12-17-2021, 02:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-17-2021, 02:07 PM by KillerLeft.)
(12-17-2021, 01:40 PM)burekemde Wrote: I would agree there could probably is a correlation with more weight and injuries. This could be answered by taking number of light weight players and injuries and comparing that to heavier ones, and comparing same positions, age etc. There should be some quantitative statistical analysis done on something like this, it would make sense if there was a correlation, but it would take many players to determine a possible effect.
Do you not feel like your knees, ankles, feet, hips and back are working harder to get through life when you gain (the bad kind of) weight? I do, and I feel much better doing even simple things when I lose bad weight, too. I'd say it's all rather obvious.
Shaq's frame and game were both more suited to him being larger, and during his prime, he was actually in great shape at times, though not always. And even in his case it's pretty widely accepted that his prime didn't last as long as it should have.
Pretty simple. Binary. Either Zion learns how to take better care of his body, or his skill will become irrelevant. I agree he is and will continue to be great if/when he gets a handle on this stuff. I do not agree that there's a world in which badly conditioned, way-too-heavy Zion somehow adapts his game to use it as an advantage. Basketball is a sport that requires, running, suddenly stopping, jumping, controlling your body while in the air, etc, etc, etc.
Nobody is asking you to write him off. We're just talking about the absolutely obvious factual truths of the current situation he has put himself in. It's like the Luka conversation we've been having for two years only 1,000 times worse. I think it has been overblown some in Luka's situation, but in Zion's it's very central to the discussion, imo.
(12-17-2021, 01:32 PM)omahen Wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if desperate Sacramento pulls the trigger and trades Fox for Simmons.
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...4087754759
Man, if I'm Morey I feel like I can do better than Fox, I think. Not that Fox isn't a good get, but for an offense built around Embiid? Give me someone who can shoot, tbh. That's the entire issue with Simmons/Embiid in the first place, other than the long standing rumor that they don't like each other.