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What do you expect from Zion

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? I hope he plays well. I am anxious to see him. I'm looking forward to seeing who's protecting him, who he's protecting because the last two opening lines brought up Lonzo bi Zion's favors and the holidays. So I'm looking at this line. I stay angry. Branko, guard, Christmas favors. I don't think it starts in Zion. I'll be sure to see who's going. Do they start you off guard? LeBron. They're JaVale, so he'll be looking to see the matchups. I'm looking to see it published. I'm looking to see if he publishes his ad even though he tried to publish JaVale's ad or if Bran cheated on him.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the inner workings of how this plays out. I mean, you got probably the highest two No. 1 overall picks in NBA history. Sorry, last season, LeBron, you know what? in 29 our 2003, so I'm looking forward to seeing the pelicans have been playing well lately, but Zion is just amazing, he'll miss a shot, grab the rebound, miss that shot and grab it again before the others jump, for which got two rebounds and the other didn't. He's not even on the court yet, so he's awesome. I enjoy watching them play and it will be a battle for Memphis to try to keep them out of that 8c.

They're three games behind right now and you know, I said John Moran, I got a job. for Rookie of the Year, so captain, this kid keeps playing like this and gets 8th place, we could have Co, who could be cold and follow the joint Jason Kidd and Grant Hill routine of the years. I told them last week, I think they will. catch Memphis by the way, there was a game at Staples last night I don't know what happened I don't know it was 42 14 the home team but it wasn't the Lakers it was the clinic that got hurt the fourth the best player I have their Clippers up 42 14 later of a quarter because they got Paul George and Pat Beverley back, but that's neither here nor there, since you always say that what is here now at Staples is Zion and I want to remind everyone that he is 19 years old. of age, he will not turn 20 until July 6.

He has played a total of 12 NBA games, so he didn't have a great preseason and that wasn't it. He's now figuring out how to walk in the NBA. and yet so far it's been even better than I expected because of everything you just said, this is a freaky lightning fast blowout for whatever weighs 300 pounds and something 285 at 3 under par somewhere there this is the second fastest jump for a big man and he is as big a man as I have seen in all my years, watch out what he is and this is such a strange combination of size and skill or athletic ability that he has little ability common in both hands, but the other night he made a dunk with his right hand.

I just threw it in, it's Charles Barkley's body with Shawn Kemp jumping on it because he does, but the skill level is extreme, yes, because the touch and the flail and he has a certain point guard nature, but it reminds me of what we saw Saturday night. Tyson Fury is just weird yeah you know at 6 9 300 whatever he is having that kind of skill and agility is weird man we just don't see it right all that said I think

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the Pelicans won eight of his last 11, which is pretty good, actually that's more than that span since Jeremy was over 26, that's the second-best record in the West behind the Los Angeles Lakers, so eight and three in his last 11.

Sian started it up and got it cooking. Lonzo has been starting to leak, but I think tonight the wrong place, the wrong place. Why do I think Zions are going to have more problems than usual? What was the only kind of offside game from him that he had so far? What happened was against Milwaukee at home too long too high too much blocked shots Brook Lopez is second in the NBA in blocks and now tonight the Lakers have the number one team in the NBA in blocked shots okay so they can't , if they want to go long and high, they can go long and very high, so they are led by a D with 118. blocks, that's pretty good, it's third in the NBA and then here we go with JaVale with 82 and Dwight Howard 71, It's a lot of shot blocking, they've had games, they've gotten 20 game blocks, 14, 11 blocks, what's the limitation?

Zion is just his height, his height is your height, he's six six and you can't beat that okay yeah that's a done deal I think when I saw Zion try to climb through the trees against the Bucks I was having one he had a tough time and he shot five of 19 in that game, he still had 20 points and seven rebounds and five assists, which isn't all bad, but help me with five and nineteen when you normally use 213, yeah, because what here's the thing this isn't a great record, but he's the first rookie since Michael Jordan to score 25+ points for four straight games while shooting at least 57% from the field, well those are the last four games , but that obviously doesn't include five of 19 against the right of the woods that he had. playing against the Milwaukee Rocks, so for me tonight LeBron has a big advantage because he has a D on his side for two reasons and he just destroyed New Orleans, his former team 43 to 11 where he is averaging in two games.

I got 44 in 11, but whatever. close enough and he's doing that on 59% shooting and 44% from three. He's destroying the Pelicans in two games so far, he doesn't know they're not Zion rights, but that's the thank you Gil, because they don't really have a guy for him, they don't have anyone big and in Zion he might be strong enough like ion, as you say, sig figs versus 16 and a half. I mean, he can just shoot over the top yeah, sure, yeah, especially from mid-range for distance. You can just shoot, so you know, and like I said, you're not going to put Zion on JaVale, yeah, I mean, Ad is making 92 percent of his free throws against the Pelicans in two games, and he's 13 of 13 in the last game they won. 10, so at home they are eight-point favorites tonight.

I'd be surprised if the Pelicans can cover that because I wouldn't bet a dime. I'm just afraid that Zeon will be outmatched a little bit by the length and in just the aura at the moment now he rises and shines this is a big game this is the most important game that is in the playoffs the first game benches but skip, you're playing the Lakers and let's be real people just go home what no one looked at Yanis He's played amazingly with Skippy, averaging 30 points in 31 minutes, he did a number with Jo Ellen Bead and you know what I didn't listen to Joylynn Beat Saying he's the best player in the NBA, but he could have said that after last night's game against the Hulk was neither here nor there, well he was a little wrong about that, he just said yeah, I guess I am, I'm just trying to have confidence in myself, said yes, okay, keep it to yourself, say yes, go well.

Now we know you don't listen, yeah, but the Lakers, I mean LeBron Staples, nationally televised, skip it, but every nationally televised game this kid has played in a big game for Duke, wasn't he? He was my old man, he only had four points. In every big game, he showed up, he took every big drink, yeah, in every big game he's been in, he played an incredible opening game, so what he did was 4 out of 4 out of 3 jumps. I hope, I hope he plays big, don't you? I don't really think they're going to win, but I hope he plays big, well if he plays big I definitely give him a chance to cover and besides, I love watching the Pelican.

I got it, up and down, hey, them. up and down Alvin Gentry is the perfect coach, old and young, because he loves to push himself, yeah, and he knows how to play, especially on offense, he knows how to teach kids to play fast. I'm watching them against Golden State, we know that. God without Stefan Clay, but skip Golden State's lead of 10 and in a five minute span they're down 15, well they have this kidney, like you're bombing threes and he made six against Golden State and he should be at 40% , so it comes. in and then B, I made the all-star team and Lonzo started to notice and here they come, you see I was wrong with that with Robert Kuzma, yeah, guess who else made the all-star team that was on his outfit, the players Jason Tatum, the guy who went to the draft class before him who was on his team who thought he was better than B.

I made the all-star team. What do they do on the all-star team? Ability to be offensive weapons mm-hmm, so that's our problem. You don't have a third score, you have shot blockers, but you don't, well we have it, we have it, he got it, he understood the roles, yeah, because at some point you have to see your value in something other than what you do. better. okay take my shots now Pauling can identify hmm can I rebound the ball? Can I facilitate an offensive? No, but they just added a guy who can name Markieff. We have old Keith.

Yes, we have the evil twin. Yes, you have the second one. Okay, but he is. no Marc, yes, yes, years, he was cloned, no, yes, we also have the bad, we have to eat wisely, we don't take anything, we are in the worst moment, we don't take anything now, would you believe it was 42 14 later of a I already know number two why? Leonard went with the club lefty Valanciunas really stood up he stood there speechless oh okay the door Leslie we didn't go for you know why you would jump here he can't jump huh Wow lefty he went lefty I haven't seen LeBron, we didn't leave Bellezza, We're back home asleep, it's still serious.

Theory, yes, well that happened last night while we continue, we also beat the Celtics, the Clippers were abandoned? They beat the Celtics, got robbed because Lou made a three-pointer and was fouled on the spot. Oh yeah, thanks for watching, you can subscribe here to get the latest from the show and make sure you see more of the best clips from

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