HaydenHawk56
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I score freaking 26 plus points a game! What more do they want for me in this thread? Can't I just eat my KFC in peace?
Has Luka let his conditioning slide?
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I score freaking 26 plus points a game! What more do they want for me in this thread? Can't I just eat my KFC in peace?
MelroseHawkins
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OP went out of his way stating he's not questioning his dedication or commitment.
MelroseHawkins
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I respect your OP as I think you were objective and sincere. I'm going to give you my observations and hopefully objective response.
When watching this season, I also questioned if he looks a tad bit slower and at times struggling a bit more than last year. That's crossed my mind, so your post kind of provided me a bit of verification in my thoughts. I can't say for sure if I see any extra weight or what, but does seem a bit different than last year.
People do have to realize that Luka set a really high bar last year. He may have been in his most optimal shape. He made huge gains in his game last year and may have set that bar at it's highest point. I'm not surprised if there is a little dip this year secondary to this and that teams have had a year to game plan playing him. Iowa is now in the cross hairs and Luka's game is as well. Luka still gets 26 pts a game and 12 rebounds so is still crushing it. This is why I think he may have set the threshold for the bar last year. I think he was in his optimal shape last year for his frame.
This is probably a very normal slight regression. He is still producing at an outstanding rate as the bar set last year has provided him some wiggle room, even if there has been a slight regression.
Slight regression? He is noticeably better this year in every aspect of his game. But I'm pretty sure the op wasn't comparing last year to this year. He was comparing last month to this month. Quarantine has messed up a lot of people's weight so it wouldn't be shocking if it affected Garza's. Especially since he is a kid who has already struggled with weight. But if it has affected him, I haven't noticed in his game or his size.
99topdawg
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Thanks for the reassurance. All I had to do was walk by my treadmill this morning and I started breathing heavy.
BILLYBOBSTEXAS
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I did LOL at this!
He played 35 mins. Pretty sure he doesn't have a problem with that. If any finger pointing is going to go on it shouldn't go his way at all. I mean come on guys let's at least look for real reasons why they struggled... Sometimes the most obvious is correct. We can't have the starting backcourt lay a goose egg in the scoring column while playing 45 mins combined. We had 3 starters combine for 5 total points.... IDC about anything other then we gotta score a heck of a lot more then that from players playing that many mins to have a chance. Or else Garza has to put up 50 on his own....
Knight78
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You aren't questioning how or why Luka has, in your perception, gained weight and/or let his conditioning "slide"? OK.
Knight78
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Exactly. I only gained about 20 pounds in my entire college basketball career. And in the first six months after graduating and taking a teaching/coaching job I gained 30 pounds in four months. Reason: I wasn't playing basketball for 3 hours a day.
WindsorHawk
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Only 20? Slacker!
Knight78
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But then questions his dedication or commitment by stating he's gained 20.
Luftgekuehlt67
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I know a guy that is a die hard KU fan. His ritual is to record the game, wait for it to be over, and then check the final score. If KU wins, he watches; if they lose, he doesn't.
A lot of people just can't bear to see their team lose. This KU fan hasn't seen KU lose a basketball game since the advent of DVR. The OP imagines Luka face first in a bucket of KFC. We're all getting by the best we can, I guess.
A lot of people just can't bear to see their team lose. This KU fan hasn't seen KU lose a basketball game since the advent of DVR. The OP imagines Luka face first in a bucket of KFC. We're all getting by the best we can, I guess.
That's pretty genius... Think of all the time saved by doing that... But I couldn't do it. The agony of it all is part of it to me. It's not as fun to watch sports knowing the outcome ahead of time. But that's just me.
Ree4
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I'm with you there. I'm the exact opposite. Most of the excitement comes from the unpredictability for me. There's been a few times where I was DVRing the game and tried to block out everything only to have a score seep in from somebody somewhere - I don't even bother to watch at that point =/
Right! like if I see a final score the only drama is how does it get to it. I just can't either. If I'm watching it from my DVR and I'm behind I stay off social media and just leave my phone down. I don't want to see the score or anything.
I sometimes do that where I'll let some time build up like 30 mins or so and I'll catch up fast forwarding through commercials and halftime.
MelroseHawkins
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This is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard. He's a huge fan but only wants to experience the good. Ok???????
sioux34
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He did say he was a KU fan.
atomicblue224
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I can't stand the people judging others by their cover of the book! What do they know?
I got home about 5 minutes late for the Gonzaga game. Had a brain fart and accidentally went to the channel it was on instead of the DVR. Saw the score was 9 to 6 or whatever it was. The first 4 minutes of watching was completely laid back for me. After it got past 9-6, I was a frantic mess the rest of the game. I see the plus side of watching it that way because there was no stress involved. But man its more fun to have the unknown.
