Projected NBA 40 Yard Dash Times (Being Updated slowly...)

xxRoyalexx · Post #1 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:05 am

Decided I'd post this after that thread regarding NBA players in the NFL and whether or not they had the speed.

The Formula:
[acceleration = (2*distance)/(time^2)]
[time = [40/(1/2*acceleration)]^(1/2)]

*These times are not dead on accurate. The rule of thumb is to add about 0.3-0.5 seconds to whatever time I get in these formulas for what'd be their true time. How much I add depends on the weight of the player, something which I just learned recently.

*These are the times of the players from the 2010 Draft Class.

John Wall (6'4", 195lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.14 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 3.97 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.25-4.3 seconds

DeMarcus Cousins (6'11" 292lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.55 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.48 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.95 seconds

Evan Turner (6'7" 214lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.27 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.14 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.45 seconds

Luke Harangody (6'8" 240lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.41 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.31 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.75 seconds

Derrick Caracter (6'10" 280lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.61 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.6 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.95 seconds

Wesley Johnson (6'7", 206lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.14 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 3.97 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.25-4.3 seconds

Gordon Hayward (6'8" 211lbs)
3/4 Court Sprint: 3.22 seconds
Projected 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.08 seconds
True 40 Yard Dash Time: 4.4 seconds
Note: Hayward was an incredible tennis player in HS. Tennis players are fast. The speed is nothing to doubt.

BEING UPDATED.......

xxRoyalexx · Post #2 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:21 am

So what do you guys think so far? Does it seem pretty accurate or not? I realize that NBA players are extremely tall but they're very coordinated, and a lot of them are rail thin with hardly any body fat, or built like a tank. So I wouldn't doubt these times...I picked up this formula from a running forum a while back and I dug through my folders to find it.

J1Kwon · Post #3 » by **J1Kwon** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:27 am

4.2 is ridiculously fast, even for a specimen like john wall.

Post #4 » by **mopper8** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:27 am

I think its pretty interesting. Appreciate the work

cb4_89 · Post #5 » by **cb4_89** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:27 am

It seems too fast. A 4.2 for John Wall would be massive.

RunMCR · Post #6 » by **RunMCR** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:29 am

Monta said he ran a 4.1

xxRoyalexx · Post #7 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:31 am

cb4_89 wrote:It seems too fast. A 4.2 for John Wall would be massive.

It's probably like a 4.28...not a 4.2 on the dot. He's most likely in Chris Johnson territory (fastest player in NFL, runs 4.24.)

I'll edit it to make it more accurate if you want.

Shorty Doo-Wop · Post #8 » by **Shorty Doo-Wop** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:31 am

No way cousins ran under 5 speed

DirtyDez · Post #9 » by **DirtyDez** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:32 am

Are you sure those times aren't based off 35 yards? lol

xxRoyalexx · Post #10 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:34 am

DirtyDez wrote:Are you sure those times aren't based off 35 yards? lol

Look at the formula. You can see the "40" right in it. As I said this topic has troubled me for a while, I've always wanted to see how say Kobe would fair against Chad Ochocinco in a race. I remember finding this formula on a sprinters forum a while ago and saving it to notepad, but I could never find the 3/4 court sprint of players I was interested in like Kobe so I never used it.

Figured I'd do it now in light of the "NBA players in the NFL" thread, but with recent draft picks because they have all their pre-draft measurements already.

bigballa3jj · Post #11 » by **bigballa3jj** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:35 am

Cousins a 4.8 40? idk about all that.....haha

sdeezy · Post #12 » by **sdeezy** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:36 am

Wesley Johnson isn't running a 4.2..thats Chris Johnson-Champ Bailey-Devin Hester range...none of these guys can run with that bunch.

DirtyDez · Post #13 » by **DirtyDez** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:37 am

xxRoyalexx wrote:
DirtyDez wrote:Are you sure those times aren't based off 35 yards? lol

Look at the formula. You can see the "40" right in it. As I said this topic has troubled me for a while, I've always wanted to see how say Kobe would fair against Chad Ochocinco in a race. I remember finding this formula on a sprinters forum a while ago and saving it to notepad, but I could never find the 3/4 court sprint of players I was interested in like Kobe so I never used it.

Figured I'd do it now in light of the "NBA players in the NFL" thread, but with recent draft picks because they have all their pre-draft measurements already.

I know... I think Wall could run in the 4.5-4.6 range. Chris Johnson would leave him in the dust.

xxRoyalexx · Post #14 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:38 am

Shorty Doo-Wop wrote:No way cousins ran under 5 speed

Cousins is deceptively quick and skilled. He had a high body fat percentage but that's the way he naturally is. He was also a Football player long before he was a Basketball one, and we know that football players run at freakish speeds, so it's nothing to doubt.

xxRoyalexx · Post #15 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:39 am

sdeezy wrote:Wesley Johnson isn't running a 4.2..thats Chris Johnson-Champ Bailey-Devin Hester range...none of these guys can run with that bunch.

Johnson's should say 4.25-4.3 just like Wall. Thank you for reminding me.

DanielBoone · Post #16 » by **DanielBoone** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:43 am

lol these are ridiculous

flash22 · Post #17 » by **flash22** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:45 am

you need to add about .3 to .5 to all of these

-bob- · Post #18 » by **-bob-** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:50 am

no way Harangody could run a 4.6

xxRoyalexx · Post #19 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:51 am

A mistake by me. The curve is in fact 0.3-0.5 seconds depending on the weight of the player. I'll correct some of these times shortly.

RoseAbove · Post #20 » by **RoseAbove** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:52 am

xxRoyalexx wrote:A mistake by me. The curve is in fact 0.3-0.5 seconds depending on the weight of the player. I'll correct some of these times shortly.

don't bother. your formula is the fail