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re: Anyone willing to admit drafting Zion was a mistake?
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:21 pm to Macintosh
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:21 pm to Macintosh
I do wish the basketball gods would have given the Pels #2 so they would have been FORCED to pick Ja. Everything equal....Ja, CJ, BI, Herb (or Trey) and Jonas. That would have been great. But we got Zion like anyone in the world would have done with the #1 pick. Stuck with him now. So what are we gonna do...
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:37 pm to LivingstonLaw
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Zion had the medical red flags at draft time
I’m not sure about a red flag, maybe a cautionary yellow. Point being Zion feels he’s most effective (and he is very effective when he plays) North of 280lbs. Pels and Zion gave it a 4 year trial and the results are plain. Ownership, Front Office, and coaches need more leverage in terms of player conditioning tailored to their play style. Zion should not play significant minutes North of 270lbs. Period.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:40 pm to Thundercles
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Unless he drops to about 230 lbs he will never make it a full season.
He will never get that low. But 255-260 is definitely doable and should in theory really help the guy.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:41 pm to southsidedell
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I do wish the basketball gods would have given the Pels #2
The way Ja is going he’d have gotten popped slinging crack on Ames Blvd by now
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:44 pm to southsidedell
quote:No thanks, rather take my chances with Zion...and that was before this past week.
I do wish the basketball gods would have given the Pels #2 so they would have been FORCED to pick Ja. Everything equal....Ja, CJ, BI, Herb (or Trey) and Jonas. That would have been great. But we got Zion like anyone in the world would have done with the #1 pick. Stuck with him now. So what are we gonna do...
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:48 pm to shel311
Yeah thats a lesson learned for Ja and he will be right back.....meanwhile in NOLA....damn Z missing most the season AGAIN! You can fix the thing Ja did. You cant fix injury prone.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 1:52 pm to southsidedell
quote:Like I said, you could have asked me this before this past week and Ja's issues, I'll still take my chances with Zion.
Yeah thats a lesson learned for Ja and he will be right back.....meanwhile in NOLA....damn Z missing most the season AGAIN! You can fix the thing Ja did. You cant fix injury prone.
Ja is a good player. Zion is generational. I'll take my chances every time on the generational player for a franchise like ours.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 2:03 pm to St Augustine
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The way Ja is going he’d have gotten popped slinging crack on Ames Blvd by now
We would discover that he is the NOLA East I-10 sniper
Posted on 3/8/23 at 2:08 pm to Thundercles
Zion was arguably the most unanimous #1 pick since LeBron. Not a chance any front office passes on him. 0.00% chance he's not taken first in that draft no matter who is drafting.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 2:20 pm to shel311
I'm not sure what's funny about 230 lbs. The only people close to Zion's weight are 7 foot tall dudes. The body can't handle the impact at his size, so he will always be hurt until he drops weight.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 2:21 pm to shel311
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Zion is generational
Generational bench warmer. Print the shirts.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 2:26 pm to Thundercles
quote:There isn't a single dude in the NBA that looks and has the body type Zion does.
I'm not sure what's funny about 230 lbs. The only people close to Zion's weight are 7 foot tall dudes.
That certainly may be the reason why he always has injuries, but it is also the reason why it's not realistic to think he can get to 230.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 2:51 pm to LivingstonLaw
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Careful. You might hurt some feelings on this board but yes we should have drafted Garland or the other Duke guy Barrett
Only person that got there feelings hurt today is you buddy
Posted on 3/8/23 at 3:29 pm to Thundercles
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I'm not sure what's funny about 230 lbs. The only people close to Zion's weight are 7 foot tall dudes. The body can't handle the impact at his size, so he will always be hurt until he drops weight
This is beating a dead horse. People just don't understand body types and weight. Zion can easily get down to the 230s and still be super powerful.
There is a point though of mass equaling power. His mass does make him more powerful. It's super unique that he can carry it so well. It's just a proven fact that he cannot play at that size for substantial periods of time.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 3:29 pm to lionward2014
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Zion was arguably the most unanimous #1 pick since LeBron
Good god, the I’m not the grammar police, but most unanimous?
Also, AD was.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 3:30 pm to ThanosIsADemocrat
quote:You know what he meant, no big deal.
Good god, the I’m not the grammar police, but most unanimous?
quote:Nah, not over Zion.
Also, AD was.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 3:31 pm to Thundercles
Drafting him wasn't the mistake, Zion is the mistake!
Posted on 3/8/23 at 3:35 pm to shel311
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Nah, not over Zion.
MKG went #2 in the draft. No one consider even remotely as the top guy.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 3:35 pm to ThanosIsADemocrat
quote:You may be correct.
MKG went #2 in the draft. No one consider even remotely as the top guy.
I was probably arguing something different, less so unanimous pick and more so the most sure fire stud/generational type player. I'd definitely argue that was Zion over AD for that moniker.
This post was edited on 3/8/23 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 3/8/23 at 4:07 pm to Thundercles
Who should they have drafted?
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