When you watch him in person (doesn't play that much) he can jump out of the gym. Last night it seemed like he was in on almost all rebounds under the basket, and, leaping above several.
Is Hawkins the Best Leaper on This Team?
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The full Kentucky combine results were released to the public in pdf form. In other words, the answer to all your questions is just a Google away.
He is second behind EJ, that guy has a serious vert.
I'd love to see Hawkins play more, every time he's in the game he gives great energy and usually makes big plays; just a guy you trust knows what to do with the ball.
I'd love to see Hawkins play more, every time he's in the game he gives great energy and usually makes big plays; just a guy you trust knows what to do with the ball.
link? ej didn't participate in the combine and has no official measurements available online. just curious how either of you know.
This post was edited on 1/14 6:48 AM by throatpoker
link to full, official combine booklet
Dominique Hawkins isn't expected to be on the NBA radar anytime soon, but he reportedly registered a 44.5 maximum vertical leap at the combine. The mark is the third highest recorded in the Draft Expressdatabase, just behind D.J. Stephens' 46.0 and Kenny Gregory's 45.5. His vertical tops the likes of Muggsy Bogues, Nate Robinson and Vince Carter.
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I have the official measurements from the combine, I posted them already. How exactly does that definitively settle the debate between who has the highest vert between EJ and HawK?
This post was edited on 1/14 6:58 AM by throatpoker
Honestly who cares about the "database" What I saw last night tells me that he has the highest Vert. among those seeing the floor. When he jumped for that rebound put back my jaw dropped and had he caught it and put it back it would have been a MONSTER slam and I probably would have fallen out of my chair!
He just needed to get his timing right.
He just needed to get his timing right.
huh? I don't have it and never claimed to. You and Heisenberg were the one making definitive statements like the info is available. So asked for a link. Still waiting....
Already saw that in the google results posted along with opinions about the vertical rankings of players on last years team, but still no measurements. While you're at it though, feel free to post up a link with an actual measurement to bledsoe's vertical. I'd be interested to see that as well.
There's nothing more exciting in basketball than watching a little guy just absolutely elevate off the floor. Hawkins is not very skilled but from a pure athleticism standpoint, he's right up there on this team. I wouldn't be surprised if EJ had a similar vertical. He's a track guy, and you remember that dunk he had over Julius in last year's blue-white game. He can jump.
As I age my bouts with CRS become more frequest but I seem to remember hearing that Hawkins won a dunk contest this summer while traveling with some team overseas. Anyone else remember that?
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Especially in the Mississippi game when that little guard was torching us, I was wondering if Cal had forgotten our tournament run last year when Hawkins shut down whoever was going off for the other team. He can't shoot, we get it. But he's the best on ball defender we have and he plays balls to the wall every minute he's in the game. I hope he gets a permanent spot in the platoons. Whenever necessary, we can shift things up, like Cal did in the Texas game or the Louisville game, but in general I'd like to see Dom in a 10 man rotation.
I've been privy to seeing them both play in pickup games (have attended a few camps here and there), trust me..EJ has the highest vert. Haven't went out and actually measured either though, just my opinion.
