(06-19-2017 09:55 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(06-19-2017 12:12 PM)Stammers Wrote:  When I think of players with skill losing a lot of weight, the obvious first name that comes to mind is Marc Gasol. Oliver Miller, Zach Randolph, Charles Barkley, and Caleb Swanigan are also well known examples. Even Pierre Niles was a much better player after losing a bunch of weight.

Losing all that weight is a huge game changer. Hopefully, it translates to performance on the court.

I agree,

If he can be Nick Marshall I will be happy.

However I feel about Tubby, IF Nick Marshall would have been around, most of us might be thinking a lot differently about him. I thought Marshall showed flashes and was going to turn into a really good player as quickly as his sophomore year.

Bad luck on Tubby's part, but then again, I heard that Tubby didn't make much of an effort to keep him. I know it would have been a longshot and Marshall had a bunch of stuff going on, but a lot of other coaches make it work.

(06-20-2017 02:41 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(06-19-2017 09:55 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(06-19-2017 12:12 PM)Stammers Wrote:  When I think of players with skill losing a lot of weight, the obvious first name that comes to mind is Marc Gasol. Oliver Miller, Zach Randolph, Charles Barkley, and Caleb Swanigan are also well known examples. Even Pierre Niles was a much better player after losing a bunch of weight.

Losing all that weight is a huge game changer. Hopefully, it translates to performance on the court.

I agree,

If he can be Nick Marshall I will be happy.

However I feel about Tubby, IF Nick Marshall would have been around, most of us might be thinking a lot differently about him. I thought Marshall showed flashes and was going to turn into a really good player as quickly as his sophomore year.

Bad luck on Tubby's part, but then again, I heard that Tubby didn't make much of an effort to keep him. I know it would have been a longshot and Marshall had a bunch of stuff going on, but a lot of other coaches make it work.

I thought Marshall was way over rated. The guy couldn't run the court for 2 minutes without dragging ###. It takes a large amount of self motivation to be a good D1 player and he just didn't have it.