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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 2034354, member: 6696"] I'm with you on this one. I watched the highlights. Kid didn't even go back on defense for basically the entire second half. He scored 92 points, yet it wasn't even a blowout because his entire team was playing defense. There's a reason why he's #16 in his class and not #1. 15 other players are better than you, kiddo, try playing D if you want a future in this game. There's plenty of lower-tier 5-star recruits who will never play a second in the NBA--we've got one on our team right now. I do not like the Ball family's attitude towards the game. It epitomizes the ridiculous, stereotypically W. Coast, scoring is all that matters philosophy. I think Lonzo is a really good player, but I don't think he'll be what people think. I'm predicting good, not great. Flashiness doesn't cut it in the NBA. Bad defense doesn't cut it in the NBA (despite what people think on this board). And that ugly three-point shot is going to get eaten alive by NBA guards. I'll take a quietly dominant Kawhi Leonard, even a bat-stuff crazy Westbrook, over flashy. You could have 160 points at half time on my team; if you don't get back on defense you ain't playing. That kid needs a good old-fashioned Pitt enforcer to drop him. [/QUOTE]