11-09-2021, 11:47 AM
(11-09-2021, 11:22 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: Trying to sort out opinions from data a bit, it seems to be taken as a given that Luka eats an unhealthy diet and doesn't keep himself in good condition.
My question is, do we know that to be true via information that has been released or reported, or are we making the assessment based on watching him in games? Early last season, he admitted himself that he wasn't in shape, being surprised by the season's early start. Has he said something like that this season?
Like, has Luka's diet been made public? (If so, I would find it very interesting.) Or, if we don't know the details, has it been reported that he has been eating improperly or slacking off on his conditioning? We can see that he sometimes lumbers down the court a bit, but that could be either conditioning or a variety of other reasons.
His body has some softness to it, which may or may not represent overweight. Even in normally mesomorphic, well-conditioned athletic bodies, some will have a genetic tendency to preserve a layer of fat, particularly when they're under 25, but sometimes even after that. Serena is an example. (It's considered "good genes" in times/areas where food is scarce.)
Just thinking about it, I couldn't think of anything I had seen or heard on it this season, but I could have missed something. It just occurred to me that I seemed to be regarding it as the wisdom of the ages that Luka is out of shape, when in fact I don't really know that at all. As far as I know, Luka doesn't have a history of conducting himself unprofessionally, so I don't know why he would choose to do so regarding health and conditioning. I'm not saying he is or isn't, just questioning whether we actually know for sure.
I can't offer anything but memory and the eye test, which I admit are quite problematic. But there has been chatter regarding Luka's eating in the past.
My eye test says that he carries a higher body fat percentage than a typical NBA player. That eye test + past chatter about Luka's eating is what leads me to speculate about Luka's current ability to say no to going to Waterburger with Raymond Felton, Shanw Kemp and Zion.
Maybe he has that completely sorted out and my speculation is way off, just like so many of my other fan takes.