I noticed watching his film to make this video he doesn’t flop at all. He’s so strong and holds his ground on every drive and the refs don’t call it half the time. Other superstars flop everytime there is a little bit of contact and get the calls way more.
@@analyticswithchrisI watch all of the pelicans games, he hasn’t been known to flop or anything untill recently he’s been selling the call much more. The only way he gets the foul called and it still isn’t a 100% that it gets called. The Zion officiating is insane. If you gave zion the same exact calls they give Giannis,Embid and Shai he would be up to 30+ ppg .
what u like about zion is that he’s grown so much outside of scoring. point zion is a legit. the media doesn’t wanna see that, they wanna see him dunk and score but if he were to focus on that only his team wouldn’t be winning like they are now
Only thing holding him back was injuries. I feel like he is playing within himself these days, almost saving his best for the playoffs. This guy could average 28-30 a game if they wanted him to.
😂 Yeah I noticed that too. Point Zion started when Stan Van Gundy was coaching (incidentally his healthiest season). Then it came back last year when the Pelicans were clearly the best team in the West for that month/six week long period. We were yelling for it to come back this year, but I think his conditioning just wasn't there yet to run it consistently. Now he's clearly in better shape. I mean look at how active he has been on defense
“When you are as young, fast, and athletic as Zion, the number attached to his weight shouldn’t matter” I mean, maybe. I would love for an expert on kinesiology or sports medicine to weigh in. I have always thought of the human body as a machine in some sense. A very complex machine and excess weight stresses the weight-bearing joints in your hips, knees, and spine. Maybe he is built different and his body is designed to operate optimally at that weight without long term ramifications.
Weight does not stress joints, FAT does , he’s maybe 12% body fat..people joke about zion but he’s actually really lean, if he was fat he wouldn’t be that explosive at 285 (44 in vertical) that is beyond freakish.
@@Bestever22688 - I’m not sport medicine expert but I have a few technical degrees. Even if you think of F=m*a. Force = mass times acceleration….it’s basic physics. Let's look at weight and your knees. When you walk across level ground, the force on your knees is the equivalent of 1½ times your body weight. That means a 200-pound man will put 300 pounds of pressure on his knees with each step. The force on each knee is two to three times your body weight when you go up and down stairs, and four to five times your body weight when you squat to tie a shoelace or pick up an item you dropped. If you take into account they are running and jumping it is a tremendous force they are putting on their knees and joints. Which weighs more a 20 lb bag of feather or a 20 lb bag of rocks? The answer is they weigh the same. Your knees see that impact of weight as F = m*a even whether it’s fat or muscle. I will say that fat can probably lead to inflammation so it has its own host of issues. But I think you might be mistaken on this one. Many NBA suffer from sore knees and it’s not just the constant pivots, it’s also the impacts over time as they jump and land. Even if you were a physical specimen but had to play basket ball with a body suit that evenly distributed 50 extra lbs of weight across your body, that weight overtime would probably contribute to additional wear and tear on your body. No?
He has the potential to be the next LeBron. I know every great is being labeled that most recently Wemby but Man Zion could shock the league and end up as the face of the NBA! Victor, Zion, Luka, Tatum are the future contenders for the Top Guys in the league ! Giannis & Jokic are the two guys who are still young and could add more accolades down the line to get in the GOAT debate someday!
Leborn isn't the right comparison. In my opinion, I think Charles barkley is more of a correct comparison. Both are great passers for their positions, and both have similar weights for similar reasons. Their games are really similar.
Zion probably 260 now he look like he lost some weight because he’s the healthiest he’s been and on film it seems like he maintained his weight he look like he about 260 something now
Zion is incredible!!!!! He is the most fun excitig NBA plater NOW!!!! All other point guards and centers are Old School. Stephen A. Is OLDFASHIONED. His remarks sound like a jealous OLD MAN. Zion is the total package. Original player with a great personality to back it up. Thank you Zion for making basketball fresh and new to watch!!!!!
The only thing that save him is if he stays in shape and not gain weight again.. if he stays in shape and healthy he is unstoppable. Nobody can guard him one on one
He’s Charles Barkley with point guard handles and some of the best at rim finishing in the history of the nba He’s a unicorn and the world is his oyster
Barkley was very good at handling the ball as well. it's just in his era he wasn't given the opportunity to play like zion. They play very similarly. barkley had a better mid, though. But Charles barkley is the best comparison for him. Barkley is his ceiling, a guy who can win a ring or two.
I disagree on his weight. I want Zion to play forever, a heavy body won't allow him to play many seasons and it's clear his injuries were relate to his weight. He's amazing, he's starting to look hungry and really wants to play. He's not the show he used to be and Wemby is becoming the show stopper who clearly wants to win and is passionate about the game more so than any hype. On edit I believe it was fair to lose faith in him and to lose hope after two years of hit and miss, I must admit all my fingers and toes are crossed that he can stay in the league and dominate. He's was so exciting in college and I hope he can return to that weight and fitness and blow up the league.
I feel that people who genuinely love this game want nothing other than athletes to reach their true potential. That’s the only reason I’ve agreed with athletes taking the best care of their body. It is proven over a longer career, weight becomes a huge issue in injuries and athleticism in general. He is generationally gifted and truly someone who can take over
Game will slow down for him… and has been. He has high IQ and has been meshing in with the Pels system this year and shown great improvement. He’s an elite finisher yes but he’s also a good and willing passer and team player… His defense has been improving if only slightly as well. I do think he should lose 10-20 pounds just to make him less injury prone and increase his speed a little more; back to his duke build for instance.. I think that + working on a 37-38% jumper + being above average on defense would make him mvp caliber as early as next year
Actually the weight does matter. Compare how big he was in oct to now. He way more consistent cause he taking his diet seriously even his teammates who previously called him out are saying he doing good now
Now that he’s finally healthy for a playoff game he can start to lose them so we can all say he can’t win a chip. People are acting like playing in the regular season is an accomplishment. But I guess no one expected him to be able to stay in shape long enough to make it to begin with.
I doubt that Zion Williamson mobilizes the shooters as effectively as a traditional 1 or 2 position would do though. Once Williamson tears open the D, his instinct is to attack the basket for 2 pts, which the style of play costs him immense energy n its proven to be one of the least efficient way to play offense. Pelicans really need to sit him down to have talks with him pertaining the kind of players that best suits him in order to make his style of play even work in the league today. Also his durability is still a big question mark,, he will need a lot of rest, or some horrific injury is ready to take him out anytime .
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When we see guys who not even close to Zion stat or nature. Martin had 20 fouls called in heat game we lost. Or should I say refs help Miami with a lead to win
Zion absolutely has superstar potential still but no motivation in his market. It’s clear he wants to be in New York. Send him and BI there. Him and Brunson would be spectacular. Knicks have plenty of picks they can send and Randle.
Countless times he said he loved Nola and literally be wearing Soulja slim T shirts and rep cash money 😂😂😂bro don’t wanna be in no damn New York he bless play on Nola anyway , NY fans would’ve been disgusted and would’ve want Zion gone lol
284 is too much weight for his speed and vertical. That's why he's always injured and now he's lost some bounce despite not even being only 23. He's not going to last.
Ask New Orleans teams as a hold got a fucked whistle since jrue tyreke foul curry From top 3. Some how didn't call end up with curry 3 in the corner for the winner. We got sweeped
Ahh yeah Zion is the NBA in the last 4 years.... I didn't notice his impact for the Pels.... Wemby is just a rookie and has zero plus minus for his team but has way better stats than this 4th year guy....
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Refs didn’t respect Zion at all! He got no calls
I noticed watching his film to make this video he doesn’t flop at all. He’s so strong and holds his ground on every drive and the refs don’t call it half the time. Other superstars flop everytime there is a little bit of contact and get the calls way more.
Still doesn't
Still doesnt
@@analyticswithchrisI watch all of the pelicans games, he hasn’t been known to flop or anything untill recently he’s been selling the call much more. The only way he gets the foul called and it still isn’t a 100% that it gets called. The Zion officiating is insane. If you gave zion the same exact calls they give Giannis,Embid and Shai he would be up to 30+ ppg .
His passing when he was drafted was awesome...some of his 1 handed Duke passes were off the chain.
what u like about zion is that he’s grown so much outside of scoring. point zion is a legit. the media doesn’t wanna see that, they wanna see him dunk and score but if he were to focus on that only his team wouldn’t be winning like they are now
Well said!
Point Zion is best Zion
Only thing holding him back was injuries.
I feel like he is playing within himself these days, almost saving his best for the playoffs.
This guy could average 28-30 a game if they wanted him to.
FR his stats are down bc he has less minutes and is going easy to avoid injuries
Zion was 285 when he was drafted hes now 284
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Nice Video! Greetings from Germany.
Very underrated season hes having, imagine if he gets some calls and a few more minutes...
EXACTLY!
Real Pels fan here, there wasnt a random campaign for Point Zion lol
😂 Yeah I noticed that too. Point Zion started when Stan Van Gundy was coaching (incidentally his healthiest season). Then it came back last year when the Pelicans were clearly the best team in the West for that month/six week long period. We were yelling for it to come back this year, but I think his conditioning just wasn't there yet to run it consistently.
Now he's clearly in better shape. I mean look at how active he has been on defense
Right? They've been doing this since his second year.
Bruh a beefy PG is crazyy
“When you are as young, fast, and athletic as Zion, the number attached to his weight shouldn’t matter” I mean, maybe. I would love for an expert on kinesiology or sports medicine to weigh in. I have always thought of the human body as a machine in some sense. A very complex machine and excess weight stresses the weight-bearing joints in your hips, knees, and spine. Maybe he is built different and his body is designed to operate optimally at that weight without long term ramifications.
Weight does not stress joints, FAT does , he’s maybe 12% body fat..people joke about zion but he’s actually really lean, if he was fat he wouldn’t be that explosive at 285 (44 in vertical) that is beyond freakish.
@@Bestever22688 - I’m not sport medicine expert but I have a few technical degrees. Even if you think of F=m*a. Force = mass times acceleration….it’s basic physics. Let's look at weight and your knees. When you walk across level ground, the force on your knees is the equivalent of 1½ times your body weight. That means a 200-pound man will put 300 pounds of pressure on his knees with each step. The force on each knee is two to three times your body weight when you go up and down stairs, and four to five times your body weight when you squat to tie a shoelace or pick up an item you dropped. If you take into account they are running and jumping it is a tremendous force they are putting on their knees and joints. Which weighs more a 20 lb bag of feather or a 20 lb bag of rocks? The answer is they weigh the same. Your knees see that impact of weight as F = m*a even whether it’s fat or muscle. I will say that fat can probably lead to inflammation so it has its own host of issues. But I think you might be mistaken on this one. Many NBA suffer from sore knees and it’s not just the constant pivots, it’s also the impacts over time as they jump and land. Even if you were a physical specimen but had to play basket ball with a body suit that evenly distributed 50 extra lbs of weight across your body, that weight overtime would probably contribute to additional wear and tear on your body. No?
F = m*a. The force is equal to mass (weight) times acceleration@@Bestever22688
He has the potential to be the next LeBron. I know every great is being labeled that most recently Wemby but Man Zion could shock the league and end up as the face of the NBA! Victor, Zion, Luka, Tatum are the future contenders for the Top Guys in the league ! Giannis & Jokic are the two guys who are still young and could add more accolades down the line to get in the GOAT debate someday!
Leborn isn't the right comparison. In my opinion, I think Charles barkley is more of a correct comparison. Both are great passers for their positions, and both have similar weights for similar reasons. Their games are really similar.
Zion probably 260 now he look like he lost some weight because he’s the healthiest he’s been and on film it seems like he maintained
his weight he look like he about 260 something now
I know Zion has already been an all star but this breakthrough gives off Giannis MIP season vibes
what breakthrough lol hes played better than this previously szn's ago.
@@sethc2241 you don’t see how much his playmaking improved?
@@beegtea theyve put him as pg and taken away all his ppg and rebounds lmao.
@@beegtea well yeah but he averaged 27 the szn before point zion became a thing
Zion is incredible!!!!! He is the most fun excitig NBA plater NOW!!!! All other point guards and centers are Old School. Stephen A. Is OLDFASHIONED. His remarks sound like a jealous OLD MAN. Zion is the total package. Original player with a great personality to back it up. Thank you Zion for making basketball fresh and new to watch!!!!!
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The only thing that save him is if he stays in shape and not gain weight again.. if he stays in shape and healthy he is unstoppable. Nobody can guard him one on one
He’s Charles Barkley with point guard handles and some of the best at rim finishing in the history of the nba
He’s a unicorn and the world is his oyster
Barkley was very good at handling the ball as well. it's just in his era he wasn't given the opportunity to play like zion. They play very similarly. barkley had a better mid, though. But Charles barkley is the best comparison for him. Barkley is his ceiling, a guy who can win a ring or two.
I disagree on his weight. I want Zion to play forever, a heavy body won't allow him to play many seasons and it's clear his injuries were relate to his weight. He's amazing, he's starting to look hungry and really wants to play. He's not the show he used to be and Wemby is becoming the show stopper who clearly wants to win and is passionate about the game more so than any hype.
On edit I believe it was fair to lose faith in him and to lose hope after two years of hit and miss, I must admit all my fingers and toes are crossed that he can stay in the league and dominate. He's was so exciting in college and I hope he can return to that weight and fitness and blow up the league.
Which injury was caused by his weight?
1:34 OMG that caught me off guard!! LMAO I SPIT MY DRINK ALL OVER MY MONITOR 🤣😂🤣😂
I don't get why he's been so underrated recently
I feel that people who genuinely love this game want nothing other than athletes to reach their true potential. That’s the only reason I’ve agreed with athletes taking the best care of their body. It is proven over a longer career, weight becomes a huge issue in injuries and athleticism in general. He is generationally gifted and truly someone who can take over
Unfortunately him and B.I got the worst whistle in the league
It’s absolutely frustrating to watch honestly…seriously infuriating
@@mogulme6190 Yeah and we still manage to be the 5th seed which is impressive
@anonymous-rn9nm Thanks bro🤝❤️ btw i feel yall injuries suck i wish you the best.
Facts, the refs do them dirty, it’s ridiculous.
Awesome video
As a Pelicans fan, thank you for some great analysis. The clown faces on SAS especially.
as a pelicans fan swapping him to point guard has been incredible to see
Game will slow down for him… and has been. He has high IQ and has been meshing in with the Pels system this year and shown great improvement. He’s an elite finisher yes but he’s also a good and willing passer and team player… His defense has been improving if only slightly as well.
I do think he should lose 10-20 pounds just to make him less injury prone and increase his speed a little more; back to his duke build for instance.. I think that + working on a 37-38% jumper + being above average on defense would make him mvp caliber as early as next year
Zion eats the league
Actually the weight does matter. Compare how big he was in oct to now. He way more consistent cause he taking his diet seriously even his teammates who previously called him out are saying he doing good now
Only a matter of time before he gets hurt then gets outta shape and repeat
Now that he’s finally healthy for a playoff game he can start to lose them so we can all say he can’t win a chip. People are acting like playing in the regular season is an accomplishment. But I guess no one expected him to be able to stay in shape long enough to make it to begin with.
I doubt that Zion Williamson mobilizes the shooters as effectively as a traditional 1 or 2 position would do though. Once Williamson tears open the D, his instinct is to attack the basket for 2 pts, which the style of play costs him immense energy n its proven to be one of the least efficient way to play offense.
Pelicans really need to sit him down to have talks with him pertaining the kind of players that best suits him in order to make his style of play even work in the league today. Also his durability is still a big question mark,, he will need a lot of rest, or some horrific injury is ready to take him out anytime .
That's "HE'S FAT" caught me off guard😂
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E.J. Liddell
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When we see guys who not even close to Zion stat or nature. Martin had 20 fouls called in heat game we lost. Or should I say refs help Miami with a lead to win
Zion absolutely has superstar potential still but no motivation in his market. It’s clear he wants to be in New York. Send him and BI there. Him and Brunson would be spectacular. Knicks have plenty of picks they can send and Randle.
Countless times he said he loved Nola and literally be wearing Soulja slim T shirts and rep cash money 😂😂😂bro don’t wanna be in no damn New York he bless play on Nola anyway , NY fans would’ve been disgusted and would’ve want Zion gone lol
His weight shouldn't matter but it will be the difference in his health and longevity.
He was already getting the ball in his second year Willie green is actually minimizing zion’s ball handling
Yet casuals still don’t respect Zion. They say he’s fat, they say he’s injury prone. Never mind he’s healthy, never mind he’s a terrific player
284 is too much weight for his speed and vertical. That's why he's always injured and now he's lost some bounce despite not even being only 23. He's not going to last.
They said stuff.But he has good games.Agaist all top players at hos position
Wish the league would protect Zion with the Zebras.
I love the clown face on Steven A Smith as he hated on Zion Williamson
Zion make Lebron look average
I wonder what would happen if zion came to maiami? 😂
3 games more then 1 full season in 4 years? I've always liked Z but he has a chubby ticket.
Great vid, bud...but Nikola Jokic does not play for the Heat.
Thank you! Nikola Jovic we were talking about he’s a rookie on the heat very similar name to Nikola Jokic on the Nuggets
@@analyticswithchris - don't mind me, man - kinda still getting the hang of all this...onwards and upwards though with your channel.
he stop eating fried chicken ?
Lose weight and stay healthy can save his career
Ask New Orleans teams as a hold got a fucked whistle since jrue tyreke foul curry From top 3. Some how didn't call end up with curry 3 in the corner for the winner. We got sweeped
Calling Zion fat is insanity. Dude is heavy, yeah, but that is straight muscle frame. Stephen dispensing useless ass takes as always.
Why are you lying saying he only played 85 games in his first 4 seasons??? That’s a blatant lie. What are you getting out of lying?
Probably mistake. 85 int he first four seasons. Only 29 more in the fourth season tho.
Ahh yeah Zion is the NBA in the last 4 years....
I didn't notice his impact for the Pels....
Wemby is just a rookie and has zero plus minus for his team but has way better stats than this 4th year guy....
Did you watch the video? Nothing but facts in there
Zion _was_ fat. There's no denying it.
But now hes not get over it.
@@D8.5 the Pels have paid him too damned much money for me to forget that easily.