Should Nurk spend time in the weight room this summer?

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I'm somewhat torn on this. He has the frame to get really big. I don't know if it's a good idea for him to be heavier though. He is just 22 and at that age he might want to get very muscular. He doesn't need a lot of upper body strength though because of big base.
 
I would say 'Yes'. A player always needs to spend some time in the weight room just for conditioning for the pounding their body will take. Not sure he needs to add more weight but toning up never hurts. Around the same weight with a little more muscle mass and less body fat is almost always a good thing.
 
The last thing he needs is mass. He's already built like a huge brick shit house. Just needs to perfect the jumper and get some post moves and we are cooking with gravy! As my pops always says.
 
That's why I said stay around the same weight. He is big but not that toned. Look at his arms...not a lot of definition. His body is still maturing. Keep the weight, just tone up.
 
Id like him to spend summer improving his low post game, learning some moves, thats my biggest wish when it comes to Nurkic.. hes very strong, if he learns some post moves, combined with his strength, he would profit largely, so would Blazers.. ofc I want him to work on pnr, so he can get better, but also him mid range

he can improve alot on both ends, he has great potential, will he live up to it, its up to him
 
A player must always put time in the weight room both during the season, and in the off season.
I believe Nurk needs to lose some weight, as I have big injury concerns with any ones knees to hold up over an 82 game season at 7' 285+. They might not give out the first year... but it will happen if he stays at 285+.
I'm sure he knows this, as well as the blazer organization.
 
Tone up, like Meyers, oh wait that doesn't matter because this isnt a bodybuilding competition.

If anything I agree with the idea that he should lose weight. You can tell it makes a difference. He's shown more explosion lately and he even commented that he's dunking more because he's got his legs back. He's starting to look like he did last summer, when he was with his national team. Lean and mean.
 
He can fine tune his body, but his biggest off season goals should be footwork and catching the ball.

Add to that an outside shot.
 
Yeah I think his current weight is fine. He does not look fat to me. But more strength never hurts, just not more mass like everyone has mentioned.

Improve the mid range set shot (i.e Mark Gasol) and perfect the hook. The hook shot is KEY. The way he pounds on people down low, an even more reliable hook (and slightly better handles) .......... he would be unstoppable around the basket.
 
honkicracker said:
A player must always put time in the weight room both during the season, and in the off season.
I believe Nurk needs to lose some weight, as I have big injury concerns with any ones knees to hold up over an 82 game season at 7' 285+. They might not give out the first year... but it will happen if he stays at 285+.
I'm sure he knows this, as well as the blazer organization.
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Sheed never did. Rip Hamilton either.
 
dviss1 said:
Sheed never did. Rip Hamilton either.
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I think MJ made weight lifting a bigger thing than it is. I think there are plenty of players who don't hit the weight room for various reasons. Muscle can slow you down. NBA is a fast paced game. IT isn't football.
 
Considering how well he's played, learning a new team on the fly, I'd say work with coaches and keep doing whatever he has been. I'm nervous about making huge changes.
 
Orion Bailey said:
I think MJ made weight lifting a bigger thing than it is. I think there are plenty of players who don't hit the weight room for various reasons. Muscle can slow you down. NBA is a fast paced game. IT isn't football.
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2 names.

Scottie Pippen.

He was skinny as a rail in his rookie season. Jordan too. Both Sheed and Rip should have got their asses in the weight room. It's not about weight even though sometimes it is. It's much more about strength.
 
crandc said:
Considering how well he's played, learning a new team on the fly, I'd say work with coaches and keep doing whatever he has been. I'm nervous about making huge changes.
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Sure but getting in the weight room isn't some huge change. Most kids start weight training sophomore year in high school.
 
dviss1 said:
2 names.

Scottie Pippen.

He was skinny as a rail in his rookie season. Jordan too. Both Sheed and Rip should have got their asses in the weight room. It's not about weight even though sometimes it is. It's much more about strength.
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If Rip had more muscle mass, do you think he would have been able to wrap around sheeds screens as quick? Or would Sheed have been able to roll to the hoop as quick?

Weight lifting was a must for that Bulls team because they never really had a true big.

Strength is muscle mass. Muscle is the heaviest tissue. Many players might be stronger, but then lose their speed, which offsets or even makes them worse.
 
Orion Bailey said:
If Rip had more muscle mass, do you think he would have been able to wrap around sheeds screens as quick? Or would Sheed have been able to roll to the hoop as quick?

Weight lifting was a must for that Bulls team because they never really had a true big.

Strength is muscle mass. Muscle is the heaviest tissue. Many players might be stronger, but then lose their speed, which offsets or even makes them worse.
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Yes. And I realize that muscle is the heaviest tissue. Ed Davis is having a down year and most will try to attribute that to the weight gain he had over the summer. I disagree that adding muscle mass slows you down as much as you think. Gaining 20 pounds of lean muscle doesn't mean you just add 20 pounds. You lose a lot of fat when you do that too. Most players come into the league skinny. Mostly all of them gain weight afterward. Weight gain hasn't hurt Lillard or CJ's quickness. Maybe if we Hamilton would have gained a little muscle mass he would have not been bumped off some of those screens he was using to get open. Maybe Sheed would be able to send a better one.

In most cases adding muscle mass is a good thing. And Yusuf can get in the weight room. It won't hurt him at all IMO.
 
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I don't think he needs to change his weight at all, but his play would be improved if his body fat % decreased.
 
I'm not saying he should not continue, if that's part of his routine, just don't think to bulk up.
 
Nurkic is already stronger than like 98% of the players in the league, if not more. What I think he needs to tap into more is his athleticism. You can tell he's not maxing out in that department, and a lot of it has to do with conditioning. If he gets into top shape cardio wise, watch the fuck out. I watched some of his games with Bosnia this past summer, and he was in top shape just running up and down the court like it was nothing.
 
I always use this example but MJ and Scottie reportedly spent every morning in the weight room, even before games. They also spent even more time in the gym. So yes he should spend time in the weight room, the gym, and probably the yoga room too....with the right supervision. They all do.
 


Here's Nurkic this past summer against Russia (and Mozgov.) He's pretty close to being in this kind of shape now, but yeah, look at that first play for example and how runs the court. There are probably less than 5 centers in the league that can do that.
 
Scalma said:


Here's Nurkic this past summer against Russia (and Mozgov.) He's pretty close to being in this kind of shape now, but yeah, look at that first play for example and how runs the court. There are probably less than 5 centers in the league that can do that.
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Holy shit! The poor guy at 1:46... That's such a charge but Yu-Yu gets the and-1.
 
He needs to improve his conditioning and work on footwork. His strempf is fine.
 
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