Is Zion Williamson TOO BIG? Doctor Explains Medical SCIENCE and RESEARCH Behind Concerns
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- Zion Williamson was supposed to be one of the biggest stories and stars of the 2019-2020 NBA season for the New Orleans Pelicans. But he still hasn't made his season debut after having surgery to remove some damaged meniscus tissue in his knee, and there are additional concerns around NBA communities regarding his current weight and how it could affect his career longevity. In this video I'll explain the medical evidence behind why I think this is a legitimate discussion to have regarding Zion Williamson's NBA career.
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BMI in NBA players? Check out this study of NBA players showing there was a significant association with mensicus tears and BMI > 25. So yes, I do think it's still relevant.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22130472/
BMI is literally the worst indicator of anything. Association is merely a correlation, doesn't mean it caused anything. BMI doesnt account for differences in bone structure and pretends we are all built the same. It's a trash stat that is almost worthless. He isn't obese. That's just ridiculous. But according to BMI he is? Just shows you how dumb of an indicator it is...
You can cite any article you want, this is complete garbage science and as an "MD" you know it!
BMI has long been a useless indicator, because (as I'm sure you know) there is no account for lean mass percentage. This also negates any article which attributes meniscus tears to BMI. For starters, how do you measure the fact that someone with a high BMI might have tons of muscle, developed through lifting weights, which has during the process strengthened their tendons and joints too. You can't measure that if you use BMI!
This is a garbage video.
What about all the muscle BMI doesn't account for
But muscular is heavier than fat ...
Jeffrey Youngblood I tried to tell him. He’s stubborn and won’t listen. Thinks he’s smarter than everyone else.
Zion's knees "slow down big fella I need a break"😂
Hopefully he makes a full recovery
Weak ass joke buddy a knee injury is the main thing you don't want in a sport
The Truth you’re truly the life of the party.
Zenopos III shit just had me on the floor 😂
The Truth show us on the doll where the words hurt you the most
FroBeast 500th Like
“Zion is the shortest of this group at just 6ft6”. JUST 6FT6
Ya taco fall is 7ft6... Jokic 7"1, Boban 7"3... Zion is absolutely massive for his height
Compared to 7 foot plus ya
JAH_GK you do realize we are talking about the NBA ?
@@andrewburney8075 Jokic is 7'1? I thought he was like 6'11
That's still below NBA average
Two years later and you were absolutely right about zion
3 years later and it's even more accurate
Brian coming in with the toxic beat. Mad respect.
Zion should be out there catching passes from Tom Brady at TE.
M0UZE stop
Apailofwater fuck outa here clown 😂
Go pats
Sure because Brady really needs another Gronk to get him out of jail
@@romiarkan450 youre delusional
I prefer the term *T H I C C* but ok
T H I C C
u mean
Trend much? Ughh
I'm now waiting for the 'ok boomer' reply ..all though I'm not a 'boomer'.
@@Justin-ju8ep ok boomer
@@Jepperd_ Congrats on your effort
Ticc
Big Baby Davis ain't even top 5 with all that booty cake?!
Paulsicles lol I was thinking the same thing.
Current NBA players*
@@johanexxxx like shaq?
Baby Davis isn’t top 5 currently nor is he top 5 all time which is what was discussed
Ight that was sus asl
he put a trap beat as the outro of a medical video. I'm equally dead and impressed at the power of trap.
Get this man a job on espn or something to do with the nba
Why? We have this content at our fingertips on censored unfiltered let him be his own boss here on youtube
So they can control his content???? No thanks
No. He's better on his own. I could see him being a guest on segments tho
Definitely easier to stay on here. Id love to do guest appearances on TV and podcasts though
Learn how to lie first
He definitely wearing shirt and tie with underwear
What color?
Patrick O'Donnell Yellow-ish white
Why wouldn't he have underwear?
GoodFella lol
Hell nawl 🤣 💀 😂 🤣🤣 u are soooo stupid
This guy is faster than prime D-Rose the it comes to uploading I literally just saw Zion pop up on the twitter TL
@@MishimaTyler he's talking about the uploader
I swear everytime there's a player injured this guy already have a video about that in the next day.
It's not faster than d rose, u stoopid or what
@@thecrackmadafakas8604 R/woosh I think you're stupid😘
Some TV network needs to pay this man a lot of money to be a part of their programming
Isaac Adams nerdy nigga network
Why?
Isaac Adams it'll probably happen eventually. this channel is growing rapidly. all it takes is the right person to stumble upon it
@@jeffreyyoungblood7438 because he breaks down medical knowledge really well, and can describe the injuries to the fans in a very simple yet engaging way that it keeps us interested, and learning. This dude is great!
Isaac Adams I swear to god
Body-positive cult members, “ You’re just scared of a curvaceous black man”
Body positive movement is the only movement without movement
@@yusufcagowayne1990 fnniest thing i have read in 2019. really
😂😂😂
"cult members" 💀 describes em perfectly
wtf 🤣🤣
I love how you left your references in the description like an actual meta-analysis.....just in case any of us read medical studies in our profession.
Some of us do lol.
Could you imagine a 6'6" 215lb muscular Zion Williamson? He would be either an SF or an SG and he would be about the size of Danny Green, DeMarre Carroll, James Ennis III, Ryan Broekhoff, Thabo Sefolosha, or Troy Brown Jr.
235-245 is more realistic but yea
@@ethanthomas260 fair. That way he could still play SF and have a little bit of weight to his advantage
He's very muscular though
@@vastoform yes, but if he was leaner
OsamaBinStrappin that’s the problem joints don’t care if your fat or muscular. Weight is weight. Also this would be less an issue if he only does forceful actions once a week. He has to do dozens of max force actions per game. Human joints can’t handle it.
News: zion hurts his knee
First 48: he kneed some milk
ESPN : Zion will be out for 6-8 weeks
Brian: Imma end ESPN's whole career
This channel is so good man. I appreciate your succinct information and delivery 👌 Glad to see your subs blowin up!
Thank you!
Maybe he's just on LOOOOAAAAD MANAGEMENT
Grunty Gunterson Chris Smoove 😂
LOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAD MAAANAAGEMENT😂😂
I imagined this in Chris broussard LEBRAAAAAN accent 😂
He will be his whole careee.
Vinh N No, you just said players are injured more because you are talking out of your ass. You absolutely have no proof whatsoever. It’s awfully hard to even gather reliable data from say 1950 on injury rate, let alone actually determine causality. Why are you making stiff up?
Brian you the goat man.. honestly randomly stumbled across your videos a few weeks back and always very interesting to watch.. lol you got me sitting here interested in medical evaluations 😂
Love it!!
Doc, the like to dislike ratio is the best i’ve seen. Keep the quality up as always!
Another great vid Doc, you always kill it. Super compact and informative and simple for someone with little knowledge to understand. Thanks legend 🙌🏻🙌🏻
I definitely think he should lose some weight though, but only if it’s beneficial to his playing style and obviously his health.
You're videos are great man! I dont even know or really like the medical field but these videos keep me entertained.
The last dot has got to be Brandon Ingram.
peezer77 or Shaun Livingston the alien head lol
Deontea Murray maybe? Hes a rail to
prob Isaiah Thomas
@@gosu5850 BMI is weight in Relation to weight. Isiah Thomas is not skinny for his size. His BMI is probably average or above. Ingram makes more Sense, he is super skinny and quiet tall
Matz G tru
Dr. Sutter: "Dexter Pittman was an overweight NBA player."
Me: "Who's Dexter Pittman?"
Dexter Pittman's own momma: "IKR, who is that guy?"
MaxPro did you just start watching ball? Lmao way to out yourself as a casual
Real Brethem Lol, you acting like he’s a casual for not knowing Dexter Pittman?!? Dude was a second round pick who played for 4 years with a career average of 2.3 points per game. He was a scrub by all accounts.
I am thinking most people on here are young or don't know basketball if don't know who Dexter P is. I have found most people on here don't know much about even the greats from 50's 60's and 70's. They think basketball started when Jordan or Kobe stepped on court. They don't know about guys like Kareem being 6 time MVP
i think dexter pittman is in the miami heat 2013. am i right?
He only played 50 games in a 4 year career. He played for several teams that year including Miami. He was 6' 11" and weighed over 300 pounds.
Nice vid, would it be possible for something on OBJ's sports hernia
Thank you for posting the references! I think another thing to mention would be the quality of rehab he’s gonna be getting in terms of the average obese person and their physical rehabilitation that occurs immediately after and weeks/months following the surgery. From research I’ve read, long term outcomes (1+years) are generally the same for general vs specific rehabs but for a high level athlete the few weeks right after do matter a lot. Just a thought, keep up the great content Dr. B!
Very informative video about knees, as always. Thanks doc!
Oliver Miller looks like someone just stole his sandwich.
Eric Hendrickson What’s that supposed to mean? 😂
@@KahinAhmed72 He likes food duh?
I love your channel. You turn complicated medical issues into stuff that everyone can understand and now I can pretend I'm a Dr at the watercooler. :)
Who else loves the timeline for the topics in the video? GREAT idea, keep up the quality work!
I'm 13 years old and the way he breaks things down and explains is so easy and nice to understand and he makes it so interesting thanks and great videos man!!
Can you do a video about Rodney Hood's injury?
Personally, I think BMI is a horrible measurement in general, especially for athletes. Guys like JJ Watt (who is 6’5 285) are considered obese even though they are in the best shape of their lives. That being said, football is completely different game than basketball because there is not as much force coming down on the athletes knees. It would not hurt Zion to drop some weight. He obviously won’t lose that much power considering he’ll still be one of the biggest guys on the court and his longevity will be boosted.
I agree. BMI shouldn't even be used for athletes since it doesn't differentiate between muscle and fat.
Yeah but in relation to how much force somehow generates/puts on their body it's actually pretty useful. Especially in a case where Zion has clear mechanical issues. Those issues are exacerbated when you're 270 and landing from a 45 inch vertical.
JJ Watt is a terrible analogy. He is like the Zion of NFL. Athletic beast but guess what? He’s also one of the most injury prone players in the league.
Khalil Alaqrabawi he’s had a lot of upper body injuries though. Aside from the broken leg.
Trent Gardiner no JJ Watt is actually a monster whereas Zion is fat and could stand to lose a few pounds
TH-cam rewind should have featured people like you.
1-Great contact
2-Helpful information
3-Awesome delivery
4-No fake thumbnails
Thank you.
Great vid love this channel very informative
If you are built like that basketball is not your best game.
Katlyn Klassen somebody can make much more money in basketball though. Even if he never plays an NBA game in his life (hopefully this is not the case) he will make a lot of money.
He drops 20lb and he would look like LeBron, very muscular and strong, not like Barkley that was still soft.
@@DJKHOTTA Exactly! If he cut up even 10lbs I bet he'd be nasty.
@@onelove2349 first of all the NBA didn't make the 3 second rule because he was a "dog" or was dominant the reason why they made that rule change is because niggas don't won't to watch a grown ass dude put his ass against his defender all possession long every possession.
PandazCanDunk Did I say it was because he was a “Dog” ? No. I specifically said he had a rule made because of the technique he used. Regardless of what “niggas” wanted to see 😂
Love the graphs and visuals! Keep them coming Brian!
New subscriber here. Heard about you from Kevin O’Connor on the Ringer NBA podcast. I’ve been asking that NBA podcasts or channels employ someone with your expertise and communications ability for many years. The Athletic or LockedOn NBA or The Ringer should hire you for regular hits, and for analysis of major injuries to key players. It’s gotten to a point where most NBA media members don’t recklessly opine or speculate about injuries, and often note, “I’m not a doctor, but...”, yet it has always seemed to me that actually having a MD to speak -in general terms- about specific injuries would improve the understanding of fans and members of the press. Kudos.
You gotta unique channel bro keep grinding you gonna get big someday
Bro, he's a doctor, he's already big. You're looking at his side hustle, if it's even that
Miguel Diaz He’s in residency so making 70k tops rn
woslyer top 1% ain’t bad
Flippy 117 that’s no where near the top 1
woslyer 32,400 dollars a year can put you in the top 1% of the world earners. You need about 750,000 net worth. If you own a house or part of it, have an income of more than that, make money from TH-cam, own a business, cars, boats, etc. he is probably in the top 1%.
I’d love to see a video on projecting Joel Embiid’s career longevity in relation to the prior injuries & procedures he’s had in the past
Love these vids! Best channel on TH-cam!
Hi Brian, I am also a M.D. who loves basketball. Your channel is spot on !
An NBA team should hire Brian to give input on draft choices.
It isn't just weight with him. Body mechanics are going to potentially go a long way with him. He may have to learn how to fall, how to protect himself when jumping, and potentially different ways to make the cuts and quick directional changes he makes without blowing shoes and popping knees.
Your explanations are absolutely, staggeringly good
I'm curious who the player farthest at the bottom is... Anyone know?
Also thanks for all the great content Brian, love your videos! I've always thought about pursuing sports med, just not sure if I have the work ethic needed for med school.
Next Video: Does Brian Sutterer sleep to little?
Its extremely worrisome for a player as young as he is, as hopeful as he is, as explosive as he is.
To even be having a conversation of weight or knee injury at this point.
Hopefully he can be an outlier.
At least he's got his money💰 . I don't see him playing a long career. He can extend it by losing weight but that will require professional help.
Since you're talking about basketball players and knees , can you do a video on microfracture surgery? What the thought process was, the objective, why it got discontinued , etc...
Brilliant yet again, doctor. I love how you back everything up with peer reviewed evidence. Clearly a scientist!
Stephan A. Been warning ppl about his “girth”
If he doesn’t lose 50 pounds and fix the alignment of his knees his career is done before it even starts
Mike Clayton he will not lose 50lbs. He is fairly lean all weight the he loses will mostly be muscle which will hurt his game maybe he can lose 10-20. But I agree knee alignment need to be a big focus of his.
Kenny Smith has the same problem with his knees (or similar) but unlike Zion he wasn't jumping and falling trying to tore apart his ligaments
@@larrydinklepie9147 fairly lean? yeah he not a fat nigga but he most definitely not lean
Dame Time true
Charles barkley losses like about 40 lbs and he turned out to be fine
honestly you have an amazing voice!
Your videos are really well made brk
He just needs to learn to land with minimal knee impact, roll to ground, don't depend on his knees to slow his momentum to much when landing, this alone would save 80% of the wear and tear and his career.
How many years did u play sir
Zion always reminded me of Robert “Tractor” Traylor in terms of build. Hopefully he finds a way to keep his weight around 250-260lbs.
R.I.P Robert je died in 2011 because of a heart attack 😔
That's My boy former Michigan basketball lol rip
U have the best like to dislike ratios ive ever seen. Ppl really like your content. I know u dont need the income from utube bc of your profession but i hope u get every penny u deserve from them
Nice. Very informative and concise. =)
Yeah BMI may not be the most accurate metric but it does get the point across
BMl according to Zion:
Big Mac lndex
Trust me, l'm not a doctor!
Let's go doc! :D Subscriber from the Philippines here!
next video title : does doc actually sleep or is he always busy making content for us :)
P.S love your content doc i was a little disappointed when you didn't do chris sale recent injury but then i realised you are not much into baseball so i don't mind it
He's just a really THICC BOI
Looks like a future Bo Jackson case, where he is just too strong for his body to handle and ultimately will be self injury by momentum. Ultimate diagnosis: Death by muscle mass!
WorkBreakLounge Bo was just too strong and fast and he basically pulled his hip out on that play. Others would of just gone down without that happening. It was a freak accident though. He probably could of lasted a long time. Gronk was too strong. He would get injured as people tried to tackle him. He had too much strenght and his body couldn't handle it.
Bo wasn’t fat!
Sports Chiropractor here. Great evidence informed info , Thanks doc.
this channel!!! OMG!! thanks alot!!!!
6’6 - 250 lbs. should be perfect. He should play the 3 tho imo. Would definitely help his progression
kid racks just like LeBron
I agree
230
Dre Chillin that’s a really healthy weight but he’ll have to realize mentally he can’t play bully ball as much as he’d like when attacking the rim protectors. I believe he can do it . But I’m afraid mentally his motor is too high and he’ll be going for the highlights over jus wisely euro stepping or using a floater . Most young guys go for the highlights lol they almost have to in order to send a message
kid racks look at Jaylon Brown and Kawhi both his height and around that weight both dominate and can bully anyone
If he can't maintain his body, his career will be like glenn "big baby" davis
I heard he is knock kneed can that cause damage too. Because I am as well and In my left knee it’s buckled inward weird I think it’s my Acl but I don’t know. As is it more prone to knee injury
Could you touch on stem cells treatment of meniscus in one of the future videos, and if it's an option for people like Zion?
It seems to make sense, as he's just starting his NBA career, and like you said , removing any part of meniscus increases the risk of repeated injury..
Brain, I NEED to know whos the only person under 20 BMI, thanks
Maybe Ingram or Morant
Bol Bol?
Probably Ingram. He seems like he has the largest height to weight disparity
NutritiousPie tbh it could be Kevin Durant
@@wilmerelias9338 no chance, he’s only like 2 inches taller than ingram and he weighs around 50 lbs more
Rookie michael jordan height and weight 6'6 195
He should play football he would make a good DE or TE
While that’s true. MJ didn’t stay at 195. He stayed around 200 until he got his ass physically kicked by the bad boy Pistons, and got his weight up to the 225 range to finish better through contact and it helped tremendously.
I hope you could answer my question, doc.
So what if Zion retained his weight, let's say...today he's around 270 lbs & then he retained that weight or his weight was unchanged as he gets older would that affect his physical ability beside his BMI results?
Given the situation at hand, in terms of having his weight reach ‘normal’ levels , would not be beneficial for his recovery as well. Most likely change in style of play and his role in the system of the team may be best bet to maintain longevity for his career 👍
I thought he would have been told to loose the weight in the preseason...
Boy should’ve played football
I always thought he would have serious knee problems but not so soon. Hes to bulky for his body to withstand the impact of playing basketball.i mean i put osme weight up & went to play basketball & the impact was too big on my knees now I know whi i cant run the same as when i was 170 lbs Im now 180 at 5'8 so my knees are resenting every time. Superb Channel man!!! Its amazing how science explains a lot of things in our favourite games!!
Dr. Sutterer- Really like your channel. Would love to see a video of Pistol Pete Maravich, an idol of mine, died 1988 age 40 due to very rare undiagnosed congenital heart defect, found during autopsy. Born without a left carotid artery. By that time his heart was massively enlarged and scarred. I am curious: 1) how would this defect typically affect athletic performance, limit endurance, etc? Any warning signs/symptoms? 2) should/could a physical exam (ie: listening to the heart) detect at least an abnormality (so can order followup tests), or not necessarily? And lastly 3) have exams (technology, team physician knowledge etc) of professional athletes evolved to the point since the 1970’s/80’s where this would have more likely been detected? From what I’ve read on pediatric cardiology sites, this likely could have been corrected by a “routine” bypass surgery. Is it possible younger patients who have that procedure could go on to play pro sports?
I want to say Reggie Lewis (another Great player), Celtics also died on court in practice stemming from heart defect?
Thank you! Hope my questions make sense
I think he should go down to his previous weight of 272 lbs first,and see how that works out
the stress on knees is insane how much it improves when you lose weight my knees and shins where in so much pain at 240 and running 1 mile was killing me and was taking almost 12 min ive lost 36 pounds but it only took the first 10 to make it an 8 minute mile now I don't feel complete without running 6 miles. knees feel so much better now also
Nice, clear presentation.
i’m dumb but the way he explains things makes me feel smart 🤓
conclusion: Put on 15 pounds and start at left tackle for the saints
Administering cutting phase (weight) may surely help to help ease the load in the upcoming seasons, but would you think aside from anatomical, and anthropometric factors, a change in Zion’z style of play and load managemnet (minutes) are essential tenets as well to consider for the longevity of his career? :)
Hey Brian, the main reason I think BMI is a good index for this is that joint size is heavily correlated to height, therefore when you're examining peak stresses on an athletes joint BMI is near perfect for telling you how much force is seen through the key joints that are the main mechanism of failure, or source of catastrophic injury. I've done kinematic studies on knees for a long time and it was one of the controlling factors we took a look at over a varied specimen population. Love the channel tho.
Zion's BMI assumes that he has much more fat mass than skeletal muscle. There are many studies that suggest that skeletal muscle mass and fat mass have a much different impact on stress to the joints. So I would say that BMI is far from a perfect index
@@peazy99 I understand the implication, but I have yet to see a source that says that composition influences geometric stress concentrations in joints, which is what I would be talking about. I.e your ankle doesn't care if its fat or muscle, 480 ftlb of force is still 480 ftlb. It's in no way perfect, but for this gross overview i think it works fairly well. I've taken a lot of knees apart, and we never accounted for body composition, but did look at weight at death.
@@luke53285 I dont think it's the actual composition that makes the difference but how fat vs muscle help reduce the peak load on the joint especially during explosive dynamic movements. Using BMI for Zion suggests that the joint takes on a much greater degree of peak load, which doesn't make much sense for a guy who is probably in the top .1% of lower body muscle mass percentage.
@@peazy99 what you're implying is that extra muscles to generate more force would reduce forces seen at a given articular surface, the resultant forces may be more balanced in better athletes, but they see far greater forces than non athletic people. I can't think of a way to test or prove your hypothesis, because if you were to do an observational study (the only way I could think to try this) you'd see decreased joint injury with increased fat composition (heuristically) because you're looking at a more sedentary population. What we learn in studying joints is basically that form dictates function, and what I mean by that is the shape is the ultimate determining factor. The shape and smoothness of your joints are what determine the factors that magnify force in out joints and increase risk of injury. That being said, your knee, ankle wrist, etc have no concept of how much muscle or fat you have, they see a load and a bearing surface. To your point about added muscles reducing the risk, to answer that better, yes to an extent. They do in the end put more stress on the joint, but they help reduce (center not decrease in magnitude) resultant force into normal movement and help protect against avulsive and evulsive stresses. But these are of diminishing returns, you could have the strongest muscles in your leg humanely possible, and it would increase chances of catastrophic injury because now your resultant vectors are so great in magnitude that a small force of a given impulse may cause your muscles to tear the joint apart. We see this with patellar dislocations sometimes. Really nasty. So in summation, yes prehab as pt people call it has benefits, but bmi is quite litterally mass/ht^2, a direct correlation between articular surface dependencies (ht^2) and forces those faces see (mass). Its a crude way of doing it but for a baseline, I cant think of a better measurement without taking external joint circumference and extrapolating. I hope you do read all of this and see my point.
How about his body fat percentage relative to BMI? Pretty crucial metric to put his weight in context.
He's pretty fat for a pro athlete.
No he’s not fat at all. . Google any picture of him and he has a more muscular and lean physique than 99% of people you’ll ever see.
the problem is still the weight on the joints. Excess weight is still a problem even if its muscle.
Is Zion's career over already? Sure feels like it if he doesn't lose weight
Chris thats what im talkin bout , hes way tooo fat at this point ..
I would love you to do sleep science and circadian rhythms and see why teams load manage their stars when no one did it back in the 90's.
paolylo it’s easier on the body... there’s plenty of players who don’t load manage and play as much as the old school players. Kids today start playing intense sports early and start intense training earlier than ever. I think that’s why we potentially see more injuries than before. We are stressing our joints, tendons, and bones at a young age while they are growing at a rapid rate and are constantly changing. I think this increased load at such a young age doesn’t help.
Flippy 117 I think you’re right on the money. Part of the reason why players peak earlier too. Siakam started playing less than 10 years ago and is on a massive upswing at 25-26
You just gave me even more incentive to lose weight. I know losing weight is a good thing of course, but I didn't realize just how much impact was on my knees and entire body.
His playstyle is unsustainable
Dajuan Blair career length = Zion Williamson career length, same body
Zion more muscl e
Stew's Photography he could play tight end
He is considerably heavier than Dajuan Blair
@@trentonwelsh6859 He is...That was the only recent player I could think of to compare him to, physically, even tho Zion has better potential of course, his body might break down first....
@@fuzzbutt5500 I'm not so sure hes tough enough to take that kind of beating. Plus he's listed at 6'6 284, kinda big for a TE. Most TE are 6'5 250 or somewhere around there. That would be fun tho to see, Lebron did a tv commercial a few years back where he was a TE for the Browns I think...
I pay attention to the way players land and the frequency of injuries and my initial observations are that the players that get a lot of injuries on there lower extremities tend to land on one leg or with stiff bodies frequently. The thing I am wondering is 1: do you know if there is research behind this that shows that players who land a specific way are more or less likely to get injured and 2: do you think that there is merit to the idea that frequently landing in a sub-optimal position might make a player more susceptible to major injury?
While I do see that Zion lands funny a lot as did a young Derrick Rose, and a Younger Joel, I am aware that this could be a nice combination of selection and confirmation bias. While I don't know if this unfounded or if there is something that we could really point to I do think that it is something worth having someone research to see if there are things young players should be taught so that they can protect the longevity of their carriers.
Bottom line, does landing matter?
Brian could you please analyze the situation of Arek Milik?
Zion is heavier than he ever was rn. This dude is in serious danger of becoming the biggest bust in NBA history
@Plumdog do you consider greg oden a bust?
This was the worst take I’ve ever seen.
@@ifshenotcuteshegetstheboot1300 yep, as of now, I sure as shit was wrong. Still don't think this is sustainable.
Zion just needs to hit 245 and he will be fine. Can't play the way he does at 285.
Dr what is your take on the whole plant based diet? Would be a great video for athletes to watch .
When they talk about surgery outcomes based on BMI I wonder if it’s amongs athletes or the general population as this would have a huge impact on correlation vs causation
Hi Brian, is Zion REALLY that big?