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For a good reference point, Lebron is 6'8'' 250lb.
Will Bol Bol add more weight than Williamson loses? If the Hawks are drafting 5th they might be making a choice between Bol and someone else. He is the only other player in the country other than Zion to be averaging 20pts/9rebs/2 blks a game. Hopefully Dallas finishes in the Top 10 and the Hawks can get two of these guys.
Bol is going around 15th in some mocks, which makes me wonder if there is some negative other than being very skinny. He hits a high percentage on 3 pt attempts, which is gold for front court players in today's NBA.
i get the model...ive heard it called the theme park model....getting 5 more yrs of your superstar vs the time when the player is young and making entertaining plays...also all the free marketing for your team when players are in adds. im sure they have run the numbers.....i guess you make hay while the sun is shining.
3rdshift. Speaking from the perspective of a 62 year old man who has led a very physically active life, it's not JUST the miles, age brings it's own erosions of abilities. So getting that money in their 20s and early 30s is more than short term thinking.
I'd much rather play more games while young than hope to spread it out over more years.
agree ...i was talking from the owners perspective....
If everybody had WC's outlook humanity would still be waiting for someone to run a sub four minute mile. Limits are meant to be tested not shied away from.
He’ll drop some weight in the NBA but when his playing days are over , look out. He’ll blow up bigger than a house... but until then I can’t wait to watch big Z do his thing
Graydawg. Show me a champion sprinter who carried a lot of weight. Put 30lb on Bolt, would he run faster ? It doesn't take an expert to know it would slow him down. A 250lb Zion Williamson would not be slower or have a lower vertical jump.
Usain Bolt is 6'5'' 207lb. If he was 250lb he would still be fast, just not nearly AS fast.Some numb skulls would doubtless surmise the fat made him fast though.
Has anyone else noticed that most of WC's posts lately are somewhat obsessive speculations on the bodies of young men? Not that there's anything wrong with that...
Give it a rest Scooter, aka levander.
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Not really. If you look at the picture of the shoes after the incident the soles had been worn out. He has had many different shoes this season and word is those are his practice shoes and he feels comfy in them and wore them to what was an important "career moment" game.
9th grade he was 5'9 175 then in the 10th jumped to 6'3 210. I think 275 is an okay weight for him. Oddly enough I used to think Lebron would have the issues you worry about with Zion (Miami Heat Lebron was 6'9 285-290). But looking at him; Zion is training his body. I don't see the same baby fat from HS to now. I think he tones himself up and will be in the 260 to 275 range and thats okay.
TLJ. I saw an article the other day that had him at 6'3'' 175lb as a high school freshman.