how high above the rim is gerald green here? [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

SHAQisGOAT

10-27-2012, 12:03 AM

the pic doesnt mean shit, he could have used a trampoline or something, the pic didnt show the floor

True but that dude could fly though, mad hops, just goes to show that athleticism (leaping ability here) isn't everything, however he showed signs of improvement with the Nets, hope he keeps it up.

maybeshewill13

10-27-2012, 12:04 AM

the pic doesnt mean shit, he could have used a trampoline or something, the pic didnt show the floor

Lol you really think NBA players bring out a trampoline to dunk the ball and post pictures on twitter trying to pass it off as real? Especially of Gerald Green?

d.bball.guy

10-27-2012, 12:06 AM

Looks really legit. It looks like he's really trying his best to put his chin above the rim.

CavaliersFTW

10-27-2012, 12:08 AM

Lol you really think NBA players bring out a trampoline to dunk the ball and post pictures on twitter trying to pass it off as real? Especially of Gerald Green?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-t2HnXfy4

NBA players do quirky sh*t all the time, you don't think NBA players are capable of lacking shame or having a sense of humor that would allow them to pull phony publicity stunts?

Eric Cartman

10-27-2012, 12:14 AM

gtfomyface

10-27-2012, 12:25 AM

it looks right at it if not just a cm or few below the rim

Fudge

10-27-2012, 12:35 AM

People are really trying to complicate this picture :facepalm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzo4pHTZ-M
Pause at 0:13. His head isn't as high as it is in the pic, but this was during a fast break. Just shows what he's capable of.

SourPatchKids

10-27-2012, 12:38 AM

Just saw this on Instagram, dude's got bunnies!

Zackmorris

10-27-2012, 12:47 AM

the pic doesnt mean shit, he could have used a trampoline or something, the pic didnt show the floor

Nah. Gerald Green just has insane hoops. Not hard to believe he could do this.

InspiredLebowski

10-27-2012, 01:30 AM

They showed video of it during the Pacers/Bulls game earlier. If you think it's fake you're just dumb.

He wasn't doing a dunk or anything though, just got a few step start and pogo'ed up off 2 feet to see how high he can get.

The dude's explosion is just nuts. Lots of guys can jump high, but Green gets high QUICK.

2swift4u

10-27-2012, 05:31 AM

pic definitely looks real to me. just watch the video someone posted before and you'll see that he can actually get that high up in the air. If he can jump that high in a game then he can probably even get 1-2 inches higher when he's rested.

fefe

10-27-2012, 06:23 AM

Can he touch the top of the backboard?
James White was pretty close but he failed...

2swift4u

10-27-2012, 06:26 AM

how about him and White both entering this year's dunk contest :bowdown:

bergs14

10-27-2012, 06:37 AM

Wow. :eek:

abuC

10-27-2012, 08:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-t2HnXfy4

NBA players do quirky sh*t all the time, you don't think NBA players are capable of lacking shame or having a sense of humor that would allow them to pull phony publicity stunts?

In the mind of CavaliersFTW -

Wilt Dunking from half court & fighting back the German Blitzkreig as a toddler with no evidence- Perfectly sensible

Gerald Green getting his head above the rim in a picture - Has to be publicity stunt, not buying it.

sundizz

10-27-2012, 08:26 AM

In the mind of CavaliersFTW -

Wilt Dunking from half court & fighting back the German Blitzkreig as a toddler with no evidence- Perfectly sensible

Gerald Green getting his head above the rim in a picture - Has to be publicity stunt, not buying it.

Lol :roll: :roll:

BuffaloBill

10-27-2012, 08:33 AM

-23-

10-27-2012, 09:42 AM

wilt could jump over the backboard

Money 23

10-27-2012, 11:09 AM

If only Gerald Green and James White could PLAY basketball.

QuebecBaller

10-27-2012, 11:16 AM

0:58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VBZ7LvD4Wg

Sir Joe Alexander :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

http://content.draftexpress.com/gallery/General/1211177907.jpg

http://content.draftexpress.com/gallery/General/1211177897.jpg

Floppy

10-27-2012, 01:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhF1c4InaMo

Decent hops for a change.

rknine15

10-27-2012, 03:32 PM

the pic doesnt mean shit, he could have used a trampoline or something, the pic didnt show the floor
true but pause it at :13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzo4pHTZ-M

just a couple of inches away

CavaliersFTW

10-27-2012, 04:04 PM

In the mind of CavaliersFTW -

Wilt Dunking from half court & fighting back the German Blitzkreig as a toddler with no evidence- Perfectly sensible

Lumping me and any other posters who have respected Wilt Chamberlain together implying that we all must believe the ridiculous stuff you make up and pass off as his legends seems to be a recurring theme with you - it must be the avenue you use to feel good about yourself - I don't mind though I just assume it must be tough being you and this is how you handle stress in your life

Gerald Green getting his head above the rim in a picture - Has to be publicity stunt, not buying it.
I did not say "has to be" - the picture could be legit that wasn't even what I was on about.

I was pointing out that one can't rule out fakes just because "an NBA player did it" (which is what was being implied by the person I responded to). NBA players are people, it isn't impossible for NBA players to pull publicity stunts, lies, or jokes as he had suggested. He was using the same kind of logic that big foot and UFO hunters apply when they see a footprint or crop circle... "why would anyone fake this!?" ... Uh, human honesty isn't always ... honest... you can't leave out the human element in all of us - we're all capable of jokes, stunts and forgeries including NBA players. Just like Wilt is capable of telling fish stories - that I acknowledge as such - thank you

StroShow4

10-27-2012, 04:13 PM

You guys can go ahead and drop the discussion of this photo being fake. I, like InspiredLebowski, saw the video during last night's Pacers/Bulls game. Photo (screenshot, actually) is 100% real, Green is a freak.

Dictator

10-27-2012, 04:16 PM

I shouldn't be that hard for a 6'6-6'8 guy with a 40 vert to get his head at/over the rim.

kurt_rambis

10-27-2012, 04:21 PM

I shouldn't be that hard for a 6'6-6'8 guy with a 40 vert to get his head at/over the rim.
he's 6'7" with shoes, and his head is at least 3-4 inches over the rim, which would give him a max vert of at least 44-45 inches. that's, you know, pretty good

pauk

10-27-2012, 06:40 PM

Pretty god damn above if that rim is really at 10'

BuGzBuNNy

10-27-2012, 06:52 PM

it looks right at it if not just a cm or few below the rim
How can you come to the conclusion that his head may be below the rim?

pauk

10-27-2012, 06:53 PM

Ive read alot of counts where its said Gerald had/has a 48" inch max vert (running takeof) and standing was 39" (standstill straight up jump)

For a 6'7" guys top of the head to be at rim level (10' feet) means a ~41"-42" vertical from my calculations, here he looks like he is anything from 4" inches to 6" inches above imo (looks like something straight out of NBA jam, absolutely unreal)... so yea that 48" inch claim is starting to look closer to realistic if that rim really is at 10' feet...

Im sure you have seen these also, the dude can get up there:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHaXKR4GbJc/T3CxmgjT1lI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/j3VLxP3Lss4/s1600/gerald-green-head-above-rim.png
http://blondesearch.ru/img/7a/7ac/Gerald_Green_birthday_cake_Dunk_Contest_08.jpg

jstern

10-27-2012, 08:38 PM

Can someone post the video from last night, I can't find it on YouTube.

20Four

10-27-2012, 10:53 PM

20Four

10-27-2012, 11:11 PM

Bump

Eric Cartman

10-27-2012, 11:16 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9vO8o-zL_Q

James Whites head over RIM.....better than GREENS!!!

Gerald Green and James white DUNK CONTEST IN EUROPE!!! THEY DID FACE OFF!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzc0Nj3xIrI

JAMES WHITE OF COURSE WINS!!

It's really close. I mean no one comes comes close to them (maybe Joe Alexander, Lebron) so let the Indy fans enjoy a ton of expectacular dunks from him this year. :rockon:

MichaelCheazley

10-28-2012, 12:22 AM

VeeCee15

10-28-2012, 12:24 AM

Lebron has the most overrated vertical on in the league.
All his "head at rim" photos are from odd angles where his head is very far in front on the rim..shot from a low angle..so that it seems his head is at rim when it is far from it.

Gerald Green has 6-7 inch vert on Lebron.

VeeCee15

10-28-2012, 12:26 AM

Wow that james white video is legit..
Those angles are legit.

I think james white and gerald green get up around the same height..maybe gerald green a bit higher. However...both are good 1 is better one foot jumper other better off 2 feet

TDownpour

10-28-2012, 02:17 AM

Lol you really think NBA players bring out a trampoline to dunk the ball and post pictures on twitter trying to pass it off as real? Especially of Gerald Green?

x2

He looks like a full head above the rim

DuMa

10-29-2012, 07:34 PM

heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gA-iu29Blc&feature=youtu.be

rknine15

10-29-2012, 07:53 PM

****in insane :bowdown:

O_City_Thunder

10-29-2012, 07:57 PM

heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gA-iu29Blc&feature=youtu.be
Dam....it looked like he was barely even jumping. :applause: :applause: :applause:

millwad

10-29-2012, 08:26 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-t2HnXfy4

NBA players do quirky sh*t all the time, you don't think NBA players are capable of lacking shame or having a sense of humor that would allow them to pull phony publicity stunts?

You of all people?

You believe every single Wilt story you ever hear, you believe every single quote you hear as long as it is about anyone from the 60's but you actually doubted this... :facepalm

millwad

10-29-2012, 08:27 PM

heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gA-iu29Blc&feature=youtu.be

HAHA WHAT THE HELL! :D

20Four

10-29-2012, 08:57 PM

LMAO...James whites is better...come on now....GREENS is just the ANGLE...WHEN THE CAMERA is on the floor and someone jumps...the angle makes it seem they are jumping higher than they really are.....freaking james white and green had a dunk competition did you guys see my link?

James white HEAD ABOVE RIM:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9vO8o-zL_Q

20Four

10-29-2012, 09:02 PM

you guys fail....white's is better .....more legit...better angle....

http://i.minus.com/iWt7uTBrROYn3.jpg

here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9vO8o-zL_Q

CavaliersFTW

10-29-2012, 09:11 PM

you guys fail....white's is better .....more legit...better angle....

http://i.minus.com/iWt7uTBrROYn3.jpg

here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9vO8o-zL_Q
:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm show the side view dumbass - his eyes are about rim level with the hoop not his shoulders. Theres a little thing in photography called depth of field. Look it up. In the view your looking at James is closer to the camera than the rim and backboard, thus he looks "bigger" thus his magnified appearance also makes him look higher up in relation to the rim than reality. The other view shows how high he got, not the crummy view you posted. Green and White both look like they get the same height (briefly able to glance down the rim). Both jumps impressive, but your an idiot if you think the pic you posted represents how high White got. BTW, this depth of field thing applies to another pic I've seen in this thread of Green with his shoulders obnoxiously high that was taken from accross the court - that pic is also a rubbish one too. Both guys I have no doubt could glance down the ring (which virtually no one in NBA history has done save for perhaps a small handful of players) - but it can be certain that neither gets their shoulders level with it unless it thats just poor angles if it appears that way.

plowking

10-29-2012, 09:12 PM

Who is this poster and why is he/she obsessed with pushing this James White agenda? lol...

That angle is as bad or worse than Green's. Look how far away from the rim James is on that. Green is jumping right next to the ring.

plowking

10-29-2012, 09:16 PM

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm show the side view dumbass - his eyes are about rim level with the hoop not his shoulders. Theres a little thing in photography called depth of field. Look it up. In the view your looking at James is closer to the camera than the rim and backboard, thus he looks "bigger" thus his magnified appearance also makes him look higher up in relation to the rim than reality. The other view shows how high he got, not the crummy view you posted. Green and White both look like they got the same height (briefly able to glance down the rim). Both jumps impressive, but your an idiot if you think the pic you posted represents how high White got.

Green is definitely higher. I think White is the better leaper when it comes to length and height, but in terms of getting up, Green has him, at least in the two videos comparable.

Use some photoshop tools and you'll get a better perception of depth and what not. Green's bottom lip is in line with the ring.

millwad

10-29-2012, 09:32 PM

To be fair no one has posted the video where White tries to touch the top of the backboard.

Here is the video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElTzC2M34cY

His last attempt is beyond sick, look how high he is..

millwad

10-29-2012, 09:35 PM

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm show the side view dumbass - his eyes are about rim level with the hoop not his shoulders. Theres a little thing in photography called depth of field. Look it up. In the view your looking at James is closer to the camera than the rim and backboard, thus he looks "bigger" thus his magnified appearance also makes him look higher up in relation to the rim than reality. The other view shows how high he got, not the crummy view you posted. Green and White both look like they get the same height (briefly able to glance down the rim). Both jumps impressive, but your an idiot if you think the pic you posted represents how high White got. BTW, this depth of field thing applies to another pic I've seen in this thread of Green with his shoulders obnoxiously high that was taken from accross the court - that pic is also a rubbish one too. Both guys I have no doubt could glance down the ring (which virtually no one in NBA history has done save for perhaps a small handful of players) - but it can be certain that neither gets their shoulders level with it unless it thats just poor angles if it appears that way.

You should be the last one to tell someone such a thing, you even used to claim that this video you uploaded was a video where Wilt touched the top of the backboard.

In fact, you even drew a line.. :facepalm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EpVZS26BUs

CavaliersFTW

10-29-2012, 09:51 PM

You should be the last one to tell someone such a thing, you even used to claim that this video you uploaded was a video where Wilt touched the top of the backboard.

In fact, you even draw a line.. :facepalm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EpVZS26BUs
Your straight up lying. Never once have I said he "touches" the backboard in that vid, other posters are the ones who tried to say that - you may need to sharpen up your abilities of remembering who says what. In fact, in the video text it explicitly states that he comes a couple of inches below it based on the figures I estimated - you will find no claims of him actually reaching it by me. Sh*t at the end of the day the sensationalist vibe of the video was to help propell my channel to popularity and it seems to work seeing as how thats my most popular vid. And the "line" you speak of does not show his fingers touching the top of the backboard, it is just to show how near was to it. So I am guilty of making a sucky sensationalist diagram that you failed to interpret the way I intended. Oops, sorry. You can calm down now about Wilt, I dont understand why your panties always get tied in a knot in completely unrelated threads - once again, this aint a Wilt thread breh

millwad

10-29-2012, 10:07 PM

Your straight up lying. Never once have I said he "touches" the backboard in that vid, other posters are the ones who tried to say that - you may need to sharpen up your abilities of remembering who says what. In fact, in the video text it explicitly states that he comes a couple of inches below it based on the figures I estimated - you will find no claims of him actually reaching it by me. Sh*t at the end of the day the sensationalist vibe of the video was to help propell my channel to popularity and it seems to work seeing as how thats my most popular vid. And the "line" you speak of does not show his fingers touching the top of the backboard, it is just to show how near was to it. So I am guilty of making a sucky diagram that you failed to interpret the way I intended. Oops, sorry. You can calm down now about Wilt, I dont understand why your panties always get tied in a knot in completely unrelated threads - once again, this aint a Wilt thread breh

You actually did, bruh, but you edited your video description after people called you out for the horrible line you drew in an attempt to make his jump look way higher than what it really was.

Du ljuger, och jag vill inte battla dig, jag vill spela luffarschack.. - Von Hagen

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VON HAGEN 4 President

CavaliersFTW

10-29-2012, 10:16 PM

You actually did, bruh, but you edited your video description after people called you out for the horrible line you drew in an attempt to make his jump look way higher than what it really was.

Du ljuger, och jag vill inte battla dig, jag vill spela luffarschack.. - Von Hagen

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VON HAGEN 4 President
Realized your mistake so now you've resorted to baseless accusations and swedish trash talk? :oldlol:

millwad

10-29-2012, 10:23 PM

Realized your mistake so now you've resorted to baseless claims and swedish trash talk? :oldlol:

Read the first line, brother, don't mix swedish with english.

It's the truth, and you know it. Deny it if you want and everyone else knows it as well, no other idiot would draw that green line and then now claim that your intention wasn't to make it look like Wilt was up there.. :facepalm

So spineless that you even edited the description of your video. My main point was and is that you're the last one who should call out anyone based on the nonsense you wrote about the pic of James White since you use the same dirty nonsense to promote your loverboy Wilt a la drawing a line from the backboard to his hand as if it would look like he was up there.

BarberSchool

10-29-2012, 10:37 PM

Nah. Gerald Green just has insane hoops. Not hard to believe he could do this.

http://www.richmondtraining.nl/Logos/CORRECT_032072.jpg

chazzy

10-29-2012, 10:42 PM

http://i.minus.com/ibgXkhfPvWcp7X.gif

20Four

10-29-2012, 10:42 PM

Here is where JAMES WHITE has to duck his head while jumping from freethrow line.....INSANE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocZByq9lVOc

sundizz

10-29-2012, 11:11 PM

http://i.minus.com/ibgXkhfPvWcp7X.gif

Yep...he clearly could get his head above the rim. No question about it. Why are people even questioning it? He blew out a candle on the rim during the dunk contest..

eliteballer

10-29-2012, 11:23 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzc0Nj3xIrI

Myth

10-30-2012, 01:59 AM

Here is where JAMES WHITE has to duck his head while jumping from freethrow line.....INSANE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocZByq9lVOc

Yeah, but is he in the NBA? :confusedshrug:

pauk

10-30-2012, 03:19 AM

Yeah, but is he in the NBA? :confusedshrug:

Yep! He just signed 1 year with the Knicks..

http://www.nba.com/knicks/roster/2012

...and i assume he will be in the dunk contest this year, he can really show something that hasnt been done before in the NBA dunkcontest, not to his magnitude.... he is unique because he has something an NBA dunker didnt have since 80s Jordan or 70s Julius Erving or Lebron today (but Lebron refuses to enter :mad: ) and that is freakish one legged leaping ability, with other words you will see alot of long takeoffs, preferably from the FT line (or even behind it), he can do between the legs, alley-oops, windmill etc. all from the FT line...... kindof will humiliate Jordans FT line takeof dunks :D

VeeCee15

10-30-2012, 09:11 AM

James White one leg leaping makes Lebron look like Glen Davis.

White gets up way higher than Lebron.

Dragonyeuw

10-30-2012, 09:21 AM

Wilt Dunking from half court & fighting back the German Blitzkreig as a toddler with no evidence- Perfectly sensible

:roll:

LBJ 23

10-30-2012, 09:29 AM

James White one leg leaping makes Lebron look like Glen Davis.

White gets up way higher than Lebron.

White indeed does get up higher than Lebron however I wouldn't say WAY higher. I don't see the point of your post though.

VeeCee15

10-30-2012, 09:57 AM

James has the most overrated vertical in the NBA all hype.
Only camera angles that show his head close to rim is because of depth of field from a low angle. OR when he is way in front of the rim.

Faptastrophe

10-30-2012, 10:05 AM

ah, reminds me of this.

http://i.imgur.com/Dh2sDl.jpg

VeeCee15

10-30-2012, 10:08 AM

LBJ 23

10-30-2012, 10:24 AM

James has the most overrated vertical in the NBA all hype.
Only camera angles that show his head close to rim is because of depth of field from a low angle. OR when he is way in front of the rim.

I can understand one hating on someone's game but on player's vertical? :wtf:

All the measurements on his vertical are wrong then, Kobe saying '' He takes off like he's jumping from a trampoline off one leg, it's the most ridiculous one leg takeoff I've seen, it's crazy '' or Vince saying '' I always said he has a bionic left leg'' are all empty words said just for the sake of praising Lebron?

VeeCee15

10-30-2012, 11:26 AM

Lebron is also the most overrated dunker ever.
However, he's one of the best players ever i'm sure.

Anyway I just hate how NBA hypes up superstars and lies about certain things to keep the money ball rolling.

There are guys in the NBA who can out jump, out dunk lebron but they don't get marketed. And then all the sheep in these forums feed into the NBA hype train.

DatAsh

10-30-2012, 12:18 PM

No offense but the problem with the Lebron pic is that he is WAY closer to the camera than the rim. Sorry.
He is way in front of the rim..in other words.

For example..say you take your thumb, take a picture of it with the eiffel tower far in the background. YOU wonder why the top of your thumb LOOKS higher than the eiffel tower? LOL u ppl are idiots.

"WAY closer to the camera than the rim"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrCAskM65N4

Looks to me like he's behind the rim, which would make him further away, not closer.