he had like serious covid/pneumonia...he didn't just decide to be lazy
He had that weight on him before he got pneumonia and he's been in a power conference college basketball program for nearly 3 months since he was cleared to play.
I'm actually not as worried about the weight though. There have been plenty of chubby ballers who could play and play well. He had some explosiveness and that's completely gone. What's even more troubling to me is his lack of confidence and lack of awareness. Last year he was decisive and now he just isn't that at all. Even on the dunk he had yesterday, he paused up look to see who, if anyone, was near him. The guards repeatedly got at him and Ez to go up quickly and keep the ball up when they get feeds, and he was so good at that last year. He had a three possession stretch, two defensive and one offensive, where he was totally lost didn't know where his man was, didn't know where the ball was, and didn't seem to know what set we were in. He's totally lost right now