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Beyond the Association => College Basketball => Topic started by: CelticsElite on November 07, 2018, 12:13:32 AM
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Since they have the 3 of the top 5 prospects of the upcoming draft, we should probably dedicate a thread to watching them
118-84 win vs 2 ranked Kentucky tonight
Duke is legit and their players are ballers
Zions build looks like a football player.
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If they’re projected that high, Sacramento has to get lucky in the lottery... might not be worth the time
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Barrett looks really nice.
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Zion highlights: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r_uqYRwjEc8
Barrett highlights: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFYEFXN7zY
Reddish highlights: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_rPrCfyYg
Barkley 2.0 would look nice in green.
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Only playing Army, but Zion looking dominant. He made his first 9 shots. His only miss of the first half was a buzzer beating 3.
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Only playing Army, but Zion looking dominant. He made his first 9 shots. His only miss of the first half was a buzzer beating 3.
Zion finished with 27 points, 11-14 field goals, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 blocks.
Barrett and Reddish had 23 and 25 points. Reddish was 7-13 from 3.
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Only playing Army, but Zion looking dominant. He made his first 9 shots. His only miss of the first half was a buzzer beating 3.
Zion finished with 27 points, 11-14 field goals, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 blocks.
Barrett and Reddish had 23 and 25 points. Reddish was 7-13 from 3.
That’s a ridiculous stat line.
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Zion had 21 points on 10-12 shooting tonight. Through 3 games, he's averaging 25.3 points on 82% shooting. Not bad.
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All 3 players are really good
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There was one dunk early on - an alleyoop - where Zion's head was slightly ABOVE the rim...
Just crazy talent and athleticism from this dude.
Unicorn in the making...kid is what? 280 pounds?? 6'6"....who in the world is going to be crazy enough to take a charge from him?
He's going to put some poor soul in the 3rd row..
You'd probably stand a better shot at standing in front of a train.
Big time gifts with Zion.
We somehow get this kid and we'll have Little Mountain and Mount Zion.
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Zion is a legit freak.
The alley had absolutely ridiculous height.
And his “LeBron” dunk....was cocked back even further than the LeBron comp they showed.
When he reaches his athletic prime, he’s gonna be a marvel.
Any team who doesn’t take him first is insane. Not a knock on his teammates Barrett and Reddish, but he’s too special an athlete to pass up.
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Wait till he getscto NBA then we see how good he is
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Wait till he getscto NBA then we see how good he is
We may have to wait awhile for that since Stevens is reluctant to give rookies much playing time. ;)
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Wait till he getscto NBA then we see how good he is
Isn't this the case with all rookies?
People keep saying these things about Zion, and he keeps dominating.
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Wait till he getscto NBA then we see how good he is
Meh, his athleticism is generational. Look at guys like Giannis and Westbrook, two other athletic freaks. They aren’t the most talented basketball players, they are just so athletic they can still dominate. And I think his athleticism clearly trumps theirs, along with seemingly unparalleled power.
His floor is very, very high imo. If he puts in the work and wants to be great, he’s going to be special.
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team is loaded with enough talent this season they could give some bottom-feeder NBA teams a run for their money.
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Dwight Howard?
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Wait till he getscto NBA then we see how good he is
Meh, his athleticism is generational. Look at guys like Giannis and Westbrook, two other athletic freaks. They aren’t the most talented basketball players, they are just so athletic they can still dominate. And I think his athleticism clearly trumps theirs, along with seemingly unparalleled power.
His floor is very, very high imo. If he puts in the work and wants to be great, he’s going to be special.
I understand Zion will go first, and I was on the bandwagon back in the summer. However, Duke has yet to play anyone and Zion still hasn't shown he can shoot. He does have a bit of a mid-range game, which is a good start. He really is a freak. I just want to see this team play "someone" so Z can start posterizing people on a game to game basis. Even the announcers made a "cape canaveral" comment on that alley-oop last night. I was hoping we'd have a shot at him, prior to the season, but no one will pass him up now with the 1st pick unless someone just completely goes off the hook. I don't see it happening so we have no shot at getting him. I just hope Philly somehow doesn't get very lucky in the lottery.
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Dwight Howard?
Plays nothing like Dwight Howard, so I'm confused?
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Duke is so talented, that WoJ is reporting that Durant wants to join the Blue Devil's next year.
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I'm not sure how Zion will fit in the league, but it'll be interesting, that's for sure.
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Anybody remember DaJuan Blair?
Zion reminds me of Blair if he had the athleticism of early Blake Griffin.
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Anybody remember DaJuan Blair?
Zion reminds me of Blair if he had the athleticism of early Blake Griffin.
I always kinda liked Blair, even after his knees turned to jelly. Always thought he was a solid rebounder and defended well for his size
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Would a Zion/williams front court work and be complementary ? That would be a ridiculous athletic front court. The only problem is their lack of shooting but Williams has a decent form from 3 that can be developed
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Anybody remember DaJuan Blair?
Zion reminds me of Blair if he had the athleticism of early Blake Griffin.
I always kinda liked Blair, even after his knees turned to jelly. Always thought he was a solid rebounder and defended well for his size
Yeah, I rooted for him to succeed.
And I mean, for a 6'7'' center with no cartilage in his knees, he had a pretty good career. Played 7 seasons, had some regular season success with the Spurs and played limited minutes for teams that made deep playoff runs, including a Finals run in 2013. Not bad.
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Anybody else see Larry Johnson with Zion?
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Wait till he getscto NBA then we see how good he is
Meh, his athleticism is generational. Look at guys like Giannis and Westbrook, two other athletic freaks. They aren’t the most talented basketball players, they are just so athletic they can still dominate. And I think his athleticism clearly trumps theirs, along with seemingly unparalleled power.
His floor is very, very high imo. If he puts in the work and wants to be great, he’s going to be special.
I understand Zion will go first, and I was on the bandwagon back in the summer. However, Duke has yet to play anyone and Zion still hasn't shown he can shoot. He does have a bit of a mid-range game, which is a good start. He really is a freak. I just want to see this team play "someone" so Z can start posterizing people on a game to game basis. Even the announcers made a "cape canaveral" comment on that alley-oop last night. I was hoping we'd have a shot at him, prior to the season, but no one will pass him up now with the 1st pick unless someone just completely goes off the hook. I don't see it happening so we have no shot at getting him. I just hope Philly somehow doesn't get very lucky in the lottery.
I guess bludgeoning #2 Kentucky in Kentucky isn’t considered playing someone?
But yeah, he needs to work on his jumper and has plenty of time to do it. He looks like he has a good bball IQ and motor seems there.
This draft looks deep, and a few great prospects can be around when we pick.
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Anybody else see Larry Johnson with Zion?
A little bit, but he’s roughly 20 pounds heavier than young Johnson was. Johnson was pretty athletic prior to his back problems, but I’m not sure he had the nimbleness and first step of Zion, or the passing for that matter.
At the moment it’s off to a rough start we get a top 3 pick. I think we have to hope the Kings pick is at least the 5 to 10 range and package it with say the Grizzlies pick and Rozier to move up, and see if anyone bites.
The Hawks, Cavs, Suns, maybe Knicks and Bulls look like fixtures for those bottom spots. Imagine Zion with Ayton on the same team. Kind of what people were dreaming on with Shaq and Webber before the big trade. Ha
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Anybody else see Larry Johnson with Zion?
I told my friend same thing..maybe quicker
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I was against Zion at first cuz I thought he was a better randle, but this guy is different. He is a better Barkley. He is a NFL defensive end that somehow knows how to jump high and play basketball.
Duke listing Zion Williamson at 6-7, 285 pounds. Would make him the 2nd heaviest player in the NBA, behind Boban, who's 7-3, 290,
anyone looking at how many shots he’s taking?. Zion is shooting a ridiculous percentage from the floor something around 80 percent. He’s by far the biggest quickest fastest dude on the floor from what I’ve seen. He’s as much as an anomaly as the Greak Freak
Doesnt matter what level hes playing the will always be the strongest and most athletic player on the floor. He will always have that advantage even in the pros. The bully ball will not stop. People have been assuming that when he got to college that he would get unfavorable matchups and not have enough skill to deal with the athletisism but his skill level is off the charts. Hes the real deal and should go 1st overall because there is theoretically noone that can matchup with him.
In 3 games He's averaging 40.5 points per 40 minutes along with 82% fg!
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Dwight Howard?
Plays nothing like Dwight Howard, so I'm confused?
Zion's freakishness as an athlete is kind of like Dwight in his prime, absolutely unstoppable, it's beautiful to watch.
But yea, Dwight is trying to look like Zion by driving from the top of the key, but not doing so well.
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team is loaded with enough talent this season they could give some bottom-feeder NBA teams a run for their money.
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For anyone unaware and interested, Duke is about to play San Diego St. on ESPN2.
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I’ll start following Duke if the Kings pick looks more likely to land one of their stars. Not now.
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I’ll start following Duke if the Kings pick looks more likely to land one of their stars. Not now.
At this stage they're basically must see television. Their 4 freshman just crush everyone
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I’ll start following Duke if the Kings pick looks more likely to land one of their stars. Not now.
Sacramento will be in the lottery which will give us a chance at a top 3 pick and with all our picks, we may be able to move up a few spots. Who would have thought Donic would have been traded down a couple spots for a future protected pick. Plus, it's nice to get a look at guys who will be significant players in the NBA soon.
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Zion is like a hybrid of prime Barkley and prime Shawn Kemp, at least at the college level. The game has really changed since those guys and we’ll see if Zion has near that kind of NBA success.
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Zion is like a hybrid of prime Barkley and prime Shawn Kemp, at least at the college level. The game has really changed since those guys and we’ll see if Zion has near that kind of NBA success.
He moves so fast and it's not just his sprinting and jumping. It will be interesting how his game translates to the NBA. Although if he's not on the Celtics, I'm hoping he signs with the Patriots as a pass rusher. :)
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Duke vs Gonzaga is intense
Hachimura is good
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Zion injured against the Tar Heels as UNC hammer Duke.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/sports/zion-williamson-duke-knee.html