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Message: [QUOTE="Walker11, post: 2266424, member: 380"] I really do think Lonzo's court vision and basketball sense are that good. And to me, the "guys who make their teammates bettter" is a real thing, and an incredibly important thing. Do RW's athletic attributes have anything to do with his ability to process an NBA defense? His physical traits make the game easier for him, sure, but these are 2 very different skills. When you combine the 2 skills, you end up with a top 2 player of all time and these aren't exactly the strengths of RW's game. To me, he is actually sub-par in this trait and his amazing success is in spite of this deficiency. I realize that Summer League is Summer League and we will see how his game translates but Lonzo is getting his teammates sooo many easy buckets. An assist does not equal an assist. Russ is not an exceptional passer and his totals are so high because of the way he dominates the ball. Lonzo is hitting guys for open lay-ups that other players wouldn't even see. And it just benefits the psychology of the team. Anyone who has played basketball, and especially bigs know that when you know the ball will come to you if open, you are going to play harder in all aspects. And the unselfishness is totally contagious. Walton is already talking about how psyched all the wings and bigs are with the Lonzo addition and how he is rubbing off on his teammates. I don't think there is any doubt that he will be a good player. How good is likely going to depend on his shooting. The other knock was his first step, and I know the aforementioned article hit on his inability to blow by defenders but in actually watching the SL games, he got to the rack much more than I expected. [/QUOTE]

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