He would not be strong enough to compete in the Warriors Rockets game tonight. It's a physical battle. He wouldn't survive.
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Especially for 82 games plus if on a successful team won't be finished playing in play-off games until the first week of June. The only way he could hack it is at a shooting guard or small forward position as the power forwards are brutally strong.
Or perhaps he could make it through a season playing limited spot minutes as the 9th or 10th man (or even not at all some games).......which is exactly what he would be doing. He isn't going to be mixing it up in the middle for 30 plus minutes four nights a week.
I am not saying for sure he will make it, but if he doesn't it won't be for this reason, IMO.
I just want to know why people think he wouldn't hack it. There are plenty of lanky players in the NBA like him that are just fine handling their own.
Agreed. I think JU will make a team but he will be a deep sub. If he sticks he could become a good role player a few years in the future.
Because most people in Iowa don't know much about the nba. They only know the stars that play on a few teams that are on TV allot.
I mean, Kevin Durant is like 6'10" 190. Yes, Uthoff is not the athlete KD is, but he is doing just fine being paper thin. And it's not like Uthoff can gain any more weight. A year or 2 in the league and he could do well. Also, Marble has been there for a couple years now and I'd take Uthoff any day of the week over marble.
Durant is listed at 240. Even if that's not accurate he's probably still 230 lbs or so. When he got into the league he couldn't bench 185 at the combine and they say he can bench over 300 now.
Uthoff's game is moving away from the basket. I think the NBA game is much more about going to the basket although I don't watch much of it. There are exceptions, truly 3 point specialists, but to productive, IMHO, he must be able to take it to the hole off the dribble. Something he could not do consistently at Iowa.
I watch a lot of NBA. I think Uthoff will be a decent role player at best. Mostly due to the fact that he isn't a very physical player. Guys on the next level are going to be able to body him up and give him very little space to work with. He might force matchup problems against teams that play smaller and could have some success that way. It'll be interesting to see how he does.
Durant was allowed to improve his strength after joining the league?
Is Uthoff allowed to continue working out? Or will he be required to stay at the same playing weight for the rest of his life?
It's the playoffs, they extend the defense out to almost half court and they're hacking the hell out of each other with no calls. When teams got physical w JU in the b10 he lost the ball. He may make a team, but the playoffs are brutal
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He will be a floor spacer.
He won't have the role of scorer like he did in college. He won't be asked to drive the ball or really play in the lane at all.
He'll be used to stand in the corner and occupy a defender and shoot 3s when that defender leaves him.
Wether or not he makes it will depend on whether or not he can avoid being a defensive liability.
That's where his challenge lies, offensively he has an obvious niche role.
He won't have the role of scorer like he did in college. He won't be asked to drive the ball or really play in the lane at all.
He'll be used to stand in the corner and occupy a defender and shoot 3s when that defender leaves him.
Wether or not he makes it will depend on whether or not he can avoid being a defensive liability.
That's where his challenge lies, offensively he has an obvious niche role.
It isn't simply about size. Wiry guys can still make it in the league. Toughness isn't just about having enough muscle.
What he hasn't shown is the ability to play through contact. It bothered him tremendously this year. Both he and Jok, once teams got up into them defensively, had a much harder time.
I don't think the odds are in his favor to make a team. If he did somehow make a roster, I do agree that it would not be a stamina issue that would be a problem as he would likely see very few minutes on a nightly basis.
What he hasn't shown is the ability to play through contact. It bothered him tremendously this year. Both he and Jok, once teams got up into them defensively, had a much harder time.
I don't think the odds are in his favor to make a team. If he did somehow make a roster, I do agree that it would not be a stamina issue that would be a problem as he would likely see very few minutes on a nightly basis.
Kobe went into the NBA at 180 and played at 230 at one point.
Jarrod still has some good weight to put on and a professional regiment + a few years he'll get there. He is only 22.
Jarrod still has some good weight to put on and a professional regiment + a few years he'll get there. He is only 22.
I think JU will be just fine. Teams are starting to spread the floor more and shooters and in demand. He isn't going to bang down low but his ability to make jumpers will keep him in the league for awhile.
like shaun livingston is such a bruiser
Uthoff is going to be a premier perimeter defender in the NBA?
Saying he can't make it because of his body type is comical. Since when did a player need to be built like a tight end to make it in the NBA?
Reggie Miller played in the late 80's and 90's when defense was worth something, and he did just fine.
"When defense was worth something"??? Defense in the NBA is exponentially better now than it was in the 80s and 90s.
You can't say stuff like that. This message board is meant for people who don't watch NBA but make statements like they do. Let them continue to have their hilarious perceptions of NBA basketball, both past & present.
80s sure but the 90s were much lower scoring than now.
Depends on what your consider better.
The contact that was allowed was completely different in the 90s.
You could forearm shove a ball handler with impunity, you could hold all day, "bumping" a cutter was just stander and what was considered a good hard foul back then would get you suspended today.
The pistons were the forerunners and every team that wanted to try and compete with the Bulls had to adopt that style.
The basketball is much more pure now, other than refusal to call travels, but the 90s were by far the most physical basketball has ever gotten.
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