Hamstrings sure be tearing a lot lately.
I think it’s because of specialized sports now. Back in the day guys played year round and 3 sports if the were athletic stars. You would think with all this tech it would be avoided but it seems like meat and potatoes and classic weights led to less injuries to me.
Yeah it sure looks that way. It’s a real shame for the fans of basketball to. He was really fun to watch play.
🤣 In my warped view, 6’5” 290lbs does not equate to being “in shape” on the basketball court.
I think also today athletes try to max out their muscles, making them tight, just on the verge of tearing. Actually, the whole process of building muscle is tiny tears that then heal.
Yeah, it would be considered obese by weight/height standards
How is it that so many fans immediately saw what professional talent evaluators didn't, namely, he's way too heavy to survive an 82-game schedule? Plus, he plays a pretty physical brand of ball and he's gonna take some knocks. If he's All-World for only 20 games a year, pretty good for 20 and misses 40, how can he be worth a #1 pick? At some point, all these injuries will have accumulated to the point that his ceiling is permanently lower than even just a few years ago and that will only accelerate as age and injuries accumulate. It's too bad but the argument can be made that he wasn't dedicated to getting in tip top shape until this year.
Yes but that step between 250 and a 39 vertical vs 285 and a 45 vertical is a huge difference.
Darius Garland says hello. He is having a very good career. This year he is averaging 20 / 7. Not a one hit wonder. He is very efficient also, 54/48/95 shooting line. 48% from 3 is off the charts, 54% overall is really good. We all know 95% from the FT line is elite also. Career 39% from 3, he is taking better shots on a very balanced and contender in Cleveland. They have a very nice team now not depending so much on Donovan. 6 guys average double figures. AS a TEAM they average 42.2 from 3, 168/398. They MAKE over 15 3s per game.
10's of Millions ? Try 100's. 5 year / $197.25 Million, $40 Million annually. that is his new contract, he made millions before signing a new deal. This deal runs from 23-27. His career earnings is $114,392,217.
Man while most of us are doing hard labor to stress over buying food.
He sat right next to it, like literally 3 feet away. With Will Wheaton.
That is true as well, he looked more I. Shape than he has been at least, I think he needs to be about 240=250.
I remember this older article about AD and it mentioned hypermobility and how his strength training/ conditioning improved over the years. As someone who lives with this syndrome, I’ve often wondered if they were speaking generally about his athleticism, or if he is genuinely hypermobile (it would explain a lot of the injuries he’s prone to).
Literally my measurements rn, I’m strong but have zero stamina. Also funny to see the fat hami nickname still alive lol
Exactly. If that dude had stayed on the course he seemed to be on his freshman year he would have ended with Jordan-like fame.
l called this while he was at Duke due to his size and crazy hops. Knees, joints, cartilage wouldn’t hold up. I was blasted by several. Don’t recall who and don’t really care, but I was correct. I hate it for him, but when you’re injured and put on all that weight what do you expect. He’s great when fully healthy.
It was a weird draft..so I can see why you'd take a shot on Zion from the draft.
He sure was fun to watch play the game. Just not many people alive could do what he could do. Only wish he would’ve been a Wildcat. lol. Needs to hire a full time trainer and chef who would actually give a shitt and push him. If for some miracle he could get back and stay around 265-280 and get in NBA shape, he could really be special
I'm a Pelicans STH who is disgusted. I have given up on that bum and now sell/give away all my tickets. We suck big time! I sure could use some good news - like a win over Duke tonight!!!!!
