2023/2024 NBA Season Thread

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5th Letter said:
What are you not understanding? My point being is that those players I named FIT their cities/market. While Zion was never really a match or fit for NO.
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You said Zion doesn’t look like he’s from New Orleans lol

That’s some shit you would hear in a barbershop

I’m all for shitting on Zion but I gotta draw the line at that
 
Sony Montana said:
You said Zion doesn’t look like he’s from New Orleans lol

That’s some shit you would hear in a barbershop

I’m all for shitting on Zion but I gotta draw the line at that
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🤔 im talking about FIT. Stop pretending to not get the point just to argue lol.

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5th Letter said:
I feel like NO wasn’t the right fit. Even if a player isn’t from a market they at least look like they could be from there. Zeke could’ve been a Detroit nigga, Magic looked like he was born and raised in LA, AI looked like he could’ve been a Philly nigga etc etc. Zion made more sense in NY. Even Ja looks like a Memphis nigga, he’s embraced the city and the city embraced him. Zion never really wanted to be there.
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Thats valid. I think he was gonna face the same weight/injury issues yr 1 and maybe yr 2 but a better organization would have been monitoring him better off the court and would have reeled him in sooner.

I think they just expected him to come in, take over and for it to trickle down the roster. Zion not that guy tho. They didn't have the right coaches and vets around him.
 
TTBF said:
Thats valid. I think he was gonna face the same weight/injury issues yr 1 and maybe yr 2 but a better organization would have been monitoring him better off the court and would have reeled him in sooner.

I think they just expected him to come in, take over and for it to trickle down the roster. Zion not that guy tho. They didn't have the right coaches and vets around him.
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Can it still happen or nah? I mean the pelicans don’t even feel like his team
 
TTBF said:
Thats valid. I think he was gonna face the same weight/injury issues yr 1 and maybe yr 2 but a better organization would have been monitoring him better off the court and would have reeled him in sooner.

I think they just expected him to come in, take over and for it to trickle down the roster. Zion not that guy tho. They didn't have the right coaches and vets around him.
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I think being in a place he wanted to be could’ve been a motivating factor too.
 
Sony Montana said:
What would have to change for Zion to fit in NO? Or you can’t fix that?

Does Ingram fit?
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Ingram is not a superstar. Zion was supposed to be a transcendent superstar that would become the face of the league. Ingram was supposed to be his Scottie Pippen to supply some help so Zion wouldn’t have to carry the load (⏸️) like LeBron had to in Cleveland.

Zion never embraced NO, so it was pretty much DOA from the jump. Plenty of players ended up in places they didn’t want to go. For example Steph wanted to go to NY but GS drafted him but at least he embraced GS and now is an icon.
 
5th Letter said:
Ingram is not a superstar. Zion was supposed to be a transcendent superstar that would become the face of the league. Ingram was supposed to be his Scottie Pippen to supply some help so Zion wouldn’t have to carry the load (⏸️) like LeBron had to in Cleveland.

Zion never embraced NO, so it was pretty much DOA from the jump. Plenty of players ended up in places they didn’t want to go. For example Steph wanted to go to NY but GS drafted him but at least he embraced GS and now is an icon.
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Okay gotcha


5th Letter said:
He passive aggressively implied that he wanted out.
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Why not be more direct? Soft?
 
Sony Montana said:
Can it still happen or nah? I mean the pelicans don’t even feel like his team
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No. I don't believe he's capable of making the commitment or that new Orleans front office is capable of making the necessary moves it takes to win a championship.

Maybe his career is salvageable in another city but his trajectory is Andrew Bynum, tyreke Evans rn. He'll be gone soon imo.
 
TTBF said:
No. I don't believe he's capable of making the commitment or that new Orleans front office is capable of making the necessary moves it takes to win a championship.

Maybe his career is salvageable in another city but his trajectory is Andrew Bynum, tyreke Evans rn. He'll be gone soon imo.
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Andrew Bynum lol

But yeah can’t argue with this
 
Zion plays for an obscure organization

Wonder what a Klay Thompson/Kuminga swap for Zion would be like for both organizations

Steph shoots a three and Zion comes crashing for the putback dunk while the crowd goes crazy
 
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