{~}Official 2023/2024 NBA Thread - 2024 Summer League, USA Hoops
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It's like his brain glitched
They need to rate basketball IQ on NBA 2K....his is a negative 99
I'd kick the tires
And money!I don't think Zion loves basketball
He loves food and hoes
No different than Ben Simmons.
Most of these young dudes love the money, but the game comes much laterI don't think Zion loves basketball
He loves food and hoes
Gee, I wonder how he went 5-2...
3-peat NBA finals averages:
Shaq:
35.9 PPG - 15.2 RPG - 3.5 APG - 0.7 SPG - 2.9 BPG - 59.1% TS - 3 FMVPs
Kobe:
22.0 PPG - 6.1 RPG - 5.1 APG - 1.3 SPG - 1.2 BPG - 50.8 TS% - 0 FMVPs
Jerry Buss trading prime Shaq and turning his franchise over to inefficient Kobe who was a losing player with a losing record when Phil wasn't coaching him, was a mistake it's still tryna recover from. The team performed better, went to more Finals, and won more Finals when Shaq was the face of franchise vs. Kobe's Lakers. Why that's portrayed as the "right move" isn't based on basketball.
KG and his generation are to blame. They didn't promote the next generation or took guys under the wing, just hated on them and tried to beat the young guys for clout. Then those young guys went on to be way more successful, made way more money, and became bigger stars. Why would they listen to them or value their input? And now these niggas can't even be gatekeepers cuz the Chucks, Kennys, and Shaqs won't move out the way. They just in no man's land. The all star isn't as important to this generation, and that's OK. You can't clown the IST one month then cry about another exhibition 2 months later.
Fans been dicksucking foreigners, well those guys aren't gonna bring the camaraderie and excitement to ASG like stars of the past, so be careful what you wish for. ASG falling off is a byproduct of the whitening of the NBA.
I wanna see that tall light skin African beat LeBron tonite. That's gone prove Mike and Kobe better than him.
Got to get them to move the boat show a week
Funny. But Zion is the real joke.
Stephen A. is a bigger joke because this criticism isn't legitimately about the dude's weight, it's because he's in a small market.
SAS has the same narrative "he's fat" and "he doesn't want to be there"
He is. He doesnt.
What's not legit about it? He's out of shape and he puts in a half ass effort. Dude doesn't play defense and he doesn't try to rebound.
The issue is about the fact that SAS's comments are solely rooted in the fact that he hates the fact that Zion is in a small market and not on his Knicks. SAS is a public figure and should present the NBA and comment on it from a more neutral position.
No it has to do with the fact he's mediocre as fuck.
When New Orleans drafted him, did you expect this is how his career would turn out at this point?
You're an enabler bro. And you're in denial.
Overall my opinion of Zion is not the issue here, the issue is Stephen. A Smith's biased way of presenting the NBA as a public figure. Valid or not, those criticisms are rooted in his own personal bias and ESPN with the narrative spinning and I'm far from the only person to bring that shit up.
So you don't think he would criticize him even though he's criticized Randle
Four years ago, there should be no way anyone would think Julius Randle would be a better option at the four than Zion.
Dude still can't shoot from the outside
and I'm still waiting for him to get the highlight blocks he used to have at dook
So you don't think he would criticize him even though he's criticized Randle
Four years ago, there should be no way anyone would think Julius Randle would be a better option at the four than Zion.
Dude still can't shoot from the outside
and I'm still waiting for him to get the highlight blocks he used to have at dook
The issue the not about criticizing him, I expect players to be criticized and they should but you can tell the difference between actual analysis and somebody who is a mixture of a homer and a corporate kiss-ass.
Calling him mediocre is rough. Dude balls when he's on the floor and makes plays. He's got time to develop more of his game but people have a really hard time stopping what he wants to do.
I think the heat teams measure up talent wise with the Gasol, Odom, Fisher, Ariza, Vujachic Kobe teams.
It's entertaining but it's fake hustle. Garnett did not listen to the old heads, which is why he let a square ass financier run his pockets. All that barking at Black people and yet he didn't do shit when someone stole tens of millions of dollars sitting in a suit laughing.
Pierce got stabbed in the club, almost died. So obviously he didn't learn the lesson of rolling with a crew, and how to get in and out the club.
Kobe caught a rape charge on the road. Dissed his entire Black family , and all his money is now part of the Latino economy. So these players sure as hell shouldn't have listened to him.
The Pelicans media staff is really doing a disservice to their owners and other players not named Zion. Covering for a guy who is habitually out of shape, always hurt and fucking up image wise off the court is ridiculous.
Stephen A is not a pro ball player. In his professional job it's obvious he has worked far harder than Zion. Stephen A has developed his professional skills, and continued to peak at a high level of consistency over decades, that Zion has not shown he is capable of.