A Zion Williamson factoid that doesn't fit anywhere else

[jimsumner]

Williamson was 13-for-19 last night against UNC.

Pretty darn good, eh?

That actually dropped his season percentage to 69.5.

Mull that one over for awhile.

[robed deity]

Williamson was 13-for-19 last night against UNC.

Pretty darn good, eh?

That actually dropped his season percentage to 69.5.

Mull that one over for awhile.

I'm pretty sure he just Moses Malone'd two of those though. Risky play at the end, but big fella likes to put on a show!

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Williamson was 13-for-19 last night against UNC.

Pretty darn good, eh?

That actually dropped his season percentage to 69.5.

Mull that one over for awhile.

I have mulled that over...and like everything about Zion that I mull over...it hurts my head.

[roywhite]

I was thinking Zion's FG% for the season would have to be a school record, but I recalled that Josh McRoberts had an amazing FG% his first year when paired with Shelden Williams.

Anyone have quick access to the school records for such things?

[jv001]

I was thinking Zion's FG% for the season would have to be a school record, but I recalled that Josh McRoberts had an amazing FG% his first year when paired with Shelden Williams.

Anyone have quick access to the school records for such things?

If I'm looking at the date correctly, Josh: .605 FG%, 8.6 PPG, in 25 mpg. 2005-2006 season. GoDuke!

[sagegrouse]

I was thinking Zion's FG% for the season would have to be a school record, but I recalled that Josh McRoberts had an amazing FG% his first year when paired with Shelden Williams.

Anyone have quick access to the school records for such things?

Top five from 2018 Media Guide

Laettner FR 1989 0.723 (115-159)
Mar. Plumlee GR 2016 0.688 (106-154)
Boozer JR 2002 0.665 (230-346)
Okafor FR 2015 0.664 (279-420)
Cherokee SO 1993 0.652 (161-247)

Zion is 244-351 for 0.695.

[DU82]

I was thinking Zion's FG% for the season would have to be a school record, but I recalled that Josh McRoberts had an amazing FG% his first year when paired with Shelden Williams.

Anyone have quick access to the school records for such things?

Christian Laettner shot 72.3 percent during his freshman year. Marshall Plumlee was at 68.8% his last season.

(Search for the Duke Basketball Media Guide. I downloaded the 17-18 PDF last year. There’s probably one for 18-19 out there.)

[DUKIE V(A)]

I have mulled that over...and like everything about Zion that I mull over...it hurts my head.

Hurts so good...😂

[tteettimes]

Anyway we can “Clone” Zion??....
I know nothing re: stem cell or the related experiments...
He could open his own Sperm lab and control each user to be committed to attend Duke University.
He could make a fortune....and we would have generations of Zionites on campus....performing athletic magic
Oh well...my useless brain is in deterioration mode...but ...but..what if....

[wavedukefan70s]

A read about zion and south Carolina. Has a few facts about zion
.Zion Williamson’s tragic, glorious path to Columbia for March Madness
https://www.postandcourier.com/colum...543d47389.html

[fgb]

A read about zion and south Carolina. Has a few facts about zion
.Zion Williamson’s tragic, glorious path to Columbia for March Madness
https://www.postandcourier.com/colum...543d47389.html

i've recently been thinking about our loss a couple of years ago to the university of south carolina, and the duke curse. in particular, i've been wondering if zion's matriculation to duke, and his return to the state capital this weekend as a blue devil, might actually be peak curse.

[Highlander]

Another interesting factoid on Z:

He was born in Salisbury, NC. His dad was a Livingstone College student and lived with his mom in the Zion Hills apartments when he was born. After college they moved to Spartanburg, dad's hometown, where they married and settled down.

Anyway, thought it was kinda cool that Zion is technically a NC, not SC native.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

i've recently been thinking about our loss a couple of years ago to the university of south carolina, and the duke curse. in particular, i've been wondering if zion's matriculation to duke, and his return to the state capital this weekend as a blue devil, might actually be peak curse.

NO - this is peak boon! Due to Zion, this will be a Duke crowd probably...Zion has said all the right things about being proud Palmetto Stater....that will play very well in Columbia...there are NO HEELS anywhere close...and Frank Martin and K are good friends. This will wash away the Greenville House of Horrors from 2017.

[TruBlu]

NO - this is peak boon! Due to Zion, this will be a Duke crowd probably...Zion has said all the right things about being proud Palmetto Stater...that will play very well in Columbia...there are NO HEELS anywhere close...and Frank Martin and K are good friends. This will wash away the Greenville House of Horrors from 2017.

Frank Martin has friends?!? Who woulda thunk it?

[budwom]

Williamson was 13-for-19 last night against UNC.

Pretty darn good, eh?

That actually dropped his season percentage to 69.5.

Mull that one over for awhile.

Reminds me of a Clayton Kershaw stat from some time in the last few years...commentator noted that "if he strikes out 19 and walks one tonight, it'll hurt his strikeout to walk ratio."

[mgtr]

I would have thought most of his friends were blind!!