Zion didn’t seem on board with the rest day against Detroit

He should be more pissed about the rest day he took tonight on defense

I’m not making excuses for his shite defense but part of it may be hes reserving his energy since hes not in shape to play defense. I also think maybe him playing is best way to get in shape but maybe not. What bothers me is why is this team and Zion never working together when it comes to managing his own body? It seems like Zion wanted to play but it was the team’s call to rest him. Again not sure what the right plan is but this answer from Zion means he didn’t agree with it.

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It's your defense and effort on everything outside of offense.

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His effort on offense when he doesn't have the ball on offense is a problem too.

He has played in 5 games this season and has only gotten 6 or more rebounds twice.

I'm truthfully tired of watching Zion laboring when he doesn't have the ball. I get how special he is with the ball in his hands, but he's a chore to watch otherwise.

I'm glad Zion realizes he should be playing last game. A toe the line response would be worse

Buddy gets too tired to play both sides of the ball and wants to be mad at the team. Maybe come into the season in shape.

This supposed “all-in fitness and diet” training he was supposedly doing is shite.

I’ll get downvoted but he looks bigger than he did in most of the years past

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It seems like Zion wanted to play but it was the team’s call to rest him

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Do you think 23-year-old MichaelJordan would have been told to sit the 5 game of the season when he was healthy? Lebron? Kobe? Larry Bird? They would have physically fought anybody trying to get in their way to prevent them from playing in the 5th fricking game of their 23-year-old seasons .and in their late 20s/early 30s, they would have fought any healthy 23-year-old trying to sit the 5th game of the season. Zion should have dressed and dared Willie and/or Griff to physically prevent him from playing in that game. Gayle too if she wanted to get involved. But he’s a fat arse bitch who doesn’t give a shite. Hey him the frick out with the quickness.

Willie said that the rest day was part of the plan before the season started and that Zion was on board with that plan.

I don't think that Zion was mad about the rest day. He was mad because they lost and he didn't play well.

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Zion's defense when he had to switch on to Trae was laughable.

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I like when Zion fell for the Trae pump fake when Trae was 37 feet from the basket

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And trae has been known to shoot those.

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Let him, a near 40 footer is a win for the defense.