Lonzo Ball

[InBoobieWeTrust]

Stats helped tremendously by a furiously high pace and absolutely no defense whatsoever.

That was like a summer league game. It was awful to watch.

 

[The Oi]

Everyone gonna be so salty about this kid succeeding.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

If Lonzo ain't going to be a bust, atleast we know he is busting his ass out there


https://youtu.be/tSy-kIQ54Gc?t=29

That walk though.

 

[Adam]

If Lonzo ain't going to be a bust, atleast we know he is busting his ass out there


https://youtu.be/tSy-kIQ54Gc?t=29

That walk though.

Man the way he moves is just wrong. his whole body is just out of sorts. knock kneed and hip wiggle

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Man the way he moves is just wrong. his whole body is just out of sorts. knock kneed and hip wiggle

His body looks very weird to me. Never seen a basketball player with that sort of build. His shoulders and legs look very odd.

But yeah, his foot collapses along with his knee.. that can;t be good.

His stance, particulary on defense will get him torched againt any dynamic PG scorer.

 

[godfather]

Everyone gonna be so salty about this kid succeeding.

I think he should be separated from his father. He doesn't seem anything like Lonzo at all.

My only concern with Ball is his shot. It's a bit unortodox. It's why I wasn't in love with him as a prospect.

Everything else, I think he's legit. He's a true point guard, he can defend, he can rebound well for his position.

If he can end up shooting at a high level, he will be an all-star in this league, IMO.

I just think Tatum and Jackson will end up better players. This was a great draft though IMO.

 

[Maximus]

I think he should be separated from his father. He doesn't seem anything like Lonzo at all.

My only concern with Ball is his shot. It's a bit unortodox. It's why I wasn't in love with him as a prospect.

Everything else, I think he's legit. He's a true point guard, he can defend, he can rebound well for his position.

If he can end up shooting at a high level, he will be an all-star in this league, IMO.

I just think Tatum and Jackson will end up better players. This was a great draft though IMO.

A bit unorthodox???

 

[Pioneer10]

I think he should be separated from his father. He doesn't seem anything like Lonzo at all.

My only concern with Ball is his shot. It's a bit unortodox. It's why I wasn't in love with him as a prospect.

Everything else, I think he's legit. He's a true point guard, he can defend, he can rebound well for his position.

If he can end up shooting at a high level, he will be an all-star in this league, IMO.

I just think Tatum and Jackson will end up better players. This was a great draft though IMO.

I doubt he has the athleticism to be an All-star. Either you are up against elite Olympic level athletes like Westbrook or Wall or scoring machines like Curry.
Think he's got more of Livingston vibe

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

Maybe he''ll get that fg% up over 35% next game.

 

[czvo]

Strictly from a basketball standpoint, I'd LOVE to play with this kid. Always looking to pass, doesn't force dumb shots, looks to push every time, makes early passes, rarely puts you in a position to fail when he gives you the ball. A point guard in the truest sense of the word.

 

[Cashius X]

Ball can sure ball against the Suns and other terrible tanking teams. Let's see what he does against contenders.

...Really ? He's a 19 year old rookie & you want to reserve judgement on him until you see how he plays against the Clevelands & Golden States of the league?

Give him props, he can Ball. Hell of a True PG, has a ton of potential

 

[Randolphkeys]

...Really ? He's a 19 year old rookie & you want to reserve judgement on him until you see how he plays against the Clevelands & Golden States of the league?

Give him props, he can Ball. Hell of a True PG, has a ton of potential

The key to my post was everything you left out. I see a useful player who may not always be a true point guard because of his body type and lack of penetration off the dribble. Boris Diaw, for example, had an offense flowing through him for a bad team in Atlanta when he was young but they lost a lot of games. He was better as a small forward after perfecting his stroke from the outside and developing as a rebounder further.

 

[Jontibs]

I like him, surprisingly. The circus his Father creates could lead you to assume that Lonzo would be all ego, ball-hogging stat padding, me me me. Not true at all, love to see a kid who comes in this team orientated, not your typical AAU produced one man army Alpha dog wanabee who needs about 3 years to learn to play.

I like his poise, shooting poorly but still keeping his head in the game and making smart plays Needs to fill out, put some muscle on that skinny frame.

 

[Real Deal]

I don't think Lonzo could lace up the sneakers and go drop 10 points even if he wanted to. When he bricks, the ball goes clank, I never saw the ball go in and out.

Hell of a passer, and hell of a rebounder for his position, dude needs to work on catching and shooting and of course shooting off the dribble, don't be worse than Rondo. He's only shooting a solid 31% from the field, 23% from 3pt. Sample sizes sure, but his scoring ability is challenged.

 

[K1rieIrving>AllOtherPG's]

I don't think Lonzo could lace up the sneakers and go drop 10 points even if he wanted to. When he bricks, the ball goes clank, I never saw the ball go in and out.

Hell of a passer, and hell of a rebounder for his position, dude needs to work on catching and shooting and of course shooting off the dribble, don't be worse than Rondo. He's only shooting a solid 31% from the field, 23% from 3pt. Sample sizes sure, but his scoring ability is challenged.

He was a good shooter in college and HS, I think its him being a bit unlucky and adjusting to the NBA range as well, because the shots he taking are open shots, hes just missing right now but I think he'll be fine and eventually he'll get conformable and start hitting em

What I do like is that even though hes missing hes still taking his open shots and doesn't hesitate that's a sign of a confidant player, I think hes going to be a very good player his vision for a 19 year old is special.