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On nights like this I like to watch old Zion highlights
Posted on 12/7/23 at 10:30 pm
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Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:56 am to J_Hingle
To quote Red: "That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left."
Posted on 12/8/23 at 12:59 am to J_Hingle
This makes me so sad. Last season before he got hurt even he was destroying people.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 1:02 am to LSUTigresFan
Hes out of shape for sure but I do wonder how much that hamstring injury took away from his burst/quickness. His lateral movement and burst have completely disappeared and you do wonder if its partly due to the major hamstring injury he had last year. Like he used to blow past guys and now it seems he can’t at all.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 2:03 am to Pels_Yaz
I think the weight is a huge factor. He’s enormous right now. Perhaps he’s trying to also to be careful and not blow out his hamstrings again.
I think he has the same ability in him. He’s just A) fat and B) probably afraid of re injury bc he’s terrible at rehabbing.
Excuse me for the repetition.
I think he has the same ability in him. He’s just A) fat and B) probably afraid of re injury bc he’s terrible at rehabbing.
Excuse me for the repetition.
This post was edited on 12/8/23 at 2:04 am
Posted on 12/8/23 at 7:21 am to J_Hingle
Hundred pounds ago
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:27 am to J_Hingle
That’s all we'll be left with when he eventually moves on from the Pelicans. A lot of highlights and nothing to show for it.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:35 am to Pels_Yaz
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His lateral movement and burst have completely disappeared and you do wonder if its partly due to the major hamstring injury he had last year. Like he used to blow past guys and now it seems he can’t at all.
That would be 2 injuries that robbed him of what made him special. Duke Zion died his rookie season and it's truly sad.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:35 am to SlowFlowPro
He’s lost at least 10 inches on his vertical
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:37 am to Balsamic_duck
I think that guy is still in there, he’s just 30 pounds heavier.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:39 am to J_Hingle
Even up to his injury last year he was pretty dominant but still a little too heavy, man if he could just get his diet in order but it hasn’t happened yet and i dont know if it ever will. I legit think he has some sort of binge eating disorder
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:43 am to J_Hingle
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I think that guy is still in there,
Naw. He lost a lost of burst with that knee injury. He's literally never showed Duke Zion
A year or so ago I posted the (now) infamous video of the Duke pregame layup line. That effortless explosiveness simply is gone.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:44 am to J_Hingle
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Even up to his injury last year he was pretty dominant
He's dominant as a lesser version of what we thought we were getting. The projections of him as a super duper prospect were last year + Duke Zion athleticism. It has REALLY hampered him on defense.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:56 am to SlowFlowPro
I agree it’s gone but it’s hard to tell if it’s because of injury or the simple fact he’s 300lbs instead of 275 lol. 25lbs of fat will put a damper on your explosiveness
This post was edited on 12/8/23 at 8:57 am
Posted on 12/8/23 at 9:04 am to J_Hingle
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Even up to his injury last year he was pretty dominant but still a little too heavy, man if he could just get his diet in order but it hasn’t happened yet and i dont know if it ever will. I legit think he has some sort of binge eating disorder
I mean this is just a rumor I heard from someone that works for the pels but apparently zion loves Juan’s Flying Burritos.
Apparently he’ll get 2 of their biggest burritos at a time loaded with sour cream and queso and destroy them.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 9:40 am to 3PieceSpicy
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think the weight is a huge factor.
The genesis of all his issues physically and mentally
What is it, losing one LB of weight relieves 5 LBs of pressure off of his joints & muscles
This dude must be eating like Joey Chestnut to be eating more calories than he is burning as an NBA athlete. 30% through the season along with practices, off season work etc. it’s mind boggling
Posted on 12/8/23 at 9:46 am to Balsamic_duck
I know what I want for lunch today now. 
Posted on 12/8/23 at 10:58 am to Balsamic_duck
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I mean this is just a rumor I heard from someone that works for the pels but apparently zion loves Juan’s Flying Burritos. Apparently he’ll get 2 of their biggest burritos at a time loaded with sour cream and queso and destroy them.
frick yeah
Posted on 12/8/23 at 11:31 am to GynoSandberg
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This dude must be eating like Joey Chestnut to be eating more calories than he is burning as an NBA athlete. 30% through the season along with practices, off season work etc. it’s mind boggling
It's always like this with athletes who eat themselves out of the league.
Are they consuming 15k calories/day?
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