional to lead a deep playoff run. He has it in him, but the guy absolutely has to put in an elite level of off-season work to become a truly elite level of player.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 8:14 am
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