Strength is important
BUT
NOT AT THE COST OF SPEED/MOBILITY/ATHLETICISM especially since he does not have good foot work plus post moves to go with it, and those are things that are developed with many years of training
Just look at Jermaine Oneil, a player that NEVER had good size
Look at Bryant when bulked up
Look at MWP as he is HUGE but slow as a turtle, not known to be a even solid defender the past couple of years
Yet he was known as a TOP NBA VERSATILE defender when he was much more mobile
It is why Lebron is pretty impossible to defend with his size, strength, he has the speed/athleticism and ALL ROUND SKILLS to go with it
With the philosophy of Woodson, the C must be able to cover his own man and be able to help out his team, especially with 2 PG's and Melo at PF, he cannot do this if he gets slower
While I agree he must gain back some weight because he loss 15 pounds with the strep throat, he needs to gain strength, quick, mobile, and athletic
It just is not happening if he is going to get bigger and slower with more weight less reps
Less weight and more reps, working on balance, his core, better hands, jumping ability on 1st and 2nd jumps, body control to finish around the basket with contract, better anticipation on both ends
5/21/2013 10:23 PM
