Lonzo Ball Discussion: Bulls

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  1. Battle Tested20

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    One of the things Magic said he was disappointed in with the entire team was those free throws. Not just Zo but everyone has gotta work on them he said.
     
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    worst shooter in the history of western civilization
     
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    Why bring up Kwame Brown in the Zo thread? Dude retired long time ago
     
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    oh fact checking now...wait
     
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    Good breakdown, and really indefensible. But I would be interested in seeing how those numbers changed after the all star break.
     
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    Yeah. And before he went cold again.

    :Fishwink:
     
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    @TIME @LTLakerFan You guys are the worst, but since y'all asked nicely and I like you guys, when comparing Zo to other 30+ min players, December was Zo's best shooting month of the season (42.2% FG and 37.7% 3FG). He ranked 274th out of a possible 420 in terms of FG% and 130th in 3FG%. He shot his best FT% of 55.6% in October. That ranked him in at 279th out of 332.

    After All-star, Zo shot 37% and was ranked 407th out of 469 for 3rd worst in FG% beating out only Gallinari and LaVine. He shot 31% which ranked him at 274th out of 382. He shot 38.1% from FT which was dead last in the league.

    Now who coached him to shoot like that? Lavar needs to have a talk with that man.
     
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    I don't see a problem :Fishwink: .... thanks Vash!




    :Ingram Heart Hands:
     
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    transcendent all right...transcendently bad :Brows:
     
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    The free throw shooting is inexcusable. I don't mind the FG% or the 3pt %...historically rookies struggle to shoot the ball in their first year. But the free throws? 45%? Are you kidding me? That's worse than Mudiay and very worrisome for the future. If he doesn't fix his shot this summer or improve....
     
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    If you were to start a franchise and had to pick between having either Lonzo or Ben Simmons as your point guard for the next 10 years, who do ya’ll take?
     
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    Is that a serious question? I like Lonzo...but Simmons is going to be a top 5 NBA player when he hits his prime.
     
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    Simmons. You can't teach size.

    I still like Zo. With players like BI, Kuz, Randle, etc, he doesn't need to be like Simmons.
     
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    id argue Simmons is a much better pg than Zo, they both setup teammates really well but Simmons is even better in that he drives n kicks, something Zo does very little off. While both are poor shooters, it feels like that doesnt deter Simmons from scoring efficiently unlike Zo when his shot is off
     
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    it's a Magic vs. Kidd comparison...you always choose Magic but we will have to make do with Kidd...we really needed to get the no. 1 pick in two consecutive drafts before Lonzo. We ended with pick no.2, chose terribly in '15, got the best available in '16
     
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    IF Zo ends up having a healthy career then I agree with you. I only lean toward Simmons because of his body type and likely long term durability.
     
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    ZO doesnt need to be like Simmons but if he was our team would be that much better
     
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    Simmons and it’s not even with hesitation.
     
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    and Magic plays for Philly.
     
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    Yeah, Simmons is truly special. I have him right behind AD and before KAT and Giannis.
     

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