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Melo literally leaves his assignments open or just lets guys run straigbt past him, he isnt even serviceable on defense
why is Lamelo Ball ranked 18th in his class?
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Melo literally leaves his assignments open or just lets guys run straigbt past him, he isnt even serviceable on defense
I'm going to look those boys up. I like Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis, two of my favorite players at that level right now
His name and fame supersedes his talent. When I watch him play the only thing that stands out is the fact that he takes more shots than everyone else. If it wasn't for lonzo and lavar he wouldn't even be ranked high.
The more I watch this guy the more I'm unimpressed. His handle is shaky, he can't jump, I've never seen him even attempt to play defense, and he cherry picks like crazy. Being honest I'm not impressed with Zions overweight ass either, are there any highlights of this dude taking a jumpshot 
As a Celtic fan, Isaiah Thomas says otherwise
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He's not good... You can also see he doesn't even want to be playing but doesn't have a choice.
He was building up a rep before he played HS ball, and his freshman performance showed he was up there. Scouts, media in Cali, and the ones in the game thought he would end up being better than Lonzo. Me included. You're right though, right now his ranking is definitely because of Lavar and Zo, but he was destined to be a 5 Star regardless. #1 PG in the nation destined? Stop it.
I don't think Gelo is bad either. He needs to shed that weight and work on his conditioning, which UCLA's SC coach will be working on already. College ball is no joke, he'll either get exposed early or prove people wrong.
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Zion is a legit talent though.The more I watch this guy the more I'm unimpressed. His handle is shaky, he can't jump, I've never seen him even attempt to play defense, and he cherry picks like crazy. Being honest I'm not impressed with Zions overweight ass either, are there any highlights of this dude taking a jumpshot
His handle is elite for being as big as he is. He's fast, agile, explosive as fukk and can bang on anyone but even more impressive is his control when finishing. Dude be looking like a 6'8" Kyrie out there with some of his finishes but he's doing them ABOVE the rim. And unlike Lamelo he actually has defensive potential. He's a great rebounder and even displays some court vision but plays on a pretty trash team (better than Melos but trash for a dude who is considered no. 1 in his class, I mean Melos sandlot team almost beat them
) His jumper is so so right now but those things come with time.
WHAT?!
These are the lengths people will go to hype Lamelo Ball. I see why basketball shouldn't be discussed seriously on here
What team is out here making PG defense a priority?
No of these PGs can guard each other
Celtics issues were that they only had one player that could create his own shot and Horford can't rebound or protect the rim
I've been preaching this for years, you are 100% correct. PG defense and it's impact is one of the biggest basketball myths out there.
None of the elite point guards play elite defense, and the few point guards that are considered elite defenders like Beverley and Conley give up 30 to elite point guards ALL THE TIME
Celtics defensive rating literally went from best in the league to bottom 5 when Isaiah was on the bench/off. And that's with awful rebounding and little rim protection.
What about there offense when He was off the floor?
Offense tanked when he left the floor, but that had a lot to do with them not having any other options. They've now added Hayward and Tatum so that should be less of an issue. On the other hand, IT will still be a defensive liability and with Bradley gone, that's one less person to cover for him.