Zu is still young. Hope this is the year he figures it out. _________________ "I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber." -Kobe
Indeed, CongratsZu.... For how long though? _________________ Starting Lakers Dynasty6.0! NOW!!
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Today is official Zubac day in LA. Will he be guaranteed or will he be dumped to the curb? Standby for a dramatic end of day decision determining the fate of the big Zu!
You’re a little slow out of the gate.
Waiting to see the ink dry and trying to figure out why the Lakers would keep him.
Zu when he got minutes proved he was better and was beating the other bigs in practice all last season so.... _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
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Zu looks a lot quicker/explosive, but I don't know how good this level of competition is.
If only the rest of the league was made up of Bosnia-Hernzibobinnains.
Hey watch it
But seriously. he looked engaged and determined on those highlights. Hope he comes back with that same attitude.
He looks lighter. You can see it around the shoulders and arms. Not buffed out, but definitely lost a bit of baby fat. Looks good there, hope he's gonna step out of perpetual project status next year. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL SEDALE TRIBUTE EDDIE DONX!
In Ivica Zubac's supposedly horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad 2nd season, he had a higher PER than Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, and Lonzo Ball. In fact, of the players expected to return, his PER last season was second only to Julius Randle.
I go back to something I said earlier. It was more of a "sideways" season, in that he started slow and didn't show the development many had hoped to see. He should definitely still be on notice, but it wasn't an "awful" season once he hit his stride.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:23 am Post subject:
I remember Vlade's rookie season as a 21 y/o. He replaced Kareem as a starter and showed some ability, but even he was raw.
After 2 seasons, I get the impression Zubac, although not the same type of player, has as much ability as Vlade did in '89. Zu has the advantage of 2 years of NBA experience, so he knows what to expect and what he needs to work on.
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