I consider this a problem. If a player on your squad, ever goes out of shape. You should consider that a character flaw. Think about the best players in the game, think of your favourite player. Are they EVER out of shape?
No they’re not. Even in the summer holidays when they can chill, they are NEVER out of shape. Rick Carlisle should not have made this public. But he has and ProBasketballTalk have covered Rick Carlisle’s thoughts.
The coach was asked about whether Parsons has put on pounds to allow him to contribute at power forward behind Dirk Nowitzki.
“One man’s bulking up,” Carlisle said, “is another man’s not quite in shape yet.”
“He will be shortly,” Carlisle said when asked if Parsons is in the kind of condition he needs to be. “This summer, he didn’t work out during his free-agency period, which is smart. I wouldn’t recommend him doing that, either.”
There’s still plenty of time for Parsons to get in shape. The season won’t begin for nearly another month.
The fact that a shoe in HOF Dirk Nowitzki is bulking up and Chandler Parsons is doing. Absolutely Nothing.
Is your bell rung now Dallas fans? Rick Carlisle may bat this away but I think it’s a character flaw that will pop back up at some point.
