Athleticism: 2011 Rose vs Westbrook vs Prime Lebron

Oscar9992 · Post #1 » by **Oscar9992** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:53 am

Overall Athleticism: Pre-Injury Rose vs. Westbrook vs. Prime Lebron

Who is better athlete at their best?

2011 or Pre-Injury Derrick Rose

Russell Wesbrook

Prime Lebron James

Heej · Post #2 » by **Heej** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:15 pm

Westbrook has achieved the god tier of athleticism in my book which was reserved for Wilt, Shaq, Lebron, Dr. J, MJ, and Vince; and Rose in his prime was in the tier directly below. But I'm still going with Lebron on this one. Too strong.

SlowPaced · Post #3 » by **SlowPaced** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:19 pm

LeBron, without question.

You have to look at the entire picture. LeBron is leagues beyond Rose and Westbrook in terms of strength. He's a 6'8'' - 250 dude that runs the court like a quick guard. Rose and Westbrook are incredibly agile and explosive, but first Cavs stint LeBron wasn't anything less in that department.

Greatness · Post #4 » by **Greatness** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:47 pm

2009 LeBron is the greatest athlete I've ever seen on an NBA court, so I'm going with him

RightToCensor · Post #5 » by **RightToCensor** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:06 pm

I'll take the guy that's 260+ lbs. with a freight train for legs and is able to jump with the best of them.

KobesScarf · Post #6 » by **KobesScarf** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:50 pm

Just pure athleticism no qualifiers

1.Rose
2.Westbrook
3.Lebron

Jiminy Glick · Post #7 » by **Jiminy Glick** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:52 pm

Young Lebron

Rabash · Post #8 » by **Rabash** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:33 pm

Young LeBron is the best athlete the league has ever had alongside Wilt Chamberlain.

Amare_1_Knicks · Post #9 » by **Amare_1_Knicks** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:54 pm

Clearly Lebron. He had the best combination of speed, strength and leaping ability that I've ever seen; not to mention his massive size and tremendous dexterity and continuity.

MisterHibachi · Post #10 » by **MisterHibachi** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:09 pm

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juice4080 · Post #11 » by **juice4080** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:13 pm

1) James because of his size/athleticism ratio
2) Rose because of his fluidity (where James is lacking a little bit)
3) Westbrook (essentially a small version of Lebron)

E-Balla · Post #12 » by **E-Balla** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:18 pm

Are we counting Bron's size here cut if so he's easily the answer. Rose is second IMO. That speed is amazing.

SlowPaced · Post #13 » by **SlowPaced** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:04 pm

KobesScarf wrote:Just pure athleticism no qualifiers

1.Rose
2.Westbrook
3.Lebron

What do you mean by "pure athleticism" and "qualifiers"?

KobesScarf · Post #14 » by **KobesScarf** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:11 pm

SlowPaced wrote:
KobesScarf wrote:Just pure athleticism no qualifiers

1.Rose
2.Westbrook
3.Lebron

What do you mean by "pure athleticism" and "qualifiers"?

I mean best athlete not best athlete for their size

SlowPaced · Post #15 » by **SlowPaced** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:23 pm

KobesScarf wrote:
SlowPaced wrote:
KobesScarf wrote:Just pure athleticism no qualifiers

1.Rose
2.Westbrook
3.Lebron

What do you mean by "pure athleticism" and "qualifiers"?

I mean best athlete not best athlete for their size

You can't seperate the two, though. Strength is a part of athleticism. And the argument about LeBron being a 6'8'' - 250 man running the court like a guard isn't that he's athletic "for his size", it's that he can match the athleticism of uber athletic guards and add his size and strength into the mix.

jonjames · Post #16 » by **jonjames** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:29 pm

Were talking strictly athleticism..it's Westbrook. Size is not athleticism. Does that mean shaq is a better athlete than Jordan bc of things he can do at his size 7'1 300 something pounds? No. Rose is actually slightly more explosive than Westbrook but I gave the edge to Westbrook bc of similar explosiveness but insanely high motor. I never seen a fast twitch athlete in the history of nba with the the amount of stamina/endurance he has. LeBron is the clear best athletic specimen of the 3..but that wasn't the original question.

sunless01 · Post #17 » by **sunless01** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:41 pm

juice4080 wrote:1) James because of his size/athleticism ratio
2) Rose because of his fluidity (where James is lacking a little bit)
3) Westbrook (essentially a small version of Lebron)

this is the right answer

clyde21 · Post #18 » by **clyde21** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:45 pm

James
Westbrook

Rose

I don't think Rose compares to the other two, IMO. LeBron and Russ are all-time level athletes.

clyde21 · Post #19 » by **clyde21** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:47 pm

jonjames wrote:Were talking strictly athleticism..it's Westbrook. Size is not athleticism. Does that mean shaq is a better athlete than Jordan bc of things he can do at his size 7'1 300 something pounds? No. Rose is actually slightly more explosive than Westbrook but I gave the edge to Westbrook bc of similar explosiveness but insanely high motor. I never seen a fast twitch athlete in the history of nba with the the amount of stamina/endurance he has. LeBron is the clear best athletic specimen of the 3..but that wasn't the original question.

Size has a lot to do with athleticism...

A WR that's 6'4" that runs a 4.4 is way more imperssive than a WR that's 6' running a 4.3.

Stadium5 · Post #20 » by **Stadium5** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:04 pm

Bo Jackson
LeBron
Shaq

Westbrook

Rose