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About LinkBacksI'm wrong, yet Kobe (the most competitive player in the game, and arguably the best all around player in the game) has similar body fat to Kyrie Irving. dat logic.Originally Posted by Toruk Makto
I'm wrong, yet Kobe (the most competitive player in the game, and arguably the best all around player in the game) has similar body fat to Kyrie Irving. dat logic.
What was Kobe's body fat in 1996? We don't knokw. It wasn't measured. I checked. Waht was the source of Kobe's 8-10% body fat figure? We don't know. I checked.
What body fat do scouts recommend all NBA players have? No more than 8%. I checked.
What body fat did Kyrie have? 10.2%. I checked.
How many people had double digit body fat? 5. I checked.
How many guards had that bad a body fat? 1. I checked.
Do top prospects usually skip the athletic testing? No. I checked.
If Kyrie really was in the same shape as Kobe Bryant would he be embarrassed by the figure? No. Common sense.
Does the fact that Kyrie was unprepared for the most important interview of his life mean something? Yeap. Common sense.
Am I done beating you over the head in this discussion? Yes. Well...maybe.
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Was Kobe the best player in the world in 1998? No. I checked.
Does he hover around 8-10% body fat now (when he is the best player in the world). Yes. I checked.
Is that comparable to Kyrie Irving's? Yes. We checked.
So if you can still be one of the top players in the world with similar body fat percentages, what is the big gripe again?
Again...how do we know this is comparable to Kobe? That 8-10% figure does not come from Kobe. The fact is Kyrie was overweight and out of shape at the predraft camp. Furthermore any comparison to Kobe (top 10 basketball player in the history of the game) and Kyrie is downright stupid.
Just say that Kyrie was unprepared for the camp and move on. Why can't you just admit that and move on?
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You do know his BMI is 24.5, which isn't considered overweight, right? Getting carried away again, claiming he is over weight, and out of shape.
Out of shape based on what, his body fat percentage? Let's allow his drills/workouts determine if he is sluggish, shall we?
After all, Irving will be working out for the Cavaliers last I heard
BMI? LOL.You do know his BMI is 24.5, which isn't considered overweight, right? Getting carried away again, claiming he is over weight, and out of shape.
Out of shape based on what, his body fat percentage? Let's allow his drills/workouts determine if he is sluggish, shall we?
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I'm with Toruk on this one. Bringing up BMI is "lol" worthy.
Toruk is the only one I've ever heard call this a "major red flag" though. It's noteworthy, without a doubt. Not blaming anyone for bringing it up. But to start lowering his ceiling because of it or some crap?
I still don't get the correlation between him being a little fatty and his possible work ethic. Though I'm sure he would love to prove the critics wrong.
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