i think charlotte is a playoff team this year
― class project pat (m bison), Friday, 12 February 2021 13:14 (three years ago) link
lamelo last 10 19-5-6 48/39/86
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 February 2021 13:31 (three years ago) link
really impressive what the blazers are doing to stay afloat without CJ and Nurk.
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, 12 February 2021 17:24 (three years ago) link
yeah I just took a glance at the western standings for the first time in awhile and it’s really weird!
― Clay, Friday, 12 February 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
there's massive swings almost every night
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, 12 February 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
lol
pic.twitter.com/TBHnqCfDAA— br◎seph (@on3ness) February 12, 2021
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 February 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
flies off like he was hit by a pickup truck
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 12 February 2021 20:00 (three years ago) link
when an unstoppable force meets a moveable object
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:01 (three years ago) link
Dude is a lineman driving against wide receivers
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, 12 February 2021 20:01 (three years ago) link
I just wonder how all those connective tissues and cartilage around his knees are going to stand the strain.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 12 February 2021 20:08 (three years ago) link
"not great" is the answer
― call all destroyer, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:11 (three years ago) link
i remain optimistic that if he's a hard worker his body will be able to handle it... he won't be pushed to the limit like players in different eras would have been
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 February 2021 20:32 (three years ago) link
he's basically the size of an NFL offensive tackle, and the good tackles play 10-12 years in the most brutal sport. i don't see why zion couldn't play 12-15 in the NBA. his injury history so far isn't very concerning, he might just be a freak of nature
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 February 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
it's possible but i also think they need to look at someone like blake griffin and plan for an early peak
― call all destroyer, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link
he might just be a freak of nature
only 'might be'?
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 12 February 2021 20:36 (three years ago) link
hes good about playing under control, already seems pretty judicious/crafty in using his athleticism, compared to someone like blake who was just trying to jump over people when he came into the league, also the pelicans are clearly taking his long term health very seriously
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:37 (three years ago) link
i mean i wouldnt be surprised if he had a blake like career but also other things could happen, he should really figure out how to shoot tho
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:38 (three years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:48 (three years ago) link
it's absurd to think that zion could play 12-15 years in the NBA?
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 February 2021 20:50 (three years ago) link
they're gonna do everything possible to keep him healthy and manage his workload, which is unlike Blake
― frogbs, Friday, 12 February 2021 20:52 (three years ago) link
― lag∞n, Friday, February 12, 2021 3:37 PM (fourteen minutes ago)
^^^
they're different players. blake blew his knee out before he ever played a game and then was second in the league in total dunks his first season and first in total dunks his second season. zion is 10th in the league right now in total dunks. blake was a reckless player, i don't get that from zion. he's not going to show up to the slam dunk contest to jump over a car. if he works to keep himself in shape i don't see why he can't manage a long career... his game will have to change and he will need to expand his skill base (which blake did btw) but the idea that his body is a death sentence for his career, i don't see it.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 February 2021 20:56 (three years ago) link
the average career of an offensive lineman in the nfl is less than 4 years
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 12 February 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
he's basically the size of an NFL offensive tackle, and the good tackles play 10-12 years in the most brutal sport.
I have no idea how long Zion will play and stay healthy. A long time, I hope. But I will point out that NFL offensive lineman wear braces on their knees for every play of every game and play only 16 to 20 games a year. Not a great point of comparison.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Friday, 12 February 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
offensive tackles also have to crouch over and explode out of their stances then fight a guy who is trying to beat them up 65 times per game. if you can do that for 10-12 years i think it's w/in the realm of possibility to do it in basketball. most OL last only 4 years not bcuz of injuries but bcuz it's super hard to do and most players aren't good enough at it
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 February 2021 22:03 (three years ago) link
i’m just learning that anthony davis has “tendonosis” in his achilles
― J0rdan S., Friday, 12 February 2021 23:47 (three years ago) link
that seems bad
― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, 12 February 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link
could be very bad... could be nothing
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 February 2021 23:55 (three years ago) link
zion is completely destroying the mavs defense
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 13 February 2021 01:42 (three years ago) link
23 points on 10-10 shooting in the first half
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 13 February 2021 01:43 (three years ago) link
pelicans are losing bcuz porzingis is 7-11 from three in the half
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 13 February 2021 01:44 (three years ago) link
zion 14-15 36pts
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 03:14 (three years ago) link
And yet only got 3 shot attempts the entire second half...
Now that he's locked up on the 5 year max and isn't a risk to bolt in RFA I think Griff and SVG need to take Ingram aside and have "the chat" about how Zion is the true #1 franchise player on the team at this juncture and he is going to need to accept being the Robin to his Batman so to speak going forward for the sake of the team's future. As good as he is, the 4th quarter selfish ISO-ball routine while Zion is shooting literally 80-90+% and yet not touching the ball for 5+ possessions in a row is just not acceptable or sustainable.
― Sabre of Paradise (trevor phillips), Saturday, 13 February 2021 03:42 (three years ago) link
they def should make their offense more zion centric
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:08 (three years ago) link
kinda funny he came out of college with all these highlight plays and now hes just like i do layups, the ultimate makes it look easy guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Bl1R8d0TQ
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:10 (three years ago) link
the drive on zinger at 1:20 is pretty funny just no chance barely even had time to flail
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:13 (three years ago) link
children should shield their eyes from that interior defense
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:14 (three years ago) link
Yea I've never seen a 20 year old who hasn't even played one full season make NBA defenses and double/triple teams look completely ineffective like Zion does. And he's still perfectly capable of those wow-worthy highlights like a one handed alley on the break where his eyes were rim level I saw last week, but I think NOLA's medical staff has told him to keep that to a minimum when possible for the sake of his future health. Which is probably for the best if he's still capable of dominating like this with his touch as opposed to his hops.
― Sabre of Paradise (trevor phillips), Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:17 (three years ago) link
yeah absolutely its the right way to go, gotta think the marketing department might disagree tho
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:18 (three years ago) link
if the pellies start to win a lot, the marketing department will have no problems with zion's highlight reel, no matter how much he tones down his game to make it look easy.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:23 (three years ago) link
gotta keep that vaccine pipeline pumping so we can get a crowd in there with zion
― Clay, Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:47 (three years ago) link
hes good about playing under control, already seems pretty judicious/crafty in using his athleticism, compared to someone like blake who was just trying to jump over people when he came into the league, also the pelicans are clearly taking his long term health very seriously― lag∞n, Friday, February 12, 2021 3:37 PM (fourteen minutes ago)^^^ they're different players. blake blew his knee out before he ever played a game and then was second in the league in total dunks his first season and first in total dunks his second season. zion is 10th in the league right now in total dunks. blake was a reckless player, i don't get that from zion. he's not going to show up to the slam dunk contest to jump over a car. if he works to keep himself in shape i don't see why he can't manage a long career... his game will have to change and he will need to expand his skill base (which blake did btw) but the idea that his body is a death sentence for his career, i don't see it.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 13 February 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
it was his kneecap iirc
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 14:29 (three years ago) link
There’s an obvious reason why Blake had injury problems, it’s a reason that Zion might as well, but we can’t talk about it on here because of libel laws
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 13 February 2021 14:36 (three years ago) link
blake def looks like hes on the juice, he has the juice face and everything, zion idk
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:05 (three years ago) link
zion just looks fat lol, you can of course be a lil fat and on the juice its just not the typical outcome
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
it's not a crime to be a thicc boi
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
not in life but in the nba it is
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:08 (three years ago) link
hes the least world class athlete looking guy he looks like he should be able to jump one foot not four
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:09 (three years ago) link
he literally waddles when he runs
yah if you put the idea of zion in a computer it would say “no”
― Clay, Saturday, 13 February 2021 16:20 (three years ago) link