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Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #135 on: September 06, 2017, 07:04:00 PM »

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He lost 20 pounds this offseason.

Was around 240 last season (Al Horford is 245).

Marcus now weighs 219 lbs.

Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #136 on: September 06, 2017, 07:13:39 PM »

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1. We'll see. Every basketball player is always in "the best shape of my life!" in September.

2. Contract year. Marcus has all the incentive in the world to play the best ball he's ever played. My wife bought me a Smart jersey for my birthday last year, I'm planning on wearing it a lot this season.
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Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #137 on: September 06, 2017, 07:38:27 PM »

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Holy hell. No wonder he looked better this summer and so plump last year. 240 at 6'3" in the NBA is rather big.

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« Reply #138 on: September 06, 2017, 07:51:16 PM »

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yeah , im a Smart fan , and he did look plump last year and wee bit slow to me from previous year.

He is at that age where you kinda encounter the first effects of not being able to eat as much as you want

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« Reply #139 on: September 06, 2017, 09:22:45 PM »

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Holy hell. No wonder he looked better this summer and so plump last year. 240 at 6'3" in the NBA is rather big.

NFl linebacker. perfect size.
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« Reply #140 on: September 06, 2017, 09:46:35 PM »

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« Reply #141 on: September 06, 2017, 09:49:47 PM »

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Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #142 on: September 07, 2017, 01:02:14 AM »

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I guess he won't be able to guard 3-5's next season. Maybe small ball 3's at most?
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« Reply #143 on: September 07, 2017, 01:26:39 AM »

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Holy hell. No wonder he looked better this summer and so plump last year. 240 at 6'3" in the NBA is rather big.

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I hear the Pats are thin after Ninkovic retired.
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« Reply #144 on: September 07, 2017, 01:51:18 AM »

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I guess he won't be able to guard 3-5's next season. Maybe small ball 3's at most?
Not really, he has been doing that since his rookie season, where he was like 220 pounds.
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« Reply #145 on: September 07, 2017, 06:12:52 AM »

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Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #146 on: September 07, 2017, 07:33:35 AM »

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I wonder if the Cs asked him to beef up last off-season. 219 is still pretty big for a guard. Either way, it's a contract year so in was expecting his best season to date from Smart this year.

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« Reply #147 on: September 07, 2017, 07:33:48 AM »

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I guess he won't be able to guard 3-5's next season. Maybe small ball 3's at most?
Not really, he has been doing that since his rookie season, where he was like 220 pounds.
Yeah, if he stays at around 220 he'll still be able to guard any SF he was able to guard last year.

The PF thing is pretty uncommon but he's still going to be ruthless with a low center of gravity, so throwing him at some shorter PF's as a disruptor could still happen.
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Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #148 on: September 07, 2017, 08:04:45 AM »

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So for a supposed hard worker, why is the light only now turning on in terms of weight.  Hopefully this is true because dude was positively fat last year.

Do you think he kept the weight on last year accidentally? He was playing a ton of SF last year

But there is a difference between muscle and fat. While Marcus has always been truly strong, I am not convinced that being pudgy benefited him last season. Yes, he played a little SF last year, but he was still mainly a guard. With his tenacious play, having a strong 220lb guy instead of a fat 240lb is more important almost every time (except as an offensive lineman).

I am happy to see him putting in the work. While I doubt he will turn into Kyrie Irving on the offensive side of the ball, he should hopefully be a little more effective on basket cuts and it should help him better maintain his already high level defensive effort.

No offense, but comments like this are usually by people who have no clue what it takes to be either strong or ripped.

Yes there's a difference between muscle and fat, but it's nearly impossible to gain muscle without gaining some fat.

It's called a bulk.

At his age, Marcus should be taking advantage of his hormones and bulking as often as possible.

Most people trying to get stronger bulk until they hit 15-16% body fat, and then cut back down to 8-12% (20 pounds sounds right).  I guarantee Marcus never had a body fat percentage that was far off from that.

If that extra weight hurt him at all last season, just get over it, because it'll help him the rest of his career.

Marcus Smart is not a finished product.
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Re: Smart putting in work with Horford/looks ripped in recent photo
« Reply #149 on: September 07, 2017, 08:21:40 AM »

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Smart has a great opportunity this season.  The starting SG role is his for the taking.  He is not a classic wing and never will be but if he is ever going to develop a reliable shot, this is the time to do it.  Maybe he is planning to body for that role.