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Zion appreciation thread

Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:11 pm
Posted by lsu_baseball11
Member since Nov 2021
672 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:11 pm
Look. I want to preface this by saying nobody knows what happened with the injury but that is only in God’s control and is just really unfortunate. But it is NOT his fault. This motherfricker showed up in the biggest game of his life and absolutely put the Pels on his back and dropped a 40 burger. I think it goes without saying if he doesn’t have to leave the game we win. He played with energy, effort, was aggressive, talking shite.. all the intangibles we’ve been wanting to see from him were there and he was CLEARLY the best player on the floor in a game with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. For all the shite that everyone has given him, he has responded, got in shape, played the most games of his career, and continued to add to his game. I’m still optimistic about his health, maybe the MRI comes back with good news and we see him again.
Posted by Ancient Astronaut
Member since May 2015
33187 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:12 pm to
He was amazing. We win if he stays in. Oh well!
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
71432 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:12 pm to
This game (until the injury) and the PHX game last week is the best he's ever looked in a Pels uniform.

Unstoppable on offense in crunch time and engaged on the glass and on defense.

Really fricking sucks how it ended today.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25866 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:14 pm to
The suns game and this game are the best he’s ever looked.
He looked like a top 5 player in the league and an mvp candidate.

This sucks.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18268 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:17 pm to
Add Jose to this.

Those two dudes are the reason this game was close
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57869 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:18 pm to
He just can't stay healthy at this weight. Too much force on his joints and bones to play consistently.
Posted by ned nederlander
Member since Dec 2012
4330 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 10:27 pm to
I was fortunate to go tonight, and this was far and away the best I’ve ever seen Zion play in person.

But this is absurd. Zion should get appreciation when he shows up in shape and ready to play game 1 of a season.

His inability to manage his condition in the offseason is why we aren’t the 5 seed.

All losses matter. There is no margin of error in the west. And fat Zion and the need to manage his load early in the season has cost this team dearly this season.
Posted by SaintTigerPel
LaPlace
Member since Dec 2017
921 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 11:16 pm to
This thread went sideways, as fully expected. But yes, Zion was an absolute beast and was the best player on the court tonight. That is saying something with LeBron James and AD out there. He was the best the other day against the Suns also, with KD and Booker. He is really establishing himself as a top tier player in the league.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
29206 posts
Posted on 4/16/24 at 11:32 pm to
Anyone showing hate to Zion is the biggest idiot on the planet. That's a fact not an opinion. He's the only reason we have any relevance at all.
Posted by SulphursFinest
Lafayette
Member since Jan 2015
8806 posts
Posted on 4/17/24 at 6:15 am to
This thread is ignoring the disappearing act he did in the actual biggest game of the season. The Lakers loss before this one.

Sure, he played great last night, but played like a bitch when it really mattered
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