Agree with that. The point is that Willie still has left wins on the table with his talented and deep this roster is. But part of it is certainly on how long it took Zion to get conditioned and BI's inconsistency

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Posted by unctiger4

Member since Mar 2015

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Posted on 3/14/24 at 2:21 pm to spaghettioeauxs

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I’d compare Zion to LeBron, handle and turnover wise

See I just can’t get behind this. How often does Lebron dribble the ball off his foot? I’ve seen Zion do that maybe 5-10 times this year.

And when I say mediocre I mean compared to the other top players in the league. Hope that’s obvious.

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Posted by Pels_Yaz

Member since Apr 2023

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Posted on 3/14/24 at 2:28 pm to unctiger4

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How often does Lebron dribble the ball off his foot? I’ve seen Zion do that maybe 5-10 times this year.

More often than not except he had much longer career and has achieved a lot more. And has done more amazing things which makes his mistakes minimized such as as him also being a relatively average to below average free throw shooter. Lets take a look at how long Zion has played point guard in the NBA. It started midway through SVG- so lets say 30 games, then 25 last season and I would say what maybe 30 games this season. Remember early this season not a lot of point Zion. Thats literally only one full season of games Hes played point Zion. I think he needs the experience and opportunity to improve. But solely saying oh he has a horrible handle based on honestly one season worth a playing point is silly. He never played point Zion at Duke from what I can remember as well.

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Posted by Jar_Jar_80

Member since Oct 2013

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Posted on 3/14/24 at 3:09 pm to VOR

Willie's lack of adjustments to his rotations is why this team can't get a extended win streak. Guys like Jose, Naji, and Larry should not be locked into the 20+ minutes they get each game. Some match ups and the way the game is going calls for adjustments. Look at that Knicks game the offense was struggling in the first half and for a change Willie made a adjustment and put Ryan in and the offense had a better flow and spacing. And the starting Larry in the second half is just plain stupid.

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