Lauri Markkanen

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think that the term " bulking up" has bad connotations, bc it really means nothing to just add mass.

Reducing or gaining mass without direction and competitive trainers and staff is always for bad. The team injury history that Garpax era Bulls had, indicates they were very incompetitive for professional team. You can add strength and muscle mass safely, when the plan is clear and it's all about functionality. The "bulking up" for me does refer to mindless pumping of iron.

Take steroids

 

[Agent#00]

he don’t need to bulk up . What he need is a shield. Like Perkins to Garnett. Doc rivers mentioned this. Boston then traded perk to sixers for some players and obviously, a FRP!

 

[Tanktastic]

I think you need more context I’m not asking to bulk up 30 pounds or anything I just want him to be stronger so he can handle the more physical play.

You were asking him to bulk up 15 pounds. Adding 15 pounds of muscle in one summer is pretty much impossible. Even taking all the PEDs and doing nothing but trying to build more muscle, it's highly improbable.

He can’t just stay the same. He has to adapt to the way people play him and you can do that without sacrificing your athletic ability.

Not only can he stay this path, he absolutely needs to stay the path and that's what Hardy and the team wants him to do. Trying to turn him into a trad 5, banging bodies in the post would be immensely stupid - and that's already been tried with awful results. Lauri is an All Star because of his movement and shooting.

What the Jazz can do is acquire some competent players so every opponent can't focus 100 % on stopping Lauri.

Lauri can continue to build on his agility, endurance, balance, core strength etc. None of that requires adding weight or muscle mass, and probably hurts those causes.

He would be able to do more with a better handle, being able to dribble and move from a lower stance. He plays quite upright and his handle is somewhat loose, which leads to some turnovers and lack of confidence in those moves.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

You were asking him to bulk up 15 pounds. Adding 15 pounds of muscle in one summer is pretty much impossible. Even taking all the PEDs and doing nothing but trying to build more muscle, it's highly improbable

No I wasn’t.

Not only can he stay this path, he absolutely needs to stay the path

Not asking him to change his path just adapt. He needs to be able to push through the physical play. Hes been slowed down hasn’t been as good as he was last year with a more talented team around him.

 

[HermanG]

No I wasn’t.

Not asking him to change his path just adapt. He needs to be able to push through the physical play. Hes been slowed down hasn’t been as good as he was last year with a more talented team around him.

Maybe thats because he had a slightly abnormal offseason?

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

No I wasn’t.

Not asking him to change his path just adapt. He needs to be able to push through the physical play. Hes been slowed down hasn’t been as good as he was last year with a more talented team around him.

More talented team, lol. He had top 3 playmaking guard last season. JC played big portions like an all star, then there was mostly same than this season - Sexton, KO, better version of Kessler... Fontecchio ofc improved.

EDIT: Sorry, I misread. Forget my comment

 

[LogGrad98]

There is a difference between adding muscle and adding strength. Really though I don't think Lauri needs to add either one. I'd like to see him work on his agility, ball-handling, passing game. He's got scoring down-pat, he would do well to add some KO to his game.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

More talented team, lol. He had top 3 playmaking guard last season. JC played big portions like an all star, then there was mostly same than this season - Sexton, KO, better version of Kessler... Fontecchio ofc improved.

EDIT: Sorry, I misread. Forget my comment

My hell fans like you who tether themselves to one player bug me. Everything you just said is absolute crap, so I’m just not going to waste my time with u. You act as though I’m attacking Markkanen when nothing could be farther from the truth

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

My hell fans like you who tether themselves to one player bug me. Everything you just said is absolute crap, so I’m just not going to waste my time with u. You act as though I’m attacking Markkanen when nothing could be farther from the truth

At least I'm not crap 99% of the time like you, but I guess you have to have hobbies too. Weird one, though

 

[Tanktastic]

No I wasn’t.

Did someone steal your log-in when you wrote these then?

I think he needs to bulk up a bit, and hopefully the staff sees this.

Putting on ten fifteen pounds on isn’t going to hurt him

Hes been slowed down hasn’t been as good as he was last year with a more talented team around him.

Well, yeah, no ****. Maybe, just maybe, get a better team around him, not worse? Playing with a less talented team doesn't make anything easier for him, it makes everything harder when you're the only focal point of every opponent.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Lauri is probably my favorite Jazz player of all-time. I am glad the Jazz saved his career.

Edit: Gave him a career in the NBA.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Lauri is probably my favorite Jazz player of all-time. I am glad the Jazz saved his career.

Edit: Gave him a career in the NBA.

Weird take. Jazz enabled him to become an all-star, but for sure a seven footer with decent efficiency had a long career ahead. He just might have been stuck being a good role player instead of becoming a lock as a starter in any team