Players that are more athletic than people realize

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Players that are more athletic than people realize 

Post#1 » by Shock Defeat » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:18 pm

Which players are more athletic than people give them credit for?

-Jeremy Lin (I believed timed faster than D-Rose/Westbrook in straight line speed with the ball)
-Sam Dekker (higher measurables in terms of wingspan/standing reach than Paul George)
-Chase Budinger (higher vert than DeRozan)
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Post#2 » by MFlash321 » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:20 pm

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Post#3 » by TheFire » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:22 pm

Insert [white guy].
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Post#4 » by JDR720 » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:23 pm

TheFire wrote:Insert [white guy].

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz_K5kw223o[/youtube]
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Post#5 » by TheFire » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:24 pm

^Cody Zeller was actually the first person that came to mind lol
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Post#6 » by el13adnino » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:28 pm

BBall Loyalty wrote:Which players are more athletic than people give them credit for?

-Jeremy Lin (I believed timed faster than D-Rose/Westbrook in straight line speed with the ball)
-Sam Dekker (higher measurables in terms of wingspan/standing reach than Paul George)
-Chase Budinger (higher vert than DeRozan)

so what are u tryn to say about the rockets?
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Post#7 » by PrecociousNeoph » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:29 pm

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Post#8 » by LouisLitt » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:29 pm

Steph Curry, for a while he gave people confidence that they can jack 3's on their way to an NBA contract because he was just "an average joe"
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Post#9 » by kingofthecourt67 » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:30 pm

TheFire wrote:Insert [white guy].


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToy24ogIA4[/youtube]
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Post#10 » by Jazzing » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:31 pm

Last year someone has said that Jabari Parker fits in that description...
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Post#11 » by Chest Rockwell » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:35 pm

Pretty much anyone that is considered somewhat unathletic is pretty athletic in general, as outliners like Boris Diaw, Dirk or Curry would not be able to produce like this, if they were super limited in what they are doing. Just a different kind of athleticism .. Jumping very high is way less important than being super coordinated in vertical movement.
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Post#12 » by evitcanI » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:35 pm

Doug McDermott can jump pretty high.
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Post#13 » by Shock Defeat » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:36 pm

kingofthecourt67 wrote:
TheFire wrote:Insert [white guy].


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToy24ogIA4[/youtube]

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Post#14 » by jswede » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:20 pm

TheFire wrote:Insert [white guy].


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDyBSTQDwH8[/youtube]
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Post#15 » by Takingbaconback » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:26 pm

Jazzing wrote:Last year someone has said that Jabari Parker fits in that description...


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Post#16 » by Saig » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:27 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJo9aDjEZDs[/youtube]
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Post#17 » by yosemiteben » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:27 pm

JDR720 wrote:
TheFire wrote:Insert [white guy].

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz_K5kw223o[/youtube]

Up there with my other personal fave, the Zinger denial:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xzX9SqfsYA[/youtube]
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Post#18 » by 3Diamantidis » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:47 pm

Jabari Parker of course.
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Post#19 » by Black Jack » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:47 pm

kingofthecourt67 wrote:
TheFire wrote:Insert [white guy].


[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToy24ogIA4[/youtube]


OK you forced my hand. 1, 2, 3...

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Post#20 » by hype_2004 » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:55 pm

any white dude playing in the NBA esp at the skill positions PG/SG/SF, you guys have to realize that to be in the NBA you have to be in the 1 percentile or less of all Athletes that ever play basketball, you have to be athletic that's a prerequisite and mandatory to play this game on this level. All dudes in the NBA are great athletes compare to the average YMCA baller, yes even the white ones, lol.

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