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Al Jefferson's weight was 293 before last seasons camp,

Posted: Fri Oct 1, 2010 9:51 am
by Purch
Al Jefferson grimaces at the thought of his training being limited at camp. With his surgically repaired knee and his lighter frame (31 pounds), the center is ready to go.



Al Jefferson entered the NBA in 2004, which incidentally is the only season he has ever reached the playoffs.

"Thanks for reminding me of that," he said dryly Monday afternoon at the start of his sixth pro season.

Jefferson this time reported to the Timberwolves 31 pounds lighter than a year ago, when his season ended two months prematurely after he came up clutching a torn knee ligament on a February night in New Orleans.

He did so Monday to a team -- his team -- he barely recognizes after new boss David Kahn jackhammered predecessor Kevin McHale's rebuilding project with another makeover that has made the Wolves younger, faster, more athletic and quite possibly less dependent on Jefferson's low-post scoring.

It also, by Kahn's estimation, has left the Wolves at least another two or three years away from contending for a playoff invitation.

"You can say two or three years," Jefferson said. "People say all that to keep the fans and everybody off their backs. I don't believe it."

Jefferson declared himself healthy and spry enough to thrive in a system new head coach Kurt Rambis promises will run first and utilize Jefferson second, much like the Los Angeles Lakers did with big man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the 1980s teams on which Rambis played.

Jefferson also suggested he just might be light enough to lead one or more of those fast breaks.

"I led one last year at 293 pounds," he said. "I know I can lead one now."

The more important question might be how he will adapt to a new regime that intends to make his life easier by not featuring him quite as much as McHale's philosophy did and to the franchise's second rebuilding plan in his mere three seasons in Minnesota.



So he lost 31 pounds from his normal weight and was 265.

So Now he's 280

Re: Al Jefferson's weight was 293 before last seasons camp,

Posted: Fri Oct 1, 2010 9:59 am
by Purch
If His best 23-11 year was played at 293. And his worst year was played at 265 I'm not worried about him being at 280 right now especilly since Jerry has him in the weight room apparently on twitter and he's been in the Utah training facilities for a large part of the summer

Re: Al Jefferson's weight was 293 before last seasons camp,

Posted: Fri Oct 1, 2010 10:31 am
by Klomp
Purch wrote:If His best 23-11 year was played at 293. And his worst year was played at 265 I'm not worried about him being at 280 right now especilly since Jerry has him in the weight room apparently on twitter and he's been in the Utah training facilities for a large part of the summer


You can't just look at weights to determine that he'll be fine this year. He had the knee surgery February 2009. He lost the weight to make the wear and tear of an NBA season easier on his surgically repaired knee. The first season back from that surgery is never the same, just ask Amare. If he has a great year, its because hes fully recovered from surgery, not because his playing weight is up.

Re: Al Jefferson's weight was 293 before last seasons camp,

Posted: Fri Oct 1, 2010 11:05 am
by Purch
Klomp wrote:
Purch wrote:If His best 23-11 year was played at 293. And his worst year was played at 265 I'm not worried about him being at 280 right now especilly since Jerry has him in the weight room apparently on twitter and he's been in the Utah training facilities for a large part of the summer


You can't just look at weights to determine that he'll be fine this year. He had the knee surgery February 2009. He lost the weight to make the wear and tear of an NBA season easier on his surgically repaired knee. The first season back from that surgery is never the same, just ask Amare. If he has a great year, its because hes fully recovered from surgery, not because his playing weight is up.


No that's not what I'm implying.

His best season 23-11 was played at 293. And Right now he's 13 pounds lighter then he was that year.

Re: Al Jefferson's weight was 293 before last seasons camp,

Posted: Fri Oct 1, 2010 1:47 pm
by Purch
Apparently the word on the street is

Word from above that Jefferson may have been listed at 265 for the last few years, even though that might not have been his actual weight
.

The strange thing is he looks much slimmer this season.

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