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Message: [QUOTE="spudzj6, post: 3107625, member: 6812"] What did I just read? I spent too much time on a thread that should be titled "Greatest April Fool's Hot Takes" McLovin - I get what you have been trying to argue, and if you had admitted your original statement was a bit over the top right away, you wouldn't of been hit so hard. You are trying to say that based on the hype Zion has been given since before he put on a Duke jersey, you thought he was the next coming of Lebron, which simply couldn't of been the case. But that doesn't mean he isnt a good, or even great basketball player. You watched a couple games of his and thought, eh, overrated. The problem is this guy is not Lebron in any way shape or form, you can't compare the two. He will never play the game in the style Lebron plays. You can kind of see him as a much better version of Zach Randolph (in style of play only)...maybe even a bit like Larry Johnson style. His style of play leads you to believe he will be stifled with NBA caliber athletes, which I can also see, BUT if you watch his games you can see just how good he can be. The guy is very easy to scout - he has soft hands, finishes at the rim with ease, but he is very left side dominant on offense. His defense is also easy to scout - hes a high flyer that likes to help on the weak side, so look to him to come off his man when you drive. Also, you can try to back him down and go up into him to take away his jumping ability (key word try, because he's a tank). All that said...executing against the scouting report will be a nightmare - because this kid is an EXCELLENT basketball player. He sees the floor, has an above average passing ability and most importantly he has excellent footwork and basketball instinct. he will almost always be in the right spot at the right time. His sheer size/speed combo will be a matchup nightmare for a lot of teams. TLDR; Zion is an excellent basketball player - watch him more than twice and you can see that. [/QUOTE]

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