Why are NBA players never linked to PED's?

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  • hawley
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 05-10-10
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    #36
    Bill Simmons addressed it in that great article he wrote on PEDs a while back

    People saying they can't see the use of them in the NBA are crazy.

    Look at the schedule. You think gaining an advantage in your body's ability to recover wouldn't help you during the grind of a season?

    PEDs don't simply make some one look like Queen Mayan.
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    • k13
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 07-16-10
      • 18104

      #37
      Originally posted by BigDofBA
      I don't think it's really an issue in the NBA.

      Lebron was a freak of nature in high school and Kobe has always been a great player. Also, it's not like we have seen any crazy transformations in the player's physiques like we saw with all the MLB players.

      The only real use I could see in basketball is endurance but I think the majority of the league is probably clean as far as PEDs. Weed is another story but who cares.

      I've worked out with people that have used PEDs and have a pretty good knowledge of them. If players are using them in the league, it's most likely for endurance purposes.

      Lebron's physique doesn't look like someone on roids. He just looks like a big black man with great genetics other than his hair line.

      It's not like Kobe is really buff either. He has a rather lean physiques and looks like someone who has been playing basketball for a living 16 straight years.

      Look at Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Do those guys look like they are on roids? I realize you don't have to be huge to be on something (Lance Armstrong) but I don't see all the freakish veins popping out of these guys like you would with all the sknny cyclists that were on them.
      This is how "fans" are blinded.
      Steroids != bodybuilder bodies.

      Look at Lebron in HS and Now. So a receding hair line is not a sign of anything at an early age?

      Have you seen all that people in sports that have been caught on steroids, their bodies all looked weaker than Lebrons....

      You can take great stuff like anavar that adds strength/lean mass without adding any bulk/size.
      Every kid out of college is told he needs to get bigger and strong. Yet strength does not matter in the NBA?
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      • k13
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        • 07-16-10
        • 18104

        #38
        Look at Jordan in North Carolina, he looked like a starving Ethiopian....

        Then a few years later he gains 30-40 lbs of lean muscle....

        We all know Jordan would take ANYTHING to get a competitive edge or at least try it.
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        • PhillyFlyers
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          • 09-27-11
          • 8245

          #39
          Originally posted by No coincidences
          Rampant in other professional sports, but these guys are supposedly squeaky clean? Are you telling me that LeBron hasn't dabbled? Or Kobe -- who is suddenly 35 going on 24 -- isn't sucking down antler spray right now?
          They are all on steroids. Every one of them. Michael Jordan definitely did steroids in my opinion. Lost his fukkin hair and his head became the size of a fukkin watermelon, just like Barry bonds did.
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          • jsmithj88
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            • 12-27-08
            • 3591

            #40
            Originally posted by k13
            Look at Jordan in North Carolina, he looked like a starving Ethiopian....

            Then a few years later he gains 30-40 lbs of lean muscle....

            We all know Jordan would take ANYTHING to get a competitive edge or at least try it.
            a few years to gain 30-40 lbs isnt that far of a stretch
            look at shaq and ewing in college compared to nba versions
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            • The Kraken
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              • 12-25-11
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              #41
              Nobody's saying that PED's don't help basketball players. They would help any athlete in any sport. And for that reason alone, I believe they're being used in the nba. But to say they are going to help a basketball player to the same extent they help a baseball player is ignorant. There is a reason baseball players are the biggest culprits.

              and k13, I dunno about you but i know multiple people from HS that now have receding hairlines, also known as male baldness pattern. He'll some of them had receding hairlines IN HS.
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              • k13
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                • 07-16-10
                • 18104

                #42
                Originally posted by jsmithj88
                a few years to gain 30-40 lbs isnt that far of a stretch
                look at shaq and ewing in college compared to nba versions
                So why is everyone on Barry Bond's nuts about it?

                That was almost 10 years. He could have just worked out...

                Shaq was big and ripped in College, he just got fat later.
                Ewing was never that skinny in college and not that huge in the NBA.
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                • The Kraken
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                  • 12-25-11
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                  #43
                  Who cares about Barry bonds? This isn't about him. He's a Strawman in this thread. His head size wouldn't even be admissible in court.
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                  • opie1988
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                    • 09-12-10
                    • 23429

                    #44
                    Originally posted by The Kraken
                    Nobody's saying that PED's don't help basketball players. They would help any athlete in any sport. And for that reason alone, I believe they're being used in the nba. But to say they are going to help a basketball player to the same extent they help a baseball player is ignorant. There is a reason baseball players are the biggest culprits.

                    and k13, I dunno about you but i know multiple people from HS that now have receding hairlines, also known as male baldness pattern. He'll some of them had receding hairlines IN HS.
                    I knew guys that began receding hairlines IN HIGH SCHOOL. I think Archie was amongst this group as well.

                    Fortunately, I was blessed with a glorious head full of thick, lustrous hair. Even at 43, I've yet to see any of my beautiful hair disappearing down the shower drain.
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                    • The Kraken
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                      • 12-25-11
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                      #45
                      Are you accusing Archie of doping? Is Archie's posting career be on the line here? I've always wondered how he can post on 85 forums wi 312 ghosts.

                      Opie, what is SBR's take on PED use while power posting?
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                      • opie1988
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                        • 09-12-10
                        • 23429

                        #46
                        Originally posted by The Kraken
                        Are you accusing Archie of doping? Is Archie's posting career be on the line here? I've always wondered how he can post on 85 forums wi 312 ghosts.

                        Opie, what is SBR's take on PED use while power posting?
                        Very similar to our stance on homosexuals within the community.....

                        "Don't ask.....Don't tell."
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                        • Chi_archie
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                          • 07-22-08
                          • 63172

                          #47
                          Originally posted by vyomguy
                          getting bigger doesnt mean you will shoot the ball better

                          getting bigger in mlb means more home runs

                          nba is more of a skill game than baseball

                          baseball is all power

                          yeah baseball is pretty much absent from skills that you might need 5-6 years to develop in the minor leagues before hitting the pros.

                          Basketball on the other hand is a sport where in the past 2 decades many very very very devoted players aquired all the skills they needed to play at a high level in a professional league by 18-19 years of age using jr high and High School ball to hone their craft.
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                          • jsmithj88
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                            • 12-27-08
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                            #48
                            Originally posted by k13
                            So why is everyone on Barry Bond's nuts about it?

                            That was almost 10 years. He could have just worked out...

                            Shaq was big and ripped in College, he just got fat later.
                            Ewing was never that skinny in college and not that huge in the NBA.
                            people will naturally fill out their bodys when they enter their 20's
                            regardless if u work out or not
                            so to add on muscle on top of the natural weight is not hard to pick up 30-40 lbs over the years
                            shaq and ewing were both thin in college compared to their nba body
                            i dont understand the barry bonds point, the dude cheated, its fact
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                            • InTheDrink
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                              • 11-23-09
                              • 23983

                              #49
                              No ones head grew more than magics

                              Ever

                              I'm sure he wasn't on peds. Just sayin
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                              • No coincidences
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                                • 01-18-10
                                • 76300

                                #50
                                Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                No ones head grew more than magics

                                Ever

                                I'm sure he wasn't on peds. Just sayin
                                Grew? Have you seen old interviews of him back in Lansing? Guy looked like a bobblehead doll at 17 years old.
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                                • k13
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                                  • 07-16-10
                                  • 18104

                                  #51
                                  Originally posted by jsmithj88
                                  people will naturally fill out their bodys when they enter their 20's
                                  regardless if u work out or not
                                  so to add on muscle on top of the natural weight is not hard to pick up 30-40 lbs over the years
                                  shaq and ewing were both thin in college compared to their nba body
                                  i dont understand the barry bonds point, the dude cheated, its fact
                                  Shaq was already 300 lbs in college.

                                  Yes it is that easy to just "pick up" 30-40 lbs over the next few years just "filling out". Go ahead and try it.
                                  It's easy if 30 lbs of that is fat.
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                                  • Chi_archie
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                                    • 07-22-08
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                                    #52

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                                    • face
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                                      • 01-31-11
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                                      #53
                                      funny discussion on dwayne wade's roid face

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                                      • King Mayan
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                                        • 09-22-10
                                        • 21326

                                        #54
                                        Originally posted by hawley
                                        Bill Simmons addressed it in that great article he wrote on PEDs a while back

                                        People saying they can't see the use of them in the NBA are crazy.

                                        Look at the schedule. You think gaining an advantage in your body's ability to recover wouldn't help you during the grind of a season?

                                        PEDs don't simply make some one look like Queen Mayan.
                                        I'm PED-free, suhn!! Genetics are key..
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                                        • jsmithj88
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                                          • 12-27-08
                                          • 3591

                                          #55
                                          Originally posted by k13
                                          Shaq was already 300 lbs in college.

                                          Yes it is that easy to just "pick up" 30-40 lbs over the next few years just "filling out". Go ahead and try it.
                                          It's easy if 30 lbs of that is fat.
                                          shaq prolly was 300 in college, definately not 300 in the nba
                                          this is stemming from ur comment about jordan picking up 30-40 lbs of muscle
                                          if hes coming out of college thin, its not out of the ordinary to pick up that much muscle mass over the years
                                          but i really doubt jordan added 40lbs in the nba from his college weight
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                                          • Chi_archie
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                                            • 07-22-08
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                                            #56
                                            suppovely shaq was 325 at his biggest in the NBA, but i'm sure he was closer to 375 maybe more
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                                            • Spoon19xx
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                                              • 01-22-13
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                                              #57
                                              Hedo turkoglu is suspended for 25 games for roids im suprised no one brought his name up thats a Star caught doping. He made some bs story that it was a mistake of enhancement pills he got in turkey
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                                              • bleek88
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                                                • 01-12-11
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                                                #58
                                                I take a pinky in the stinky.
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                                                • BigDeem5
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                                                  • 02-26-11
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                                                  #59
                                                  LeBron isn't on anything.

                                                  Igoudala is another story.

                                                  These guys weight-train and eat strict diets in summer/off season.

                                                  No one is bulging out of a jersey with lean muscle, I'll say that.

                                                  But for recovery time, Kobe is looking ALOT younger.
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                                                  • No coincidences
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                                                    • 01-18-10
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                                                    #60
                                                    Are you on PED's Dreamer?
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                                                    • BigDeem5
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                                                      • 02-26-11
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                                                      #61
                                                      Originally posted by No coincidences
                                                      Are you on PED's Dreamer?
                                                      No, Workout with guys on Human Growth, Test, Steroids... etc. These guys look jacked, lean muscle jacked. Not just a bulk diet (Shaq/Ewing) Those guys were forced to take in 6,000 + calories a day after college, NBA nutritionists are no joke.

                                                      Just b/c some one gained 30-45 lbs doesn't mean they are on PEDs.
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                                                      • Chi_archie
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                                                        • 07-22-08
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                                                        #62
                                                        Ben Wallace?
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                                                        • InTheDrink
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                                                          • 11-23-09
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                                                          #63
                                                          Originally posted by No coincidences
                                                          Grew? Have you seen old interviews of him back in Lansing? Guy looked like a bobblehead doll at 17 years old.
                                                          youre crazy....magic's head at the end of his career and until now looks like it should have moons revolving around it



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                                                          • Spoon19xx
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                                                            • 01-22-13
                                                            • 301

                                                            #64
                                                            Hedo turkoglu has been caught

                                                            But you guys do know these before and after pics means nothing they were not millionaires in college. Steak and lobster everyday can get you there and the money to but watever wenever
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                                                            • EmpireMaker
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                                                              • 06-18-09
                                                              • 15585

                                                              #65
                                                              Originally posted by Mitchell88
                                                              come on opie we all know that was "doctor prescribed" just like aderall
                                                              lotta Gloucoma in the NBA
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                                                              • CDMKMP
                                                                SBR Wise Guy
                                                                • 10-18-12
                                                                • 774

                                                                #66
                                                                Magic is abusing the PED known as soul food, just like Shaq or Barkley.

                                                                Some dudes don't even weight train at all (or at least not seriously) before coming into the NBA. Genetic freak Dwight Howard said he didn't focus on it much until after his first season.

                                                                Durant couldn't bench 185lbs at the combine.

                                                                Brute strength in basketball means little without finesse or technical ability. Everyone is still hung up on PEDs meaning "hulking muscular idiot."

                                                                I could see PEDs being abused for recovery but most casual fans probably don't care unless there's a huge scandal. They want to see their favorite players play.
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                                                                • tony_come
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                                                                  • 03-31-10
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                                                                  #67
                                                                  Chris Paul
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                                                                  • YouMama
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                                                                    • 01-04-12
                                                                    • 727

                                                                    #68
                                                                    In the May 16th issue of ESPN the Magazine, Derrick Rose was asked:

                                                                    "On a scale of 1 to 10, how big of an issue is illegal enhancing in the NBA?"
                                                                    Derrick Rose: " Seven. It's huge and I think we need a level playing field where nobody has that advantage over the next person."

                                                                    So far, only middling types like Don MacLean, O.J. Mayo, and Rashard Lewis have been suspended because of testing positive for this stuff.

                                                                    they def. use them ... helps you recover for the next game and play fresher ... (lance armstrong) ... soccer players are using them as well

                                                                    The Portugese defender, Abel Xavier, has become the first Premiership footballer to be suspended after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug. An 18-month worldwide ban was imposed on the defender that also cleared the way for Middlesbrough to cancel his £25,000-a-week one-year contract.

                                                                    the ones that test positive are the stupid ones


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                                                                    Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Serena's assistant called 911 around 6AM last Wednesday, reporting a possible burglar or prowler. It was so serious, we're told Serena retreated to her panic room for safe keeping in case things got dangerous.

                                                                    But we're told, it was a false alarm -- the person on Serena's security camera was a random drug tester for an unspecified tennis association, stopping by Serena's pad unannounced for some pee.

                                                                    Police rushed to the scene after the 911 call, but quickly figured out the mistake. It's unclear if Serena eventually submitted to a pee test. Attempts to reach her reps were unsuccessful.

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                                                                    they even use them in middle school ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8352036

                                                                    1993

                                                                    Rate of anabolic-androgenic steroid use among students in junior high school...

                                                                    There were 4.7 percent of the male students and 3.2 percent of the female students who admitted to using steroids... Those more likely to have tried steroids included African-Americans, football players, wrestlers, and past users of alcohol

                                                                    ... and this was 20 yrs ago!
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                                                                    • Cuse0323
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                                                                      • 12-09-09
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                                                                      #69
                                                                      I don't think NBA level players really need PEDs. Only guys ever caught are old and washed up with minimal years left.
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                                                                      • BennyBigNuts
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                                                                        • 04-16-12
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                                                                        #70
                                                                        Lebron, Dwight Howard, and worthless centers are the guys using roids....Not really a big deal.....Jump-shooters wont fk with it because when your arms get too big it fks your shot up.
                                                                        I don't think Shaq ever did roids......He always battled weight problems, and when he was in college his body wasn't even done growing.
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