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Safe to Say Lonzo and Zion are a nice fit together!
Posted on 2/22/20 at 6:56 am
Posted on 2/22/20 at 6:56 am
I feel BI and Zion will need some time to figure out how to mesh their games (I think that will come) but Zo and Zion seem to be a match made in heaven.
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Posted on 2/22/20 at 7:15 am to STEVED00
Those first few possessions with Ingram and zion looked very fluid and promising
Posted on 2/22/20 at 7:16 am to STEVED00
It’s been so obvious how much Zo wants to get the ball to Zion, sometimes to a fault, but it’s a great sign for their chemistry and the future.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 7:34 am to urinetrouble
Zo passing seems really tight as the season progresses
Posted on 2/22/20 at 7:54 am to htran90
Yeah they have both continued to improve their on court chemistry so I really just think it is a matter of time.
Both players have a team-first, ego-controlled mentality as well, which is often the biggest barrier to getting high caliber players to mesh.
Both players have a team-first, ego-controlled mentality as well, which is often the biggest barrier to getting high caliber players to mesh.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 8:16 am to Bronc
Zo has really settled in recently. I think it will be really good for Zion to grow with guys who were eaten up by THE big market, only to come here and thrive.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:02 am to STEVED00
He’s also shooting 37% from 3. Where are those clowns that said he couldn’t shoot and he wasn’t going to improve his 3pt shooting? 
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:21 am to Epic Cajun
I was totally skeptical...he’s definitely improving. Vinson is underpaid...
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:23 am to Bronc
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Both players have a team-first, ego-controlled mentality
The way Lonzo has navigated the distractions of his father is impressive to me. Seems he’s gotten through it still standing, and Lavar has disappeared without the lights of LA feeding his ego. And when he was asked about his dad all he said was that he loved him, he didn’t get pulled into controversy. Strong kid at such a young age.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:55 am to Epic Cajun
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He’s also shooting 37% from 3. Where are those clowns that said he couldn’t shoot and he wasn’t going to improve his 3pt shooting?
I mean, nothing indicated he would, so that wasn't an absurd take. Apparently either the Lakers coaches are pitiful at developing players or Vinson really is a master at his craft. Probably both. Zo would probably be shooting over 40% if not for some of those bad stepbacks he was taking early this year.
This post was edited on 2/22/20 at 11:03 am
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:57 am to Epic Cajun
38% since the new year
42% in February
Almost like a 22 y/o is allowed to improve. Crazy what a healthy offseason can do for one’s game
42% in February
Almost like a 22 y/o is allowed to improve. Crazy what a healthy offseason can do for one’s game
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:58 am to Epic Cajun
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He’s also shooting 37% from 3. Where are those clowns that said he couldn’t shoot and he wasn’t going to improve his 3pt shooting?
His shot selection was atrocious and it's still not all there yet. He took some goofy 3s during the OKC game before the ASB.
With that being said the proverbial light switch has come on for him. I'm infinitely more pleased with Lonzo now than I was a couple of months ago.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 11:02 am to whatiknowsofar
Most of his turnovers come on homerun passes, and he is hitting more of those than he's missing on. The threat of it also helps us on defensive rebounds, because two guys are usually having to run back on defense to watch Zion score.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 11:50 am to whatiknowsofar
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His shot selection was atrocious and it's still not all there yet. He took some goofy 3s during the OKC game before the ASB.
With that being said the proverbial light switch has come on for him. I'm infinitely more pleased with Lonzo now than I was a couple of months ago.
Yeah, it’s impressive relative to where he has come from, but as a whole, he is still an average shooter with, at times, questionable shot selection.
Right now he really shouldn’t be taking contested off dribble threes at all, let alone the step backs. Where he is hitting at below average rates down to bad. Open catch and shoot threes and open off dribble shots he has improved to a pretty respectable 39%. You now want him taking those shots pretty much every time. Which is a really good improvement.
He’s not quite there, but if he can become a good enough shooter that he is committing two defenders off screens or really forcing defenses to commit to closing out on him, that is when he will become that much more deadly with someone like Zion down low imo.
And the good news is that he is trending in that direction better than anyone could have predicted and seems to have the drive and open-mindedness with Vinson to allow himself to be reformed and molded. Something most players resist or struggle with committing to.
I was incredibly skeptical after the trade of Lonzo’s future here as a player, or his personal maturity to accept a non-glamour market. Neither of those things are in question for me anymore. I hope he stays a Pel.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 12:31 pm to Jester
Nothing encapsulates the Zion era as much as this.
The next decade is going to be fun as hell for Pels fans.
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because two guys are usually having to run back on defense to watch Zion score.
The next decade is going to be fun as hell for Pels fans.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 1:28 pm to STEVED00
It’s amazing how under the radar nationally Lonzo’s improvement has been. Dude is growing into his draft spot.
Posted on 2/22/20 at 1:36 pm to St Augustine
Keeping lonzo is absolute must
Posted on 2/22/20 at 1:39 pm to GynoSandberg
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38% since the new year
42% in February
Almost like a 22 y/o is allowed to improve. Crazy what a healthy offseason can do for one’s game
In 12 games with Zion, Lonzo has went:
44fg
41 3pt
85 ft
11pts 8st 7rebs
Posted on 2/22/20 at 1:40 pm to Jester
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I mean, nothing indicated he would
Lol
Posted on 2/22/20 at 2:33 pm to Lester Earl
Right? His college 3pt shooting, plus his improvement from year 1 to year 2 didn’t show that he was or could be a better 3pt shooter... 
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