Durant fails to bench 185 pounds.... not once!

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Conley Jr did it 13 times....

He's gonna get killed in the NBA.
 

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i'd be worried if the basketball weighed 185 pounds...

otherwise , who really gives a shit.
 

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Yeah means nothing at all. Juan Dixon could only bench 100 as a frosh terp.

"In his freshman year Dixon got better just by lining up against All-America Steve Francis every day in practice. He learned how to tighten up his footwork on offense and defense, increasing his efficiency. He studied tape until his eyes glazed over, learning his opponents' schemes. And he lifted weights like a Venice Beach tough guy, improving his bench press from 100 pounds to 230 and packing power into his twiggy legs. "When I first got to Maryland, I couldn't grab the rim," Dixon says. "Now I'm dunking on a consistent basis." More than that, he's a 165-pound first-team All-America with a physique that Williams compares to a middleweight boxer's. "

NBA trainers will bulk him up in no time.
 

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Bench press is a horrible indicator of strength. But not being able to do 185 is pretty bad.
 

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yea iagree means nothing. nba weight trainers are world class guys who make big bucks. they will get him up there.
 

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It is unfortunate that he is not able to bench press 185, he won't make the Olympics like that. Fortunately he is attempting to play basketball. These kids diets are very poor in college. In the NBA, one thing that separates the great players (and in other sports also) is diet. I am sure his agent will require him to hire a personal chef and pump up his diet. His long arms also don't help in the bench press.
 

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george gervin played in the west and probably couldnt bench 185.

how did his career work out ??
 

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whats iverson, about 150? big deal that he can't bench 185. the kid can play, bottom line.
 

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Someone who is insanely strong, and you would never guess it looking at him.

BRADY QUINN

"Quinn isn't participating in most of the individual workouts at the Indianapolis scouting combine, but he did participate in the bench press, and he lifted 225 pounds 24 times. How good is that? That's the same as the average for offensive linemen at last year's combine. "
 

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will that make him a good qb? no. montana was a weak skinny kid that probally benched 150, so what.
 

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whats iverson, about 150? big deal that he can't bench 185. the kid can play, bottom line.
He guards point guards. Steve Nash and Tony Parker aren't using their bodies against him. Durant is going to be guarding the 3 or 4 in the western conference. How exactly do you think he is going to match up with guys like Duncan and Boozer or even Marion and Anthony?
 

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Georg Gervin couldnt bench press 100lbs...seems I remember him scoring a couple hoops in the aba and nba
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he's not playing the 4. he'll play the 3 and be fine. and iverson plays the two alot.
remember mugsy at 5'3. same thing, how will he watch anyone? they will post him up every time down court. or how about webb, same thing. you can either play or you can't. who cares how much you bench or how fast you run or how high you jump. you either can or you can't.
 
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Shit, when I was at Nebraska, Rich King couldn't have benched the 45lb bar if his life depended on it.
 

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People want to talk about how he'll be a mistmatch on the defensive end guarding the other teams 3, how about the mismatch of a 3 having to guard a 7+ foot wingspan of Durant. Now THATS a mistmatch.
 

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