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Zion shook the rust off in San Antonio
Posted on 11/25/22 at 10:58 am
Posted on 11/25/22 at 10:58 am
Zion has been playing with one arm tied behind his back so far this season, it looks like he shook it free on Wednesday. He made tough finishes in crowds all night against the Spurs and the shots that haven't been falling started falling like normal for him. Here's a highlight clip from the Pels.
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Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:35 am to TigerinATL
He definitely looked fantastic on both ends, maybe actually playing hard on defense is what lead to him dominating but I wouldn’t bank on some of those shots falling like they did. Some of those contested shots were absolutely ridiculous and do not fall on most nights.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:38 am to TigerinATL
Definitely good to see him in more face up situations, they've been posting him too much early this season.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:40 am to TigerinATL
He played awesome. I’ll be honest. I would’ve said the same thing If he shot 2-18.
Dude played with force, effort and intensity on both ends.
That was Duke Zion level love of the game and intangibles, which is a big part of what made him such a generational prospect.
That was by far the best game he has played in 4 years. If Zion brings that level of play to 50-75% of games, we win multiple Championships.
Dude played with force, effort and intensity on both ends.
That was Duke Zion level love of the game and intangibles, which is a big part of what made him such a generational prospect.
That was by far the best game he has played in 4 years. If Zion brings that level of play to 50-75% of games, we win multiple Championships.
This post was edited on 11/25/22 at 11:42 am
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:43 am to 3PieceSpicy
There was never a question really except from emotional fans with no patience. The same group that has always wanted to trade every young player we've drafted instead of letting them grown.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:44 am to J_Hingle
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Some of those contested shots were absolutely ridiculous and do not fall on most nights.
They did 2 years ago. That's how he shot 61% vs. the 50% or so he's been shooting this season. He's now back up to 58% FG%.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:46 am to J_Hingle
quote:They haven't fallen so far this season in Zion's 1st 12 or so games back after 500+ days off.
but I wouldn’t bank on some of those shots falling like they did. Some of those contested shots were absolutely ridiculous and do not fall on most nights.
Those exact types of shots were made consistently for the entire season 2 years ago.
I'd put my money on the larger sample size, that's just who Zion is. Many talk about his dunks, how big and overpowering he is, but what rarely gets talked about is he is on the very shortlist of having the best touch around the rim in the entire NBA.
This post was edited on 11/25/22 at 11:50 am
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:49 am to shel311
Yep, that was vintage Zion. Having a much stronger group on the floor around him should elevate his game even more, too. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t do this more often than not.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:50 am to TigerinATL
Imagine an NBA player shooting in the low 50% range on high volume as an anomaly and looked at as a negative thing. And the expectations is 60% at the minimum. We spoiled. 
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:51 am to TigerinATL
San AntonioS front court was soft as shite. He looked awesome but I don’t think anything was ever wrong with him. He could have gotten 60 the other night. Zero resistance
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:54 am to Lester Earl
quote:There's nothing technically wrong with him, I just think it takes time coming back from that much time off and being injected into an offense with an entirely new set of teammates since he last played except for BI.
He looked awesome but I don’t think anything was ever wrong with him
Obviously last game was a bit of the high end, but that is along the lines of what I'd expect going forward as he rounds into form. The 27ppg guy on 60% shooting with uber consistency, something like that is what we should expect going forward.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:54 am to Lester Earl
What do you mean 0 resistance? They literally tried to wall him off with 3-4 guys. The Spurs may not be a good defensive team but they absolutely tried their absolute hardest to contain Zion.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 12:01 pm to supe12sta12z
Yeah, and the shots Zion had been missing that he made in the past were the layups in a crowd and/or through contact. He's been steadily getting better as the season progressed, but against the Spurs that was the first game where it looked like the unstoppable, historically efficient Zion we saw 2 seasons ago was back.
This post was edited on 11/25/22 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 11/25/22 at 12:02 pm to supe12sta12z
Yeah the Spurs weren't out of position on a lot of those makes, that past game was vintage Zion.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 12:11 pm to supe12sta12z
Just what it says. Easily bullied & shot over the guys he threw at him
Posted on 11/25/22 at 12:36 pm to Lester Earl
When Zion is fed on the offensive end it pays dividends on the defensive end. It is just human nature to get excited when you are doing something good. When he is getting hacked at the rim, missing shots and not getting the whistle it effects him negatively on the defensive end.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 12:55 pm to TigerinATL
He even said that hustling on the defensive end trickled into his offense and we definitely saw that Wednesday. Hoping he can dominate tonight and humble Ja a little bit
Posted on 11/25/22 at 3:48 pm to TigerinATL
Larry Nance is a fly swatter for Zion. He finds a way to take out one or two defenders when Zion is coming in to the paint.
But that one play where four defenders saw him coming, wanted a piece of him and it still didn't matter; Zion scored with ease.
His confidence and sense of belonging is again going to catapult him to mega force for the rest of this year.
But that one play where four defenders saw him coming, wanted a piece of him and it still didn't matter; Zion scored with ease.
His confidence and sense of belonging is again going to catapult him to mega force for the rest of this year.
Posted on 11/25/22 at 3:50 pm to shel311
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The 27 Ppg on 60% shooting guy
I’m not worried about that guy. Winning Zion is give a shite on defense Zion. That was what was exciting about last night. I don’t worry about Z’s offense in general. He’s going to have many great games on that end.
Last game was special bc the level of force he brought on both ends. If he would’ve only scored 8 points last night, it still would’ve been the best defensive game of his career and something to be extremely happy about.
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