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He's not jumping out of the gym these days. Probably still a little timid with it since he isn't completely over the injury. Notice how he takes off with the right a lot too.
He isn't a great athlete, but his measurements are out of this world and he had supreme reflexes.
He's not jumping out of the gym these days. Probably still a little timid with it since he isn't completely over the injury. Notice how he takes off with the right a lot too.
He's never been a big leaper. His wingspan makes up for his lack of big hops. He can rarely leap over guys, but he can easily extend out of their reach
But big hops or not, what he really lacks is quick vertical explosion. It's the reason he struggles so much in traffic. If the runway isn't clear for a big takeoff, he's off balance or gets easily bumped out of rhythm when going up in traffic. He has to fully get his footing under him like in the finals rebound clip, or have clear path to gather a big 1-2 step. Like he lacks quick feet coordination.
Not sure you guys know what you're saying. You're saying juming 40" repeatedly has more impact than jumping 32" (not exact #'s). You realize the microscopic difference in the forces generated between falling 40" and 32"?
i have no doubt that i can fall 40 inches and not sustain injury
that doesnt mean i have anything near a 40 inch vert
Thanks for making my point. Falling 40" vs. 32" is not a meaningful difference is forces.
i have no doubt that i can fall 40 inches and not sustain injury
that doesnt mean i have anything near a 40 inch vert
I just want to be able to fly, ok?
Right, but he's no Vince Carter. He's athletic, but he won't wow you with his leaping ability. He wouldn't dunk in traffic half as much if you removed 6" from each arm.
It doesnt work like that
Wildcat67's sig is the best part about this entire thread.
KL can hop.
Dr. J relied greatly on his leap; and even in his final season, he still had a bit in the tank even, tbh. In 82 or whenever that was that he was cradling Cooper to sleep or the play that he reached around the backboard and made the layup, he had actually already started the downhill of his career already; but he was just too much of a freak of nature to not do that.
Some say westbrook is an athletic freak.
https://streamable.com/c3e8v
or Kawhi
westbrook barely gets the dunk meanwhile Kawgod cradles the ball two hands off of a bad rim bounce with a large gap towards the basket mans dunk.
This is how Kawhi gets his points
He doesn't need to rely on freak athleticism to drive hard to the hoop, which is great for his future.
Kawhi not even trying dunk at 1:30.
Casually jumps off his left leg... rises with his right hand... lowers his hand and passes to his left... dunks with his left with ease.
Imagine when he tries.
Agreed. That had more to do with his length than his ups.
32' for a 3 is probably below average though I thought it was 34 inches which is closer to being average.
Speed at impact:4.08 m/s
or14.69 km/h
Time until impact: 0.42 s
Energy at impact: 907.97 joules
Roughly 32 inches
Speed at impact:4.47 m/s
or16.10 km/h
Time until impact: 0.46 s
Energy at impact: 1089.56 joules
At 40 inches... It does make a fairly significant difference in forces.
Probably has to have a 10 inch vert to dunk. Whats his reach when he stands straight up? Over 9' i would assume
the ability to withstand the impact from falling from a certain height is not the same as the ability to leap to that height
this is such a ridiculous line of analysis...
Your right. He can throw down some of the nastiest dunks if he tried. We've seen dunks when his head was at the rim.
Can't wait till we get this Kawhi back
Found this:
http://www.nbadraft.net/nba-draft-co...ement-analysisAt 6'7 in sneakers, Leonard possesses good size for a small forward to go along with his massive 7'3 wingspan. That wingspan and his 8'10 standing reach should contribute big-time on the defensive end. He also had an excellent 5.4% body fat and the second largest hands in the group.
Probably would need to only jump about 16 inches off the ground to clear the rim and be able to dunk.
Good find.
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