Zach Lowe on Shabazz and Emeka

[awfuldan]

Lowe's Luke Walton All-Stars: Surprising and thrilling players

One of the best NBA writers credits our guys with being two of the best "role players and journeymen thriving in unexpected ways" in the league today.

Whole article is worth reading, but the two profiles on Shabazz and Emeka are both great reads.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Holy cow. What a preseason:

"Napier ran sand dunes in Manhattan Beach twice a week. He can trudge up 50 yards in about 40 seconds now -- 20 seconds faster than the average NBA player..." and "gained five inches on his vertical leap"

 

[Mr. French]

Love Zach Lowe.

 

[Bezzz]

Sand dune training at around 2:00 mark. Wow!

 

[polycom]

Sand dune training at around :50 mark. Wow!

Him running the dunes starts at 2:00

 

[fatlucy]

Its called working for your money. #proudfan

 

[Huskybass]

Ray, Rip, Emeka, Kemba, and Shabazz were/are all serious students of the game with an unwavering approach to achieving excellence. Bazz was, is, and always will be a favorite of mine.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Sand dune training at around 2:00 mark. Wow!

Love the shorts... always reppin

 

[Bezzz]

Napier starting tonight for the Blazers against Harden and the Rockets (Lillard ankle injury, out). So cool to see Shabazz starting for the #3 team in the west heading into the playoffs. He was 4-4 from 3 on Tuesday, hope his hot shooting continues.

 

[nomar]

Emeka's story is really incredible. Four years not just out of the NBA, but out of basketball!

 

[DALTX]

Someone dump a bunch of sand on Cemetery Hill. Make it happen.

 

[hooskies]

So proud of Shabazz. He seems to have have a negative connotation around the league ever since LeBron wanted Miami to draft him and he didn't really work out there (after not being given much of a chance).

Love seeing his hard work pay off in Portland and really paying off his draft position.

 

[joober jones]

I want to see an article written by Zach Brown.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Sand dune training at around 2:00 mark. Wow!

Awesome video, going to show that to the kids. The UConn shorts are perfectly worn and subtle yet prominent in the video.

What's up with his trainer texting every time he does dead lifts!? Focus bro!

 

[Lefty2one]

Man, doing those dunes in just socks seems like it'd be even harder than doing it barefoot or in sneakers.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Man, doing those dunes in just socks seems like it'd be even harder than doing it barefoot or in sneakers.

I feel like it is a giant waste of socks.
I've also got a lot of questions:
Do you wear the same socks every week?
Don't they fall off or become loose a lot?
Is it better strengthening for your feet to do sans shoes?
Why not barefoot (heat? blisters? make it tougher?)
Thin or thick socks? - I'd think a stocking like material would stay on better, be less likely to come off plus not get trashed like white socks will.