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getrichordie wrote:clyde21 wrote:who cares about his wingspan? lol
this is like caring about Tyler Herro's wingspan which was laughable last year
most useless convo circa 2019
Why measure players at all then?
clyde21 wrote:getrichordie wrote:clyde21 wrote:who cares about his wingspan? lol
this is like caring about Tyler Herro's wingspan which was laughable last year
most useless convo circa 2019
Why measure players at all then?
you can measure whatever you want for all I care, but talking wingspan for a player like Butler is useless just like it was useless for Herro
getrichordie wrote:clyde21 wrote:getrichordie wrote:
Why measure players at all then?
you can measure whatever you want for all I care, but talking wingspan for a player like Butler is useless just like it was useless for Herro
Definitely matters on the defensive side. Offensive too. Short arms make it harder to finish in the NBA. If you just want a gunner, go with Howard.
clyde21 wrote:getrichordie wrote:clyde21 wrote:
you can measure whatever you want for all I care, but talking wingspan for a player like Butler is useless just like it was useless for Herro
Definitely matters on the defensive side. Offensive too. Short arms make it harder to finish in the NBA. If you just want a gunner, go with Howard.
lol, same arguments I heard about Herro and I will laugh at them now just like I did then
clyde21 wrote:oh god all rookies have negative PIPMs f outta here
getrichordie wrote:clyde21 wrote:oh god all rookies have negative PIPMs f outta here
Agreed, but in comparison to all other rookies, it's near the bottom.
Catchall wrote:Deron Williams' wingspan was 6'6.25". It didn't hold him back. An extra couple inches of wingspan might help him guard 2s, but I don't think it's a deal breaker. His movement and anticipation are far more important.
clyde21 wrote:jesus christ
there is zero correlation between PG success and wingspan, wtf are u talking about?
Cp3, Steph, Kyrie, Trae, Kemba, D Rose, Conley
what's the wingspan on these guys?
clyde21 wrote:okay first of all, don't move the goal posts, this isn't about Butler vs. any of those guys, this is about you asking 'how many successful PGs have that wingspan'
second of all, i literally just rattled off a bunch off the top of my head.
now the onus is on you to prove wingspan and PG success has a positive correlation (or better yet, causation). go.
The paper, authored by Tesla Monson, Ph.D., a biological anthropologist who conducted the study at the University of California Berkeley but is now at the University of Zurich, focuses on the link between wingspan and athletic ability. Basketball scouts have long recognized wingspan as an important indicator of athletic potential, but the relationship was never studied in great detail. Monson’s study on the physical attributes of top NBA players shows that wingspan is indeed an important determinant of success: In fact, when she looked at the wingspan-to-height ratios of top players like Lebron James. Kawhi Leonard, Jon Jones, James Harden and Stephen Curry, all but Curry have arm spans that are relatively greater than their height.