There will always only be one, and only one, Willis Reed until the end of time.

But Zach has some Willis in his game.

check it out

Posted by misterearl:

There will always only be one, and only one, Willis Reed until the end of time.

But Zach has some Willis in his game.

check it out

Hopefully you're not referring to the injured knee.

Posted by djsunyc:

zach is one of the most fluid offensive big men i've ever seen play this game. he overcomes his physical limitations by knowing how to use his body and how to position himself. in that respect, he is similar to how tim duncan overcomes his lack of athleticism.

what i don't understand is if a guy can drop 20 points and knows the nuances of how to get a shot off AND make the basket, how do those skills not translate on the other end of the court?

Lateral quickness and agility make use of different muscles than when you're going straight ahead. He's not fluid in everything he does, cuz he actually moves sideways a bit stiff. He doesn't jump high so he's not really a shot blocker and that tends to make you look like a poor defender. He may not be terrible, but I'll tell you this the man is a +8 against other PF's and even higher against Centers. So he's helping the team more than he's hurting.

Posted by King1:

DJ you ask why Zach cant take off the twenty pounds. One simple word the munchies

Good think Balkman has that high metabolism. I mean, fast metabolism. Zach has the high one.

Zach minus 20 lbs of fat is looking like Ben Wallace (physically) or maybe Karl Malone. Zach minus 20 lbs of fat AND 30 lbs of muscle is looking like Keon Clark. When people say he needs to lose weight, do you really need them to specify that they're talking about fat loss, not muscle loss?

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 10-15-2007 08:02 AM]

Zach could lose 20 lbs of fat and he'd look ripped like Ben or maybe Karl Malone. That body type stuff is nonsense and I'd bet you probably don't even read articles on weight-lifting and nutrition. The reason Zach's "body type" looks different is merely that he chooses to have much more fat covering his muscles.

Mista,

Check early willis and see he was ROY at forward and did not move over until Bellamey was traded to Detroit with Komives for Dave D.

Willis knees were slowing him down and he got that extra weight as his body matured. But young willis was cut (Down Bonnie down!)

Back then centers were not much bigger than 6-10 except wilt and Alcinder. Russell was 6-9 and it was not until Cowens came and ran everyone off the court in 74' was being a greyhound a problem.

I don't remember him being cut either. I think he was trimmer than Zach, but he didn't have the bodybuilder muscular definition. I agree that Zach could and should lose some pounds, but I also agree with misterearl, that he won't look cut if he does. But he will look trimmer and play better.

^ Yet another fat Knick.

I never watched Willis Reed play a game and I have no idea what kind of person he was. Can Earl or someone that watched him play answer a few questions for me. Was Reed a better defender than Randolph? Did Reed have the character problems that Randolph had? Until Zach can stay out of trouble for a couple of years I really have no respect for him

The Answer Man Loved Richie Guerin Almost as Much As He Loves David Lee

bippity - this is a basketball perspective for "experts" thread. If that is the best effort you can put forth, perhaps one of the garden variety "hater" threads is more your speed.

Q. king1 - was Reed a better defender than Randolph?

A. Reed played defense like a leech. He also had a lot of help from four other commited guys and the best defensive coach in the game who allowed offensive improviastion. Randolph is not in Reed's class as a defender, but he is no slouch.

Q. king1 - Did Reed have the character problems that Randolph had?

A. WhachootalkinboutWillis?

Reed played at Grambling during the Eddie Robinson era of great football teams. Robinson also doubled as the AD for years. If you dared to step out of line under Coach Rob there were consequences and repercussions so dramatic that players maintained the discipline of Marines at Paris Island.

Randolph's off-court issues are in the past, for now. Whatever happened to the inscription on The Staue of Liberty that describes a place where everyone receives a second chance?

"Give me your tired, huddled masses, yearning to breathe free..."


[Edited by - misterearl on 10-15-2007 5:10 PM]