Zion's NBA debut- up next on ESPN

[Goo Punch 4275]

Even though i'm sure he'll be on a minutes limit i'm still pretty pumped to catch his debut. I just wanna see him do something spectacular. 

[Henry Hill 3156]

I hope he scores a basket 

[immortal13 4059]

Why start a whole new thread for this?

[NowThis 931]

in each game, the main goal should be to avoid a season ending injury.

[Goo Punch 4275]

starts off with an errant pass followed by a really nice dime for the assist to Ingram. NO is going to look real dynamic once he jells with the team. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

yeah he is definitely nowhere near game shape. 

[Wally Pryor 5388]

Damn, he's big.  Bigger than normal.

I don't know if the # is 15, 20 or 25.  But he''s going to have to drop some lbs.

[Goo Punch 4275]

nice bucket +1 from Hayes.

[Goo Punch 4275]

TIL Jakob Poetl's last name rhymes with "turtle".

[Kermit 3162]

I’m reminded of how much of a beating Mark Jackson is. He is truly the worst commentator out there.

[Goo Punch 4275]

damn the Spurs are impressive. currently on the court:

P Mills

D White

T Lyles

M Belinelli

J Poetl 

 

and SA is up 15. Pop is amazing. 

[Kermit 3162]

We’d prefer no Marco. He’s like pineapple on pizza.

[Goo Punch 4275]

he has got to be well over 300 lbs right now, and i cannot believe how light on his feet and explosive he is. total freak. 

[BradInATX 9208]

2 minutes ago, Kermit said:

We’d prefer no Marco. He’s like pineapple on pizza.

School in summertime

[Goo Punch 4275]

hmm, sounds like 'just ok'.

[Goo Punch 4275]

which is NOT ok. 

[Kermit 3162]

.shit

Edited January 23, 2020 by Kermit

[Goo Punch 4275]

LA just missed putting Hayes on a poster, then Hayes went down and scored on LA...who proceeded to demand the ball/score on Hayes. And again he demands the ball and draws the foul on Hayes. That was fun to watch. 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

1 hour ago, Goo Punch said:

damn the Spurs are impressive

Best slightly under .500 team I'm the league!!

[Goo Punch 4275]

Zion hits a big three and then follows it up by converting the lob on the next play. 

edit: pulls up and hits another three, and Alvin Gentry pull his sub back to the bench!

Zion is going the fuck OFF!!! 13 points in about a minute and a half. shit!

Edited January 23, 2020 by Goo Punch

[Radical Larry 28815]

JFC Zion

[Blotto 23975]

They might want to guard Zion behind the arc. Fun game.

[Goo Punch 4275]

holy fuck, he's scored 16 points in the last two minutes. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

lmao, "MVP" chants.

[Pam Cummings 9825]

Zion just took over. Damn.

 

Really hope the guy can stay healthy. He's a beast.

Edited January 23, 2020 by Pam Cummings

[Kermit 3162]

That was fun. 

[Radical Larry 28815]

 

[Blotto 23975]

Ingram looks like he's stoned to  the bejezus belt

[NowThis 931]

Zion's PER is 38.25

the O/U on his points last night was 12.5 iirc , surpassed in a short time.

Edited January 23, 2020 by NowThis

[Napoleon 8802]

9 hours ago, BradInATX said:

School in summertime

"No Class"?

[NowThis 931]

Duke would've won the title if RJ Barrett wasn't on the floor.

[satyanash 15358]

Hell of a debut from Zion. Up there with rookie MCW scoring a quadruple-double and dunking on LeBron, or even Linsanity.

 

 

[d2o 1603]

His shot looks terrible but he hit them.   He will get plenty of wide open shots like that as teams will back way off him.      Made some nice plays too.    Still looks way out of shape but that was somewhat expected with him not being able to run until relatively recently.  It will be interesting to see how he is worked into a larger role since the team had been playing very well without him recently.

[Goo Punch 4275]

 

[immortal13 4059]

That looked like a D1 player blocking a fifth-grader

[washparkhorn 9967]

Game leading +16 in the 7 point loss to the Nuggets. He is a force already. And should only get better. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13675]

Unreal how thick Zion is (phrasing!). It is downright freakish. Only other hoops star I could compare it to is Shaq or Barkley.

That said, it might serve Zion well in terms of longevity to trim at least 20 pounds, especially how high he flies. But who knows? His tendons and joints might be just as robust as the rest of him.

[Goo Punch 4275]

i'm pretty sure he's going to shed 10-15 lbs over the next 3-5 weeks of getting back into shape. the fact that he's legit overweight and not in shape right now is downright scary. 

[hobbes2702 13351]

12 minutes ago, Goo Punch said:

i'm pretty sure he's going to shed 10-15 lbs over the next 3-5 weeks of getting back into shape. the fact that he's legit overweight and not in shape right now is downright scary. 

Yup. 285 is what I’ve seen. Needs to play around 250-260 otherwise it’s just too much wear and tear I would think

[Braff Zacklin 13675]

Wasn't he the same weight (~280 lbs) as an 18-year-old at Duke?

He won't even be 20 until July. Fucking unreal.

 

[hobbes2702 13351]

I think Duke listed him at 265. And even if he was he still needs to lose weight. It’s just unnecessary, especially given the way he plays, to carry that weight.

[Braff Zacklin 13675]

Completely agree. Can't imagine his knees or back would hold up over the long term. And with a 40-inch vertical ... geez.

[Goo Punch 4275]

Zion catches the ball with one hand *behind the backboard* and still finishes:

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

posted more for the highlight reel than the stats. if he stays healthy- watch out. 

Edited February 14, 2020 by Goo Punch

[Goo Punch 4275]

if he stays healthy and actually develops a real pull-up game/3-point shot, he will be this generation's LeBron. This are big if's, but got damn this kid is talented. 

 

[Napoleon 8802]

"He good." *


*No verb needed.

[victory88 5755]

Yeah, he’s going to be Lebrun level.  This dude is dominating grown NBA players coming off an injury and still getting in shape.  A guy that big should not be able to move the way he does... especially at age 19.

[SilasCoade 2622]

He's a walking $1B industry if he stays healthy as long as LeBron has. Only way he does that is to lose that 15-20#.

[Goo Punch 4275]