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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 3107836, member: 1001"] Sure, he's not a lock to be a superstar, mainly because of his jumpshot, but I'm just not worried about his size. Barkley thrived in an era that was bigger, more physical, and less perimeter-oriented. If Barkley was coming out today I can only imagine how many people would be predicting he'd bust. I think Zion fits into that tiny category of being so physically gifted and unique that he'll overcome the classic/predicted issues of being undersized. Zion had some struggles against Fall but UCF packed the paint so hard, completely ignoring Jones and Goldwire, and playing plenty of zone. Zion will never see that in the NBA: a 7'6" guy who's allowed to stand at the rim for the entirety of defensive possession. And yet Zion still had 32 & 11 and shot 50% from the floor. Duke was one of the worst shooting teams in the country. Teams packed the paint. Zion in an open, flowing NBA offense will have so much more room to thrive. I'm not worried about him against larger NBA bigs because he's shown great decision making to me. He makes a lot of smart passes when attacking the rim. He seems to have good instincts as to when he should seek contact/finish or kick it out and he's very unselfish. It's so easy in today's NBA to put defenses into rotation: a high PnR or a quick action and the defense is scrambling. Zion won't be playing that much 1v1 against a set defense. [/QUOTE]