I have many doubts, Holmgren will last in the NBA?

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  • ABEHONEST
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 06-27-09
    • 9470

    #1
    I have many doubts, Holmgren will last in the NBA?
    A 7'ft, slender white boy going coast to coast on the next level?
    I don't see it. Too many superior defensive athletes, and many with size too, will be on him like stink on manure.

    The NBA has some of the quickest/fastest guards to ever play in the NBA, so what can this type of 7-footer do when surrounded by these, half-human, half-cheetahs?
    And he sure doesn't want to try and camp around the basket where these similar type athletes show why they are some of the strongest and biggest athletes on earth.

    His chance to make the NBA grade: A 7-guard who is a solid shooter from outside where no NBA athlete can block his shot. And he seems like a skilled assist man, too.
    That just maybe a position he can exist with?

    And he cannot afford to risk his health one-time-too-many with that catch, slam dunks.

    Chet, much like Chamberlain, who once had a slender body just like Chet, but he soon learned he better put on some heavy muscle so he could handle the grueling pounding he was getting while playing close to the basket, the favorite spot for 7-footers in his playing days.

    Will Chet turn to weightlifting with hopes of securing a starting position? Chamberlain sure did and he did it with so much dedication--guessing, he put on 50/60 lbs or more of genuine muscle--and no one ever attempted to push this man around on the court, or even off the court.

    * Good luck, Chet, you'll need it, or you'll need to pack on 30 to 50 lbs of muscle? Probably both.
  • johnnyvegas13
    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
    • 05-21-15
    • 27805

    #2
    Ya duh
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    • ABEHONEST
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 06-27-09
      • 9470

      #3
      Originally posted by johnnyvegas13
      Ya duh
      Jonny, shame. I thought you were a genuine competitor? No opinion I can chew on?
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      • MinnesotaFats
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 12-18-10
        • 14758

        #4
        His is from Minnesota

        How is Ja Suggs doing?

        We just win
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        • ABEHONEST
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 06-27-09
          • 9470

          #5
          Originally posted by MinnesotaFats
          His is from Minnesota

          How is Ja Suggs doing?

          We just win
          Fats, I loved Suggs and was his fan in college.
          Love Holmgren too, but too many ifs for him?
          Weightlifting may be his only answer to survive the NBA?

          Wilt, I believe, put on a minimum of 50 lbs of muscle/weight, before jumping into the NBA, or within a year or two after joining up? This, after a Globetrotter venture first.
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          • ABEHONEST
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 06-27-09
            • 9470

            #6
            Would you draft Holmgren over Illinois' Cockburn? He will likely go higher than Chet? Why, that huge, mature body for one.
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            • clockwise1965
              SBR Hall of Famer
              • 10-01-13
              • 6753

              #7
              Cockburn is a mid second round pick according to NBA scouts.
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              • ABEHONEST
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 06-27-09
                • 9470

                #8
                Originally posted by clockwise1965
                Cockburn is a mid second round pick according to NBA scouts.
                Who's on first?
                An old Costello joke.
                No joke here, though?
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                • clockwise1965
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 10-01-13
                  • 6753

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ABEHONEST
                  Who's on first?
                  An old Costello joke.
                  No joke here, though?
                  I love that old bit...
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                  • teecee
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 09-18-09
                    • 6295

                    #10
                    Please tell me he's not 'one and done.'
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                    • teecee
                      SBR Hall of Famer
                      • 09-18-09
                      • 6295

                      #11
                      If so, what would justify it?
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                      • teecee
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 09-18-09
                        • 6295

                        #12
                        Besides getting paid.
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                        • IBetYou
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 07-03-15
                          • 8149

                          #13
                          Do you mean you have many people who have doubts or are you counting up your own doubts into a sum total?
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                          • MinnesotaFats
                            SBR Posting Legend
                            • 12-18-10
                            • 14758

                            #14
                            Cockburn can't shoot and guessing he's fully grown

                            Holgren is 19 man. He might get 2 more inches and 65 pounds in 36 months
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                            • ABEHONEST
                              SBR Hall of Famer
                              • 06-27-09
                              • 9470

                              #15
                              Originally posted by MinnesotaFats
                              Cockburn can't shoot and guessing he's fully grown

                              Holgren is 19 man. He might get 2 more inches and 65 pounds in 36 months
                              Let's hope so.
                              Wilt would have to do some flip-flops from down under because some of his records would be in jeopardy.
                              In a dream world of course.
                              But not too likely, and because; He must not only stay healthy but protect those precious lower [long] limbs.
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