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It might be over the top, but it’s not irrational. There has been concern about the fit of BI and Zion since they got here. Injuries have kept us from seeing them play together literally for years.

Now we see it and it’s certainly not all bad, but he also hasn’t removed the doubts and is due a big pay day next year. If it’s not going to work, people want to decide by the trade deadline to maximize the return and minimize the damage of committing all of that money to him. Don’t look at negative BI threads as hate, as in he sucks, but questioning if he’s the right fit at #2.

I’m personally still undecided. I think he has the tools to do what we need, but how he needs to play is not his natural inclination. He needs to be part time floor general, part time spacer, and full time defender. He’s done fine at #1, badly at #2 and it’s still a mixed bag at #3 but improving.

The coaches need to help more too. We need to see Point Zion more when BI is on the floor with him so BI can play more off ball.

It's as much Willie's fault as BI's sometimes.

Like the Houston game where we lost because they kept forcing it vs. Brooks.

I think what frustrates people is BI could be so much better but he plays old school.

There was a play yesterday where he pump faked and got the Dallas defender in the air. All he had to do was step into him and get the foul. So what's he do? Passes out.

Sometimes he does the right thing, but he always reverts back.

BI could be a legit stud if he did just a few things different.

1. Shoot more 3s
2. Shoot less mid ranges, especially fading away
3. Lean into contact

Even with his defensive limitations, those changes alone would be amazing.

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There was a play yesterday where he pump faked and got the Dallas defender in the air. All he had to do was step into him and get the foul. So what's he do? Passes out.

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It was Lively. I was yelling at the TV. Just jump into him.

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He's been playing very well despite his scoring going down because he's playing more of a facilitator role

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Has he?

Last 7 games he's 13.1 ppg and 5.1 assists on 42% from the field and 29% from 3.




1st 30 games(before the last 7) he actually averaged 5.5 assists per game, so seems he's facilitating less.

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Blame the Willie lineups. He's out there with one shooter most of the time.

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But I think BI shares in that because if BI is out there with 1 shooter, then that is a 1 shooter lineup.

Meaning, it's BI's fault that's not a 2 shooter lineup because BI is not considered a shooter. That's on him.


I think in his last 10-15 games or so, he's down to around 2.5 attempts from 3 per game.

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and his usage is the lowest it's been in years last time I checked

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It has gone down as a whole for the year but it's gone down a lot recently, which coincides with when our offense is playing some of the best ball of the year.

So again, at the same time BI's usage has gone down, the offense has looked its best. Coincidence?

His refusal to shoot the 3 and his inconsistency should be enough to either send him packing or sit him down for a reality check. I don’t care if the goes 3-5 game stretches where he plays good because he’s making his 18-20 foot contested mid ranges. It’s bad basketball and losing basketball