Dad Bod: The Sion James Thread

HornetJail · Post #81 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 10:09 pm

The Best "___on James" in NBA history

Post #82 » by **fatlever** » Tue Oct 28, 2025 10:50 pm

HornetJail wrote:The Best "___on James" in NBA history

LeSion James

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wilson115 · Post #83 » by **wilson115** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 10:19 pm

Ouch.
https://www.sportscasting.com/news/charlotte-hornets-rookies-nba-playoffs-kon-knueppel-sion-james-ryan-kalkbrenner/

For years, the Hornets surrounded Ball (and Brandon Miller) with athletic, developmental players without immediate pathways to NBA contribution. James is the opposite, fitting into multiple roles on both ends. His strong connective passing quickly translated, especially as a screener for Ball.

wilson115 · Post #84 » by **wilson115** » Mon Nov 3, 2025 1:08 am

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wilson115 · Post #85 » by **wilson115** » Wed Nov 5, 2025 12:49 am

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EmpireFalls · Post #86 » by **EmpireFalls** » Wed Nov 5, 2025 4:15 am

Did we not watch him in college? The one thing this guy cannot do is inbounding. The Final 4 game taught us that. Why was he inbounding at the end?

Liver_Pooty · Post #87 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Nov 5, 2025 4:20 am

EmpireFalls wrote:Did we not watch him in college? The one thing this guy cannot do is inbounding. The Final 4 game taught us that. Why was he inbounding at the end?

Terrible memory you brought up there.

Bassman · Post #88 » by **Bassman** » Wed Nov 5, 2025 1:45 pm

EmpireFalls wrote:Did we not watch him in college? The one thing this guy cannot do is inbounding. The Final 4 game taught us that. Why was he inbounding at the end?

Part of sunshine therapy process conducted by Lee; “I know you had a bad experience, but the first step is confronting your fear and bad memories. Think happy thoughts and go inbound that ball”

Post #89 » by **fatlever** » Wed Nov 5, 2025 6:06 pm

i was so wrong on my first impressions of sion in sl. he'll be a rotation wing for a while, even after his shooting regression.
plus... he's an awesome human being, it seems. kemba, marvin, zeller, lin, mkg levels of awesome person. im becoming a huge fan. he has filled the cody martin/okogie hole in my heart.

Post #90 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Nov 6, 2025 2:03 pm

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wilson115 · Post #91 » by **wilson115** » Thu Nov 6, 2025 11:07 pm

Can see it's Kon on top but thinking Sion at #2's more impressive seeing he's always matched up against elite scorers.

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wilson115 · Post #92 » by **wilson115** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:14 am

Lots of crucial plays including assisting on the shot to send it into OT

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Chapelchilla · Post #93 » by **Chapelchilla** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 5:04 am

I like this one! Sion is a hustler and hard worker. Makes smart decisions.

Post #94 » by **Diop** » Sun Dec 28, 2025 3:45 am

hes been great, the point guard skills has been a pleasant surprise. as much as he helps, i would not be against him spending a couple of weeks in the G league to further develop those areas. they are doing such a good job down there, it genuinely feels like people develop in the swarm now, compared to the old years when a g league stint just meant you got to launch as many shots as you want and go for 50

Snidely FC · Post #95 » by **Snidely FC** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 1:36 pm

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"SIONS DON'T GROW ON TREES" quote from Jon Scheyer, should be the new Thread Title
He has been great. But I don't get "Dad Bod" aren't Dad bods soft - supposed to be a joke I guess?

JMAC3 · Post #96 » by **JMAC3** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:33 pm

Sion is pretty much what I expected, can guard 1-3 but offensively he is a guy that should only touch the ball when he is open for a corner 3.
Don't buy he is some back up point guard, his assist% is 25th percentile for all players in the league. 8.5% is really low for a guard.

Good to see him in a more manageable role of 20 mpg, tough to play him more than that and have a real offense. Situationally a very useful player and a good pick for the 2nd round but I don't really have high hopes he develops into much more than he is right now.