[Robbins] Moe Wagner drew two charges against Zion Williamson last night. I asked how that felt physically. Wagner’s answer: “The second one might have been the charge of my life. I’m not gonna lie: I felt that one. I was like, ‘OK, I have like 18 left in my career after that one.'”
Moe Wagner drew two charges against Zion Williamson last night. I asked how that felt physically.
Wagner's answer: "The second one might have been the charge of my life. I'm not gonna lie: I felt that one. I was like, 'OK, I have like 18 left in my career after that one.'"
— Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) March 22, 2024
by Kimber80
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Please keep both Wagners here for life
Players probably dislike Moe enough that they’re about to go to Gregg Williams to see if he’s willing to coach an NBA team.
Anyone named Moe gets a fucking pass for life anyway.
Magic off-season to do list:
1. Lock franz and moe up long term
2. Sign D’Angelo Russell (Fultz replacement)
3. Sign Grayson Allen (Gary Harris replacement)
Kudos to him for willingly getting hit by the Zion freight train
Wonder how Wendell and Isaac are feeling after getting in Zions way last night? Magic played great overall D and the refereeing was allowing the physicality, but happy to see Zion show a bit of a mean streak and punish the guys who get in his way.
All this makes me think of is the time Zion flattened Marek Dolezaj in college: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6cl_GfAts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6cl_GfAts)
And how the local news did an entire segment on the physics of such a collision: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-27-_tgM0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-27-_tgM0)
It takes a brave man to take a charge from Zion. That Moe charge, plus the foul on JI when Zion bulldozed in? My body aches just from watching it.
Anyone have the clips?
Zion needs to send Wagner a fruit basket. He’s helping make other defenders think twice before getting in Zion’s way.
It felt like Orlando’s strategy for dealing with Zion was to get him in foul trouble. Right before this charge Zion bulldozed JI on what could have easily been an offensive foul as well.
Both guys put their bodies on the line multiple times to slow him down and it worked out. Without Zion on the floor they really struggled.
Someone has to keep track of his taken charges now
Watching some of that game this morning, Banchero looks every bit as big as Williamson. A charge from Banchero can’t be much easier than a charge from Williamson.
Reminds me of the time my brother took a charge against Danny Woodhead in high school. He got out of the way the next time.
He really did the “this move drains one year of my lifespan”