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DALLAS -- Chandler Parsons, whose wallet got much fatter when he signed a three-year, $46 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, also focused on bulking up his physique this summer.
As far as coach Rick Carlisle is concerned, Parsons added too much weight.
For the second time since the Mavs reported to camp, Carlisle made a point to note that Parsons needed to shed weight. The 6-foot-9 Parsons, who was listed at 215 pounds during his three-year tenure with the Houston Rockets, reported to training camp at approximately 235 pounds.
Carlisle believes the increased weight has created conditioning issues for Parsons, who had nine points on 4-of-12 shooting, six rebounds and six assists in 20 minutes during Friday night's preseason loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"He looked tired out there tonight to me and his shot is short," Carlisle said. "He's working on losing some weight. He's a little bit heavier than he's been. He's up over 230 and we want to see him get down to at least 225. That's a work in progress, and tonight's one of those nights where I think the extra weight was a hindrance."
Parsons particularly focused on lifting weights during the free-agency process, when he didn't play basketball to protect himself from injury. Primarily a small forward, Parsons felt he needed to add strength to play significant minutes at power forward, a role he could fill for the Mavs when Dirk Nowitzki rests during the season.
Carlisle has made his opinion clear to Parsons, who doesn't necessarily agree with his coach on the matter, but is willing to shed some weight.
"His opinion of heavy is different than mine," said Parsons, who was 1-of-6 from 3-point range against the Thunder. "We kind of go at it every day about it. At the end of the day, I respect his opinion. After training camp, my weight fluctuates. I'll get it down."
Asked about Parsons' weight gain on the first day of camp, Carlisle dryly remarked, "One man's bulking up is another man's not quite in shape yet."
Ten days later, Carlisle was more pointed with his public commentary on Parsons' conditioning.
"An increase of 18 to 20 pounds is just too much," Carlisle said. "We talked about it today. We talk about it a lot. He'll get there. He'll get there, but he looked tired out there and a little heavy-legged, and the extra seven or eight pounds aren't helping.
"I don't mean to call him out in public or ridicule him, but it's just a fact. He's an important guy for us. We just need him to get to his right conditioning and weight level so he can play his best, because we're going to need him to play a lot of minutes over the course of 82 games."
He should diet with Raymond Faton.
And the amazing thing is that 235lbs at 6'9 is considered and looks skinny in the non-sports world. But in the basketball and soccer world( where cardio endurance is more valuable than muscular strength) too much muscle is considered fat.
$46 million
6'9 235 is not overweight, wtf Carlisle.
RC didn't say so.
I don't remember Parsons being that tall though....
was watching highlight videos and he does look like hes in slow motion on his drives
Not sure where is that considered skinny
On the Rockets, Parsons was bound to play a lot of minutes at PF. Being bigger is probably a good thing in that regard. In Dallas, Parsons will be a wing most of the time, so he needs to prioritize mobility.
This. Plus for a guy with back issues adding that much muscle In a short period of time won't help...
He's backing Nowitzki up this year.
Felton looks like the bus driver is photo bombing.This. Plus for a guy with back issues adding that much muscle In a short period of time won't help...
He'll get some minutes at the four, but Dallas didn't max him out to play him out of position. He could get 40 mpg, and most of those would be at the three.
Parsons doesn't have the frame to bulk up by 20 pounds, and his style of play isn't suited to carry that type of weight, regardless..
His trainer or advisor is a moron, tbh..
High volume bulking is generally useless and stupid, unless you're on juice or a bouncer(that doesn't mind being fat), tbh..
Maybe you mean fat. Fat and muscle are different things.This. Plus for a guy with back issues adding that much muscle In a short period of time won't help...
^ Parsons and Carlisle are gonna get along great
Why didn't Carlisle tell Parsons this in July?
Jesus...did some of the players smear their on that logo?This. Plus for a guy with back issues adding that much muscle In a short period of time won't help...
It's the filter they used on the picture, notice the jerseys.
Portions is setting up to be the scape goat and the season hasn't even started lol.
white Carmelo Anthony
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