Look how skinny Kendrick Perkins has gotten now

[50inchvertical]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/431671_483302925023824_809011925_n.jpg

Pic is from the blue and white scrimmage in Bixby yesterday

[Al Thornton]

scary sight

[AirTupac]

Dwight stopper:oldlol:

[SpecialQue]

Not as thin as Metta. :durantunimpressed:

[bluechox2]

durant is his role model

[talkingconch]

More importantly

Perkins is smiling

[RoseCity07]

He looks kind of sick. Like when 50 cent lost all that weight for some movie role.

[SyRyanYang]

More importantly

Perkins is smiling
Must be his nice twin brother

[FireDavidKahn]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/431671_483302925023824_809011925_n.jpg

Pic is from the blue and white scrimmage in Bixby yesterday
:biggums:

[KG215]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/431671_483302925023824_809011925_n.jpg

Pic is from the blue and white scrimmage in Bixby yesterday

There's that Perkins smile we all love and know so well.

[Dictator]

If you look at the pic fast, you'll see Amare Stoudamire.

[Oositdwn]

WTF happened to Kratos???

:biggums:

[dbugz]

If you look at the pic fast, you'll see Amare Stoudamire.

I thought it was Michael Finley :oldlol:

[Patrick Chewing]

He got the AIDS?

[KeyNote]

Wow

[Heavincent]

WTF happened to Kratos???

:biggums:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees the Kratos resemblance.

[tikay0]

Someone partying too hard with Robert Downey Jr.

[d.bball.guy]

At first I thought that ball boy was Tyler Zeller :lol

And :eek: skinny and smiling Perkins?

[Knicksfever2010]

whats wrong with aids? aids is the new in thing to have

[macpierce]

good luck guarding dwight with a reduced frame

[KingsFan416]

Holy shit! He's smiling! :wtf:

[MJ(Mean John)]

im 95% sure, that Perkins losing weight will not equate to him having more success on the basketball floor. In fact, I think it will hurt him.

[9erempiree]

Why do basketball players think its good to lose all that weight. Thye should remember why they got in the league. Losing all that weight will most likely kill what you were drafted for.

He is suppose to be a center and he loses weight. Dwight being in the same conference will dominate him unless he's trying to play another position.

[Alter Ego]

Why do basketball players think its good to lose all that weight. Thye should remember why they got in the league. Losing all that weight will most likely kill what you were drafted for.

He is suppose to be a center and he loses weight. Dwight being in the same conference will dominate him unless he's trying to play another position.



yep, he's coming for Durants (lucky) underwear. whoops. I mean spot. Durants spot.

[Levity]

maybe, like the rest of his team, he wants to start wearing hipster attire. And he knows as well i as i do, fat people dont look good in tight clothes.

[InfiniteBaskets]

Maybe Perk is trying to slim down before building up muscle?

Dwight is bigger, but he's certainly not fatter.

[tomtucker]

Great, and i see they use a pair of his old pants to keep basketballs in !

[Smoke117]

Wow...doesn't even look like him...thought that could just be that big ****ing grin on his face.

[TheFan]

"Lakers trade for Dwight Howard"

Thunder:"oh oh"

Durant:"don't worry guys, we got this... we have the guy with the size to push Howard in the paint..."

"Perkins suddenly appears"

Perkins: "hi guys, i just decided to randomly lost weight and go skinny... you know... its not like i will need weight to guard Howard and that..."

"everybody facepalms.."

[bdreason]

That's not Perkins.

[rodman91]

Didn't he lose weight last season too? Maybe he is like Rodman now.Skinny with quicker legs but still strong enough to defend post.

[liquidrage]

Hey ah...I think that's DeAndre Liggins

[liquidrage]

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/6453.png

vs

http://www.nba.com/media/act_kendrick_perkins.jpg

[midatlantic09]

Does he have full blown AIDS?

[ralph_i_el]

that look's like perk's good twin

perk is the evil twin

[Real Men Wear Green]

This may take a little from his ability to defend Howard but I bet he kept most of his lower-body muscle which is the most important thing when it comes to fighting for position.

As an overall basketball player and not just exclusively focusing on Howard Perk is doing the right thing. At a lower weight he'll be quicker on his feet to cover more ground defensively, run the floor better and maybe increase his jumping ability.

Long-term he's easing up the load on his knees which is important for any player and especially a 7-footer. He is thus improving his durability and looking even longer-term it's healthier in life to forestall things like heart attacks and diabetes to be lighter person.

[swi7ch]

Well it makes sense. He's the Dwight stopper and D12 lost weight (because of the injury) so he has to lose weight too. That's dedication my friends! :applause:

[BlackVVaves]

I'll reserve judgment until I see how his lost of weight is reflected in his defense. From this vantage point, I see it being an advantage in regards to his quickness, but a big disadvantage everywhere else. You can't tell me losing that much mass isn't going to subtract from Perkins' overall strength; also, I don't think Perkins is naturally a very athletic person, so the theory that he may be able to jump higher is somewhat dubious.

But can't really tell until he plays. He probably mostly did this to help him actually remain healthy during the season, like RMWG noted. Doubt it was in response to the Dwight move, especially since I don't see him having less muscle and otherwise mass than Dwight helping his case defensively.

[CelticBaller]

he looks sick

[mans1ay3r]

wtf..

[vegasbigshots]

Let's see how he does banging with other bodies. :biggums:

[tikay0]

Let's see how he does banging with other bodies. :biggums:

NO HOMO????? :no:

[R.I.P.]

He looks kind of sick. Like when 50 cent lost all that weight for some movie role.

Agreed.

[All Net]

That can't be real

[ace23]

I had to double check to make sure it was actually him.