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Zehn Williamson, from the New Orleans Pelicans, is making himself one of the league's most dominant players at an astonishing pace.
The annual NBA All-Star Game is about to begin, and at the same time, the confrontation between the star camps on the Internet is intensifying. "Greedy" fan groups compete with each other, with each side trying to glorify its own team and players, protect them from criticism, and from time to time belittle other outstanding players, even though it is unnecessary.
The essence of competitive sports is to defend their home team at all costs. But on the other hand, this leads to the scorn of other players. Because of the All-Star Game and the selection process behind it, the open and secret struggles have even been artificially created.
This may be the case with Cairn-Williamson. Impressive nightly performances at the 19th Edition show are becoming the norm. Every game compares him to a generation of legends like Shaquille O'Neal, history-making superstars like LeBron James, and up-and-coming young trailblazers like Luka Doncic.
Cain's dominance is gradually becoming a mainstay of the NBA, and although he is praised for it, there are times when people forget that the New Orleans Pelicans forward has played less than 50 games in the NBA. Of course, he still has a lot to improve, especially on the defensive end, like I've written about before. Because expectations of Cain are so high, and he performs so well so early, it's easy to get used to his strengths and ignore them. Fans are prone to nitpicking, but it's remarkable not to sacrifice what Zion is doing right now.
Cain Williamson is becoming one of the NBA's best singles players
However, I think it is worth taking a closer look at cairn's absolute advantage in singles. Cain, who has not even played a full season, has gone to an amazing level of dominance in singles.
Of all the players who have completed at least 10 or more singles, Cain leads 93 percent of the league's singles players, and he scores even more efficiently in singles than James Harden. Cain, who is only slightly behind Kevin Durant on this list, has long been among the top singles players in the league. In the eyes of ordinary fans, one-on-one Cai En has been almost unstoppable and insoluble.
Zeen's walking posture is somewhat strange, or, as professional wrestler Scott Steiner puts it, a genetic deformity. He's faster and more explosive than most big guys, and he's also stronger than other types of players. Cain's possession is also quite tight for his figure. When his physical strength was not yet fully developed, he developed such a habit of ball control. Because his center of gravity is low, it's hard to stop. In the end, Cain is an elite-level terminator, often showing his dexterity under the basket. When he gets close to the basket, you hardly have to expect him to throw.
In Friday's loss to the Lone Ranger, Despite the loss, Cain still fully demonstrated his kaleidoscopic rich offensive means. For example, in this ball, facing Porzingis, who is 2.21 meters tall, Zehn directly broke through the basket like a no-man's land, completed a beautiful reflexive dunk above the Latvian, and created a 2+1 by the way.
Cain's body is very flexible, and his athleticism may only improve as the season continues. His physical condition last season is very different from what he looked like at the beginning of this year and what he looks like now.
Earlier in the same race, even against the 2.13-meter-tall and 109-kilogram lone ranger Willie Cauley-Stein, Cain was able to play a singles play. When Cain got singles space under the basket, most of the defensive players' efforts were in vain. He was all too familiar with how to use his physical talents.
In addition to the static talent, Cai En in the state of movement is even more difficult to stop. No matter how outstanding Porzingis is, once Cain reaches the inside line with the ball, he can't stop the latter. The Duke star always easily crushes defenders and creates physical contact. Against the Lone Ranger, Cain walked the free throw line 11 times, and even played 2+1 three times in a row.
In singles, Cain scored 65 percent and shot 23 percent from the free throws. These data are a bit "inhumane" for anyone, especially for young people like Cain who are still inexperienced.
Cairn Williamson needed more shots
Shocking and puzzling, in the entire second half against the Lone Ranger, Cain only completed 5 shots. In the first half, Cain contributed a perfect performance of 10 shots, and in the whole game, he only conceded a three-pointer in the fourth quarter. He should be an absolute player and core player throughout the game, and even throughout his Pelican career.
Despite giving and taking from the inside at one point, Cain only completed 15 shots. That shouldn't happen again, because even if it doesn't end up shooting, Cain is the Pelicans' surest choice on the offensive end.
Among the league's top 15 scorers, Cain has the fewest shots. On average, Cain scored 24 points on 15.3 shots per game. For reference, Doncic averaged 21 shots per game. If Cain gets enough shots, will his average score per game skyrocket?
Cairn Williamson is rapidly growing into one of the league's facades. This will ensue both a great deal of praise and a great deal of criticism and questioning. That's why we shouldn't take his achievements for granted so early on, and we need to enjoy his upbringing.