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If I could shoot like Kevin Durant the last thing I would do is mess with my upper body. Of course this is coming from someone who can’t shoot and has no upper body.
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The incentives are absurdly different for both the player and the organization.
NBA player: gets paid regardless
NCAA player: gets nothing, needs to play in order to get drafted
NBA org.: building a super team with a small window, better to get 3 superstar years than 4 compromised years; long season and resting for playoffs is a thing
NCAA org.: short season means if you don't integrate a player early, it's a lost year; limited years of eligibility
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I read in the Register this morning that he was held out related to the COVID protocol.
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The weight room is a whole different world when you've got a 7'5" wingspan.
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That's bonkers. I'm not very in shape and when I was lifting 3x a week I could bench 225. If someone in the NBA can't bench 185 that's a problem lol
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Cleared by doctors and looking good physically is a whole different animal than playing defense, shooting and otherwise being the versatile 4 you are looking for.
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Also he was literally not cleared by the doctors to play yesterday, which is why he sat out
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True, we don't know he may be symptomatic
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I think UConn athletics is bumping in to the stringent state regulations… And naturally some friction, so Hurley needs to play the politics, which is why he is slow to answer those questions to media
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Pretty sure he was at the game.
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Yes.
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Well then he likely isn't symptomatic - thats good
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Maybe they found some sort of Covid related irregularity and they are trying to prevent another Keyontae Johnson scenario? I hope that's not the case but I understand why the medical staff would want to be extra cautious.
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Good to hear Keyontae is continuing to improve, but still remains unclear why he collapsed
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Back to Polley, need him in the line up and get him some shots. I wasn't sure because depth seemed like a gift this year but early on, he and Akok will be welcomed back for so many reasons. Maybe we will even have 2 guys over 6'3 occasionally on the court again beginning in 2021.
By the way while I'm thinking of it, Whaley did such a great job of avoiding foul trouble last year when he realized we had no depth at the bigs - he needs to get back there. His 3rd foul was plain ol stupid for him, he's smarter than that and once again needs to realize we need him on the court more than on the bench!!!!
By the way while I'm thinking of it, Whaley did such a great job of avoiding foul trouble last year when he realized we had no depth at the bigs - he needs to get back there. His 3rd foul was plain ol stupid for him, he's smarter than that and once again needs to realize we need him on the court more than on the bench!!!!
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People benching 225 lbs. at commercial gyms isn't all that common. Here is a list of like 25 players at the NBA combine who couldn't bench 185 lbs.
The worst players ever at the Draft Combine's bench press test
Physical strength is important for the average NBA player, but nowhere near as important as it is for NFL players. As such, at the annual NBA Draft Combine, players are tested for the number of times they can bench 185 pounds (roughly 84…
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Tyler is moving very slowly on defense which is why he had 4 fouls in 4 minutes. He has been wide open on a bunch of shots and can't seem to make them. I hope he can come around,we really need the shooting.
On Polly's return, it appears that heart testing is done only after everything else. Time frames are unclear to me but here is a quote from Jay Wright that appeared in yesterday's Philly Inquirer “When you hear like a 14-day quarantine, it’s not. It was 23 days, with the heart test."
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People benching 225 lbs. at commercial gyms isn't all that common. Here is a list of like 25 players at the NBA combine who couldn't bench 185 lbs.
The worst players ever at the Draft Combine's bench press test
Physical strength is important for the average NBA player, but nowhere near as important as it is for NFL players. As such, at the annual NBA Draft Combine, players are tested for the number of times they can bench 185 pounds (roughly 84…hoopshype.com
Some of those are really surprising.
Others are not.
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