The good thing about weight lifting is even before they start showing an increase in muscle mass there will be a big increase in endurance, flexibility and coordination.
Precisely...Twiggy and Zu get to sit back, see/learn the game. The speed...the small nuances...the refs' tendencies. No pressure though on Zu. He's already a hit with his teammates and fans alike. Right now, it is Russell, Randle and Clarkson who are the leads...
Zubac and Ingram both are going to need to hit the gym a lot and eat some protein. Being 18-19 in this league is very tough. NFL won't take you until you are a college junior or 3 years out of high school. Huge difference but you don't go walking into the NFL at 190lbs. Even DAR looks quite a bit stronger than last year already and he was already a big-ish guard. We take 'em too young in the NBA but on the bright side maybe 2 years from now Zubac is top 10 pick instead of somewhere we could nab him. We have been lucky in this area, the drafting has been good. But our high-pick draft era is over for now (better be), now it's all about FA and trades.
His Snapchat. He's getting his body scanned for NBA 2K17. He also posted a picture of a guy's butt crack at a store he went to showing that he's as 19 as they get.
Different bodies for different things. Not all athletes have to be chiseled to be awesome at what they do. Still, I agree - he's just young. Needs to add some strempf. It's not a bad foundation at all though.
"Never really lifted before" by his own words, much less had Pro staff, facility and equipment. Look the hell out when Timmy starts shaping his "weakling" a** up. Mozgov too will be showing him his bigger upper body and the routine he uses to get there. No 19 year old likes to feel skinny. The kid is going to love being in that weight room. Book it.
He doesn't have to be big, but his core looks pretty fluffy. We can work on that. His shoulders can put a lot of weight on them. The biggest issue for non-lifting in any sport ever is the bottom half though. He's got to get those buns and thighs up to speed. Strong core + strong legs mean he can be on the other end of those posters at some point. Tim has his work cut out for him between Ivica and Ingram.
His legs look like they are pretty good. Zero upper body definition, but his legs look like they can easily put on some weight. He has calf definition which is more than most 7 footers have even after a few years in the league. Can't see his rear end in that picture, but if I'm seeing it right in summer league, I think it does come out far enough that it can hold up a pair of shorts.
There is quite a lot of room for improvement. He's got big legs and I don't see a ton of evidence of biomechanical issues which is great news. He's really got to be doing squats, lunges, and deadlifts though. It'll help with explosion, balance, and endurance. He'll never be a high flier, but he could certainly be more explosive than he is now.
Yeah. But the fact that they're already that "big" at 19 is a really good sign. So many players come in with twigs where they can work their butts off and they will still have little chicken legs. It'll be hard during the season, but by year two, I could see him putting on a lot of weight in the lower body. His upper body on the other hand...I just don't understand how some of these kids come into college and the pros never having lifted weights before. I was a soccer player, and I was still benching 130% of my body weight my senior year because having a strong upper body helped...it helped in a sport where there is less need for upper body strength than a sport like basketball.
We're agreeing on the mass issue. The mass in his legs will be really helpful in giving him leverage for his squats and deadlifts. I can see Tim making some decent improvements this summer, but the real work starts a year from today when Tim gets him the whole summer long. He'll have from April to October to build some muscle on that kid. I'd like for him actually to lose some of the baby fat in his legs and really tone up. The modern NBA calls for athletes that can run, run, run and I want to turn Ivica's 265 pounds into probably a stronger 250-255 pounds or so.
