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Topic subjectNot an athlete? He's fast as fuck and got bounce.. I disagree
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2631275, Not an athlete? He's fast as fuck and got bounce.. I disagree
Posted by guru0509, Wed Nov-22-17 12:01 AM
He's definitely not a shooter and never will be. You can't just fix that shit like *snap* like others have alluded to

I agree w the rest of your assessment esp the handle. He only goes one direction...

He'll be in the league a long time tho bc of his overall game


>great playmaker. great vision. uncanny talent for passing.
>will prolly be top 3-5 in apg for as long as he wants to be.
>
>good defender. good rebounder for his position.
>
>he isn't a great athlete, or a great dribbler. so i don't
>think he's ever going to be able to consistently create
>separation from his defender, or turn the corner on the man in
>front of him.
>
>when you look at players historically with his build and
>handle, in order for them to develop into all star / all
>league types, they typically need to be great shooters.
>
>not good. GREAT.
>
>so i don't see him being that. i honestly see a slightly
>better rubio type. which is fine. i'm prolly the biggest rubio
>fan here. so if lonzo is that, surrounded with shooters /
>scorers, that's great. and that team will be very good.
>
>
>but i don't think they drafted him #2 overall to be rubio 2.0.
>and i don't see this transcendent superstar that the league
>and media are desperately trying to market and shove down our
>throats. and that's honestly prolly what annoys ppl.
>
>if he's just a solid but unspectacular point guard...
>essentially rubio on a glamour franchise in a glamour market
>with a boxing promoter dad, is all this hype REALLY worth it?
>and are all these magic/kobe/kidd comps really doing him any
>favors?