Like sushi at a hole in a wall restaurant, movies with subtitles and pineapple as the primary topping on a pizza, Lonzo Ball’s game is an acquired taste.
Ball — the lanky Chino Hills raised point guard who spent his summers running hills and leading transition opportunities at local recreational gyms at a breakneck speed — has almost always been identified as a unique talent, especially when compared to his peers.
The current historic era of point guard play has seen the likes of Chris Paul masterfully putting defenders in jail out of the pick and roll and Russell Westbrook demonstrating devastating force around the rim, but the methods Ball uses to impact the game are far more subtle.