mjkvol wrote:DCasey91 wrote:76ciology wrote:How can Zion be this dominant while having JV in the paint?
Zion is just dominant period. Works incredibly well with scorers, jump shooters, midrange volume players, 3+D guards, 3+D wings. He’ll go down as the GOAT finisher yes better than Barkley, Jordan, Shaq, Lebron, Giannis.
He has more velocity and power (he’s as dense as concrete starting from the neck onwards but as fluid as a gymnast), and less space to get a hand on it. The dude is about 6 feet on the crouch run up before he unloads up lmao, and he has the width of a small boat so trying to get steals against him ain’t gonna work.
Helps that JV is a huge human and a very good screener (Embiid take notes lol).
The big question, and it was reflected in his Pels contract that is so loaded with incentives based on availability, will be his health. Zion is a freak of nature - humans that big aren't supposed to be able to run and jump like that and have that kind of flexibility of movement. He may end up being exactly what you say, but can he stay on the court enough to do it?
Well from a physics standpoint it makes zero sense. Because his physical profile work at opposite ends of the spectrum. The only sort of discipline that has both are class gymnasts but they weigh much lighter and are short arses for the most part (huge body morphism at a very early age which is an ethical problem but I digress) Basically every gymnast that’s elite would be taller if not for yeeting themselves 10 feet in the air as a kid lol. Men are more affected specifically boys as they are stronger biology wise, more pressure, whereas girls are actually taller up until a certain age, less pressure, more flexibility.
It’s like having a Mack truck that has the handling of a sports car, it doesn’t make any sense when you watch it live. You can have one or the other but you can’t have both. Heck even Lebron ain’t as fluid as Zion. It’s like a PF Wade but at 280 pounds!
He isn’t running at full capacity (you only get glimpses such as the Raptors and Timberwolves games) and incorporating what needs to be done vs doing dangerous things time and again (see Rose who brought all of his injuries into himself through poor functionality on landings).
God help the league if College Zion mixed in with 4 years of NBA was here right now.
I think he can have a medium longevity career outlook while being a perennial MVP candidate.
Interesting to note how Giannis will far after his athletic decline. He’s taking less explosive euro steps which at his size and frame should have been a no no right from the jump.
