Anthony Edwards

[Lipoli390]

Edwards, who sat down with GQ Sports for their 10 Essentials series, included Chester's Hot Fries as one of the items that he simply cannot live without. The 21-year-old guard said that he has eaten Chester's Hot Fries since he was 5 years old. He described these as the "best chips ever made" and that he eats around three bags per day. Edwards did the math and estimated that means he eats around 21 bags of these chips per week, which has to set some sort of record for the most in the league, right? 4 days ago - via Bryan Kalbrosky @ For The Win

I don't want to make too much of this. And I'll admit it's amusing at one level. Yet, at another level it's troubling. I don't think his hot fries consumption has impacted his play this season. But his poor diet and conditioning clearly had a negative impact on his early season play. And eating lots of hot fries and other crap will catch up with him over time. What troubles me is that the Wolves organization seems to be letting this happen. I don't think anyone who plays for a Pat Riley team would be eating tons of hot fries - or admit it if they were. Nor would any player have dared come to camp as our of shape as Edwards was last fall. When we talk about players, we often talk about the importance of the "little things" like setting picks, making the extra simple pass, being in the right place, etc. For a front office, the little things include taking charge of and demanding accountability from players in all facets, including diet and conditioning. I always had the sense that Rosas was in command and attending to all those things. I don't have that sense with the current top guy in the basketball department.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

I definitely don't mean to be dismissive of Anthony Edwards' diet as well as the little things that make certain players great, but I will say that I think it's overblown a bit. Just this week I heard Giannis Antetoukounmpo talk about eating 50 cheeseburgers at Culver's. That was likely exaggerated a bit, but these freak athletes with insane workout regimens can indulge on nearly anything they want and get away with it. Even LeBron James' former teammates have talked about how shitty his diet was when they were younger. How much alcohol, cigars, and trash food with the alcohol did Michael Jordan consume during his career? Over time I think they all realize that nutrition (and physical rehabilitation) is incredibly important for their longevity, but trash eating habits aren't that big of a detriment while they're in their physical primes. We're not exactly talking about Oliver Miller, Eddy Curry, or Caleb Swanigan here. Edwards is different breed entirely.

[Phenom]

I remember reading, I think it was an SI article, about how Adrian Peterson would eat a gallon of ice cream during film sessions. I guess they do burn a lot of calories when they train but still nuts to think about.

[Lipoli390]

I definitely don't mean to be dismissive of Anthony Edwards' diet as well as the little things that make certain players great, but I will say that I think it's overblown a bit. Just this week I heard Giannis Antetoukounmpo talk about eating 50 cheeseburgers at Culver's. That was likely exaggerated a bit, but these freak athletes with insane workout regimens can indulge on nearly anything they want and get away with it. Even LeBron James' former teammates have talked about how shitty his diet was when they were younger. How much alcohol, cigars, and trash food with the alcohol did Michael Jordan consume during his career? Over time I think they all realize that nutrition (and physical rehabilitation) is incredibly important for their longevity, but trash eating habits aren't that big of a detriment while they're in their physical primes. We're not exactly talking about Oliver Miller, Eddy Curry, or Caleb Swanigan here. Edwards is different breed entirely.

Maybe, Cam. But watch "The Last Dance" again. Michael Jordan did not drink alcohol or smoke cigars and he was careful with his diet early in his career. Later in his career he started smoking cigars, but not habitually. He was never a big drinker. I don't know about his diet, but I'm from Chicago and everything I recall reading and hearing about him indicated that he was pretty meticulous about eating a healthy diet. He was also relentless with workouts and conditioning.

There's no doubt that Edwards came to camp out of shape and that his poor conditioning was in part attributable to his terrible eating habits. Edwards himself said so. I agree that it's more an issue of longevity than impact on current play of a 21 year old elite athlete like Edwards. But I think it impacts both and the Wolves organization should be concerned about both.

[WallyBall]

Actually it was rumored by other players that Mike at McDonald's for breakfast a lot, but became more disciplined with his diet later in his career.

I feel like Ray Allen was an exception not the rule when it came to eating healthy their entire career way back when.

Ant's a professional athlete in a day wear fine tuning everything from when to sleep, when to lift, and what to eat is common place. It seems like all of the big time athletes have their own chefs. Ant should too.

[Lipoli390]

Actually it was rumored by other players that Mike at McDonald's for breakfast a lot, but became more disciplined with his diet later in his career.

I feel like Ray Allen was an exception not the rule when it came to eating healthy their entire career way back when.

Ant's a professional athlete in a day wear fine tuning everything from when to sleep, when to lift, and what to eat is common place. It seems like all of the big time athletes have their own chefs. Ant should too.

Actually, an egg McMuffin isn't that bad nutritionally. :) In any event, MJ was relentless when it came to conditioning his entire career. In "The Last Dance" he talks about not drinking, smoking or doing drugs. And his off-season workout regime was intense with essentially no time off between seasons. And as you mentioned, things are different with NBA athletes today than back in MJ's day. Today's athletes, in the NBA and otherwise, are way more into diet, many using chefs hired by them or the team they play for.

I probably would have ignored the recent report about Ant's enormous consumption of hot chips if he hadn't come to camp so out of shape and admitted that his diet contributed to his poor conditioning. Coming to camp that out of shape at age 20 doesn't bode well for Ant in his mid to late 20s, especially if he continues to log the minutes he's been logging this season. I'm not panicked over Ant's conditioning/diet situation - just concerned. More importantly, I'm concerned about a front office that doesn't seem to have matters in hand. After doing the really dumb Gobert deal, this front office is on probation in my mind - actually double-secret probation. :). That last reference won't mean anything unless you've seen Animal House.

[thedoper]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eJvN4hoztC2UkwvkEwUtt?si=k9S5Za-VSWaIcLofNhaZ5g

Ant and Austin Rivers. Pretty hilarious. Im sure some wont like the part about the snacks. Great listen especially the rapid fire had me cracking up.