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This is the sort of thing I was worried about with Ball. The circus he brings (his family). Notice LaMelo didn't publicly ask Monk for it (because that'd be dumb) but his brother did via Twitter (which is even more dumb). Monk has already replied saying he can't do that. It's just annoying it was even put out there. Really worried these guys are used to getting what they want. Hopefully LaMelo can fall in line and work to earn his mins. Mitch said that right off the bat, which I agree with and was needed. Guy seems to have a ton of talent and can be a superstar for us, but it won't happen if he's not pushed to work hard and earn it.

I'm with you a little but its all jokes imo

and for whatever isn't..... anything that lights a fire under Malik Monk is positive.

SWedd523 wrote:I view Ball as an uber confident player who may have issues recognizing his faults and fear he may not be talented enough to impose his will on defenses. That's backed up by him personally stating he doesn't believe his jumper is broken and/or needs to be rebuilt. That tells me he doesn't really realize he takes dumb shots and shoots poorly.

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SWedd523 wrote:I view Ball as an uber confident player who may have issues recognizing his faults and fear he may not be talented enough to impose his will on defenses. That's backed up by him personally stating he doesn't believe his jumper is broken and/or needs to be rebuilt. That tells me he doesn't really realize he takes dumb shots and shoots poorly.

To a much lesser extent, wanna know who that reminds me of?

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Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:Monk is out of the NBA next year.

Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:Monk is out of the NBA next year.

Rich4114 wrote:

Vanderbilt_Grad wrote:Monk is out of the NBA next year.

That’s not happening. It’s far more likely he breaks out than spends his last year in the nba this season. What makes you think he’d be out of the league after this year?

In a video for 8 in the Box Productions earlier this summer, I detailed how the Miami Heat relentlessly picked on poor Kemba Walker in the Eastern Conference Finals. My main takeaway was how important a guard’s height was to a baseline of acceptable defense, as the Heat’s Tyler Herro largely escaped the same ridicule simply due to the fact that he’s six inches taller than Walker. Simply being bigger dissuades large ball handling wings from backing a guy down and shooting over him possession after possession. LaMelo being 6-foot-7 makes him one of the tallest point guards in the NBA the day he gets drafted, and therefore, not the bullseye of opposing playoff prowlers.

The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, one of the best in the NBA Draft Coverage business, who explained to me why he too believes in LaMelo Ball the defender.

“I think LaMelo was terrible on defense on the whole this year because of largely engagement and effort level issues. Also has some real mechanical flaws in terms of his stance, and he got pushed around a lot due to his lack of strength currently. But when LaMelo was engaged, he showed some real potential rotating around the court and knowing where to be. When he wants to do it, he reads the court and diagnoses what’s happening on it faster than anyone else out there. He’s a basketball genius. So if he wants to be a good defender, I think he can probably be a good defender once he gets stronger. But it’s up to him.”

https://fansided.com/2020/11/03/lamelo-ball-defense-breakdown-optimistic/

geraldwallace wrote:Welp, I see the two tribes on LaMelo are gonna be clashing for the next month or two atleast

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