Zion looking good

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Zion looking good 

Post#1 » by Laimbeer » Thu May 12, 2022 4:57 pm

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Post#2 » by Lockdown504090 » Thu May 12, 2022 4:58 pm

still a ways to go, because i have all nba expectations, but im glad to see hes found his passion again.
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Post#3 » by imDatknicksTape » Thu May 12, 2022 5:00 pm

i bet ppl wont call him fat to his face
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Post#4 » by Duke4life831 » Thu May 12, 2022 5:07 pm

Definitely looks better than he did in that Mountain Dew commercial. But still has plenty of ways to go. You can still see the big difference between his Duke days and now in the shoulder definition and jaw line. I still think his Duke weight is his ideal weight and that should be the goal he and the Pels should have for him.

It seems like every time since he has left Duke, whenever there was a long gap without basketball he would put on weight. So hopefully this summer that doesnt happen and he comes into next season close to that Duke weight. Again from those pics he definitely looks much better than he did in the Mountain Dew commercials so hoping he continues the work.
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Post#5 » by leolozon » Thu May 12, 2022 5:14 pm

It's very possible that his weight is still too much for his knees no matter if he slims down, considering how muscular he is and how unhealthy his knees have been.

At this point, most people will believe when he can stay on the floor a whole season
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Post#6 » by KembaWalker » Thu May 12, 2022 5:15 pm

that arm isnt exactly looking svelte to me
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Post#7 » by MotownMadness » Thu May 12, 2022 5:20 pm

Looks good to me, Hes always gonna be a big dude. Thats what makes him unique though at the same time.
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Post#8 » by Liam_Gallagher » Thu May 12, 2022 5:22 pm

Cool, is he gonna play next year?
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Post#9 » by Yeggo Poleggo » Thu May 12, 2022 5:33 pm

Some fatty lookin arms.
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Post#10 » by Eyeamok » Thu May 12, 2022 5:37 pm

Wait how much work could he have got done with all that jewelry on? Or is that the way players get work in these days.
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Post#11 » by Bolivar » Thu May 12, 2022 5:40 pm

That's not a shooting form, looks like promo pictures before KFC :nod:
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Post#12 » by payton2kemp » Thu May 12, 2022 5:45 pm

This literally tells us nothing new lol.
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Post#13 » by Mamba Mentality » Thu May 12, 2022 5:51 pm

How can anyone make an assessment of his weight based on those pics? He still looks just as chunky to me.
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Post#14 » by Exp0sed » Thu May 12, 2022 5:59 pm

looks like he's got a great chance of making some noise in the next world arm wrestling championship :)
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Post#15 » by liquidswords » Thu May 12, 2022 6:53 pm

Its hilarious how a majority of RealGMers associate lack of vascularity with "fat." Zion's body type wont' allow him to be vascular unless he's at an insane body fat %, which is probably counterproductive for his play/style of play.
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Post#16 » by MrGoat » Thu May 12, 2022 6:58 pm

Found some footage of him training

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Post#17 » by ShazamDaShiznt » Thu May 12, 2022 6:58 pm

imDatknicksTape wrote:i bet ppl wont call him fat to his face

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Post#18 » by azcatz11 » Thu May 12, 2022 6:59 pm

liquidswords wrote:Its hilarious how a majority of RealGMers associate lack of vascularity with "fat." Zion's body type wont' allow him to be vascular unless he's at an insane body fat %, which is probably counterproductive for his play/style of play.


No one is saying that - they're saying he needs to be at his 'Duke Weight'
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Post#19 » by KembaWalker » Thu May 12, 2022 7:02 pm

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compare that arm to
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he's so much fatter than he was at Duke lol, its shocking. and people say he's LOST a bunch of weight??
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Post#20 » by Bobbymcgee » Thu May 12, 2022 7:04 pm

Wants that max contract.

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