Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond

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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#121 » by magee » Sun Jan 5, 2025 9:03 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Pretty wild how much weight Edey have lost since his college days. He is pretty dedicated.


Crazy what a paycheck to afford proper nutrition can do, considering Edey missed the NIL by a year because non-US citizens weren't able to capitalize on it up through his last year at Purdue.

That being said, he has definitely put the work in. A lot of guys have his same options and they choose to not work at it.
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#122 » by Moose » Sun Jan 5, 2025 10:06 pm

floppymoose wrote:
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GQ Hot Dog wrote:Any player, including Draymond, is so much more than what one might see as an NBA fan. As a decades long Warriors fan, I have seen a lot more of Draymond than most NBA fans and I know that he's a good person. Someone that struggles with his strong and intense emotions, something he's acknowledged, but a good person nonetheless. I'm proud to be a Warriors fan, largely because of Draymond, and I've always been proud that Draymond is a Warrior.


Fair. He's a bad person to play with on the court as an opponent because I'm not sure if he's going to do something that might impact my career, my life, and my earnings.


Are you talking about Brooks? No one ever missed a game due to injury from Dray, in all the years he has played.

But haters gonna hate.


Sorry, but I don't need to worry about getting hit in the nuts or be put in a chokehold because someone can't control their emotions while playing the game of basketball.

And let's not forget all the other dirty fouls/plays. Feel free to catch them on YouTube. There's plenty.
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#123 » by Damkac » Mon Jan 6, 2025 12:05 am

Those Draymond's defender are all like:
"I am a good husband. Yeah, I beat my wife, but my neighbour beats his wife too, so where is the problem?"
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#124 » by D.Brasco » Mon Jan 6, 2025 1:36 am

magee wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:Pretty wild how much weight Edey have lost since his college days. He is pretty dedicated.


Crazy what a paycheck to afford proper nutrition can do, considering Edey missed the NIL by a year because non-US citizens weren't able to capitalize on it up through his last year at Purdue.

That being said, he has definitely put the work in. A lot of guys have his same options and they choose to not work at it.


Paycheck to afford good nutrition didn't work for Zion that's for sure.
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#125 » by Jimmy Recard » Mon Jan 6, 2025 3:06 am

floppymoose wrote:
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GQ Hot Dog wrote:Any player, including Draymond, is so much more than what one might see as an NBA fan. As a decades long Warriors fan, I have seen a lot more of Draymond than most NBA fans and I know that he's a good person. Someone that struggles with his strong and intense emotions, something he's acknowledged, but a good person nonetheless. I'm proud to be a Warriors fan, largely because of Draymond, and I've always been proud that Draymond is a Warrior.


Fair. He's a bad person to play with on the court as an opponent because I'm not sure if he's going to do something that might impact my career, my life, and my earnings.


Are you talking about Brooks? No one ever missed a game due to injury from Dray, in all the years he has played.

But haters gonna hate.

You really gonna go with the haters gonna hate cop out to defend Draymond given his antics over the years? He was literally removed from the league last year and forced into to therapy because of repeated bush league behaviour and you’re here calling people haters :lol:
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#126 » by manlisten » Mon Jan 6, 2025 7:10 am

magee wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:Pretty wild how much weight Edey have lost since his college days. He is pretty dedicated.


Crazy what a paycheck to afford proper nutrition can do, considering Edey missed the NIL by a year because non-US citizens weren't able to capitalize on it up through his last year at Purdue.

That being said, he has definitely put the work in. A lot of guys have his same options and they choose to not work at it.


Ironic that he's sponsored by KFC.
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#127 » by UcanUwill » Mon Jan 6, 2025 9:55 am

magee wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:Pretty wild how much weight Edey have lost since his college days. He is pretty dedicated.


Crazy what a paycheck to afford proper nutrition can do, considering Edey missed the NIL by a year because non-US citizens weren't able to capitalize on it up through his last year at Purdue.

That being said, he has definitely put the work in. A lot of guys have his same options and they choose to not work at it.


I never like the argument that rich people have it easier to lose weight. Even if its true, it sounds like excuse to me. As for Edey, he didn't need to lose weight in college, so he didn't, in NBA, he needs to play completely differently and you instantly see the results. That is how i see it.
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#128 » by whitehops » Mon Jan 6, 2025 10:18 pm

didn't think this warranted it's own thread but draymond strikes again:



i can't believe it wasn't called a foul. he was 1) moving, 2) leaned into it and 3) set it directly behind ellis. pretty much every criteria for an illegal screen was met and nothing. he called for the screen so you can tell he was planning it. then kerr screaming for a flop is the icing on the cake. clown show.

guys throw their heads back to embellish contact but in this case ellis throws his head back from actual whiplash lol.
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Re: Zach Edey gets introduced to Draymond 

Post#129 » by DonaldSanders » Mon Jan 6, 2025 11:13 pm

whitehops wrote:didn't think this warranted it's own thread but draymond strikes again:



i can't believe it wasn't called a foul. he was 1) moving, 2) leaned into it and 3) set it directly behind ellis. pretty much every criteria for an illegal screen was met and nothing. he called for the screen so you can tell he was planning it. then kerr screaming for a flop is the icing on the cake. clown show.

guys throw their heads back to embellish contact but in this case ellis throws his head back from actual whiplash lol.



I agree it was a foul, and Kerr totally was wrong about it being a flop. The Warriors did however get called for 2 moving screens that game.

Sabonis was moving I think on every screen he made all night. Officiating was not good, a bunch of ticky tack stuff got called and then they'd let go more extreme stuff or get calls backwards.

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