Now the joooooy of my woooorld is in ZIIIIION — thread for Zion Williamson

definitely getting the impression that there's more to the story but the Pels may not know exactly what it is yet

mb theyre trying to get him to lose weight

that seems likely as well. they are all prob scared out of their minds to be the one to clear him to play

wonder how much the Kevin Durant thing shook these guys

Zion just as a physical being is very 🤔

seemed like the Pels got really screwed last night by a clear shot-clock violation that wasn't called and would have left them with 2-3 seconds left to inbound from halfcourt and try a GW shot. seemed like Gentry was completely oblivious but Antonio Daniels was freaking out on the broadcast.

Oh no

The Pelicans are reportedly trying to teach Zion how to walk and run differently in his rehab process https://t.co/Ipl9C4HJk7

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 26, 2019

never a good sign when theyre teaching you the basics of...walking

idk if the pelicans are the right ppl to be doing this

it’s the famous suns trainer now at least.

i think this is good, sounds similar to what steph did to prevent chronic ankle issues.

Yah may be a great thing but just side eying everything about him until he plays at this point

I think they need to be open to the possibility that the way Zion runs is actually good for him

E.g. I’m pretty sure Lebron running like a duck is a key to his long term health

yeah its dicey to f w that sort of thing

I vaguely remember that Myles Turner raised his draft stock by learning to run

starting to think we might not see this guy this year

he's scheduled for 5 on 5 drills in january. if we don't see him things are going really badly.

Blake and Ben both missed their entire rookie campaigns so there is precedent.

except zion doesnt have a major injury...............

depends how bad the meniscus tear was.

they said it was not bad but mb are lying, tbh i support just doing a year of getting in good shape doing whatever crazy kinesiology even if its not bad, just living the spa life

mb bring him back for 20mins a night the last couple months just to get him some burn / give ppl what they need

we deserve it

we may see him this month after all. full practice today and team is loosely targeting a January return

big baby new year won't you bring me a thunderous dunk

Zion testing that knee with some alley-oops 👀 pic.twitter.com/cB9qD2tRpg

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2020

Now we’re talking

my friend and i bought tickets to boston/new orleans (next saturday) a while ago gambling that he'd be back....think we're just going to miss it : (

drop step between the legs its time baby

Zion appears to be progressing well enough to go between the legs and slam at MSG in warmups (h/t @darrenelwood) pic.twitter.com/SA2BAGcEPi

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 10, 2020

Good god man

dammit zion, why don't you just play tomorrow for my personal benefit

help a board out

jesus let the man play!

this was a good read
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28485732/zion-williamson-preparation-preservation-no-precedent

yeah good stuff, i love all that technical athletic form how the body is aligned and so forth

me too

Specialists at P3 and elsewhere note that it's easier to repair such issues in younger players than older ones. One veteran Western Conference scout says recent reports for prospects have often included the phrase "tight hips."

"At first, I would kind of laugh at it," the scout says. "But now I notice it more and more often, especially when they move laterally while defending. A lot of these guys can't get low to the ground."

Ok so are there any theories as to why young guys today have this issue?

mb due to more sitting around, p well documented that kids spend more time indoors these days

kids need to get outside and play some damned four square

maybe not getting the calcium from hose water or the vitamin D from the streetlights

facts

my parents still live in mid class suburban home I grew up in and man there's nooooobody ever playing outside. Was staying there few months ago and heard children's voices but that was from the grade school's recess ie the time they're forced to play outside

hello to basketballs favored son

Pregame Zion action. pic.twitter.com/v0Ld6554gc

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) January 20, 2020

That was so much fun.

👀Impressive numbers for #Zion's debut on ESPN (Fast Nationals from Nielsen):

📺2,357,000 viewers. Peaked w/2,777,000.

⬆️Viewership up 88% vs last year's comparable game.

🏀1.6 US rating, matching ESPN's highest-rated NBA game this season (Non-XMas). Up 100% year over year. pic.twitter.com/9ZSbz6zGQv

— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) January 23, 2020

the savior

the NBA’s freak out over ratings this year is so obviously dumb

I think a much bigger worry is cable companies refusing to pay for RSNs

lol its literally the only reason i tolerate paying for cable tv

Altitude TV still hasn’t resolved their fight with Comcast and I think a couple midwestern RSNs have died