Ja Morant is Explosive but he lacks that extra little twitch that D-Rose had

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At the NBA level athleticism matters a lot less than developing a particular skill set.

Early in this thread, the names thrown out here are Ja Morant, John Wall and Derrick Rose -- the latter two being players who haven't ever won a championship and whose effectiveness has largely been irrelevant once their athleticism has been compromised through injury.

If Ja Morant is going to be that next level player that Memphis needs, he doesn't need to improve anything "athletically". He doesn't need to jump higher or be more explosive to the basket. He needs to become a smarter player, and a better shooter.

 

[NoMorePie]

Agree.
Drose Mj LeBron Terrence Ross Vc most athletic players of all time

 

[Rekkapryde]

yeah, gotta throw Russ in there.

 

[El Jefe]

I'm sick of the ja x d rose comparison ..outside of some highlights plays jas game x IQ x level of play is no where klose 2 d gawds game at the same point in their careers

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Morant is only good for a few highlight dunks a year.

In this era, he should be averaging 23 ppg. He doesnt because he cant shoot.

8 pts last night and tried some playground plays last night and looked like a fool.


Got locked up by rose and payton

 

[ISO]

He’s a try hard his dunks lack the instinctual quality that D-Rose had and that same pop it’s hard to describe.

And yeah dude is overrated the recklessness is annoying. He’s not a good shooter, defender, and is TO prone and ball dominant. He talk too much he got the whole mid-major, chip on the shoulder thing going on with his cocky ass.


Dude is just a try hard he’s easily missed around 20-25 dunks since entering the league. Him and Marquesse Chriss the worst with that shyt. Dude tried to throw it off the glass in traffic last night.

 

[ISO]

D-Wade didn’t have great bounce like that yeah a lot of his dunks were based off reach/wingspan

Wade only had a 35 inch max vert and 31.5 no step.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Morant is only good for a few highlight dunks a year.

In this era, he should be averaging 23 ppg. He doesnt because he cant shoot.

8 pts last night and tried some playground plays last night and looked like a fool.


Got locked up by rose and payton

And his backcourt partner isn’t good enough to help Ja’s deficiencies as he’s a horrible shooter himself in spite of what the PPG say.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

He needs to work on his jump shot.

Even in college he rarely attempted 3 pointers.

 

[Patrick Kane]

Rose was absolutely destroying Ja last night too

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Rose was absolutely destroying Ja last night too

Had all those dudes completely lost on the court

 

[Buckeye Fever]

And his backcourt partner isn’t good enough to help Ja’s deficiencies as he’s a horrible shooter himself in spite of what the PPG say.

Definition of a team that plays hard, but definitely needs to upgrade the talent on the roster.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Definition of a team that plays hard, but definitely needs to upgrade the talent on the roster.

A lot of people tend to get fooled in thinking that you should lock up a young long term if they. Unfortunately, it tends to turn into a situation like Sacramento where the talent is only good enough to tread water, but not bad enough to completely bottom out end up with a top pick.

Memphis is heading towards that direction as I don’t think that Ja or JJJ can ever be the transcendent players that they need to become difference makers and elevate the franchise.

That Justice Winslow trade was a bust btw as he’s been completely awful for that team.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

A lot of people tend to get fooled in thinking that you should lock up a young long term if they. Unfortunately, it tends to turn into a situation like Sacramento where the talent is only good enough to tread water, but not bad enough to completely bottom out end up with a top pick.

Memphis is heading towards that direction as I don’t think that Ja or JJJ can ever be the transcendent players that they need to become difference makers and elevate the franchise.

I'm not even sure Ja will ever be a #1 in this league

 

[killacal]

He’s a try hard his dunks lack the instinctual quality that D-Rose had and that same pop it’s hard to describe.

And yeah dude is overrated the recklessness is annoying. He’s not a good shooter, defender, and is TO prone and ball dominant. He talk too much he got the whole mid-major, chip on the shoulder thing going on with his cocky ass.


Dude is just a try hard he’s easily missed around 20-25 dunks since entering the league. Him and Marquesse Chriss the worst with that shyt. Dude tried to throw it off the glass in traffic last night.

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