Zion Williamson Bust Watch

[Dr. Fauci]

 

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Wish the young man the best. He's in a low pressure situation. Team is not expected to win, so he just has to get his numbers. He's likable and seems competitive.

The backlash and people thinking/wishing he flops is a reaction to the media hype and the outrageous claims, comparisons and projections.

I don't think his body will hold up for the full season though. I see him playing less than 60 games.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

All that wear and tear at his weight will catch up to him eventually if he doesn't cut down. It will be inevitable.

It's less "doom and gloom" and more being realistic. There's a reason why all big men in the league have been cutting down over recent years to keep in tune with the pace and space game. Of course, no body type is immune to injury, but all the actions that are frequent in today's game, and the injury risk they carry are compounded by the weight you carry, especially when knee injuries are more prevalent than ever, and that joint/ligaments bear the majority of your body's weight. Since "coli doctors" don't know what they're talking about, perhaps you'll find advice from NBA trainers/coaches more palatable:

"Mahinmi was given the all-clear to slim down in July, but started with lighter weights to take it easy on his knees. Losing weight also reduced the extra physical stress on his ligaments and joints when he ran, jumped, or landed.

“Someone like Nurkic—if he stays at a good weight, and he’s not fluctuating, he could add four, five years to his career,” Barto says. “He’s already had one injury,” he says, referring to the Blazers center’s broken right leg last March, “and the more weight you hold, the more you're banging your joints, and the more injury prone you're going to be.”

Players are now looking for ways to help them last—not just over the long haul of their career but over the course of a grueling 82-game season.
On Zion -

Finally, we touched base with an NBA assistant coach, who spoke off the record because he is not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

"If you're playing 82 games at that weight, running up and down the floor, that's bad for his joints and it'll take a toll on him. I think he's going to struggle with a lot of things. If it were me, I wouldn't play over 260-to-265 pounds if I was 6-foot-7. In today's game, with every team getting out in transition, with more possessions than ever before, it's concerning if a guy is carrying that much weight.""

The game is different today - more running/covering distance, more jumping and moving at weird angles, more stress on your joints/ligaments etc. Not to mention, Zion is a lot more reckless with his body than Chuck ever was.

And yes, Chuck did battle with multiple lower body injuries throughout his career - I mean shyt, his career ended because he ruptured a tendon in his knee.

Given the circumstances, this is an instance where I don't like being right, but this is why him developing an outside game is even more essential now. This was staring y'all right in the face and y'all didn't wanna acknowledge it.

 

[Don Homer]

dude gotta lose weight

no two ways about it. lose the damn weight

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

All that wear and tear at his weight will catch up to him eventually if he doesn't cut down. It will be inevitable.

For starters, he's NOT going to last long in the league if he stays at 285lbs (I highly doubt his trainers/prep team will let him enter his rookie season at that weight), so he's not going to have that same size advantage at the next level, like he does now. Second of all, his strength/athleticism won't mean shyt if he doesn't have the height/wingspan to finish over longer, smarter and experienced defenders. Tweeners with strength/athleticism as their main attributes have limited ceilings in the league. His success will be predicated on him developing an outside game, because he's not going to dominate at the NBA level with his current style of play.

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Now do y'all see why him developing an outside game is essential?

 

[O.T.I.S.]

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Now do y'all see why him developing an outside game is essential?

I guess you got your wish sick old man

 

[VegetasHairline]

Don't mention me. I'm not interested in reading what you have to say. @Gil Scott-Heroin

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I guess you got your wish sick old man

I never hope or wish for anyone to get injured, especially someone who hasn't even started their NBA career. The Basketball Gods are cruel; let's all hope we still get to see him retain his explosiveness. With that said, this is why I kept going on and on and on and on and on about his jumpshot, because his current style of play was just never meant to be.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

I never hope or wish for anyone to get injured, especially someone who hasn't even started their NBA career. The Basketball Gods are cruel; let's all hope we still get to see him retain his explosiveness. With that said, this is why I kept going on and on and on and on and on about his jumpshot, because his current style of play was just never meant to be.

Didn’t read

you was in this thread for months praying for this kid to get injured

you got your wish you sick fukk... enjoy whatever moments that give your meaningless life happiness


No need to respond either, not responding. Probably the most disgusting thing ive seen anyone do on here and thats saying a lot

 

[Morethan1]

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Now do y'all see why him developing an outside game is essential?

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[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Didn’t read

you was in this thread for months praying for this kid to get injured

you got your wish you sick fukk... enjoy whatever moments that give your meaningless life happiness


No need to respond either, not responding. Probably the most disgusting thing ive seen anyone do on here and thats saying a lot

It's embarrassing that some of y'all grown men act like this.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

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I take it you would like to retract all that dumb shyt you were posting about his game, Mr. I Don't Get It?

 

[Cereal_Bowl_Assassin]

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Now do y'all see why him developing an outside game is essential?

You are talking in circles fam..we all said he needs an outside game, some of us said that he has one and it will get better while others said he needs to develop it..its the same thing just phrased different

But anyway, I hope the young brotha heals properly. Shames that it happened to someone who showed a lot of joy for the game and is always positive

 

[Morethan1]

I take it you would like to retract all that dumb shyt you were posting about his game, Mr. I Don't Get It?

 

[Dr. Fauci]

I take it you would like to retract all that dumb shyt you were posting about his game, Mr. I Don't Get It?

You've been right Morethan one time so far in these threads

I think the-coli will start coming around after the latest news

Dont even ask me how