Would OKC have made the playoffs if Westbrook had a 40 inch vertical?

[theaussieguy]

It seems to be one of those things where someone gets so close but they are just missing that little bit extra. Maybe a few more iq points would have helped too.

[nathanjizzle]

It seems to be one of those things where someone gets so close but they are just missing that little bit extra. Maybe a few more iq points would have helped too.

hes not lacking athleticism, hes lacking basketball IQ.

[Demitri98]

The f^ck kind of question is this?

[Lensanity]

If Westbrook had a better mid range pull up he would have been unstoppable and OKC would gave easily made the playoffs

[theaussieguy]

hes not lacking athleticism, hes lacking basketball IQ.

its relative, he is lacking the iq therefore he needs at least a 40 inch vert to be able to assert his dominance over other teams at a greater clip, however considering his verts only 36.5 inches (lmao) he has trouble doing that consistently. If he had a normal iq then that amount of athleticism would be fine, but considering hes severely lacking that department its not so rosey.

[Genaro]

WB did everything he could, it's not his fault. If he had better teammates or injury free ones, he would be in the playoffs.

[Eric Cartman]

40 inch vertical? No playoffs.

50 inch vertical. Top 3 seed.

He'd be like Spiderman on the court.

[inclinerator]

he would probably shoot 45 percent or higher with a 40 vert so yes

[AirFederer]

:facepalm

[I<3NBA]

No. even if he had more than that, OKC still would not make the playoffs without Durant.

Westbrook needs a higher IQ, not a higher vert.

[3ball]

he would probably shoot 45 percent or higher with a 40 vert so yes
A better vertical helps Westbrook, just like it helped MJ, who had a documented 48-inch vertical:

Here's an article by Tim Grover where he documented Jordan's vertical at his sports academy... http://www.si.com/edge/2014/10/16/tim-grover-talent-isnt-enough


Here is a study done by researchers at UNC on Jordan's vertical... http://www.jospt.org/doi/pdf/10.2519/jospt.1999.29.1.A1


Here are photos of Jordan with his head over the rim (MJ was 6'6", so when his head is at 10 feet/rim level, that's a 44 inch vertical):

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/12/16/ae/1216aedac0840356aee74ed3ec665aca.jpg
http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/7a0dfd2c3a222ad713c51357c3ed3316.jpeg
http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.com/ItemImages/000033/79c1d42e-a6c6-4207-adc6-d8b35af9ed25_lg.jpeg
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSP4VB6PPMQ1iuchVua-B0-Bt31IZxqt9qr_kJUWB-ASvtcj-DJ
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/umdatz/MJrimlevel_zps94088237.png
http://thebestten.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/michaeljordan1985.jpg?w=595&h=801
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/umdatz/MJEwing_zps36f2be72.jpg
http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/5c4e033c1a71be21c6ce27ed5a253d6f.jpeg


Here are some in-game and dunk contest FT line distance dunks (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10451420&postcount=76)
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[artificial]

If Westbrook needs more athleticism, then 95% of the NBA does too...

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Jordan

No one cares, future negged.

[Lebron23]

Basketball IQ.

[KembaWalker]

LMAO 3Ball always finding a way to bring Jordan up makes me laugh, probably my favorite troll

[theaussieguy]

A better vertical helps Westbrook, just like it helped MJ, who had a documented 48-inch vertical:

Here's an article by Tim Grover where he documented Jordan's vertical at his sports academy... http://www.si.com/edge/2014/10/16/tim-grover-talent-isnt-enough


Here is a study done by researchers at UNC on Jordan's vertical... http://www.jospt.org/doi/pdf/10.2519/jospt.1999.29.1.A1


Here are photos of Jordan with his head over the rim (MJ was 6'6", so when his head is at 10 feet/rim level, that's a 44 inch vertical):

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/12/16/ae/1216aedac0840356aee74ed3ec665aca.jpg
http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/7a0dfd2c3a222ad713c51357c3ed3316.jpeg
http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.com/ItemImages/000033/79c1d42e-a6c6-4207-adc6-d8b35af9ed25_lg.jpeg
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSP4VB6PPMQ1iuchVua-B0-Bt31IZxqt9qr_kJUWB-ASvtcj-DJ
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/umdatz/MJrimlevel_zps94088237.png
http://thebestten.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/michaeljordan1985.jpg?w=595&h=801
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/umdatz/MJEwing_zps36f2be72.jpg
http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/5c4e033c1a71be21c6ce27ed5a253d6f.jpeg


Here are some in-game and dunk contest FT line distance dunks (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10451420&postcount=76)
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good post