Lol what the fuck are you smoking?

18 years of age and approaching triple double average in a professional men's league

SEK HENRY! The Lamelo Stopper.

The fact that anyone can get 10 assists in the Hawks is amazing

Triple Double average?

Checks stats.

7.0 rpg, 6.5 apg.

I guess if we are rounding up to the closest 10?

'Approaching' his stats have been going up every game since game 1

Who was the last NBL player to get back to back triple doubles?

Without ball, they can't do anything.
Brooks could create for himself.

I agree with the initial post, get to watch Ball while you can. He's 18 is only going to get better.

The first player EVER to get back to back triple doubles in the NBL and he is 18

He would have had another 4+ assist with half decent teammates

Stat padder? Let me guess- he only passes it when he knows the player he passes to will score? He scores only to score for himself and not the team? He goes for rebounds just for the stats?

Plllllease!

^lol

He will have a long NBL career. I hope illawarra can build some decent support around him.

Quadruple Double if you include 3 pointers missed.

It needs mentioning because you would not believe it if you didn't see it. Simmons went pick one and he not in this league. Once again the kid is 18.

Wow so much hate.
Imagine if any of your 18yo kids coped this much unwarranted flack for doing something that rarely has happen before.

"He would have had another 4+ assist with half decent teammates"
Maybe if they had a better stats bench he might.

The hawks bench needs to be in the gym at 2am practicing wit AJ and Blanchfield all week.

Boone needs to stand close to the Ball return machine, all day everyday.
Catch lay up catch lay up and repeat.

Guys, he's 18. Wanted to point this out.

Also koberulz, were all impressed with your knowledge of yesteryear, but think the initial back to back comment was in relation to the 40min format.

lamelo is a bonafide top 3 pick in 2020, dont really see why anyone would believe otherwise..kid is special

Jesus, 10/28!? The scouts will be concerned with that aspect regardless.

His main weakness is outside shooting. He is incredibly streaky. Tonight he reverted back to his poor run from 3 after a few good games. He needs to be consistent from 3 otherwise a good NBA defenders will take away the penetration he is getting in the NBL. Heck, if Abercrombie doesn't get into foul trouble that stat line gets worse.

But he is talented and will go top 5.

Yes he had Jordan ngatai guard him Tonite, why Jordan Ngatai was on him no one will ever know. No offence to lamelo.ball or Jordan Ngatai but Jordan Ngatai should never have guarded Ball.

^Give him 6 months and a nba summer league.

No doubt he is Top 3-5, but that shooting of his, is a genuine issue. At NBA level he will be exposed, he does have a lot of time to get it sorted though.

That's why he’s practicing in the gym at 2am

In his defense, a handful of his shots were desperation ones late in quarters and shot clocks that he was kind if forced to take.

He is Ben Simmons with the ability to shoot

He is Ben Simmons without a shot.

you can work on a shot, can't work on raw talent and feel for the game...

Lot quicker and better handles than Simmons.

He's already got a much better shot than Simmons

Been given the keys to the car, who else they got. Doing an impressive job but put him on another team and those numbers definitely go down. LeBron comparison ridiculous. Actually more impressed with Hamptons ceiling today.

His handles are amazing. Or at least I thought they were until he got picked by Henry!

Ngatai did a good job. Ngatai wasn't there to lock Ball down, he was there because he had the length to contest Ball but had the experience and IQ to switch correctly off ball on certain Hawks actions. That’s why RJ was off because RJ gets lost defensively and doesn’t communicate with his teammates very well at times. I think that’s the most minutes Ngatai’s ever played in an NBL game.

(you can work on a shot, can't work on raw talent and feel for the game...)

Yeah I guess...... wait ...the youngest player to get a trip dub and the first player to back to back trip dub in the 40 min game.
I guess he doesn't have any raw talent or feel for the game at all.

^That's why melo is here, to improve his game, he’s still has months to work and train hard. But not a bad effort for an 18yo.

He's good, but I certainly don’t think he’ll be great.
His game is extremely similar to his brother Lonzo’s. Lonzo has been found lacking thanks to his offensive inefficiency. Lamelo’s no different... 25 points is great, but off 28 shots (FG% 35%) is not

I don't believe he is a bad shooter, I do believe he takes stupid shots, it's been one of his biggest detriments

The NBL app box score says 25/12/10

"whether it's a triple double or not is about arbitrary labels"

no, whether it's a triple double or not is about whether 9 is the same as 10, which it is not.

The box score on my NBL app is still saying 25/12/10

How old is Lamelo Balls ?

(no, whether it's a triple double or not is about whether 9 is the same as 10, which it is not.)

Lol melo makes you angry

It says 10 on box score

My issue is actually not with Melo, he is a good player etc Its with the NBL and the commentary teams that are so on his nuts, they embellish his every move.

I swear Homicide is angling for some sort of job to work for Melo as he transitions to the NBA.

^^^^
Lmao.

Lamelo is the type of player you will be telling your kids that you once saw him play in the NBL before he was a superstar in the NBA

6 turn overs and 10 missed 3s equates to about 25 transition points for NZ.
Dumb arse shots. Dumb as shit turn over when he was trying to show everyone how great his handles were instead of playing the game.
Not a great nett positive if at all.
What are the rest of the hawks doing while he is jacking up garbage shots?

Main thing he shrugged is to mess up team chemistry

Acheives

Ball ranked number one and Hampton number five in latest ESPN draft. Both should go very close to around those positions.