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Generally speaking, referees will call some offensive fouls. He's not going to get away with that game very often.
Rakim Lubin up to 270
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Generally speaking, referees will call some offensive fouls. He's not going to get away with that game very often.
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In the Ivy League maybe. Bama rolls out offensive lineman that take 270 pound dumps.
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Maybe tight end.
Lebron is 6'8 240
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270 lbs. is not going to do his back any favors. I don't care what kind of genetic freak he is/could be, heavier is harder on the body and back injuries tend to more chronic regardless. If he isn't over 6'10", 250 lbs. is about all the weight you want on a power forward.
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Personally I think were bringing him in for matchup purposes only. We got exposed last year vs bigger stronger post players like harrell and young. Also, to the people saying 270 is to light to play tackle... schools like bama often recruit longer taller athletic lineman who are slightly underweight with the idea to add weight to the player... its all about upside.elduderino said:
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Translation: He is probably 6'6"
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That's pretty much Gronkowski's size.
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he measured in at 245 lbs and 6.7% body fat at the nba draft combine in 2003. Look at him in high school compared to now. he is noticeably bigger. He is at a bare minimum 260.
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being 270 will hurt his back? based on what?
The vast majority of chronic back pain is due to either 1) misalignment of the bones of the spine or hips or 2) tightness in one of the glute medius, glute minimus, psoas, or hip rotator or 3) a combination of both.
Having a muscular and strong back will help decrease the chance of injuries during a traumatic event such as falling to the floor or getting in a car accident.
In other words, being muscular and strong is going to be a big benefit unless a person is unaware how to treat typical back issues.
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All one can say is WOW! He sure doesn't look like a power forward. So unreal.
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What sportsman said. I think it's just very common for heavy people to get in to bad posture over time but it's not always necessarily the case. Like if he's been performing his bends and squats with very good form, I don't see a need to jump to any conclusions. Most people are dangerously bad at deadlifting and squatting and perform as such for years. The only possible problem we can talk about now imo is if he's regressing in conditioning.
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I'm no orthopedist, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I know two things here that make me hope he drops a few pounds. First, F=ma, and all other things being equal, his body will undergo more stress, of all types, the heavier he is. Secondly, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, bones, ie. the more static structures of the body, can't grow or rejuvenate nearly as fast muscle or fat. Simply put, if he's picking up weight quickly, muscle or fat, his body's ability to compensate for the extra mass almost certainly has not kept pace and he could become more susceptible to injury. For a guy that wasn't really recruited due to a history of back problems, this is a legitimate concern. Fortunately, he's still really just a kid so who really knows. He could turn out to be The Rock, or a rock, I just want to have him be able to get out on the court to find out so it might not hurt if he was a little lighter.
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Extra fat will likely increase chances of join issues decades down the road. Increased thickness and strength in bone, tendon, ligament, and muscle that occurs with weight lifting and increases in lean body mass should decrease the chance of injury. Genetics and skeletal alignment play a large role in this. If the players are not regularly getting chiropractic adjustments or some similar form of realignment technique, than the training staff at the school is absolutely clueless. Massive increases of strength such as when first taking anabolic steroids without something like HGH could increase the chance of an acute tear of connective tissue. However, this would not be relevant to whether or not lubin should be 270. It wasn't a history of back problems that was the issue it was the timing. He missed his AAU season going into his senior year so coaches couldn't evaluate him.
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The NBA and Heat web site have him at 250.
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lebron_james/index.html?nav=page
I'd bet he's more than that.
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Yes. They are often incorrect. Drummond is listed more than 10 lbs lighter than he weighed in at the combine and he has clearly gained weight. Probably about 300 now.
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guys calm down he's just cultivating mass
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