Can Lewis Jr get back to the potential he had early on? His injury was at the worst time, now he's playing from behind perception wise. Does he have the talent to become an important piece for a team going forward?
@@zeroturn7091 As Dick Vitale said there are three things that will get a coach fired: "potential, potential, potential!" That's what Kira had and they will jettison you if you don't live up to it!
Agreed at some point after you have drafted like 3 or 4 lotto guys it is time to shift focus away from the draft and on seeing what you have in the guys you got drafted I think this current model puts way to much pressure on guys to perform early or be moved to the back burner
One difference between Conley and Lewis is that Conley is significantly stronger than Lewis is ever going to be. Lewis needed to put on a good 20 pounds if he wants to be strong enough to even be mediocre defensively. As for the ACL. I tore my ACL, and I didn't lose much speed up and down however, it kills your lateral quickness every time. Of course, that will decrease anyone's skills defensively.
Kira is indeed a blur, he has the speed, agility and explosive first step to be effective. But Stunted, what do you think of this particular take on KLJR. I think Kira's biggest problem is being too frail, He doesn't seem to take contact or absorb contact well at the pro level. On offense when slashing to score or collapsing the D to hit the open man. When he's being bodied up by bigger stronger guards on the perimeter. He seems to get rattled and knocked off his square as a ball handler when met with physical play. That absolutely affects your ability to play make and distribute, not just your ability to score if you let it. With this being said I don't think is fair yet to categorize him as a "Soft" player or lacking competitive spirit. From what I seen he's competitive, he hustles, goes after loose balls etc Some might chalk it up to his skinny, wiry 6'1 frame and not possessing great core strength to deal with hip checks & bumps from defenders. But when you have examples of small-framed guards who are 6'1 and under like Ja Morant, Trey Young, Prime Mike Conley, Prime Tony Parker, JA Brunson, Donovan Mitchell who is 6'1 but he's not skinny and plays above the rim so he might not be the best example in this case. All are all-star caliber players who can slip, slide, weave, and slither their way through the paint. Absorb contact along the way and finish strong against players twice their size at an effective rate and also drive & kick to the open man at a high level. So I don't think the "he's too small to be effective" offensively is a valid argument alone. It could be a mix of body type and intangibles. As always, great video. it's still too early in his career to write him completely off IMO but he needs a breakout season soon if he wants to still be regarded as a starter on an NBA team.
Basically I agree with you. When people call him soft they aren't talking about him being afraid of contact but he does have a hard time dealing with it. To me he relies way too much on his speed and not enough on skill and IQ. If someone is playing you physically you that to your advantage. Pump fake, use a spin move or draw them into foul trouble.
@@buzzerbeater3350 Thanks, that's why I felt the word "frail" was the more apt word to describe how his body deals with contact from bigger guards when dribbling or trying to make a play. "Soft" in basketball terms usually is more as an insult to highlight one's lack of competitive nature or assertiveness. In a basketball context, there can be some overlap between "frail" and "soft" but I don't think both are mutually exclusive 100% of the time. I do think a greater focus on Kira's core strength and lower body, perhaps adding a few pounds to his playing weight would make dribbling through contact and maintaining a strong frame less of an issue. Also adding those in-between moves like you said to his arsenal would definitely help. The pump fake, head fake and spin move has worked wonders for Jalen Brunson's game.
Have you ever done a stunted growth on a female baller? I'm sure there has to be an interesting story out there on somebody. It would be a nice changeup from time to time.
Saw him and Mark Sears battle in high school. Kira Lewis put on a show. So dis Sears. It was apparent though. Dude was different, and explosive. I knew he was going to the league.
Lewis should've demanded a trade when New Orleans drafted him. Lonzo was the starter. Zion and Ingram need a pass first and great shooter PG. There was no chance Lewis would have fit unless New Orleans built the team around him.
You should do a stunted growth on my lil buddy Malcolm Armstead. Flew under the radar in high school, dominated AAU and Juco at Chippola. Went to Oregon, played well there. Was the starting PG at Wichita State I'm front of Van Fleet. I think if he hadve gotten a chance to play Trey Burke and had a chance to show his skills against him, he would've gotten drafted. He was better than Van Vleet, just didn't play with a sense of urgency Fred did. Doug Gottlieb said he was his favorite player in college at one time.
Yo JC...I got some guys that slipped through the cracks.. Derrick Chievous MISSOURI ROBERT BRICKEY DUKE BRIAN OLIVER G TECH CALBERT CHENEY INDIANA PARRISH CASBEIER EVANSVILLE Thanks Bro .keep doing your thing
Can Lewis Jr get back to the potential he had early on? His injury was at the worst time, now he's playing from behind perception wise. Does he have the talent to become an important piece for a team going forward?
JT, where is Allonzo Trier right now? I can't find his whereabouts online and believe me I've looked!
Qyntel Woods - summer league legend next please.
Please do a Nerlens Noel episode bro… Rejecting 80 mill deal? Crazy
Never understood why teams full of lottery talent draft more players. How do you draft a player in the lottery with no chance of being a starter?
Building up assets. The only benefit is leverage for a trade, imo.
@@zeroturn7091 As Dick Vitale said there are three things that will get a coach fired: "potential, potential, potential!" That's what Kira had and they will jettison you if you don't live up to it!
@@zeroturn7091 Yea, but Lewis wasn't worth much in the trade market
Agreed at some point after you have drafted like 3 or 4 lotto guys it is time to shift focus away from the draft and on seeing what you have in the guys you got drafted I think this current model puts way to much pressure on guys to perform early or be moved to the back burner
It only proves to me how much of a monopoly the NBA has on pro basketball in America.
One difference between Conley and Lewis is that Conley is significantly stronger than Lewis is ever going to be. Lewis needed to put on a good 20 pounds if he wants to be strong enough to even be mediocre defensively. As for the ACL. I tore my ACL, and I didn't lose much speed up and down however, it kills your lateral quickness every time. Of course, that will decrease anyone's skills defensively.
Well, basketball IQ and decision making.
His teammate John petty was a mainstay at bama thought he’d pan out I think he’d make a good video hade a really smooth stroke
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2k21 legend Kira Lewis
Kira is indeed a blur, he has the speed, agility and explosive first step to be effective. But Stunted, what do you think of this particular take on KLJR. I think Kira's biggest problem is being too frail, He doesn't seem to take contact or absorb contact well at the pro level. On offense when slashing to score or collapsing the D to hit the open man. When he's being bodied up by bigger stronger guards on the perimeter. He seems to get rattled and knocked off his square as a ball handler when met with physical play. That absolutely affects your ability to play make and distribute, not just your ability to score if you let it.
With this being said I don't think is fair yet to categorize him as a "Soft" player or lacking competitive spirit. From what I seen he's competitive, he hustles, goes after loose balls etc
Some might chalk it up to his skinny, wiry 6'1 frame and not possessing great core strength to deal with hip checks & bumps from defenders. But when you have examples of small-framed guards who are 6'1 and under like Ja Morant, Trey Young, Prime Mike Conley, Prime Tony Parker, JA Brunson, Donovan Mitchell who is 6'1 but he's not skinny and plays above the rim so he might not be the best example in this case. All are all-star caliber players who can slip, slide, weave, and slither their way through the paint. Absorb contact along the way and finish strong against players twice their size at an effective rate and also drive & kick to the open man at a high level. So I don't think the "he's too small to be effective" offensively is a valid argument alone. It could be a mix of body type and intangibles. As always, great video. it's still too early in his career to write him completely off IMO but he needs a breakout season soon if he wants to still be regarded as a starter on an NBA team.
Basically I agree with you. When people call him soft they aren't talking about him being afraid of contact but he does have a hard time dealing with it. To me he relies way too much on his speed and not enough on skill and IQ. If someone is playing you physically you that to your advantage. Pump fake, use a spin move or draw them into foul trouble.
@@buzzerbeater3350 Thanks, that's why I felt the word "frail" was the more apt word to describe how his body deals with contact from bigger guards when dribbling or trying to make a play. "Soft" in basketball terms usually is more as an insult to highlight one's lack of competitive nature or assertiveness.
In a basketball context, there can be some overlap between "frail" and "soft" but I don't think both are mutually exclusive 100% of the time.
I do think a greater focus on Kira's core strength and lower body, perhaps adding a few pounds to his playing weight would make dribbling through contact and maintaining a strong frame less of an issue. Also adding those in-between moves like you said to his arsenal would definitely help. The pump fake, head fake and spin move has worked wonders for Jalen Brunson's game.
@@sirjohnlegion2691 "Preciate ya'.! Adding a floater would help him tremendously.
Do a stunted growth on Johnny Flynn or Mitch McGary
I agree...Mitch need one. Dude could've easily been a Draymond type
Yes.
Do a stunted growth of Justin Patton
That's a good name to do.
Have you ever done a stunted growth on a female baller? I'm sure there has to be an interesting story out there on somebody. It would be a nice changeup from time to time.
Bruh
Waste of Talent. 🏀
Saw him and Mark Sears battle in high school. Kira Lewis put on a show. So dis Sears. It was apparent though. Dude was different, and explosive. I knew he was going to the league.
I think he will be fine as long as he gets stronger and keeps getting up shots
He should be a full time starter he pretty much has to show can even fit into a system as a backup PG or be out of the league at 23.
I didn’t know the 13th pick is lottery
The first 14 teams of draft is considered lottery picks in nba
Lewis should've demanded a trade when New Orleans drafted him. Lonzo was the starter. Zion and Ingram need a pass first and great shooter PG. There was no chance Lewis would have fit unless New Orleans built the team around him.
The majority of teams had a better starting guard so he was gonna have to prove he could play anywhere
@@royaldavis640 At the time Knicks, Magic, Bulls, and Pacers didn't have a starting level PG on their team
@@andrebryant5081
Ohhhhh
luka samanic?
You should do a stunted growth on my lil buddy Malcolm Armstead. Flew under the radar in high school, dominated AAU and Juco at Chippola. Went to Oregon, played well there. Was the starting PG at Wichita State I'm front of Van Fleet. I think if he hadve gotten a chance to play Trey Burke and had a chance to show his skills against him, he would've gotten drafted. He was better than Van Vleet, just didn't play with a sense of urgency Fred did. Doug Gottlieb said he was his favorite player in college at one time.
Can you do Keifer skyes and Jahii Carson Arizona state
Number 13th pick he got his money 💴 he cool
Nothing guaranteed in NBA even if ur drafted
Yo JC...I got some guys that slipped through the cracks..
Derrick Chievous MISSOURI
ROBERT BRICKEY DUKE
BRIAN OLIVER G TECH
CALBERT CHENEY INDIANA
PARRISH CASBEIER EVANSVILLE
Thanks Bro .keep doing your thing
He actually was pretty decent for New Orleans before he got injured he’s definitely shown flashes
Damn already
John petty his teammate
Cover Deonte Burton
Do Cezar Guerrero, he had potential now he plays with ballislife.
Do Cezar Guerrero, he had potential now he plays with ballislife.
Did Mike Conley retire
I know Kira personally he’ll be back
Lolz who is the man in the relationship
@@Trappy-C ayooo no diddy bro but I ain’t with that gay shit bru reason is I know him because he played aau with my bro just chill punk
Kira is a Walmart version of Quickley....
@@alfonsojohnson703you don't even have his number. People you know are in your contacts internet flexer.
Do Cezar Guerrero, he had potential now he plays with ballislife.
Bro had potential
Thanks!
Thank you!