Dallas Mavericks: Rick Carlisle thinks Chandler Parsons needs to lose weight
Dallas Mavericks’ head coach Rick Carlisle believes forward Chandler Parsons is “too heavy”
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Although they couldn’t land the superstar they desire, the Dallas Mavericks made a big move in the offseason, signing forward Chandler Parsons away from the Houston Rockets. The Mavericks gave Parsons a three-year, $43 million deal and his coach, Rick Carlisle, already seems upset with him.
“He looked tired out there tonight to me, and his shot is short,” Carlisle said via Tim McMahon of ESPN Dallas. “He’s working on losing some weight. He’s a little bit heavier than he’s been. He’s up over 230, and we want to see him get down to at least 225. That’s a work in progress, and tonight’s one of those nights where I think the extra weight was a hindrance.”
Parsons doesn’t agree with his coach and continues to let him know.
“His opinion of heavy is different than mine,” said Parsons. “We kind of go at it every day about it. At the end of the day, I respect his opinion. After training camp, my weight fluctuates. I’ll get it down.”
Carlisle later said he didn’t mean to call Parsons out but that he was a little too heavy.
In the end, it will all be about Persons’ production. If he delivers and is able to log heavy minutes, no one will care how much he weighs.
Parsons averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 47.2% from the field, 37.0% from beyond the arc and 74.2% from the free throw line last season. In his career, he has put up 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 47.3% from the field, 37.0% from three and 70.5% from the chairty stripe.
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