Talen Horton-Tucker Discussion: Growing Pains

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    This guy has a lot of work to do with that body...looks like CC Sabathia rather than an NBA player..
     
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    Alright Gunnar, let's see what you got.
    He has a thick frame with super long arms as we know. Legs seem fine.

    If he drops 15-20 he'd probably look solid.
    Then you keep chiseling away from there.

    Not that hard. Nutrition&exercise is easy if motivated.
     
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    looks like harden, tbh. a little doughier, but pretty close.
     
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    To be fair, he’s 18, we’ve seen a player like Bynum come in looking like that and turn into a beast within a few years. It’s all up to how hard he works from here on out, but he seems like a decent prospect.
     
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    There’s definitely a need for a player of his talents on this roster. We are in desperate need of a defensive minded 3. Hopefully he comes in camp in great physical condition.
     
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    it's hard to imagine a scenario wherein he plays with the big club this year. i'm expecting a lot of d-league time, working on conditioning/physique, etc. soonest i'd expect THT to have any impact would be next year, and i'm not even sure that's likely. he's young.
     
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    :Laugh:

    No teenager is getting time on this roster LMBO.

    If I'm wrong, I'll........ do nothing. Except admit I was wrong.
     
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    I don't disagree in general. With pro coaching and diet, you can get slim fast..*no pun intended*.

    I don't think there was a better choice available at that spot. THT has a lot of potential and slimming down is like the easiest part that can be fixed. Its all discipline.

    I also get the Bynum comparision even though Bynum started playing ball once he figured out he can touch the sky at 15-16 or something...like Joel Embiid. Big guys usually start later and their body doesn't catch up fast enough. It still raises an eye-brow when an 18 year old guy who wants to be an NBA player comes to the league with man boobs and a belly. His work ethic is TBD I guess...
     
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    i agree on the last part--i think that's why i was skeptical of cousins as a rook, even though he was clearly some sort of shaq/sheed hybrid--he obviously didn't take care of himself. and i'm like...this is your shot at a TON of cash. do it for that, if for nothing else.

    so we'll see. IF he gets his body right, he's got a lot of tools to be a successful nba player. some mocks had him as high as late lotto, iirc, so i'm not the only person who saw that.
     
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    Injury update

     
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    THT was probably never going to play this year, but that's not great for his development.

    kuz's injury is starting to concern me. i don't like when they use vague terms like "stress reaction"--it usually means that he's not able to go and they don't know why.
     
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    Yep. My thoughts exactly. Once again - vague injury updates from the Lakers - same s*** as last year. Kept Kuzma because of "salary purposes" but now he may not be 100% and we still don't know what exactly the injury is? If he misses all of training camp and pre-season, that's fine...but if he starts missing regular season games? Ugh.

    And now THT too? WTF?
     
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    Again with TNT .....a stress reaction in the foot. I was joking earlier about modern training and all the specialized methods these "gurus" use, but WTF with all these weird injuries that take forever to heal.
     
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    THT was out of Summer League because of that injury. If that's any indication of how long Kuzma will be out, it may be awhile.
     
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    Man boobs? Pics or it didn’t happen...
     
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    That's the weird part to me. I keep myself in decent shape simply because I feel better and I know it will help me in the long-term. If that AND millions of dollars isn't enough to make you want to get into shape, it seems like a red flag to me.
     
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    right. i highly doubt this a thyroid issue or some such. it's a discipline issue.
     
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    I'm having discipline issues at the moment

    :dwightcrying:

    1 mil might help tho

    :Noddingyes:
     
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