Zion Williamson might be a better NBA prospect than LeBron...
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That's putting it lightly. Zion is as freakish an athlete as we've ever seen. And he's 285 lbs of muscle.
Even if his game is like Randle, he'll be able to utilize that style to much greater effectiveness given his superior physical gifts.
What?
He is a defensive 5. He can't defend the 4. He is too lazy off of the ball to defend the 3. But the man has great perimeter abilities. I am not sure why you are so down on him
He does play the paint like Randle but his game is identical to Russell Westbrook
OP ain't the kiss of death. He is just over the top and late as hell to the party. He was late to the SaQuon Barkley party too
your title said zion might be a better nba prospect than bron.
and you and i both know bron would've been drafted #1 if he was in this year's draft.
yes he got a crazy potential. but saying he might be a better prospect than bron is a reach.
He doesn’t even come close to measuring out to be a “defensive 5”, nor will he have the stamina/ability to do it in small ball lineups. And no, he doesn’t have great perimeter abilities: his offense is primarily based around scoring in the paint.
I don’t know what Zion you’re referring to, but it damn sure ain’t the one living in this reality.
your title said zion might be a better nba prospect than bron.
and you and i both know bron would've been drafted #1 if he was in this year's draft.
yes he got a crazy potential. but saying he might be a better prospect than bron is a reach.
Lebron never played college ball. We have no idea how he woulda fared. We also have the benefit of hindsight with LeBron. That is why the title of this thread is Zion MIGHT be better than LeBron rather than he WILL be better.
All I'm saying is Zion is impressing me enough right now that I can see him having a bigger impact in the NBA than LeBron.
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Veteran
I didn't know 3's were the only outside shot1/2 from 3 on the season is considered making them?
I dont have to watch a full 40 minute game to be able to tell whether a player can shoot or not.
Yea just like Harold Minor was compared to Michael Jordan. Comparisons mean nothing
How was I late when I was hyping him after his sophomore year? Way before the mock drafts had him going #1 overall.
I don't remember many people talking about him as potentially the best RB of all-time as a freshmen. Correct me if I'm wrong.
No way in hell Zion a better prospect than Lebron was. wtf?!?!
Do people even realize Lebron hung 33, 4 and 4 on Oak Hill Academy as a 15 year old sophomore? That people were saying he could’ve went pro after his Jr. season and no one was really arguing it???
Just gonna leave this here...
Do people even realize Lebron hung 33, 4 and 4 on Oak Hill Academy as a 15 year old sophomore? That people were saying he could’ve went pro after his Jr. season and no one was really arguing it???
Just gonna leave this here...
He's definitely #1 on my board right now. On pure athleticism he's as gifted as any human to walk this Earth straight up, and it's all functional.
Incredibly strong, and consistently uses and knows how to use his strength to overpower defenders. Leaping ability is off the charts, and he can load up off one or two feet, in the open court, in traffic, through contact, out of hop steps, after changing direction, etc. he can explode from any position on the floor it's fukking insane.
Has speed in the open court and a good first step, wide frame so once he's got a step on you or you're even with him you're sealed off which combined with his strength and leaping ability means it's basically impossible to recover. What's maybe just as freaky as all that is that he's still incredibly nimble and shifty... dude can hop step around you like it's nothing and the hop step is quick af...
Take all that and don't forget that he actually has amazing touch around the rim and a variety of ways to finish combined with a very good handle and high level court vision and good BBIQ. His instincts are incredible too, the way he reads the floor on defense is insane.
Top it all off he's perfection in terms of intangibles... Killer instinct, drive, passion for days, and yet still has an infectious lovable side that won't isolate or scare teammates but instead make them comfortable - he's just coming to rip the head off of the opposition. Willing to sacrifice his body, makes winning plays, shares the ball when it's the right play and attacks other times.
Even without any perimeter shooting he'll be a major problem in the league. If you actually have to guard him out to the arc it's over. I'm not going to compare the boy to LeBron yet, but only question about him will be if his body can hold up in terms of injury and staying in shape.
Incredibly strong, and consistently uses and knows how to use his strength to overpower defenders. Leaping ability is off the charts, and he can load up off one or two feet, in the open court, in traffic, through contact, out of hop steps, after changing direction, etc. he can explode from any position on the floor it's fukking insane.
Has speed in the open court and a good first step, wide frame so once he's got a step on you or you're even with him you're sealed off which combined with his strength and leaping ability means it's basically impossible to recover. What's maybe just as freaky as all that is that he's still incredibly nimble and shifty... dude can hop step around you like it's nothing and the hop step is quick af...
Take all that and don't forget that he actually has amazing touch around the rim and a variety of ways to finish combined with a very good handle and high level court vision and good BBIQ. His instincts are incredible too, the way he reads the floor on defense is insane.
Top it all off he's perfection in terms of intangibles... Killer instinct, drive, passion for days, and yet still has an infectious lovable side that won't isolate or scare teammates but instead make them comfortable - he's just coming to rip the head off of the opposition. Willing to sacrifice his body, makes winning plays, shares the ball when it's the right play and attacks other times.
Even without any perimeter shooting he'll be a major problem in the league. If you actually have to guard him out to the arc it's over. I'm not going to compare the boy to LeBron yet, but only question about him will be if his body can hold up in terms of injury and staying in shape.
bron was hyped since he was 14.
and he got picked ahead of melo, dwade, and bosh who were pretty damn legit prospect and them boys PLAYED IN COLLEGE
put zion in that 03 class he might not even be a top 3 pick. bron going #1 no doubt. detroit was obsessed with darko, and melo was surest thing.
and so what bron didn't play in college?
bron as a 18-19 year old without a jumper posted 21/6/5.5 in the NBA
if bron could do that in a grown man era what would he do against college kids?
Zion has got a chance to be good at worst and great at best. His athleticism and explosiveness assures me that he wont be a bust but his not that great wingspan or height gives me concern. Though he could easily get up to 6'8 or 6'9 and add another inch or two onto his wingspan and reach to make him an even better prospect. Wasn't he just listed at 6'5 last year or in 2016? And you can easily tell he's at least 6'7 out there on the court too.
What other position can he defend? 5 is the only one I see that is possible
The plan should be to use him like the Lakers use JaVale at center.
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I didn't know 3's were the only outside shot
Well yes. The context when its said a person cant shoot from the outside is 3's. Even if we ignore that, him being able to hit the midrange wont change a thing about him not being able to shoot from the three, not being able to create his own shot (without barrelling into the lane that is) and him being undersized and t rex armed.
He wont even be able to get that midrange shot off...
I wouldnt want a more effective Julius Randle as the number 1 pick. But Im not sold on anyone else coming out of this draft either so time will tell..