[surveParticipant]

Lob City:  The College Edition 

[Future_Scout]

LOL. yes, anthony davis can’t be left alone around the rim. and terrence jones is another big oop threat, he goes hard on open lanes without the ball since he can’t do it with it.

my question is: has any1 seen any muscle gain on anthony davis?… barely 

[NickWayne87Participant]

 if only he had little more weight then i’d be sold on him being a dominant post nba player……but they were comparing him to the like KD coming in…..I think the real reason you don’t see it is because Calipari coaches him not to play that way…..but at the same time if he truly has perimeter skills he should be trying to hone in on them and grow them.  He looks to have a frame that will never put on much size.  He’d be a match-up nightmare on the perimeter and he may be one in college in the post but he wont be in NBA without more weight.

[Future_Scout]

I DONT UNDERSTAND!!!! how hard can it possibly be GAINING weight if your future depended on it. eat like a damn physiculturist everyday…. seriously

[OhCanada-Participant]

Yah Calipari also made sure Cousins didnt play the perimeter when he was playing with Kentucky, now Cousins just does whatever he wants and takes any shots he wants. There maybe a reason why Coach Cal keeps him off the perimeter. Although its a double edged sword because Cal could be keeping him off the perimeter just for him to hone in on his role and actually could be limiting his skills.

[JNixonParticipant]

 Anthony Davis is a beast at finishing around the rim. Great athlete with quick jumping skills that go well with his insane length. You can just throw the ball up around the rim and he will go and get it. And he really runs the floor well.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 According to Calipari Davis has gained 25 pounds of muscle since he’s been there:

 

http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/kentucky_wildcat_basketball_preview_23_anthony_davis/7718131

Is it true? Who knows.

[Future_Scout]

 nicee…

[Dale WorthingtonParticipant]

Calipari saying that Davis has gained 25 pounds OF MUSCLE since arriving on campus…

…biggest bologna I’ve ever heard.

If you’re gonna lie/exaggerate then at least make it plausible.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Same thing I said, I dont believe he gained 25 pounds of muscle in a few months, it’s not even possible to gain 25 pounds of muscle in a year.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 To the person that negged me because I said you can’t gain 25 pounds of muscle in a year, show me otherwise, unless you are perfect with eating and lifting and I mean perfect, not a minor mistake the most you cain gain in a year is 25 pounds of muscle, you think an 18 year old college kid that’s playing college ball and still eating junk food and not lifting every day is gonna gain 25 pounds of muscle in a year lol let alone 2 months lol you must be one of those guys that read muscle magazines and think you can gain 20 pounds of muscle in 4 weeks.

Not going to happen bra, most muscle you can gain in a month is 2 pounds and that’s if you have strong genetics and everything is perfect 2×12(months)=24 pounds of muscle in a year if perfect…..Einstein.

[Dale WorthingtonParticipant]

I’m with Dave.

25 pounds of MUSCLE IN A YEAR, let alone 2 months, is highly unlikely, if not impossible.

Do I think Davis even gained 25 pounds period?

No.

But if he did, very little of the 25 would actually be lean muscle.

[Dale WorthingtonParticipant]

Perfect timing…

Look at these guys.

They have great physiques due to strong dedication in the gym and in the kitchen with their diet.

They say that they have put 8 lbs. of muscle per year over the last 3 years.

Calipari is saying that Davis has added 25 lbs. of muscle over the course of 2 months, lulz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvoBmGYUapk

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

I didn’t neg you (mostly cause I couldn’t care less about that sort of thing) but saying "it’s not even possible to gain 25 pounds of muscle in a year" is quite frankly wrong. Especially when you’re 6-11.

There’s no precise formula for weight gain, everyones body is different. Not to mention gains aren’t consistant like that, often the first 10 lbs comes within the first couple months for most 18-20 year old males who start casually lifting weights, then gains get progressively smaller before plateauing . Many people I know (and these are guys between 5-8 and 6-2) gained about 10-15 lbs within their first 6 months of college and they weren’t even trying to gain. Most people (men and women) naturally put on weight at certain points in their lives, it’s just their bodies (to use an often overused expression) filling out. Considering Davis had a 8 inch growth spurt just a couple years ago it would make sense that he would start to put on lbs after his body starts to become more comfortable with that height.

Yes, Davis is skinny. But coming out of HS he was listed at 6-10, 200 lbs, now he’s listed at 220 lbs and their obviously isn’t much fat there. It certainly wouldn’t surprise me if he has gained 20-25 lbs. He still needs to gain another 15 or lbs to bang inside in the NBA though, and like I’ve already said that additional weight is harder to gain without plateauing (after the immediate gain).

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 That’s all im saying, I didn’t say Davis didn’t gain any weight, but 25 pounds of muscle lol no way, he also said Teague gained 17 pounds of muscle as well in two months lol while Teague does look heavier than he did his senior year of highschool, it’s not all muscle, if anything it’s some muscle, probably some glycogen and little fat.

 

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/10/14/1920381/story-teague-has-big-league-shoes.html

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

I never said Davis didn’t gain any weight but if you think he gained 25 pounds of muscle then that’s where your wrong, you can gain 25 pounds and most of it won’t be fat, especially for beginners like you stated, BUT most of it will be glycogen,muscle and a tiny bit of fat, all of it won’t be muscle bro.

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

Don’t get me wrong, 25 lbs in 2 months is crazy and almost definitly a huge exaggeration. But I’m just saying for Davis to gain 20-25 lbs since finishing up the HS season (and being severely skinny) until now (when he’s still skinny but not abnormally so) is certainly possible.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 I believe he has gained weight, he goes to a top notch program and is about to be a millionaire, but I just don’t believe all the weight he gained is muscle, some of it is muscle just not all of it, that’s all im sayin man. 

[Dale WorthingtonParticipant]

To the dode who is negging us:

Do you even lift?

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 DAMN lol somebody came through and negged us up lol must be one of those guys that think you can gain 100 pounds of muscle in a week lol sucka you, you fuckin sucka!!! lol 

[lalailaParticipant]

Davis was 208 at Nike Hoop Summit he was 215 on Amare’s camp and before the season he was 220..25lbs is joke BUT that kid really has some WIDE shoulders to put mass on and he IS working on it he might be 225 on something right now..

he isn’t ready YET, but believe me he will be in 240’s in two years 

[surveParticipant]

 Is not as easy as people think.  Gaining muscle, even harder.   The truth is, if he would stay in college, he would get bigger, like Henson…but that wont happen.  Its only so big a person can get in a given amount of time, particularly if they are fighting genetics.  Davis will be fine.   I agree, he will be 235-240 in a couple of years.  

Everybody harps on weight.  Its important that he puts it on properly so it doesnt hinder his athleticism and fluidity.   People made such a big deal about that with Durant and had he weighed 20lbs more, he wouldve went before Oden……well…maybe not, but he wouldve been considered more strongly.  The only real concern with him was his size, but Durant isnt meant to be big…..thats why he is who he is.  

Now….size doesnt equate to strength.  Just mass, which makes you more immovable.  Durant is strong…and Davis will be pretty strong I am sure as he continues to fill out.   Right now, I can imagine they are probably trying to dump enormous amounts of protein in his system.  I just think a team drafting him should bring his body along properly and he will be good size in a few years.  At the same time, you can see by how he is built that he can carry more weight, but at the same time, will only get to be but so big.

[Dale WorthingtonParticipant]

Yup, angry dodes don’t lift. Hence all the negs.

Probably those emaciated dishpans who lurk on the MuscleTech websites, harboring erotic fantasies of Jay Cutler, Phil Heath, and Ronnie Coleman, believing that you can turn into this overnight with a couple of protein shakes:

 

 

[uknationParticipant]

Yep  not gaining  a lot weight can really hurt his NBA career. Just look at T.Prince,K.G  theres no way a skinny player can succeed in the NBA. By the way how good of a defender was K.G while being skinny against bigger players?  I don’t think you have to be very big to be a good defender, just slide you’re feet and have good timing when blocking a shot. Yes having weight helps but its not the end all be all if you don’t gain a lot of weight

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

No weight doesn’t really mean much, there are lots of slim guys in the NBA that are doing very well,BUT I do believe if you want to maximize the most of your ability, then getting stronger and bulking up and doing it in a way it doesn’t take away from your athleticism is the way to go, and the player I look at most is Rondo, yea he had all the athleticism in the world when he came into the NBA but he weighed about 170, he is now 186 and is playing better than he’s ever played in his life over the last couple of years.

As people said Davis will gain strength and weight, that wont be a problem, he will have the top chefs, training facility’s the best money can buy for everything.

But people thinking he can gain 25 pounds of muscle in 2 months is crazy it’s just as absurd as people believing these NBA players play basketball at 4.5 and 3 percent bodyfat which is totally false as well lol they got Aaron Brooks listed as having 2.7 percent bodyfat, don’t believe everything you read is all im saying.

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