How Ja Morant Cemented Himself As the Rookie of the Year Front-runner | Rookie Reports | The Ringer 

-Lord Guccius

Quality > quantity always

He has his own channel! It's called "The Dime Drop." Just looked it up to see the name and he hasn't posted on it in a few months, but there's a few extra analysis videos that are excellent .

Alex Amick That’s actually where I originally found him

Malik real recognize real ✊🏻

I feel the exact same way. His videos are my favorite thing to watch on RU-vid

Almighty Sosa300 don’t sleep On Sexton... dude is a better defender and shooter

Kibs Kibs he just went off for 41! I ain’t sleepin I just wish he had more production in hid second season

@@almightysosa3007 Sexton plays like a SG though. Clearly different type of players.

ja is basically 2nd year russ westbrook the og young 2nd year zeke thomas and 2nd year d rose in one ...he is like if you put those 3 guys at that stage of their careers into a machine and this came out of it...hes basically a 2nd year elite pro guard as a rookie is what i am saying...he doesn't feel like a rookie he moves and makes plays like a 2nd year player as a 20 year old...pretty impressive so far...he just passes so well and has the athleticism of those guys

*Let me know if you agree

Nice touch

lol Matisse is the only one who plays actual defense on the 6ers 🐐

@@bostonfalcons Don't sleep on Ben

or embiid and richardson

And with all that they are young and already making a playoff appearance, future is bright

lol

Haven’t seen one of these in a minute, lol

Ja > ben

Oh no...

Lmfao.

probably since james and wade from an excitement and production stand point and winning...melo was not sexy as a rookie...wade was...ja is like him...zion is lebron like in stats highlights and since probably ai and kobe before that

ja jarren jonas josh jones justise brandon dieng kyle dillon grayson melton konchar marko and yuta ..potentially tolliver still ...thats a nice young core 15 guys ...i like this team..dieng is a little older but not really even 31 yet and he doesn't have to be much off the bench plus he can be let go and replaced easily....they built a real nice team with potential...fun to watch...when healthy ja jarren jonas clarke dillon starting with josh off the bench as a 6th man backing up clarke with grayson backing up jarren tyus backing up morant and justise when healthy backing up dillon and dieng backing up jonas with kyle anderson as a 11th man and melton as a 12th man ...this team is not bad when healthy...without justise and with ja josh or jarren out though theres way more tyus grayson kyle and melton then you would like....

Did he jump higher then the others? Calling of the nerds?

Respectfully

@@ethanniedorowski6020 Yes he had by far the highest jump in Super Mario 2.

Princess could use her skirt to float, Luigi could jump super high, and Mario? Cooked a mean calzone? I honestly can't remember what Mario did.

Yes I remember now it's been again a call to the specialist here but years ?

VIBHA MAHANTH Zion is definitely the better player but it’s disrespectful to say Zion might win the ROTY. Ja has been playing ALL year at this level

If Zion carries the Pels, which were once on a ridiculous losing streak, to the playoffs OVER the Grizzlies, that's pretty good reason for ROTY. Especially if they manage even one playoff W.

@@sablesoul it wont really be impressive because the pels schedule is a joke on the back half. zionn is also playing with vets and an allstar. the holes in his game are being covered.

@@sablesoul Zion already has an all star on his team alright he's scoring a lot more and got a double double and all but team wise pels are a better roster than memphis, ja is a facilitator not an assist padder stats don't matter

ja is basically modern day 2009 playoff d rose with longer arms ...its kinda scary

Knicks fan sucks to be you.

Isaiah Mc Intosh yep lol

@@TheTEN24 as a mavericks fan I gotta say I'm enjoying the salt keep your head up and trust the process man. Rj is a solid guy.

ja morant has a chance to be a top 1-2 pg in the nba and top 5 player..what are you talking about?...he may never reach best player status but its only cause as of right now giannis doncic davis siakam embiid harden tatum lebron kawhi lillard jokic exist ….those are some elite players to surpass to just crack the top 10 right now.....

The base and the rebar and the framing lolol

A year later and this looks dumb

@@johnwallace5052 zion was fun in the playoffs this year. Cant believe he knocked out curry…oh wait

i would take ja morant right now over russell westbrook chris paul lou williams jamal murray john wall kyrie irving steph curry d lo malcolm brogdon kyle lowry kemba walker ben simmons or fred van vleet or for the future ...dame lillard and trae young are the only real pgs i would take over ja in today's nba ..obviously if we count doncic him too but he plays like sf and sg so...

@@razkable hey hey calm down!! you are stupid dumbo, he is not winning no chips in his career, no mvps and u gonna take him over steph curry!! u crazy stupid asshole, u dont know shit about basketball, he was relevant becos of zion's injury, zion would son morant!

It's not even close; not only has he sat out for 2/3rds of the season, the skill gap lacuna between their levels of efficiency are night and day.

Ivan Kirilenko good on offense terrible on defense, but also hope he can improve

It shouldn't be a question but the media (especially the major networks) have to fill time on their shows. They do it by bringing up these kinds of BS narratives! I think Ja is the ROY, but if the Pels make the playoffs (and Zion is still going off) the conversation changes a little. I guarantee you that Zion will still get a lot of ROY votes, since all the voters are writers and commentators.

@@theOnyFUFU you're right. And that's why I'm upset. Zion is great but that doesn't take away he missed half the year. I don't think zion gets roy award no matter what happens at this point but he will get votes

Bill and Ryan's pods are the only thing on the ringer I don't listen to.

he's definitely more versatile on offense in terms of that athletic body type of a young PG. Though Memphis lucking on out some big wing pieces like Brooks and JJJ helps out in the long run. They are solid 3&D like players and JJJ being possibly the most dangerous one if he can tighten up his defensive play. Another positive I like about Ja is that for a player whose got bounce on his legs, he knows how to land safely and I hope he keeps that up in the next few years. Rarely do we see a combination of his type of offensive talent and athleticism but still remain being able to play at least the full NBA season including playoffs. Plus hopefully he gets stronger and better at drawing contact inside and feasting off those points off the charity stripe. Which not many young PGs have that strong ability and bigger playmaking wings do better at.

​@@t4d0W He's definitely gonna get stronger and more comfortable finishing/passing vs long defenders or bigs. I think we'll see those improvement by next year. In terms of drawing contact and stuff, it will take some time for him to get that down imo. His poise and leadership are far beyond a rookie level. That's what impresses me just as much as his passing and scoring. For a rookie to be as unflappable as he has been so far AND carry the team is super impressive.

their core is very young...

That is one of the most difficult calls to make in real time though and a bad call is worse than a no call, so I think most refs will just close one eye or not catch it at all.

rod axel did you forget we got Justise Winslow?