Hassan Gets His Flex On

Bricklayer

Don't Make Me Use The Bat
#4
Makes you wonder how he could have been so incredibly skinny up until 4 months ago.

Hope he hasn't be working out wiht BALCO. ;)
 
#5
One of the reasons I entertained the thought of drafting him within top 10 via a trade down was because he has a good wide frame and his height. He never looked 226lbs to me. He CAN become a taller dwight howard in a yr or 2 if he works out as much as dwight.
 

bajaden

Hall of Famer
#9
Sort of amazing. He still looks relatively skinny and weighs 250. I can see this kid eventually weighing around 265/270 and all muscle. If he can bring up the skill level to match, we could have something special on our hands. One can only hope.. Keep working Hassan!
 
#11
I have to say after seeing Thomspon in that type of shirt Thompson doesn't look very in shape. Chest is soft, has a little extra around teh obliques, arms not defined. Hey may have put on a little weight, but it wasn't good lean muscle. That's a bit concerning.
 

kingsboi

Hall of Famer
#12
I'm sure it depends on the body type and how your body reacts to certain things. Some people's bodies evolve faster than others and for some it takes longer than usual to get good definition. It also depends on his work ethic & what he eats, who knows how it is once he enters the weight room, but it def. depends on the person, it's not as easy as it is for those with good genes.
 

Capt. Factorial

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#14
May not be ROY, but could be regarded as the steal of the draft in just a couple years.
I already think he was the steal of the draft, but holy guac is he getting muscular fast. A legit 7-foot shotblocking beast with smooth mechanics on his jumper...and he's already not so skinny that he can get easily pushed out of the post? Giggity giggity.
 
#15
I have to say after seeing Thomspon in that type of shirt Thompson doesn't look very in shape. Chest is soft, has a little extra around teh obliques, arms not defined. Hey may have put on a little weight, but it wasn't good lean muscle. That's a bit concerning.
What's that say about the rest of the team then, Coach said Thompson was in better shape than anyone on the team.
 
#19
Why were there rumors of this guy being a headcase? He seems like pretty easy going guy in interviews.
Issue wasn't so much being a headcase in the Ron-Ron sense of the word, but that he had ADD (Attention Deficit). Now how that made *that* much of a difference to so many clubs is beyond me. He did show up to the combine in flip-flops didn't he, but still. It almost like GP pulled out the Jedi mind trick to get both DMC and Hassan to drop to us.
 
#20
I have to say after seeing Thomspon in that type of shirt Thompson doesn't look very in shape. Chest is soft, has a little extra around teh obliques, arms not defined. Hey may have put on a little weight, but it wasn't good lean muscle. That's a bit concerning.
Lol. Thompson has always been fat. He's got a big butt and it helps him to rebound, but it's just his body type.
 
#25
I already think he was the steal of the draft, but holy guac is he getting muscular fast. A legit 7-foot shotblocking beast with smooth mechanics on his jumper...and he's already not so skinny that he can get easily pushed out of the post? Giggity giggity.
Hope he's been working the legs too. Biceps aren't going to do much in the post. It's still awesome to see that he's putting the work in.
 

bajaden

Hall of Famer
#27
I have to say after seeing Thomspon in that type of shirt Thompson doesn't look very in shape. Chest is soft, has a little extra around teh obliques, arms not defined. Hey may have put on a little weight, but it wasn't good lean muscle. That's a bit concerning.
Having seen him up close and personal, such as standing right next to him at summer league, you couldn't be more wrong. The dude is seriously buff. Not to mention that Westphal said that Thompson was probably in better shape than anyone else at camp due to working out hard all summer.. Plus, I think you need glasses. I saw nothing in that short video that would prompt me to say what you just stated. Everyone that lifts weights doesn't show it the same way. Not everyone is going to look like Dwight Howard.
 

kingsboi

Hall of Famer
#28
^^^ Exactly what I was saying, it all depends on the body type you have. It comes naturally for some and not so much for others, where they have to put in more time & work rather than being naturally strong and being able to lift a lot of weight.
 
#29
Having seen him up close and personal, such as standing right next to him at summer league, you couldn't be more wrong. The dude is seriously buff. Not to mention that Westphal said that Thompson was probably in better shape than anyone else at camp due to working out hard all summer.. Plus, I think you need glasses. I saw nothing in that short video that would prompt me to say what you just stated. Everyone that lifts weights doesn't show it the same way. Not everyone is going to look like Dwight Howard.
Exactly...and anyone who thinks JT was just loafing it and partying the whole offseason getting fat they're wrong...I've followed JT on Twitter all Summer and he was tweeting about hitting the gym once or twice a day, and he was in close contact with Donte and Cousins via twitter too, they all were working out ALOT during the offseason.
 
#30
What's that say about the rest of the team then, Coach said Thompson was in better shape than anyone on the team.
The key is what kind of shape? You don't have to be built like adonis to be in basketball shape haha. he might be 'basketball ready", his physique just isn't very impressive to me.