Zion Williamson is Non-Stick Pans

The allure of a 5 with the playmaking of a 1 and the shooting of a 2.

The allure of a pan that released food immediately with the searing of a stainless and the durability of cast iron.

In both cases, still elusive. The world isn't composed of perfect creations. The sports translation? The unicorn. A big with wheels like matchbox and handles like J. Will. A rebounding machine with a 30' jumper. He existed until he was needed.

Williamson gave new meaning to dominance during the year he attended Duke in 2019. Although he missed making the NCAA championship after losing in the Elite 8, he was the unanimously selected savior of New Orleans basketball along with his Naismith Trophy acquisition. Watching the games he played in felt like watching history. The emotion he played with, the fear he struck into the whites from the North Dakota State University Bisons, and the joy he had on court could mean this was only the beginning! It was the beginning, only in a foul sense. He has faded fast, and his trajectory seems fatal. He has show there is still a machine with life left in his 2021 and 2023 seasons, but inconsistency and off court drama have taken his image.

The same rings true for the non-stick craze of right now. The all-in-one pan. This is the product that marketing agencies created, not someone on the line needing equipment that didn't exist. Aside from the mountain-sized problems that the "non-stick" coating gives you, it is a pale imitation of what it is designed from. Nothing compares to the sear from a stainless steel pan. No pan boasts the durability of cast iron. The non-stick family has its place, but it cannot be found in the championship game. It is a great story to remember fondly, but it shouldn't be found in the kitchens of now.

Draft the 5 with good hands and a decent post game. Don't be sold into the myth of the unicorn, David Griffin.

Buy a good stainless and a good cast iron. Don't be sold into the myth of the "all-in-one".