Zions new look: A Comprehensive Breakdown

I hope this is a joke poling fun at all the idiots saying Zion is still fat

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It also sounds like Dejounte has been in his ear. I don't know how many of you have listened much to Dejounte, but he oozes leadership. I'm not ready to get hurt again, I want them to rack up ping pong balls first, but this core minus BI/CJ seems like the best current path forward that doesn't involve a total reset.

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Doing a full reset makes no sense. Trade BI and CJ. Get a top 4 pick and roll with what you have.
Zion
Murray
Murphy
Herb
Missi
2025 pick

That’s a good core. Zions value is so low it doesn’t make sense to trade right now. You’re better off taking the risk.

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I'm not ready to get hurt again, I want them to rack up ping pong balls first, but this core minus BI/CJ seems like the best current path forward that doesn't involve a total reset.

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Sounds exactly what I said a month ago before Zions return when posters just wanted him waived lol…..

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/new-orleans-pelicans/only-way-to-fix-this-shite-show/116706203/

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Y'all are falling for the same shite all over again.

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Still want to resign ingram?

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Y'all are falling for the same shite all over again.

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It’s about what your choices are. If Zion and Ingram’s trade value is so low that you can’t get a star with gravity back, what choice do you have? We’ve seen Ingram as the lead and that’s a Playin team. He just doesn’t have enough gravity to be #1 so you can’t pick BI over Zion.

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With his history, if we could get real assets back, something in the realm of our AD trade, I’d do what we call a pump and dump with the quickness.

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Zion is going to be hurt again this year. Every body with any remote sense of sports science has been saying for years that he is too heavy. Him playing at this size is just reckless and dangerous. Especially given his injury history and play style. I don't understand people encouraging it or believing it will somehow all work out.

He needs to be sub 250 to be on the court. He wouldn't be in shape unless he's closer to 240, with a sub 10% BF. That's a basketball players build and the only way he'll have the stamina and durability to last full seasons. All of this, "he was in shape..", never happened..

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He needs to be sub 250 to be on the court. He wouldn't be in shape unless he's closer to 240, with a sub 10% BF. That's a basketball players build and the only way he'll have the stamina and durability to last full seasons.

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I’m calling BS on that. You are throwing out random numbers. Charles Barkley played at 255 according to him. To me if Zion can be in that range he would be fine.

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Zion came back from about 2 months off in better shape than when he left. That is new behavior.

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This is true... But it's year 6, and he's still not where he should be so it's the smallest of victories until he is where he should be imo.

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It also sounds like Dejounte has been in his ear. I don't know how many of you have listened much to Dejounte, but he oozes leadership

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Every time I hear stories on the effect Dejounte has had on Zion, I can't help but feel that just means CJ failed at it, as he was brought here to do that 3+ years ago.

CJ's leadership is different. He leads by example and is generally a PC guy especially in the way he presents himself. He won't get in your face or tell you the hard truth. He's more likely to give you little hints and either you'll get it or you don't.

Murray has always said he's going to tell you what you need to hear whether it hurts your feelings or not. He's not going to beat behind the bush and will be honest when he sees something that needs to be said. It's been said that Williamson responds better to tough coaching, so Murray probably has the type of personality Williamson responds to.

Good post