LaMelo Ball will be a bust

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You Got Mossed said:
To anybody that takes him in the top 5. His game is not NBA ready. Lonzo had the best route to the NBA, high school state champion -> Won the pac-12 at UCLA and made the NCAA tournament -> starting pg on a young Lakers team. Melo's basketball upbringing was compromised because of Lavar and he didn't get to have the same path. He did that JBL thing, that I don't even think exists anymore, and played in Lithuania and Australia in the NBL where he put up pedestrian numbers against :mjlol: talent.

LaMelo is not a good scorer and was never a good shooter. He had that one game in high school where he scored 90+ points by not passing the ball as a point guard and everybody is saying he's the next Stephen Curry which was ridiculous as it was than as it is now. He is the product of the mixtape effect. Anybody will look good in a highlight reel.

Rookie point guards come into the league running. Especially big ones in the past 10 years. Tyreke Evans, Ben Simmons, MCW won ROTY in Philly, and etc. Most of them are athletic which is a must as a modern pg, Ja Morant is about to win ROTY, Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook won MVP's as fast and acrobatic pgs, and etc. LaMelo is not athletic at all nor is he very quick, he is not beating any of those guys off the dribble.

The good shooting point guards in the NBA, such as Steph Curry, Damien Lilard, Kyrie Irving, etc, all can shoot off the dribble. LaMelo is not good at that and he definitely will be timid driving to the rim just like Lonzo did. One advantage he does have is being 6'7 and long. He can shoot over most point guards so if he gets a nice floater game he should be good. If I were him I would be watching a lot of Shaun Livingston tape because his runner/floater game was just beautiful. As a Nets fan it was amazing watching him and by the time he went to the Warriors he perfected it and won chips.

All in all, if a team like the Warriors draft him then its a win-win situation. But if a team is drafting him thinking he is a player to build around then those teams and their fans will be disappointed.

Ps: I want all you #BBB stans to bookmark this thread and up this when everything I say is playing out in the NBA.
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Watching the replay again right,...now.

I rewound his right hand to left hessie layout three times already.
That shyt was cold.

No.bullshyt.

He looks like he growing millimeters every possession too.
I do nOt think this kid is done growing yet physiologically or game wise.
That time seeing the hood in tha riot, did him some good..i see.


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frush11 said:
Seriously how does one make it this far with shot like that? Did he just started shooting 6 months ago?
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Obviously can't hate on Var for getting 2 sons to the league, but letting Zo and Melo get to Highschool with those shots has to be his greatest failure in life. Ironically Gelo has the best form
 
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