How would nba players perform in 100m

[diablerouge]

Darren Collision would beast

nope.

[Ahmadab]

[BubbaTee]

Westbrook, lawson, lebron etc seem to be unbelivebly fast and I think they could break 10.15s

[bemzk]

Thats a olympic medalist in the sprint events. I would be quite surprised if more then 2-3 players in the NBA could run sub 11. Now im talking about in a real race, not some handtimed races..[/quote]

Walter Dix doesn't run a 3.75. Trindon Holliday ran a 4.29 and he beat Dix.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vZdXCHjG60[/youtube][/quote]

I dont care about some race years ago, Dix has a better pb by a mile, and this tape was after his medal in the olympics or WCH. Trindon holliday does not beat Dix in the 100m event, nor the 200m.

[Amare_1_Knicks]

Some of these guys would definitely be running 10 mid to low. I run 11 mid and I'm far from a sprinter. Norris Cole, Lebron, Westbrook could definitely run 10.5-ish.

[BubbaTee]

http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/c-track/mtt/griffin_robert00.html

According to this, RGIII, aka M Vick with an arm, only came in 11th at the 2008 Olympic Team trials. This is a guy who knows all the mechanics, whereas someone like westbrook probably doesn't even have good form.

off-topic, but "Vick with an arm"?

Vick has a cannon mounted to his shoulder.

[kakaman]

http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/c-track/mtt/griffin_robert00.html

According to this, RGIII, aka M Vick with an arm, only came in 11th at the 2008 Olympic Team trials. This is a guy who knows all the mechanics, whereas someone like westbrook probably doesn't even have good form.

off-topic, but "Vick with an arm"?

Vick has a cannon mounted to his shoulder.

Poorly worded, maybe should have said pocket passer version of M Vick?

M Vick is a gun slinger, but anytime he sees pressure in the pocket, he starts running. Then again, at 5'11". that's probably the smart thing to do.

[diablerouge]

http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/c-track/mtt/griffin_robert00.html

According to this, RGIII, aka M Vick with an arm, only came in 11th at the 2008 Olympic Team trials. This is a guy who knows all the mechanics, whereas someone like westbrook probably doesn't even have good form.

off-topic, but "Vick with an arm"?

Vick has a cannon mounted to his shoulder.

i'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he was talking about accuracy. rg3 was one of the most accurate passer ever at the college level.

[Wone]

They would beat the women that's for sure.

[diablerouge]

They would beat the women that's for sure.

they actually wouldn't. the top women run 10.6-10.7... flojo ran a 10.5

[hsgm]

Are u kiddng me? NBA players would destroy the 100m. I think someone like Lebron can easily run under 10s. I know this because I have no legs but I run 10.5 and I weight 300lbs.

[KembaWalker]

I ran against a middle school kid that played on the basketball team and he was slow as **** so NBA players must be slow therefore would suck in the 100m and lose to the badminton women players

[Slax]

They would beat the women that's for sure.

they actually wouldn't. the top women run 10.6-10.7... flojo ran a 10.5

Sure, she can run a 10.5, but is she 6-8 with a 7-2 wing span? Do her outstretched arms tower four feet over the finish ribbon???

[markjay]

Well, let's use the same logic as in the volleyball threads. By that logic, some of the best athletes in the world go into the NBA because that is where the money is. In contrast, the talent pool that goes into track and field is much poorer, because there is no money to be made there. Therefore, if we take those best athletes, and give them two months of training, they will be able to wipe the behinds of those currently winning those events.

In other words, take the four best runners from the US Olympic Basketball Team, give them two months of training, and they can be world champs in the 4 x 100 meter race!!!

[624]

Well, let's use the same logic as in the volleyball threads. By that logic, some of the best athletes in the world go into the NBA because that is where the money is. In contrast, the talent pool that goes into track and field is much poorer, because there is no money to be made there. Therefore, if we take those best athletes, and give them two months of training, they will be able to wipe the behinds of those currently winning those events.

In other words, take the four best runners from the US Olympic Basketball Team, give them two months of training, and they can be world champs in the 4 x 100 meter race!!!

It's different than volleyball though. Sprinting doesn't take years of skill/technique training.

There's a ton of technique and form to sprinting, but it doesn't take long to learn.



with that being said, Walter Dix did not run anywhere close to a 3.75 40, that is impossible and he's probably more in the 4.2 range.


The faster guys in the league assuming their technique was good could break 11 seconds, but no way they go down to 10.15.


Sonny Weems would win.


I'm thinking the fastest guy in the NBA would do a 10.4.



You also have to realize that NBA players are built differently. 100m sprinters are all fast twicth explosiveness, while NBA players also need endurance.

[diablerouge]

Well, let's use the same logic as in the volleyball threads. By that logic, some of the best athletes in the world go into the NBA because that is where the money is. In contrast, the talent pool that goes into track and field is much poorer, because there is no money to be made there. Therefore, if we take those best athletes, and give them two months of training, they will be able to wipe the behinds of those currently winning those events.

In other words, take the four best runners from the US Olympic Basketball Team, give them two months of training, and they can be world champs in the 4 x 100 meter race!!!

It's different than volleyball though. Sprinting doesn't take years of skill/technique training.

There's a ton of technique and form to sprinting, but it doesn't take long to learn.



with that being said, Walter Dix did not run anywhere close to a 3.75 40, that is impossible and he's probably more in the 4.2 range.


The faster guys in the league assuming their technique was good could break 11 seconds, but no way they go down to 10.15.


Sonny Weems would win.


I'm thinking the fastest guy in the NBA would do a 10.4.



You also have to realize that NBA players are built differently. 100m sprinters are all fast twicth explosiveness, while NBA players also need endurance.

guys. chris freaking johnson ran a 10.66. and he's the fastest football player alive, possibly ever. and he was actually trained properly to run.

[Brt19]

No way they would run under 10. Most likely around mid 10 at best.

[TheUroborosWorm]

but but but... they're soo athletic!... sad face

[KembaWalker]

No way they would run under 10.

you dont say?

[kabstah]

Chris Johnson ran the fastest laser timed 40 yard dash ever, but that's not the same thing as being the fastest football player ever. Off the top of my head, we've had Michael Bennet and Bob Hayes running 10.18 and 10.06 respectively in the 100m.

I agree that no one in the NBA is touching 10.15 in the 100m unless they jumped off a very tall building.