Zombie OT: Zion

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Has he played well enough against quality competition yet?
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    And now we are talking about something different.
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Not at the present time
     
  4. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    He is an amazing talent and should transition well to the pros.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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  8. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    I agree.
    Ja Morant , of Murray State, the second pick.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I don't remember asking. Why can't they both make great passes?
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    He doesn't seem to like all of the deserved hype Zion is getting.

    Seems salty about it TBH.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Haha how am I salty because I think hes overhyped? He throws a pass Morant does routinely and you have media sources freaking out and calling it "otherwordly".

    Duke is the Lakers, and the Zion hype reminds me of LeBron in LA. Its ridiculous.
     
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    Except the Lakers aren't in the playoffs and Duke is a #1 seed. Duke also showed how good Zion is when they struggled pretty bad without him.
     
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    Im not sure about Zion, Phenomenal athlete, like Lebron Esque and I hope he does well. I do have my reservations though, beyond shooting, he’s huge will he be quick enough to guard wings or guards in the NBA? Will he mostly be an interior player? Does he play point forward a bit Ben Simmons esque?
    I feel like with Morant its easier to picture what he’ll translate to at the next level, doesnt mean that Morant will succeed and Zion wont.
    I hope they’re both successful, unless they’re on the lakers then I hope they lose a lot heh.
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    It's simple.

    You just had to throw shade when someone gave him props.

    That's salty.

    Calling his hype ridiculous just shows how salty you are about it.
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    He's clearly the number one pick. He's stronger and more athletic than 90% of the NBA.

    @BonesJones should realize that they're showing replays of his passes because his dunking has been shown the most.
     
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    He's definitely an incredible athlete. No denying that. If I had the #1 pick I'd probably take Morant (especially if I was a team desperate for a PG), but I absolutely understand the people who think I'm crazy for saying that. Zion is a generational type athlete if / when he couples that with the basketball skills he has a chance to be ridiculous.
    I hope they both do well, Morants, not a generational athlete like Zion but every time I watch him play I'm really impressed at how natural basketball seems to be for him. Zion certainly has the higher ceiling though.
     
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    Dom McBlazer Well-Known Member

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    I like Zion a lot and hope he does well in not only the tourney, but in the league as well (not with the Lakers of course). HOWEVER, is a Zion Cam really necessary?
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I do realize that...

    Sorry Im not freaking out and thinking that pass is "otherworldly".
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    So you thought that pass was otherworldly?
     

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