The report on Edgecombe is that he's an explosive athlete. Yet his combine results were a 30 inch standing vertical and 38 inch max
I tried looking up a reason but couldn't find anything. Why does his measurables not add up?
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The report on Edgecombe is that he's an explosive athlete. Yet his combine results were a 30 inch standing vertical and 38 inch max
I tried looking up a reason but couldn't find anything. Why does his measurables not add up?
[QUOTE=hateraid;15019198]The report on Edgecombe is that he's an explosive athlete. Yet his combine results were a 30 inch standing vertical and 38 inch max
I tried looking up a reason but couldn't find anything. Why does his measurables not add up?[/QUOTE]
Westbrook vertical was 36.5 inches and standing vert 30. You consider him an explosive athlete no? Andre Igoudala 34.5 inch and 30.5 standing vert. Dwayne Wade 35.5 vert 31.5 standing vert.
Might want to check out his highlight mix. He has an elite first step and he put quite a few people under the rim.
[video=youtube_share;KPgX8EtuXKU]https://youtu.be/KPgX8EtuXKU?si=O6wwNvOgvU99CcJF[/video]
Keep in mind that some guys deliberately tank their standing reach to make their vertical jump look better. I am sure Tre did that.
And while I’m not saying VJ = Westbrook. Because I thought that comparison wasn’t accurate based on Westbrook I know in the NBA. Then I went to Westbrook years at UCLA? Still an athlete but nowhere near as explosive in the NBA. I thought it was me. So I did a little research and Westbrook dedicated a lot in becoming more explosive and stronger through a regime he did every summer. Makes total sense why it seems like he elevated his athleticism from college of the pros. Check out his UCLA mix and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Whether VJ does that and becomes the athlete Westbrook eventually was known to have been? Don’t know. Whatever Russell did it made him a monster lol
[QUOTE=GOBB;15019268]Westbrook vertical was 36.5 inches and standing vert 30. You consider him an explosive athlete no? Andre Igoudala 34.5 inch and 30.5 standing vert. Dwayne Wade 35.5 vert 31.5 standing vert.[/QUOTE]
I guess that's fair. I've only recently started putting stock in the combine. The allure of the NFL combine is a big influence and to me vertical jump is like the 40.
The Summer league game looked really good. The Westbrook comp isn't too far off. If he maintains that motor he could be that type