rank these 4 in explosiveness

[gxL]

at their primes, in order of most explosive

allen iverson
dwyane wade
derrick rose
russell westbrook

[dubnation]

at their primes, in order of most explosive

allen iverson
dwyane wade
derrick rose
russell westbrook

They're all obviously some of the most athletic dudes in league history and in very different ways... but if you're saying pure explosion (not considering other forms of athleticism) I'd have to go:

1) Westbrook
2) Rose
3) Wade
4) Iverson

[Smoke117]

Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
Dwyane Wade
Allen Iverson

What matters is this...Dwyane Wade is by the far the most skilled and talented basketball player of this group coupled with his explosiveness...poetry in motion.

[dubnation]

Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
Dwyane Wade
Allen Iverson

What matters is this...Dwyane Wade is by the far the most skilled and talented basketball player of this group coupled with his explosiveness...poetry in motion.

:applause: I miss 2005-2011 Flash, was a sight to behold...

[CurryOverLebron]

The only reason why Rose is considered in the same breath as Westbrook when you consider explosiveness is because he is most explosive when he jumps off TWO feet, and that's what he usually did. Off one foot, he doesn't get as much lift and explosive power. He could still hang in the air and show off his body control off a one foot jump though.

[DoctorP]

Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
Dwyane Wade
Allen Iverson

[Lebronxrings]

at their primes, in order of most explosive

allen iverson
dwyane wade
derrick rose
russell westbrook
westbrook
rose
iverson
wade

[Lebronxrings]

Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
Dwyane Wade
Allen Iverson

What matters is this...Dwyane Wade is by the far the most skilled and talented basketball player of this group coupled with his explosiveness...poetry in motion.
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[dubnation]

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

:facepalm you're a disgrace of a basketball fan

[FKAri]

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

lol @ disagreeing with what he said :lol

[Shih508]

Iverson does it for 48min a game
Westbrook 38min
Wade 30min
Rose 10min lol

[DaOldLion]

Iverson was so god damn fast, his first step was incredible and he could literally get by any defender at the league in a time when hand checking was allowed

[JimmyMcAdocious]

AI has pretty nice dunks for a guy who couldn't be much taller than 6 foot, if that. I don't even think he was 5-11 in shoes if we're guessing actual heights.

So some 5 something guy flying back for a putback dunk over Camby for flying in from midcourt to dunk a missed free throw..

They're all freaks.

[Sportal]

I would have LOVED to have seen my boy Wade, without the Marquette knee operation. Can you imagine it? He still played like he did, having cut his meniscus, just like Rose, right?

Westbrook
Rose
Wade
Iverson

[sundizz]

Well, since we are not ranking overall athleticism then it is Westbrook and everyone else.

Westbrook is simply way more explosive. He's not as fast as AI, can't jump as high as Rose, doesn't have the overall body control and agility of Wade...but he outshines them all by a lot in terms of just pure explosive takeoff speed + power = explosion.

He is to the point guards (in terms of explosiveness), as Shaq was to centers.

I guess if I had to rank them (explosiveness):

1. Westbrook
2. Rose
3. Wade
4. AI

Overall athleticism I'd say is a wash. They are all athletic in different ways...but peak at about the same level.

[Graviton]

Westbrook is one of 2 players I have seen that makes the rim do that popping "boom" sound when he dunks, the other being Lebron (especially in his peak 2009-2010 form). I don't think any PG in history has his explosiveness. Just look at how high the ball bounces after his slams, and how the net pops up.

Just look at this, like a video game character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZaW2XH4JE

[pauk]

1. Westbrook
2. Rose
3. Wade
4. Iverson (he was different type of explosive, more of a speedy gonzales)

[theaussieguy]

Westbrook is one of 2 players I have seen that makes the rim do that popping "boom" sound when he dunks, the other being Lebron (especially in his peak 2009-2010 form). I don't think any PG in history has his explosiveness. Just look at how high the ball bounces after his slams, and how the net pops up.

Just look at this, like a video game character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZaW2XH4JE

For me its hard to decide between pre injury rose and westbrook in terms of explosivness but i personally prefer Rose's ability and would choose it if given the choice. Pre injury his flat out pace, ability to change direction with the ball and of course ability to get up off his feet was out of this world. I seriously think the 3rd dunk in the following video is one of the greatest of all time given the fact Rose in reality is 6'1 yet able to elevate up and around the rim and still dunk it off two feet. Crazy sh!t

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04uyfgVgjY

But yeah Westbrook is at that level too I just prefer how Rose does it.

[Pushxx]

Westbrook.

[Milbuck]

Westbrook
Rose
Wade
Iverson

Westbrook has the overall best combination all factors of athleticism. But all of them are freaks in their own way and have advantages over each other in different ways.

Pre-ACL Rose to me had the best bounce, Westbrook and Wade get up there and Westbrook's crazy power and intensity adds to his bounce and makes it look higher than it actually is, but sheer vertical explosiveness, Rose to me off two feet made it look the most effortless. Especially Simeon Rose, dude was otherworldly. Lavine-like. Rose was probably the fastest at his top speed as well, and imo had the quickest change of direction. Iverson is close though.

Wade has the best body control..just had complete mastery of the timing of his movements, agility, contorting around contact, everything. Also the strongest by a good margin.

Iverson probably had the best stamina, the burden he had in terms of minutes, offensive responsibility at that size and taking that much contact pre-rule changes..pretty insane.

Westbrook is probably the most explosive in terms of acceleration from standstill. I think Rose's top speed is probably higher but Westbrook looks like he was shot out of a cannon at times.

[Mrofir]

Westbrook is one of 2 players I have seen that makes the rim do that popping "boom" sound when he dunks, the other being Lebron (especially in his peak 2009-2010 form). I don't think any PG in history has his explosiveness. Just look at how high the ball bounces after his slams, and how the net pops up.

Just look at this, like a video game character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZaW2XH4JE



I think it's cool what you're saying but I literally laughed out loud at the idea that making a boom sound on the rim corresponds to explosive athleticism. :oldlol:


That being said others have touched on this but their athleticism is very different. From a misdirection standpoint nobody can touch AI. From a pure 0-60 perspective it's hard to argue with Westbrook. Wade had a great deal of both, which makes him the most complete player on the list.

[Milbuck]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQvTABMutyw

Some dunks by Rose during warmups at Simeon. Not the greatest angle and has the rest of the team doing layups and shit too, but you'll know Rose when you see him. The ones where he's doing his typical cocked back 2 handers (both the regular one and the one off the backboard) and gets his head at rim level basically from like 1 step and a gather is just ridiculous. That's 44-45+" vert right there. I've seen Westbrook get close to rim level with momentum but from 1 or 2 steps off a standstill I don't think he gets up like young Rose.

Then you got shit like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsaXkMs9XE

Probably the most effortless leaper I've ever seen as far as point guards go.

[bobopenguin]

would u describe Kemp explosive?

[BasedTom]

I would have LOVED to have seen my boy Wade, without the Marquette knee operation. Can you imagine it? He still played like he did, having cut his meniscus, just like Rose, right?

Westbrook
Rose
Wade
Iverson
if that happens then his draft stock doesn't take a hit and he might very well be picked before the heat get him, changing the trajectory of his career for better or worse

imagine wade with knees on the pistons :eek:

[fos]

Westbrook
Wade
Rose
Iverson

[HenryGarfunkle]

Well, since we are not ranking overall athleticism then it is Westbrook and everyone else.

Westbrook is simply way more explosive. He's not as fast as AI, can't jump as high as Rose, doesn't have the overall body control and agility of Wade...but he outshines them all by a lot in terms of just pure explosive takeoff speed + power = explosion.

He is to the point guards (in terms of explosiveness), as Shaq was to centers.

I guess if I had to rank them (explosiveness):

1. Westbrook
2. Rose
3. Wade
4. AI

Overall athleticism I'd say is a wash. They are all athletic in different ways...but peak at about the same level.
Correct ^

[Prime_Shaq]

1. Rose
2. Westbrook
3. Wade
4. AI

That's not saying AI wasn't athletic, he was a speed demon for sure but just wasn't as EXPLOSIVE as the rest

[feyki]

http://i.hizliresim.com/MgBWQ7.jpg

[sd3035]

Westbrook is clearly on another level

The other three are all close