Think Yvan as slimmed

[busticket]

55 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

Yvan was bulky last year. Unless someone photo-shopped that pic to lengthen him out and make him look slimmer, then it's not a function of what color shirt he's wearing and the dude has trimmed down.

 

Now, has he trimmed down because he's lost weight OR (as I hope is the case) has he trimmed down because he's been growing?

 

Anyone with kids who've reached puberty or beyond can appreciate what growing does to a young person's body. One day, they're kind of stocky and maybe a bit porky-looking; the next day they're slender and the hem of their pants is halfway up their legs.

 

That's the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw that picture of Yvan: He looks like one of my kids after they've had a growth spurt.

 

I was kidding about the shirt color...black is the color which makes you look thinner.  And Yvan definitely appears thinner.  

 

I am still not convinced he is not already 6’9”...I have seen pictures with him and Delano together and he looked to my eye to be a shade taller.

 

As far as the video...color me impressed.  Last season Yvan was a below the rim player.  No way he could have done that half a year ago.  He has been putting work, growing or a combination of the two.

[Dead Dog Alley]

2 hours ago, Handy Johnson said:

Reminds me of a young Bill Johnson...

 

The Plainview legend.

[hhcmatt]

It would seem that he's dropped 30# from his listed weight of 2019-20

 

[REDitus]

4 hours ago, hhcmatt said:

It would seem that he's dropped 30# from his listed weight of 2019-20

 

 

 

So originally 260 of unconditioned weight transformed to 230 of lean muscle.   Should have added bounce,quickness as well as better conditioning.  Nice!  Good work Yvan.

[Norm Peterson]

If he's legitimately down to 230#, I hope he's also legitimately up to 6'9. He was young enough a year ago to still be growing. But the 6'9 PF from Ohio State made him look small. A couple of extra inches of his height added to his frame (with the associated lengthening of his arms) would be a very welcome development.

[bkamler]

On 5/22/2020 at 2:33 PM, busticket said:

 

I was kidding about the shirt color...black is the color which makes you look thinner.  And Yvan definitely appears thinner.  

 

I am still not convinced he is not already 6’9”...I have seen pictures with him and Delano together and he looked to my eye to be a shade taller.

 

As far as the video...color me impressed.  Last season Yvan was a below the rim player.  No way he could have done that half a year ago.  He has been putting work, growing or a combination of the two.

Yvan is the same height as Thor. I walked near them during warmups and I was shocked at how not tall he was. Maybe he has grown an inch or two since the season ended.

[thrasher31]

Well damn. 

[Dead Dog Alley]

14 hours ago, bkamler said:

Yvan is the same height as Thor. I walked near them during warmups and I was shocked at how not tall he was. Maybe he has grown an inch or two since the season ended.

 

Well, from the roster photo, they look pretty close in height (note that either the picture is not taken from a level perspective or that the red line is not level):

     

But:

Thor was definitely not standing flat footed.  Yvan appeared to be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 26, 2020 by Dead Dog Alley

[REDitus]

My observation's over the years has lead me to apply + or minus 2 inches to all roster listings.   

[Navin R. Johnson]

3 hours ago, REDitus said:

My observation's over the years has lead me to apply + or minus 2 inches to all roster listings.   

 

That's what she said.

 

[Norm Peterson]

3 hours ago, REDitus said:

My observation's over the years has lead me to apply + or minus 2 inches to all roster listings.   

 

I'm sure I've said this before but I imagine most people haven't seen it: I was at the Ohio State game and had seats close to the floor so I had a good vantage point.

 

Kaleb Wesson is listed at 6'9 but he was *at least* 2 inches taller than Yvan.

 

I stopped believing Yvan was anywhere close to 6'9 that night.

[REDitus]

2 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

That's what she said.

 

 

  That response never gets old for me.   Well played.

[busticket]

I saw that picture and I wasn’t sure what to make of it.  Kavas was supposed to be 6’8” and in the picture he looks an inch taller than Kevin.  We all know Cross was 6’6” max.  I know Thor was cheating in the team pic or our whole roster was roster hight was waaay overstated (versus the normal overstated).  Actually now that I think about it, Cross was already way overstated at 6’8”.    

 

I just hope Delano is really 6’8” because I think it would be sweet to have a 6’8” facilitator on the court.  Man i hope the season starts on time.  I don’t know how many more topics there are to drill into during this covid-enhanced offseason!

 

 

[busticket]

Also, I am now in the camp of Yvan is 6’7” ish.  Gotta defer to the guys who have seen them up close.

[khoock]

1 hour ago, busticket said:

Also, I am now in the camp of Yvan is 6’7” ish.  Gotta defer to the guys who have seen them up close.

I believe when Yvan popped up on HCFHs radar he was being touted as 6'7 and then magically jumped to 6'9 in a very short period of time. Everybody seemed to be okay with it bc he had just turned 17 so he was very young. Plus our fanbase craves that elusive big man so 6'9 sounds much better than 6'7.

 

 

[huskerrandy]

Every picture I've seen of him and the 6'8" guys on our team, show him as tall or taller so I'm not changing every ones height.

[49r]

He may have slimmed, but dude's rockin' about a 24-pack now  

 

 

Edited June 17, 2020 by 49r

[dustystehl]

It's not even weird that I'm looking at the male's body more than the female's body in that pic.

[Handy Johnson]

Watching him around the rim last year reminded me of Alec Maric & that oh so “painful” finger roll of his. He needs to learn the Backboard is his friend...!

[Vinny]

3 hours ago, 49r said:

He may have slimmed, but dude's rockin' about a 24-pack now  

 

 

He might not be with the team, but it appears he’s getting some voluntary workouts in. Cardio at least.

[jayschool]

10 hours ago, Vinny said:

He might not be with the team, but it appears he’s getting some voluntary workouts in. Cardio at least.

"Oui, Coach Hoiberg. I want to be in Lincoln more than anywhere in the world right now, but these travel restrictions. What can be done? C'est la vie."

[Ron Mexico]

I still regret not picking French as my foreign language in HS instead of Latin.

[jayschool]

19 hours ago, 49r said:

He may have slimmed, but dude's rockin' about a 24-pack now  

 

 

BTW, if he's 6-8, how tall is the woman?

[49r]

1 hour ago, jayschool said:

BTW, if he's 6-8, how tall is the woman?

 

I thought the same thing.  But we can't tell if she's on her tiptoes or not.

[jayschool]

Just now, 49r said:

 

I thought the same thing.  But we can't tell if she's on her tiptoes or not.

Then we're just gonna have to get a whole body shot, right?