eliteballer
02-15-2025, 06:14 PM
When Nikola Jokic was 19 years old and just two months removed from being a second round pick by the Denver Nuggets, he was measured as having a 17-inch vertical jump. According to P3 founder Marcus Elliott, it was the worst vertical jump they had ever recorded.
But as Jokic was evaluated in other ways such as how he moved laterally, a list of what Elliott calls “granular biomechanics” — hundreds of variables that rate things like force production, loads and joint extension, he scored exceptionally well. Jokic was right on the fringe of a group of guards that Elliot called “Swiss Army Knives” because of their ability to do anything on the court.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6096850/2025/01/30/patrick-mahomes-nikoa-jokic-body-athletes-workout/
Add somewhat to this:
He actually got this from someone he knows who works for a team, he mentioned in another interview but I can't find that one at the moment:
Change of Direction
Balance
Coordination
Change of Pace
Strength
Vertical Plane
Flexibility
Reflexes
Stamina
Pattern Recognition/Court Mapping
Spatial awareness
Anticipation
Cognitive Load (How many things you can process at once)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T_QQ6A_xNc
Reminds me of something I made elsewhere:
I would maybe add a few things to this. Explosiveness obviously being one.
For example, if you watch Vince Carter, Kobe, and Jordan, Vince tends to need a lot more runaway when leaping. Jordan and Kobe could explode in the air in an instant, with very little runaway.
But as Jokic was evaluated in other ways such as how he moved laterally, a list of what Elliott calls “granular biomechanics” — hundreds of variables that rate things like force production, loads and joint extension, he scored exceptionally well. Jokic was right on the fringe of a group of guards that Elliot called “Swiss Army Knives” because of their ability to do anything on the court.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6096850/2025/01/30/patrick-mahomes-nikoa-jokic-body-athletes-workout/
Add somewhat to this:
He actually got this from someone he knows who works for a team, he mentioned in another interview but I can't find that one at the moment:
Change of Direction
Balance
Coordination
Change of Pace
Strength
Vertical Plane
Flexibility
Reflexes
Stamina
Pattern Recognition/Court Mapping
Spatial awareness
Anticipation
Cognitive Load (How many things you can process at once)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T_QQ6A_xNc
Reminds me of something I made elsewhere:
I would maybe add a few things to this. Explosiveness obviously being one.
For example, if you watch Vince Carter, Kobe, and Jordan, Vince tends to need a lot more runaway when leaping. Jordan and Kobe could explode in the air in an instant, with very little runaway.