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Forum Organization #1: Zion Williamson
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:06 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:06 am
As requested in another thread, this will be the Zion Williamson thread. Every article you run across that mentions him needs to be discussed in here. If you want to discuss how he would play well with another play, such as Jrue, you will need to start a joint Zion/Jrue thread to discuss that.
This is for Zion ONLY.
Let me begin:
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This is for Zion ONLY.
Let me begin:
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No. 1 – New Orleans Pelicans
Position Small forward / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born July 6, 2000 (age 18)
Salisbury, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school Spartanburg (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
College Duke (2018–2019)
NBA draft 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career 2019–present
Career highlights and awards
Consensus National College Player of the Year (2019)
Consensus first-team All-American (2019)
Wayman Tisdale Award (2019)
Karl Malone Award (2019)
ACC Player of the Year (2019)
First-team All-ACC (2019)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2019)
ACC Tournament MVP (2019)
McDonald's All-American (2018)
Jordan Brand Classic (2018)
Nike Hoop Summit (2018)
South Carolina Mr. Basketball (2018)
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Zion Lateef Williamson (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and 285 pounds (129 kg), he plays the small forward and power forward positions. He was selected first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Pelicans after a dominant freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils.
Born in Salisbury, North Carolina, Williamson attended Spartanburg Day School, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top five players in the 2018 class. He led his team to three straight state championships and earned South Carolina Mr. Basketball recognition in his senior season. Williamson also left high school as a McDonald's All-American, runner-up for Mr. Basketball USA, and USA Today All-USA first team honoree. In high school, he drew national attention for his slam dunks.
In his freshman season with Duke, Williamson was named ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year. He set the single-game school scoring record for freshmen in January 2019, claimed ACC Rookie of the Week accolades five times, earned AP Player of the Year, Sporting News College Player of the Year recognition, and won the Wayman Tisdale Award.
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Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:07 am to SLafourche07
dibs on didi the magic brazilian
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:07 am to SLafourche07
Jaxson Hayes outlook:
Medium / Realistic Outcome: Starter. Rim runner, rim protector. If the range does not expand and his passing does not improve, I still think he will be a pretty high level rim runner and protector. His awareness in both areas is pretty great considering how new he is to basketball (and, truthfully, generally speaking it’s good for his age regardless of experience). Not a franchise star, but a comfortable cornerstone who a team can rely on for many years to do his job.
High End: Starter. Elite rim runner, rim protector (potentially with a mid-range jumper). As suggested, this is assuming that his FT% translates to some semblance of a midrange jumper in time. I don’t think he’ll be a switch guy in the NBA, but I do think his rim protection will be good. In this scenario, I think his defense would end up being something similar to what Rudy Gobert / Clint Capela are able to do. Based on fluidity, rim protection and defensive awareness for age, and some progression, it is possible (though still unlikely).
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Medium / Realistic Outcome: Starter. Rim runner, rim protector. If the range does not expand and his passing does not improve, I still think he will be a pretty high level rim runner and protector. His awareness in both areas is pretty great considering how new he is to basketball (and, truthfully, generally speaking it’s good for his age regardless of experience). Not a franchise star, but a comfortable cornerstone who a team can rely on for many years to do his job.
High End: Starter. Elite rim runner, rim protector (potentially with a mid-range jumper). As suggested, this is assuming that his FT% translates to some semblance of a midrange jumper in time. I don’t think he’ll be a switch guy in the NBA, but I do think his rim protection will be good. In this scenario, I think his defense would end up being something similar to what Rudy Gobert / Clint Capela are able to do. Based on fluidity, rim protection and defensive awareness for age, and some progression, it is possible (though still unlikely).
This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 11:09 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:09 am to saints5021
This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 11:09 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:12 am to SLafourche07
Oh, sorry...is this not the correct thread? I am new to this militant organization that the noob poster bitched about.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:13 am to saints5021
Did you guys hear Naz didn't get drafted?
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:14 am to SLafourche07
quote:
SLafourche07
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:15 am to sicboy
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:15 am to cgrand
quote:
dibs on didi the magic brazilian
You are not allowed to talk about this here. This is Zion forum. Make your own topic and only one.
Dont make us unleash Dogstar.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:17 am to saints5021
NO this is a Zion thread.
Jk but really though
My contribution to the OP
Are we going to start calling ourselves Zionists?
Jk but really though
My contribution to the OP
Are we going to start calling ourselves Zionists?
This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 11:19 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:18 am to SLafourche07
Hopefully Zion isn’t prone to weight gain
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:19 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
My buddy sent me that and I cracked Up
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:20 am to SLafourche07
Ja-qwell-in and Ba-laka are HUGE Zion fans...
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:20 am to saints5021
quote:
Jaxson Hayes outlook:
You son of a bitch
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:24 am to SammyTiger
quote:
Are we going to start calling ourselves Zionists?
Yes.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:26 am to Philippines4LSU
Make the star a pelican and we have the new PT welcome sign
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:27 am to SLafourche07
quote:
If you want to discuss how he would play well with another play, such as Jrue, you will need to start a joint Zion/Jrue thread to discuss that.
I thought only my boss gave me concrete directives to do stupid shite that doesn’t make any sense.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:55 am to SLafourche07
lmao someone thinks they're gonna run shite
Posted on 7/20/19 at 11:34 am to Andynola
Dogstar is finally happy you guys are getting organized!
Posted on 7/20/19 at 12:46 pm to SLafourche07
quote:
Every article you run across that mentions him needs to be discussed in here. If you want to discuss how he would play well with another play, such as Jrue, you will need to start a joint Zion/Jrue thread to discuss that.
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