 Oden is at 290 pounds!! Yikes |
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 Dec 18 2007, 04:42 PM
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Do you guys think this is good or bad for him? I mean, he does have a bad knee so putting on all the muscle is going to put too much weight on that already sore knee. He looks fat faced to me now. I liked the old Oden. I saw him the other day on TV and he looked totally different than he did at Ohio State. Sure its muscle but what do you guys think about this?
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Dec 18 2007, 11:34 PM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,736 Joined: 12-March 06 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 12 |
If he's up to 290 and it's mostly muscle, he's going to dominate the world. Where did you hear this?
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Dec 19 2007, 07:24 AM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,568 Joined: 13-March 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 21 |
The weight is what finally slowed down O'Neal in his career. Hopefully Oden is smart about the playing weight for his own sake.
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Dec 19 2007, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE (madisonsmadhouse @ Dec 19 2007, 07:33 AM)  The weight is what finally slowed down O'Neal in his career. Hopefully Oden is smart about the playing weight for his own sake. Well, what finally slowed down Shaq is that he got fat and lazy the last few years. He basically did nothing in the off-season and wouldn't round into game-shape until mid-February or so. There were times when Shaq was pushing 350. Plus he didn't really drop under All-Star levels until last year, when he turned 34. Oden is still young enough that it shouldn't really be an issue as long as the knee heals, and he's already doing light workouts. The bigger thing is going to be how it affects his mobility, and considering he was already around 275 at the end of his college season I wouldn't think it'd be a huge difference. He's going to have to avoid the nagging foot issues too, a lot of big guys get that, especially if you're that big. |
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Dec 19 2007, 02:43 PM
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I'm fresh. Group: Administrator Posts: 1,300 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Lombard, IL Member No.: 131 |
QUOTE (madisonsmadhouse @ Dec 19 2007, 07:33 AM) The weight is what finally slowed down O'Neal in his career. Hopefully Oden is smart about the playing weight for his own sake. That and becoming old. He dominated for years and won 4 championships... I'd think the Trailblazers would settle for that. |
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Dec 19 2007, 08:25 PM
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Superstar Group: Members Posts: 3,150 Joined: 20-March 06 Member No.: 73 |
Here is the article.. http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/stor...792759804623200
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Dec 30 2007, 02:14 PM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 21-April 06 Member No.: 106 |
Need to see pics. Muscle or fat?
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Dec 31 2007, 07:09 PM
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If it is muscle it is probably a good thing. I'm sure throughout his physical therapy regime they are working incredibly hard on his knee and his leg will probably end up being stronger than ever due to him working on it on a day to day basis for an extended period of time (something he probably has never done before in his life).
If it is fat, than thats another story and I would agree that for the most part there is probably some benefit to being a little thin, but than again when you are 7FT, approaching 300 pounds (if it is all muscle isn't a big deal). |
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Jan 4 2008, 03:43 PM
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6th Man Group: Members Posts: 721 Joined: 21-April 07 Member No.: 781 |
well the knock on young guys coming into the league is taht their bodies just are built up enough to hang with the big boys and this is critical for guys like oden who is going to be facing all the great centers and forwards in the west like duncan, stoudamire and yao. hes just trying to stay ahead of the game.
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