Bron stains ain't gon like this one-Zion Williamson is an MJ stan :umad:

is MJ the GOAT

  • Yes, MJ is the GOAT but Kobe is good too

    Votes: 19 51.4%

  • Yes, MJ is the GOAT but I wouldn't be mad if somebody took Kareem over him

    Votes: 9 24.3%

  • Yes, MJ is the GOAT but Magic is good too

    Votes: 8 21.6%

  • Yes, MJ is the GOAT and he's even more the GOAT because he's never said it himself

    Votes: 15 40.5%

  • Yes, MJ is the GOAT because he has far and away the most smiley material by volume and quality

    Votes: 20 54.1%
  • Total voters
    37
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NCAA notebook: Duke’s Zion Williamson talks mom and Michael Jordan

Duke forward Zion Williamson smiles as he speaks, accompanied by head coach Mike Krzyzewski, during an NCAA men’s college basketball news conference in Washington, on Saturday. [AP Photo/Alex Brandon]

By Rodd Baxley
Staff writer
Posted Mar 30, 2019 at 6:34 PMUpdated Mar 30, 2019 at 6:34 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Zion Williamson’s toughest coach is not Mike Krzyzewski.

Nope. That honor belongs to Sharonda Sampson, Williamson’s mother.

“My mom was the hardest basketball coach I have ever played for, even to this day,” Williamson said Saturday during Duke’s media availability at Capital One Arena.

“Even when I thought I would have a great game, she probably had a full list of things I did wrong or I could’ve did better. When I was younger, it did bother me. I remember I used to ask, ‘Is there not a good game in your book? Can I not have a great game?’ “

As a youngster, Williamson competed in youth leagues and played on the AAU circuit with the Sumter Falcons. Sampson was on the sidelines until he got to high school.

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“She’d always look at me and say, ‘You’ll thank me later,’ ” Williamson said.

“I do thank her for that as much as I can because that helped with my ability to get coached. Any other coaches I had after her that would either yell at me, go on a rant or coach me, I was never phased by it. I was always ready to learn.”

Sampson also introduced Williamson to the player that would become his driving force as a basketball player.

“I wasn’t alive during this time, but for me it was Michael Jordan,” he said.

“My mom would tell me the stories about how incredible he was. I wouldn’t watch just clips, I’d watch full games of Michael Jordan.”

Jordan, widely regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, won a national championship at North Carolina before becoming a six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls.

Williamson soaked up everything he could from watching Jordan, praising MJ’s ability as an all-around player and honing in on one of his signature traits.

“He wasn’t just an offensive player, for people who think he’s all offense,” Williamson said.

“He was a great defensive player as well. … I think his will to win is what motivated me the most to try to take that from his game. I think when you have the will to win it pushes you past your limits.”
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