I recently lost about 40lbs and can see a huge difference. My knees don't hurt as much and I have a lot more energy. I only play once in a while against regular guys and can see how much that weight lost has helped me. I can imagine what this can do for Fin.
With Barry and Horry gone, losing Finley would have been a huge blow. I don't think he deserves to be a starter at this point in his career, but as a bench player with limited minutes he's solid. Plus, he's a great player to have on the bench to call in crunchtime situations in the playoffs.
Lean and hungry in '08. Finley is lean and the Spurs are hungry.
ok. didn't exactly want to question the overall work ethic, maybe more if he worked smart, which is also a sign of professionalism.
(btw. having already crossed all the mentioned age lines, I know very well what the body does when getting older.).
I guess I talk for all ballers when I say that shooting for 2 hours is usually more fun than 2 hours of pure fitness training.
however, it's also about the nurture question. there I'm always surprised to hear at what a sub optimal level so many NBA players use to eat (I'm not just talking about Shaq), compared to many other athletes. if you are a pro athlete and want to get the best out of your body, you shouldn't start to at 25 or 30 to watch what you eat. this should be part of your live from day 1. yes, a 23 years old athlete usually doesn't suffer from it that much, but he won't be better either.
I wonder what diet Bruce uses and if it wasn't him to advice Finley how to get in best shape for a 35+.
Drink!
This is some very encouraging news in an offseason that hasn't seen much to be encouraged about. Finley's reputation for being a true professional is showing through here.
Hope all goes well for Finley because I think he is a very important part of our team now. I remember last season there were a few games that he seemed to have been the key to victory. He is a genuine good guy, gets along with everyone and has great basketball smarts. His only downsides are his defense needs to improve a bit and sometimes he just goes cold. , everyone goes cold. I think for 2.5 mil he's a good deal and Im glad he's still around. One other thing. I think he's the type of guy that remembers how the rest of the team worked to get him that long sought after ring. Those memories make him work hard as a payback to the rest of the team.
Go Fin Go!!!
yeah yeah
Excellent find!
Hypothetically speaking, when manu comes back. I can see Parker and Finely starting,and Mason and Manu backing up. If Salim works out he could have an Eddie House role, to come in when the back up isn't working or need more threes. I could careless if Hill gets a lot of pt. Let him get the leftover minutes. I recall Fin play the 3 against smaller teams too in the playoffs. Or was it the 4?
In the end...very impressive Fin!
i wonder who are the starters are going to be, with tim and tony the only guaranteed ones..
bruce benched?
It's not from media day though Getty Images has 2 of Finley up on there site.
This is the pic attached to the article. I can't get over how slimmed down he looks. Props to him for putting this much work in at his age. Whether it pans out or not we'll have to wait and see.
Pre-Manu:
Parker
Finley
Bowen
Duncan
Oberto
Post-Manu
Parker
Ginobili
Bowen
Duncan
Oberto
If Mason and Finley shows promise of good chemistry with the team and are capable of holding the fort down for 5-10 minutes of rest for Manu and Parker i dont see why Manu shouldnt start when he comes back.
If manu comes back 110% than he shouldnt come off the bench. no need to get behind in games and wait for Manu to come back and work extra harder for us to stay in it. Let him start and have the teams try and cover the Big 3 from the opening tip.
Sounds like Finley might have been reading Spurstalk and wants to give everyone who hates him the basketball version of the middle finger.
This is VERY encouraging...I was angered by his new contract and the prospect of him getting way too many minutes and costing us critical games while Manu is recovering. It's great to see him doing all he can to live up to the responsibility that he will need to shoulder for the first part of the season.
oooh dayum dat boi iz foine!
The only place I found his Media Day team pic for the season is Getty. It doesn't seem to be anywhere else, and he's not even in the slideshow on Spurs.com. Weird.
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Se...age&src=quick#
Good to hear from physical standpoint....if he add it with mental practice for shooting improvement and racking 200 3 pts a day that would be a great help as well
No tex-mex? That's like telling someone no more pussy.
Damn he looks lean. I am really glad they resigned him, it gives the Spurs more depth (when Manu's healthy) at the 2 spot than almost any other team.
15 pounds = 1 bowling ball
Fin will move better.
As timvp had noted well before the off-season started, the lateral movement was a problem for Fin. It was even worse for Horry, who looked like he was wearing concrete overshoes against slashers.
Let me wax cynical here for a moment....but, wouldn't you also get your fatass in shape if you were looking for a couple more years and few million more dollars?
He already had the money no matter what
Having lost that amount of weight will really improve his game. I bet he shoot much better this year. I wouldnt be surprised to seem him getting 25 mpg at sf and sg.
Reminds me of when Nick Anderson form Orlando took off 7 lbs and had an all star year.
I had no idea Fin was that heavy.
Can't wait to see the new and improved Fin. I'd follow his diet if I didn't like tex-mex and fried chicken and red meats so much.I'm right there with ya!
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