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Thay3R,
I know that your post was made in jest, and yes it was funny. But just to defend myself:
Note: I fully realize that these numbers aren't verified, but at the very least they show that all 3 players are similar:
JJ Reddick has a 33in vertical leap:
LINK(6th paragraph)
Rip Hamilton has a 29in vertical leap:
LINK(1:34 mark of interview)
Ray Allen has a 32in veritcal leap:
LINK(5th post)
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Assani there:
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That's pretty cool that Oden is so athletic. I'm hoping the Blazers take him (and I expect they will). But I wouldn't worry too much about Durant's weaker performance. He's still going to be sick.
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Yeah... good post on TrueHoop about not reading too much into the draft combine numbers:
Draft Combine Numbers Are Almost Pointless
"On DraftExpress, Jonathan Givony makes the point that a player doing really well (Greg Oden) or really poorly (Kevin Durant) in the various measurements taken a few days ago in Orlando is no reason to conclude much of anything. After all, it's a contest to find the best basketball player, not the best jumper, lifter, or reacher. History, he writes, is littered with examples of front offices reading too much into these test results."
-Al
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I searched for this post just to write about this. Seriously think about these two things for a second then tell me how accurate these tests are:
-TJ Ford measured in as being slower in the various footspeed tests than Chris Kaman, Kirk Penney and Carmelo Anthony
-That same Andre Iguodala who was robbed of the slam dunk championship a year ago, only recorded a 34 inch vertical leap, one inch more than J.J. Redick last year
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Yes, I believe testings are pointless and you have to look at how they compete on the basketball court.
I was merely defending JJ's athleticism(which I don't think is even a big issue, as its what you do on the court).
Context, man. Context.