RJ Barrett certainly did shy from embracing the moment.
Disagree with this. He usually delivered when given a chance. Don't believe it was his fault that Barrett took all those shots. Give credit to MSU for doubling him at the end and not letting him beat them and/or you can blame coach K for not finding a way to get it to him.2 points in the last 5 minutes of the UCF game and missed the game tying free throw.
Not sure on the VT game.
2 points in the last 6 minutes of the MSU game.
#notclutch
Pure gold!Meh you dont need Zion. Just watch this on loop.
MJ would have punched Barrett in the face, taken the ball and scored.
I think Zion's end of game issues may be conditioning related too. He definitely floated toward the perimeter more in the 2nd half and was finishing less often when he did get inside. As a Knick fan I want the second pick in the draft - Zion has me perplexed.
Zion is great and seems pretty humble and gracious if you listen to him speak. People should separate their dislike of the coverage he receives from the player himself. He doesn’t control what ESPN/CBS/Turner talks about.
MJ would have punched Barrett in the face, taken the ball and scored.
Disagree with this. He usually delivered when given a chance. Don't believe it was his fault that Barrett took all those shots. Give credit to MSU for doubling him at the end and not letting him beat them and/or you can blame coach K for not finding a way to get it to him.
I don't blame Zion at all here. When he got the ball, he usually did his thing. It's not his fault RJ Barrett turned into a poor man's Kobe, nobody on that team could convert an entry pass and the only way he could get the ball was off a rebound or coming out to the perimeter to get it.
So... I may be in the extreme minority on this, but do we all think Zion will have the immediate impact on the NBA that everyone believes he will?
Do not get me wrong -- I think he'll be very good and an All Star -- but the way the media hypes him, you'd think he is going to be LeBron James right from the jump.
I think there are a lot of question marks -- at least in my opinion. His jumper isn't great, his handle isn't great, he has a tendency to trail a lot in transition defensively (could be from too many minutes). He's a freak athletically and finishes around the rim in traffic better than a lot of NBA All Stars already. Just really not sure how it will translate -- probably because there's never been anybody like him.
So... I may be in the extreme minority on this, but do we all think Zion will have the immediate impact on the NBA that everyone believes he will?
Do not get me wrong -- I think he'll be very good and an All Star -- but the way the media hypes him, you'd think he is going to be LeBron James right from the jump.
I think there are a lot of question marks -- at least in my opinion. His jumper isn't great, his handle isn't great, he has a tendency to trail a lot in transition defensively (could be from too many minutes). He's a freak athletically and finishes around the rim in traffic better than a lot of NBA All Stars already. Just really not sure how it will translate -- probably because there's never been anybody like him.
I really love the unfettered cynicism and jealousy of Zion. He’s about the best thing that’s happened to college basketball in a long time. He plays the game right, plays it extremely hard and plays it extremely well. I’d kill to have a kid like this on our team.
he's a lot more likable than I expected him to be...he actually has a great presence in interviews and a good mentality about the game and (seemingly) life in general as well...based on that alone, I predict he will indeed live up to the hype in the NBA.Zion is great and seems pretty humble and gracious if you listen to him speak. People should separate their dislike of the coverage he receives from the player himself. He doesn’t control what ESPN/CBS/Turner talks about.