This is why I can't take anything you post seriously; after I debunked every single point of your argument, you crawled away in defeat with this bullshyt:
And then you resort to taking passive-aggressive shots at me, over and over, for cheap daps, instead of addressing me directly. And NOW, since your rockbrain was overwhelmed by all the facts that deflated your bullshyt in our previous exchange, you then and go and twist, manipulate and take out of context, more of my posts on the same matter, trying to scavenge whatever dignity you have left to deflect away from how embarrassing I made you look.
You can fool all these other folks, but as long as you know, that I know - well, you know what I'm talking about.
Now let's address your bullshyt (again); that you'll once again, either fail to respond to, or type out another indirect shot from afar to save yourself further embarrassment.
Because at 6'6" and limited dimensions, he's going to need a jump-shot to layer his halfcourt scoring; once teams take away the option of scoring in the paint, he's going to need another means of scoring points. This is basketball 101. You don't survive in this league at his height without one. Now, I know you don't like using your brain, but when I mean
survive, I don't mean he's going to be a bust or a role player without a jumpshot, I mean in the context of being a franchise player.
He will not survive as the centerpiece of a team if he doesn't develop a jumpshot.
Re: His position
I don't think he can be a full-time 4 in the league - the ideal spot for him will be to drop weight and play at the 3. Not only for the preservation and longevity of his career, but on offense, his style of play will be more effective at the 3, and on defense, he'll be exposed less. Playing at the 3 will also mitigate some of his conditiong issues that he will undoubtedly have to contend with this season.
Re: Coming off the bench
I specifically said
"6th man will be a great spot for him to start from to build his outside game". I didn't say he wasn't capable of starting, I said that coming off the bench will be best for him to build his outside game, so he can build confidence in his shot. Developing and fine-tuning his jumpshot against second-units is better than doing it against starters. Now, keep in mind, I made that post in November 2018, when we didn't know he'd be drafted to the Pelicans, and that the Pelicans would have a completely different roster.
Quite, obviously, he should start for the Pelicans given the lack of depth they have.
This is what leads you to being reactionary over a handful of preseason games - you don't even bother to read properly and you're incapable of taking posts in their right context - all because you let your dikkriding override all reason.
All those posts you quoted are all based around me speaking about his NBA projection, and ad nauseam, his ceiling. Any dumbass muh'fukka can talk about his all-time athleticism, BBIQ, and his human-base, and see that he's going to eat in the paint - but he can't simply eat in the paint, and only in the paint, forever.
I can guarantee you, 1-2 years from now, the discussions around his game will be more in line with what I'm talking about.
The development of his jumpshot has been the heart of my argument from the very start. How the fukk are you going to say it's the "last thing" I'm holding onto, when you can clearly see from my first post in this thread, and previous posts you've dragged up from other threads that my focus is on his jumpshot?
This only further proves to me you aren't willing to listen to any reason because you realize your agenda doesn't hold any weight with me.
What evidence did
@DetroitEWarren provide of his jumpshot? During scrimmage? A select few of jumpshots that are cherry-picked from college?
I don't even need to
run to stats to prove my point - anybody that has just one functioning eye can see that he doesn't have a jumpshot (as of yet). You run away from the stats I provide because you don't wanna acknowledge reality. I wouldn't expect anything less from a Duke fan.
In college:
73% of Zion's shots were at the rim last season
He only took 80 jumpshots in total (71 from behind the arc, and only 9 inside the arc);
Only 18% of his total shots were jumpshots - at a completion rate well below average D1 standard
He only took 38 NBA-standard 3s in total, most of which were uncontested, which he completed at 31%.
These are his shot charts against NBA competition thus far:
And against the Knicks in SL, his shot makes/attempts were as follows:
Missed 3-pointer
Missed 20-ft jumpshot (blocked by Knox)
Missed shot near rim (blocked by Robinson)
Dunk (uncontested)
Dunk (uncontested)
Missed shot near rim (blocked by Robinson)
Dunk (uncontested)
Dunk (uncontested)
The only made shots he had were dunks; all other shots he missed (three of which were blocked).
Across four games against NBA competition, he's only attempted seven shots (outside of 5-ft of the rim), and he's only made ONE of them. That's one made jumpshot across nearly 50 total shots.
Now please tell me, how the fukk do you think
@DetroitEWarren's
evidence holds any weight to what I posted above?
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