kobe loses 16 lbs for olympics: too much?

madtrap347 · Post #1 » by **madtrap347** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:29 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ju ... c-team-usa

Mixed feelings about this:

Positives:
- he is so damn determined, i love it for this reason. I respect how he tries to accommodate to his age rather than letting it ruin his career
- for his knees

Negatives:
- he looked really thin before. can decrease his ability to back down smaller defenders
- 16 lbs is a lot of weight for anybody, fat or healthy. For kobe, that may be too much

Post #2 » by **dockingsched** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:31 pm

kobe needs to get his ass on the perimeter and running with nash and leave the paint for gasol and bynum. i like it.

Iamabeasttt · Post #3 » by **Iamabeasttt** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:32 pm

Post #4 » by **Kilroy** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:36 pm

No... 16lbs isn't a hell of a lot when you're 6'6"...

And with bad knees, he needs to be as light as possible.

Post #5 » by **Danny Darko** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:44 pm

Reggie Miller didn't miss it and he played to 65 years old.

Hugs4Divac · Post #6 » by **Hugs4Divac** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:51 pm

I'm all for it. Not that much weight considering his height.

This got me thinking... Kobe has floated the idea of cleaning up his diet as a way to prolong his athleticism for a couple of years. So, I'm curious to see Steve Nash's influence on Kobe's diet. Nash is thriving in his late 30's, and I'm sure Kobe will be eager to pick up some tips. If you've listened to Jared Dudley or Nash on the BS Report, they make a compelling argument for clean diet and sleep.

Between the Orthokine treatments and possibly cleaning up his diet, there's no way he's done in a couple of seasons.

Post #7 » by **crazyeights** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:32 pm

Kobe cleaned up his diet years ago, IIRC. Also, Kobe lives in Orange County, I don't think he's in the dark about super foods.

miggs · Post #8 » by **miggs** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:31 pm

Danny Darko wrote:Reggie Miller didn't miss it and he played to 65 years old.

Reggie was fun to watch, I remember that Knicks game, that dude had daggers for days

AcecardZ · Post #9 » by **AcecardZ** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:10 pm

Danny Darko wrote:Reggie Miller didn't miss it and he played to 65 years old.

Reggie was always a twig though. If you put him in baggy clothes and turned the AC on high he'd go flying around the room.

Edrees · Post #10 » by **Edrees** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:40 pm

There more perimeter play and less post play in the olympics anyway. he might just be doing it for the summer to keep up with the rest of the young guns on team USA

Marionettetc · Post #11 » by **Marionettetc** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:37 am

Great move for Kobe. When he was using the post more years ago, he added weight so he wouldn't be pushed around.

I trust his judgement, he's one of - if not the best conditioned athlete in the NBA today.

Dr Aki · Post #12 » by **Dr Aki** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:11 am

from a high of 240 lbs in 2005-06, he was at 200 lbs for last season

he's like what? 185 lbs now?

maybe eventually he'll come back to being 165 lbs as a rookie

ennui · Post #13 » by **ennui** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:12 am

I knew he was jacked in 05-06, but 240 lbs? Goddamn.

madtrap347 · Post #14 » by **madtrap347** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:31 am

Aki wrote:from a high of 240 lbs in 2005-06, he was at 200 lbs for last season

he's like what? 185 lbs now?

maybe eventually he'll come back to being 165 lbs as a rookie

185 lbs??

damn, im 8 inches shorter and weigh as much as him. i must be a fatass.

For kobe, his BMI with 185 lbs is 21.42, the lower end of normal-- almost under weight.

Crooked-I · Post #15 » by **Crooked-I** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:54 am

I think it was a good move he needs more elevation on his jumper this will help that

Imadogg · Post #16 » by **Imadogg** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:31 am

Don't believe he's 185-190 cuz it doesn't make sense to me

Matt6288 · Post #17 » by **Matt6288** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:01 am

Its going to take alot of pressure off of his knees so thats great, it'll be weird seeing away from the post but with all the open shots he should be getting from Nash i'm more than happy to leave the posting up to Pau and Drew.

Stebo_SSK · Post #18 » by **Stebo_SSK** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:32 pm

I find it hard to believe that Kobe was ever 240 lbs....just sounds like exaggerated nonsense.

Dr Aki · Post #19 » by **Dr Aki** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:51 pm

madtrap347 wrote:
Aki wrote:from a high of 240 lbs in 2005-06, he was at 200 lbs for last season

he's like what? 185 lbs now?

maybe eventually he'll come back to being 165 lbs as a rookie

185 lbs??

damn, im 8 inches shorter and weigh as much as him. i must be a fatass.

For kobe, his BMI with 185 lbs is 21.42, the lower end of normal-- almost under weight.

actually, the lower end of normal (depending on who you ask) is 18-20, i consider <18 is underweight

madtrap347 · Post #20 » by **madtrap347** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:23 pm

Aki wrote:
madtrap347 wrote:
Aki wrote:from a high of 240 lbs in 2005-06, he was at 200 lbs for last season

he's like what? 185 lbs now?

maybe eventually he'll come back to being 165 lbs as a rookie

185 lbs??

damn, im 8 inches shorter and weigh as much as him. i must be a fatass.

For kobe, his BMI with 185 lbs is 21.42, the lower end of normal-- almost under weight.

actually, the lower end of normal (depending on who you ask) is 18-20, i consider <18 is underweight

thats why i said almost under weight. those ranges aren't absolute and may vary from person to person.