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Until we get enough people to have a thread for each pre-season game, I thought that all talk about preseason games could be here. Of course, if you'd like, start a new thread.
I heard on the radio that Kanter lost 52 pounds over the off-season - is that a good thing? Is he losing bad weight? Or slimming down? He reportedly has been tweeting pics of his abs, so I assume he's muscling up - but muscle weighs more than fat. He must have had a lot of fat to lose if he's adding muscle but losing weight.
I saw that too and I'm not sure what to make of it. 242 seems light, but he's only 20. The fact that he has the ability to lose and gain like that is crazy. He is a phenom body wise. Might make him more mobile, but he might get bodied out more.
My general philosophy on weight changes and training camp stories is this. Every team has the following stories during training camp, every year:
1) Player A has gained 20 lbs. and is now stronger than an ox! Look how much tougher he is.
2) Player B has lost 25 lbs. and is now faster than a cheetah! Look how quick and agile he is.
3) Player C is shooting 80% on practice 3-point shots! He is going to burn the nets down next year.
Weight changes, however, don't really change how they play the game. If a guy didn't have the post moves before, than he's not going to have them after the weight change. Maybe it will help make things a little easier, but not too much.
Now with Kanter, he is a young player, so his game wasn't as defined. And he didn't play too much as a rookie.
Most of his shots were around the rim, and he was pretty good there, so I figure he'll continuing playing there.
And he was already a good rebounder, it's hard to be much better than he already was.
I'm more interested in his actual developing offensive skills, than his weight change.
Sakataters - Just curious, what made you a Niner fan? (I assume you went to Oregon, so that explains that.) I am a Ute fan and grew up as a Niner fan, so when Alex Smith was drafted there it was sweet. I know he hasn't had the smoothest of careers and has his limitations, but I'm absolutely loving the Niners winning with him - especially after 2005-2010.
I grew up in Iowa, so was a Hawkeye. I lived up in Logan Utah for a few years and grew to love the Jazz, watching Stock, Jerry and Karl in my father in laws basement. Moved to Oregon. I couldn't embrace the Blazers, so by osmosis went west coast for local football interest. I'm just a casual Duck fan. I like the Niners though because they play Jerry Sloan type of ball...just rugged and in the trench. More than Karl or John, Jerry is more the icon in my eyes.
I like what Smith is doing too. I watched them in the Young and Montana years. But, I relate more to this current incarnation led by Harbaugh.
Can you retell the story of how you shook Sloan's hands?
I grew up in Iowa, so was a Hawkeye. I lived up in Logan Utah for a few years and grew to love the Jazz, watching Stock, Jerry and Karl in my father in laws basement. Moved to Oregon. I couldn't embrace the Blazers, so by osmosis went west coast for local football interest. I'm just a casual Duck fan. I like the Niners though because they play Jerry Sloan type of ball...just rugged and in the trench. More than Karl or John, Jerry is more the icon in my eyes.
I like what Smith is doing too. I watched them in the Young and Montana years. But, I relate more to this current incarnation led by Harbaugh.
I'm not polyamorous as far as other teams though...I pretty much only chat Jazz basketball. I'm only religious about UT.
My general philosophy on weight changes and training camp stories is this. Every team has the following stories during training camp, every year:
1) Player A has gained 20 lbs. and is now stronger than an ox! Look how much tougher he is.
2) Player B has lost 25 lbs. and is now faster than a cheetah! Look how quick and agile he is.
3) Player C is shooting 80% on practice 3-point shots! He is going to burn the nets down next year.
Weight changes, however, don't really change how they play the game. If a guy didn't have the post moves before, than he's not going to have them after the weight change. Maybe it will help make things a little easier, but not too much.
Now with Kanter, he is a young player, so his game wasn't as defined. And he didn't play too much as a rookie.
Most of his shots were around the rim, and he was pretty good there, so I figure he'll continuing playing there.
And he was already a good rebounder, it's hard to be much better than he already was.
I'm more interested in his actual developing offensive skills, than his weight change.
This is sort of like how more weight lifting does less for a QB than fixing mechanical errors in being able to throw with more velocity further. Weight loss would do less in Kanter's post game, than thousand of reps at it would. I see weight as more of an inhibitor when you have it than a plus when you lose it.
You're forgetting the "Everybody is fat as **** and we are going to suck on every facet of the game whether you like it or not. Please buy tickets." I hate that one, whenever some team says that, I immediately lose all hope for them.