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I am just pasting this piece of an interview that the Spanish coach Txus Vidorreta (from the Basque Country. pronounce /Choose Vidorreta/) offered to the website solobasket.com.

He speaks about the change in the body conditions of Lucas and how that could affect his game, his preseason and damage his tendons and cartilagues.

If the translator does not offer an understandable translation, I come back later with the short story.


Lucas Nogueira, verano atípico, renovación , draft, workouts etc… tus sensaciones ¿cuáles son con respecto a este año?

Lucas estuvo todo el verano con workouts con franquicias NBA. Una vez que lo elige Atlanta: entrenamientos con Atlanta, Summer League con Atlanta, entrenamientos posteriores a la Summer League... Bueno, pues no hizo el trabajo que tenía que hacer, hizo otro trabajo. Ha llegado y la pretemporada se le está haciendo muy dura a sus rodillas, porque su cuádriceps no han venido en la misma condición que vinieron anteriormente y, sobre todo, por estas cosas que son inexplicables para mí, que en Atlanta en diez días cogió seis kilos, y un jugador de 100 kilos que de repente pasa a 106 y con unas piernas como las que tiene Lucas y unos tendones tan largos como tiene Lucas, pues se resiente. Nosotros vamos a colocarle en los parámetros que tiene que estar Lucas, 102 kilos, dos más de los que terminó la temporada, no 106 kilos, que eso debe interesarle a alguien que puede que le fiche alguna vez porque, que yo sepa, Lucas tienen dos años de contrato con Estudiantes y Atlanta lo único que se reserva son sus derechos, con los que puede comerciar. Por lo tanto, Lucas es jugador de Estudiantes a todos los efectos y le vamos a colocar en la misma línea que estuvo el año pasado, para que pueda correr, para que pueda saltar, para que pueda jugar por encima del aro, y para que físicamente se encuentre bien.”

… que es la manera por la que ha conseguido que adquieran sus derechos, que a veces nos olvidamos

“Evidentemente, claro, porque es que al chaval ya le generan como una especie de obsesión: es que soy débil, es que no puedo jugar con contacto…. Si es que ya te protegeré yo con la táctica colectiva de tus carencias a nivel individual. Es un proceso, o sea, yo que no soy deportista profesional, mis rodillas sufren si tengo 5 kilos más o 5 kilos menos; un chaval de 20 años que de repente termina la temporada con 100 kilos y en 10 días pasa a estar con 106 kilos sufre, y el que paga la situación es el propio Lucas que está recibiendo alguna crítica injusta. Menos mal que estamos pudiendo abstraerle de ellas.

Y luego el club, que tiene que hacer ahora un trabajo de reabsorción de este verano. Pero bueno, no es culpable Lucas, porque eso estaba pactado. Lo que no estaba pactado es que hubiese un trabajo tan largo, tenía que haber estado en los Worksouts y en la Summer League pero no en los workouts, en los entrenamientos, en la Summer League en los post entrenamientos… y luego, y con todo el respeto, si no le fichan, no entiendo cómo pueden asumir decisiones que pueden afectar al futuro del jugador. Porque si el jugador, por lo que sea, este año hace un desastre de temporada, yo estoy seguro que no va a terminar en la NBA la temporada que viene, y es algo que he hablado con él.

Es la perversión del sistema. En todos los lados tu cogías “Eurobasket” y aparecía como jugador de Atlanta. No estaba en el roster de Estudiantes un jugador que tiene dos años de contrato con Estudiantes. Oiga, si quiere que sea suyo, pague la cláusula como han hecho otros muchos jugadores que se han marchado a la NBA. Pero si no has pagado la cláusula, oiga, respete que tiene contrato con Estudiantes y no asuma decisiones que pueden afectar al futuro del jugador.”

Google Translate:

Lucas Nogueira , summer atypical renewal draft, workouts etc ... what are your feelings about this year?

Lucas spent the whole summer with workouts with NBA franchises . Once you choose Atlanta : Atlanta workouts , Summer League with Atlanta , workouts after the Summer League ... Well, it did not work I had to do , did other work. Preseason has come and he is getting very hard to his knees , because his quads have not been in the same condition that came before and , especially , for these things that are inexplicable to me that in Atlanta in ten days took six kilos and 100 kilos a player suddenly goes to 106 and with legs like having Lucas and some tendons as long as has Lucas , then suffers. We will place you in the parameters that have to be Lucas , 102 kilos , two more than the season ended , not 106 kilos , that should interest anyone who may ever signed him because , to my knowledge, Lucas have two-year contract with Atlanta students and all that reserves their rights , with which you can trade . Therefore, Luke 's Student player for all purposes and we will be placed in the same line as was last year, so you can run , so you can jump , so you can play above the rim , and that is physically well . "

... That is the way he has managed to acquire his rights , that sometimes we forget

" Of course , of course , because the kid is already generated as a kind of obsession is that I'm weak, I can not play contact .... If you already protect me with your collective tactical deficiencies individually . It is a process , that is , I 'm not a professional athlete, my knees if I have 5 kilos suffer more or 5 kilos less, a boy of 20 years who suddenly ends the season with 100 kilos and becomes 10 days 106 kilos suffers, and the situation is paying Lucas himself is getting some unfair criticism . Luckily we can abstraerle of them .

And then the club, you have to do now reuptake work this summer. But hey , not guilty Lucas , because that was agreed. What was not agreed upon is that have a job so long, had to have been in the Worksouts and the Summer League but not in the workouts, in training , in the Summer League in post workouts ... and then , and with all respect , if they sign him , do not understand how they can take decisions that may affect the future of the player . Because if the player, for whatever reason , this year makes a mess of the season , I 'm sure you will not end up in the NBA next season , and it's something I've talked to him.

It is the perversion of the system . On all sides did you take " Eurobasket " and appeared as a player in Atlanta. He was on the roster of Students a player who has two -year contract with Estudiantes . Hey, if you want it to be yours , pay clause as have many other players who have gone to the NBA. But if you have not paid the clause, hear , observe that contracts with students and take decisions that may affect the future of the player . "

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Thanks for the translation, Mike.

So, basically, there is concern about adding too much weight/muscle to Bebe's frame going forward?
That is a valid concern for a player of his size. Seven footer's all too often suffer from knee/ankle/back issues their entire career. Here's hoping Lucas makes it over to our training staff next Fall in one piece. I'll be satisfied if he just learns the basics of positioning/blocking out during his time overseas.

We can put Lucas on the same weight program as Dennis and Jenkins when he comes over next Summer.

I can see what the coach is saying. Basically, I'm reading it as "You NBA f***s sign my guy, then tell him to put on muscle despite him still being an undeveloped kid, and it's creating a health risk for him, and on top of that you dump him back to me?"

Which kind of makes sense.

It also sounds as if Nogueira's complaining to the coach that he thinks he needs to be bigger, "Of course , of course , because the kid is already generated as a kind of obsession is that I'm weak, I can not play contact ...."

azuresou1 wrote:I can see what the coach is saying. Basically, I'm reading it as "You NBA f***s sign my guy, then tell him to put on muscle despite him still being an undeveloped kid, and it's creating a health risk for him, and on top of that you dump him back to me?"

Which kind of makes sense.

Pretty much. That and it's like Bebe is looking past his current team. Rather than setting himself up to best help them he's looking at how to best help his NBA career. Huge nono for Euro teams, they are very team oriented and don't at all enjoy being looked at as a farm system for the NBA.