6-3 Wichita State 3-Star Player Can Jump High Enough To Kiss the Rim
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Or he's an inch and a half shorter than some scout wanted at the 2g position and not a pg.
The whole star thing cracks me up. Like a kid is worthless without a 5 star.
IMO a good number of "5 star" bigs are stiffs and they just have measurables and that ever elusive "upside".
UNC Cheat does this drill, except they paint a pic of Dean Smyth's ass on the goal for tradition.
Of all the guys on our team, Floreal could probably come closest to doing this and he'll never see more than cigar duty this year.
At the end of blowouts he'll come in and put on a dunk show to cap off the game.
Doesn't Mulder have a 46" vertical? Thought I saw that on the pro day measurements, but now I can't find them.
He has a 44" vertical. Hawkins and Floreal beat him by 1/2 inch. Here's a link.
http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2015-Kentucky-Combine-Measurements-and-Analysis-5295
Tradition has it that David Thompson could touch the top of the square above the rim.
This dude is actually pretty good. Had some higher mid majors and couple low major offers and is playing at Brewster.
Unbelievable....unless you are THIS high-flying Texas Freshman. I think he has him beat...
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...freshman-guard-has-unbelievable-vertical-leap
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...freshman-guard-has-unbelievable-vertical-leap
I think so, too. It looks like this kids chin was above the rim, but he is an inch taller than the kid from Wichita. Plus, he is a four star. Probably will play a lot for Smart.
My memory said Top of the Backboard for Thompson but I thought that was outrageous so I pulled it back. I just checked -- which I should have done first -- and it was top of the backboard for Little David. 6' 2".
Admirable feat if true. I find the guy that jumped and put them up there to be more impressive though
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I've always been fascinated by this subject, and that video you posted raises a question: Do they manufacture backboards in 2 different sizes? I tend to think that they do. The backboard you're going to see at Rupp, and in just about any major arena, is 13' high. And I can tell you, after much checking, that there is 0 evidence of any player, ever, touching the top of one of those. Yet you constantly hear individuals say that they saw this or that guy touch the top of the backboard, and not all of those accounts are second-hand. It seems hard to believe that all of those people are deluded.
I think that there are different levels of "top of the backboard". I think that there are backboards that go 12'6", and yes, there are guys out there who can reach that at their best. 13'0 is a mark that maybe, at best, 1 or 2 guys in the world can reach, which is why there's been so little evidence of anyone actually touching the top of a (regulation) backboard.
The video is the practice facility for University of Texas. So I have to assume that the backboard is exactly what they shoot on all season...or else 'Shaka' ain't all that 'Smart'!!
But think about it. They measure standing reach for players. The highest on record for anyone under 6'5" (the kid we're talking about is 6'4") is about 8'6". So you're telling me that the Texas player was 4 and 1/2 feet above the ground (54 inch max vertical), when no one else has ever been recorded with anything close to that in terms of max vertical leap?
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Their was a guy in Memphis back in the early 90's or late 80's, can't really remember now, but anyways he could get up their. He wasn't that good at basketball in High School but he could jump. lol Think he got a ride to Memphis St. and went to play for a show team I think.
My cousin played against him and said he could stand under the rim and jump straight up and hit his shoulder on the rim. Said while running he could get even higher. I had heard stories from coaches down here that he could touch the top of the back board.
Also WIlt Chamberlain is said to be the only guy to be able to grab the top of the back board. As far as touching the top of the square... heck lots of guys can do that. That's nothing.
My cousin played against him and said he could stand under the rim and jump straight up and hit his shoulder on the rim. Said while running he could get even higher. I had heard stories from coaches down here that he could touch the top of the back board.
Also WIlt Chamberlain is said to be the only guy to be able to grab the top of the back board. As far as touching the top of the square... heck lots of guys can do that. That's nothing.
Michael Wilson... thats his name. It just hit me after I hit post reply. Had a brother in the NBA
I had a friends cousins ex girlfriends dad who played against a guy at a small high school who could jump up and sit on the rim. Crazy hops.
From I'm told he ended up at Prairy Veiw A&M but didn't clock much time. He was only 5' 8" and didn't have the best handle.
Hey I share your amazement. I was just commenting on the backboard thing at UT, which surely has to be a standard NCAA backboard.
To support your point: In the article (written by Matt Norlander) that accompanies the video, he said this kid was touching the vertex of that Vertec apparatus which is "practically parallel to the top of the backboard". So he implies this kid didn't quite reach the top of the backboard.
I was going to say "without a picture,it didn't happen." All I can now say is WOW, the dude can jump.
Ya but you see I got a name to back up my claim. All you have is your dumbass post.
Why don't you take that name I mentioned and go looking for highlights if their is any and get back with me. That's if you get permission from your friends mother cousin who had an uncle whose daughter you date who also happens to be in a UL dorm room turning tricks.
I don't know all the science behind leaping but, I do know there's some technique involved. Either it comes naturally or is honed thru exercises that improve your ability to leap seemingly amazing distances. Fast twitch muscle fibers in the legs are important but, I think you would need something similar in our abdominal muscles as well. Stop the video of the kid from Texas using the Vertec. He's still elevating after getting airborne. There has to be something going on other than in his legs.
Maybe someone with professional knowledge can better answer this question.
Amazing stuff though. Physically gifted kids.
Maybe someone with professional knowledge can better answer this question.
Amazing stuff though. Physically gifted kids.
Usually when the words "kiss" and "rim" are used in the same sentence, the context is somewhat different.
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