WAssup with Ricky Rubio this season??? :scusthov:

[NYC Rebel]

Rubio Has More Games Played (9) Than Field Goals (6) - RealGM Wiretap

Is he still injured?

 

[CantStop]

He was never as good as people hyped him up to be. Dude couldn't shoot in europe and can't shoot here. He makes fancy passes so everyone is on his dikk.

 

[SuburbanPimp]

Well, I had a feeling he would be kind of injury prone throughout his career but I am kind of surprised by how bad he has been. It crazy because everybody was all on J. Lin for being overhyped (which he was by the media) but I felt like Rubio was much more Overhyped than J. Lin.

He's like another Jason "White Chocolate" Williams.

 

[Jerz-2]

They better put some weight on his frail ass or they can reasonably expect to go through this again.

You see D. Rose says he put on more bulk and feels better at the new weight.

These dudes need to take their cues from a young Michael Jordan: after he got hurt in his second season (pretty sure it was his second and not his third), he added bulk and started working with weights….never got injured again.

 

[gho3st]

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

As he lacks Black Excellence, its gunna take him some time to get back to where he was before the injury.





or Iberians aint built like that

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

its like his 10th game back from ACL Surgery... the fukk

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

calm down

 

[KillbertArenas]

bu...bu...but hes better than Wall

 

[FTBS]

They better put some weight on his frail ass or they can reasonably expect to go through this again.

You see D. Rose says he put on more bulk and feels better at the new weight.

These dudes need to take their cues from a young Michael Jordan: after he got hurt in his second season (pretty sure it was his second and not his third), he added bulk and started working with weights….never got injured again.

Mike broke his foot. How exactly would weight lifting have prevented that? Not really sure how being heavier would have kept Rose's ACL in tact. Forgot what Rubio's injury was but I believe it was a leg injury as well. Doesn't get much bulkier than Shaq and he stayed injured.

 

[Jerz-2]

Mike broke his foot. How exactly would weight lifting have prevented that?

Not so much for preventing a broken foot specifically, but Jordan himself has said that when he started lifting weights it improved his ability to avoid injury. When he was younger (if you recall) he was kinda frail to be getting beat up every time he went to the hole. So he bulked up. Science tells us that strength training of your core muscles DOES help you to prevent future injury:

In 1989, no championship rings yet decorated the fingers of Chicago Bulls shooting guard Michael Jordan. He was in his fifth year as a pro and able to pour in 30 to 40 points most games, but the Bulls hadn't been able to get past the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference postseason. Personal trainer Tim Grover saw an article on Jordan's frustrations with the physical, strong play of the Pistons and contacted the Bulls' team physician, leading to his being hired to train Jordan in 1989. Added strength in his upper body, core and legs helped Jordan propel the Bulls to six championships from 1991 to 1998.

Focus
Grover's workout for Jordan focused on core strength, on the theory that a solid core is essential to helping an athlete run faster, jump higher and reach his athletic potential. While athletes and gym goers typically presume that core training means abs strengthening via crunches, these can neglect your oblique and erector muscles, Grover told "Stack" magazine. Strengthening all the core muscles increases athletic performance and helps you to avoid injury.

Michael Jordan's Workout Programs | LIVESTRONG.COM

It's no coincidence that, after working on his core strength, they FINALLY beat the Pistons.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

I watched him last night in the Spurs game and it's obvious he still isnt back to his normal self. He looked much slower and less explosive. The court vision though and basketball IQ is still there though. He'll be fine once he gets more time on the court.

But Derrick Williams is the dude who we really should be talking about. How the fukk did he get drafted number 2? Dude looked like garbage, the L-Wolves struck out again with that pick

 

[FTBS]

Not so much for preventing a broken foot specifically, but Jordan himself has said that when he started lifting weights it improved his ability to avoid injury. When he was younger (if you recall) he was kinda frail to be getting beat up every time he went to the hole. So he bulked up. Science tells us that strength training of your core muscles DOES help you to prevent future injury:



Michael Jordan's Workout Programs | LIVESTRONG.COM

It's no coincidence that, after working on his core strength, they FINALLY beat the Pistons.

Obviously conditioning helps prevent injury however certain injuries like breaking your foot or tearing your ACL can just be freak injuries. They finally beat the Pistons because the team as a whole was good enought to beat them. at core strength being the key to a title.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Obviously conditioning helps prevent injury however certain injuries like breaking your foot or tearing your ACL can just be freak injuries. They finally beat the Pistons because the team as a whole was good enought to beat them. at core strength being the key to a title.

I think what he was trying to say that Jordan getting stronger and bigger was the key to the Bulls winning because the Pistons couldnt just beat him up and knock him around anymore. He could withstand the physical tactics that Detroit used against him

 

[FTBS]

I think what he was trying to say that Jordan getting stronger and bigger was the key to the Bulls winning because the Pistons couldnt just beat him up and knock him around anymore. He could withstand the physical tactics that Detroit used against him

He was still dropping 30-40 with them knocking him around. The key was the rest of the team developing around him. If Pippen and Grant and co. don't develop Jordan coulda been Hercules out there and still woulda been copping L's.