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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:25 pm
by MikeUMA
Collegian has an article about the freshmen today, with the first focus on Putney.
One thing that caught my eye: though he's listed at 6'8" 180 on the roster, he's probably closer to 160. Yikes! Get thee to the Berkshire DC, pronto!
http://massdailycollegian.com/2009/11/2 ... -freshmen/
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:00 pm
by uz2b-len
I believe it. He looks that skinny.
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:33 pm
by UM Fan
Tough to KAEO Putney because when he turns sideways he disappears
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:13 am
by MikeUMA
One more game with Putney not taking off the warm-ups. Redshirt year looks more and more likely.
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:20 am
by kdogg8173
Will he even be ready next year? I was expecting skinny but then saw him and still said a couple holy shits. his arms are the width of fingers.
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:53 am
by MikeUMA
I'd say let's pool together some donations for some DP Dough gift cards, but that'd be a NCAA violation
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:22 pm
by InnervisionsUMASS
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:01 pm
by Ulan131
^
Well since hes signed and on the roster and already has a full thread dedicated to him recruiting him is over now hes a player theres no sense in starting a new thread.
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:38 pm
by MassMan06
According to the insider show Putney says he's 167 and wants to get up to 175.
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:29 pm
by uz2b-len
That seems like an achievable goal. I'd be glad to give him about 15 pounds of mine.
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:02 pm
by xlgman
Even if he were to get up to 200 pounds, he'd still be the skinniest big man we've had since Ted Cotrell in '92-93. And to get there, he'd need to increase his current weight by 20%. I'm not even sure that is possible while remaining healthy. Getting to 175 pounds sounds like a good short term goal for this season but not something that is going to get him into the rotation this year or next - it's still extremely thin. If he could get to 185 or 190 a year from now, he might start seeing some action at small forward. Even then, I think he'll be prone to injury and joint ailments.
From the History Scoreboards page, here are the freshmen weights for other "skinny" freshmen we've had that were 6'-7", 6'-8", or 6'-9":
Tony Gaffney (6'-8") 190
Papa Lo (6'-9") 215
Travon Wilcher (6'-7") 210
Stephane Lasme (6'-8") 190
Gabe Lee (6'-9") 202
Ronnell Blizzard (6'-8") 196
Ted Cotrell (6'-9") 190
Rigo Nunez (6'-7") 182
Putney is Skinny Man indeed!
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:19 pm
by uz2b-len
So he's 50 pounds less than Papa Lo was, and the same height. That's scary.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:37 am
by Floyd
Anyone see Kevin Jones play yesterday for WV against Seton Hall? it said he gained something like 25 pounds since last year
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:14 pm
by umassfan0299
uz2b-len wrote:So he's 50 pounds less than Papa Lo was, and the same height. That's scary.
Right, because Papa Lo actually weighed 215 pounds.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:08 pm
by Roadtrip
I gained 39 pounds in 6 weeks. When I went for physical to join the service I was 5'11" and 103 pounds just out of HS. The doc asked me if I really wanted in. I said, "for sure" so he listed me at the minimum for 5'9" @ 125 pounds. After 6 weeks of running and eating I came out of basic training at 142 and was still the third fastest guy in my outfit. That was many years ago. Now hit the scales at 195. I see no reason why Putney can't add weight and strength without losing any of his quickness unless there is some physical problem. Feed him and work him, or enlist him in the reserves.
