Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted October 1, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 5 hours ago, bleachkit said: Who cares if he's fat. As long as he can play it's all good. Of course we have to care, being fat and 'unconditioned' leads to injuries, only playing in short bursts since he can't maintain any pace, pulling muscles, I mean fat, longer recovery from injuries, etc. He spent a lot of last season nicked up and took him longer to get back on the floor because of his weight, and when he's injured and can't train he gets fatter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachkit Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said: Of course we have to care, being fat and 'unconditioned' leads to injuries, only playing in short bursts since he can't maintain any pace, pulling muscles, I mean fat, longer recovery from injuries, etc. He spent a lot of last season nicked up and took him longer to get back on the floor because of his weight, and when he's injured and can't train he gets fatter. Ok, but I still think the league as a whole is narrow minded about body types. Everyone doesn't have to be lean and taut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco102 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, bleachkit said: Ok, but I still think the league as a whole is narrow minded about body types. Everyone doesn't have to be lean and taut. Yes, I think we should say out of shape, because either way you look at it, 315 pounds is not optimum shape for Spelllman. You could clearly see he was struggling getting up and down the floor in summer league and his defense was atrocious due to him carrying the extra pounds of fat. If it was lean muscle, I don't think anyone would say anything, although I wouldn't recommend that either. Spellman at 250 pounds and kind of chubby is optimum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted October 2, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, bleachkit said: Ok, but I still think the league as a whole is narrow minded about body types. Everyone doesn't have to be lean and taut. If you can't stay on the floor because your body isn't right it's a problem no matter which way you slice it. That was Spellman's problem. When you struggle to do basic wind sprints up and down the court, late getting back on defense, slow to rotate on defense - it mucks up the entire team. It's not a fat thing so much as a lack of conditioning thing and strength thing that leads to injuries and limited floor time because of it. I railed against Muscala for the 5 years he was here in ATL, he never worked on his body and was such a weakling. The slightest bump he was on the floor. (FYI - Heat banished James Johnson for failing his conditioning test) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 10 hours ago, bleachkit said: Ok, but I still think the league as a whole is narrow minded about body types. Everyone doesn't have to be lean and taut. Sorry but I think you're overplaying this. I don't think people care about "body types" as much as they care about whether or not you can play at a high level and be available. A lot of people think Jokic and L*** get downed because they look doughy. That's not necessarily the case. I think it's more like people worry that their conditioning isn't up to where it could be and that may lead to injuries. Don't yell at me again for disagreeing with you, we're just having conversation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 When you start looking like Terry Forster did when he was a Brave then it will be incredibly hard to stay on the court for good stretches. Spellman did indeed have that look in SL and his play there did not reflect that of a somewhat seasoned sophomore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Mule Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 This hurt so bad that he cried. Woke him up. This lazy, fat a-- kid is really talented and it will show up in time if he can get his body in proper NBA shape. He believes. We know this now because he's lost all that weight since the trade. His talent wasn't tied to all that fat. It's still there. He's probably weak and shaky now because of all that loss of weight. Another ex Hawk to watch and root for (when he's not playing the Hawks) this season. I believe he will do fine with his new team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Deandre Hunter needs to get his butt into shape he seems fat. -nobody ever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Peoriabird Posted October 2, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Spellman will be out of the league in 2-3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Peoriabird said: Spellman will be out of the league in 2-3 years I'd hate to see that but there's not much we've seen from him to this point that would suggest anything otherwise. Odd that Josh Hart's comments about him are coming to fruition. Makes you kinda wonder what the Hawks were thinking drafting him in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, kg01 said: I'd hate to see that but there's not much we've seen from him to this point that would suggest anything otherwise. Odd that Josh Hart's comments about him are coming to fruition. Makes you kinda wonder what the Hawks were thinking drafting him in the first place. Still thinking this is looked at as a challenge by Draymond, he’s gonna invest time in the blob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, Spud2nique said: Still thinking this is looked at as a challenge by Draymond, he’s gonna invest time in the blob. Why, has he said something in that regard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, kg01 said: Why, has he said something in that regard? No..I just have a bad feeling about it. If he’s truly lost 35 pounds this summer, he wasn’t motivated to do it alone, some x chubby guy helped him out, who better than the guy he was relentlessly compared to during the draft. This is the most wildcard type of trade in Schlenk’s timeline to me. I’m not saying it was a good or bad deal as I have no clue, but the Dwight trade and this one are the two that made me take notice. Also, the scrubs got Eric Paschall in the draft, another x Nova guy and the better half of Spell. They are trying to run a factory of annoying undersized fatties who like to bully people in the bay. Ive seen this movie before and it’s annoying as hell. Edited October 2, 2019 by Spud2nique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Peoriabird Posted October 2, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Spud2nique said: No..I just have a bad feeling about it. If he’s truly lost 35 pounds this summer, he wasn’t motivated to do it alone, some x chubby guy helped him out, who better than the guy he was relentlessly compared to during the draft. This is the most wildcard type of trade in Schlenk’s timeline to me. I’m not saying it was a good or bad deal as I have no clue, but the Dwight trade and this one are the two that made me take notice. Also, the scrubs got Eric Paschall in the draft, another x Nova guy and the better half of Spell. They are trying to run a factory of annoying undersized fatties who like to bully people in the bay. Ive seen this movie before and it’s annoying as hell. He has lost weight before only to regain it. He weighed in at 245 LBs at the combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 A version of Udonis Haslem is the very best possible outcome of all this but am seeing more of the Stanley Roberts NBA experience scenario myself. Good luck to him because he has now shown he can lose weight but unless Draymond puts the fear of God in him consistently, year in year out then, I am not too confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted October 3, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Thomas said: A version of Udonis Haslem is the very best possible outcome of all this but am seeing more of the Stanley Roberts NBA experience scenario myself. Good luck to him because he has now shown he can lose weight but unless Draymond puts the fear of God in him consistently, year in year out then, I am not too confident. That was my wish for him when he was here. Next stop 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I think Omari will have a good career if on relevant teams 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkman Posted October 3, 2019 Premium Member Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, NBASupes said: I think Omari will have a good career if on relevant teams I agree. As long as he stays in 'decent' shape (below 270lbs) he will be fine. I honestly loved his fit here and understand why Schlenk picked him in the 1st Round. I wish BIG the best. I'm pulling for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorthCydeRises Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Omari is in the starting lineup for the Warriors tonight vs the Lakers PG - Steph Curry G - D'Angelo Russell F - Alphonzo McKinnie PF - Omari PF - Draymond Green Through 1 quarter: 0 pts - 4 rebs ( 0 - 5 FG . . 0 - 2 3FG ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorthCydeRises Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 At least he made a few shots 2 - 9 FG . . 2 - 6 3FG 6 pts - 9 rebs - 1 stl - 4 TOs Steph may have to average 40 ppg, to get the Warriors into the playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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