Progress picture of Stauskas' off season weight gain (OMG Shirtless)
It'll be interesting to see how this affects his game.
October 24th, 2013 at 7:43 AM ^
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October 24th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
It also looks like he is doing a little farming in the off season.
October 25th, 2013 at 6:29 AM ^
I can't see the picture for some reason, so I'm just going to assume this was a picture of his very attractive girlfriend.
October 25th, 2013 at 9:51 PM ^
October 24th, 2013 at 8:49 AM ^
With his increased muscle mass and vertical leap, we could very well be seeing the first player to dunk from the 3 point line.
October 24th, 2013 at 11:05 AM ^
+1,000,000
This is the single greatest comment in the history of the internet. You just won MGoBlog. My co-workers are wondering what the hell I'm chuckling about.
October 24th, 2013 at 7:50 AM ^
Should mean he's able to finish better around the rim, more willing to take guys off the dribble.
October 24th, 2013 at 11:13 AM ^
bang. Be less shy about contact.
Was what she said.
October 24th, 2013 at 1:24 PM ^
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October 24th, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^
Not meant in a Mrs. Robinson sort of way, but he definitely looks over all better. I like the hair a little longer, too.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:06 AM ^
Over all better? Or better all over?
Am I right?
October 24th, 2013 at 8:56 AM ^
correct! overallbetterallover!
October 24th, 2013 at 11:14 AM ^
digits Ms. Mabel?
October 24th, 2013 at 3:56 PM ^
than me. Also, I could almost be his mother. so ewwww.....
October 24th, 2013 at 6:40 PM ^
Look - if you could "almost" be his mother, that puts you in the late-30s, early-40s range at most (otherwise I'm sure you would have left out the almost). That's not ewwww. At least not for him. A 20 year old man can learn a lot from an encounter like that....at least that's what I've heard.
October 24th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
has taken an interesting turn.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:08 AM ^
This basketball program has shown a wondrful ability to develop players. It goes up and down the line. A guy like Jordan Morgan can come in, completely reshape his body, and become a pretty damn good player. Stauskas is gonna be very good this year I think.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:10 AM ^
I used this excuse as a skinny high schooler for not wanting to lift weights in the off-season. Why would I want to ruin my silky smooth shot by adding muscle mass to my arms and chest? Hogwash. Sure wish I would've pounded those weights more to produce tangible strength increases like Nik. This definitiely bodes well for Nik's all-around game. Color me as excited.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:11 AM ^
... on which "game" you're talking about.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:15 AM ^
His forearms are still a weird color of red. Must be a Canadian thing.
October 24th, 2013 at 9:57 AM ^
Will do that to you.
October 24th, 2013 at 11:15 AM ^
we're gonna see a lot more Canadian shakin' and bakin'.
October 24th, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
"sun" down in these parts.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:25 AM ^
Just more of him to disappear in big moment. . . .
October 24th, 2013 at 8:28 AM ^
Nice, thanks for stopping by to troll. You know where the door is, now go...
October 24th, 2013 at 8:42 AM ^
October 24th, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
no? I'd love to disappear like that!
October 24th, 2013 at 10:00 AM ^
How did I ever miss the 1st one? Very insightful
October 24th, 2013 at 10:22 AM ^
Oh, you mean like when he disappeared in that big game against Florida in the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament--going 7/8, 6/6 from three, for 22 points to lead Michigan into their first Final Four in 20 years (since the Fab Five). Yep, disappeared...
October 24th, 2013 at 8:37 AM ^
He certainly looks ready to play some defense this season. I can't wait to see this team play on Tuesday.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:39 AM ^
...skinny teenager and inevitably got a bit worn down as the B1G season progressed. His dedication to conditioning and training is obvious to see. On the Michigan Insider earlier this week, the asst coaches said he'd increased his vertical leap by six inches. Combine his deadly 3 pt shooting, his ability to execute the ball screen offense from the wing with his increased strength and hops and you've got much more than a shooter.
Northpolehoops.com is doing a documentary on Stauskas called "The Process". Unfortunate name aside, it should be fun to watch. According to their site, Stauskas added 16 lbs of muscle mass to his frame. The link includes a teaser trailer of the documentary which someone could embed for me since YouTube is blocked here at work.
October 24th, 2013 at 9:09 AM ^
It seems a wee bit dramatic but still worth watching.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
+1 to you for this share-very cool!
October 24th, 2013 at 8:47 AM ^
he can become more than just a shooter :)
October 24th, 2013 at 8:51 AM ^
taking it to the rim (which we know he can), rebounding, and a more range.
October 24th, 2013 at 8:57 AM ^
On the left he looks like one of the zombie type things from I am Legend.
October 24th, 2013 at 9:01 AM ^
Wow...that is a great transformation.
