[QUOTE=Lebron23]Overrated[/QUOTE]
is the man on your avatar. See what I just did there?
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[QUOTE=Lebron23]Overrated[/QUOTE]
is the man on your avatar. See what I just did there?
I dunno, Wilt starred with Arnold Schwarzenneger later in one of the Conan movies -- the guy was a freakish physical specimen ...
[IMG]http://www.arnoldheight.com/articles/conanwilt.jpg[/IMG]
He makes Arnold look like a little child by comparision. Andre the Giant (wrestling great) is the other guy in the photo.
Arnold I remember also said that Wilt was freakishly strong, his bench press was some obsene amount. This is back in the day when there weren't too many athletes lifting weights.
Keep in mind too that Wilt did not have access to things like creatine and all the dietary suppliments players use today or things like plyometrics. But there is no way he was just an "average" athlete. Once he adjusted himself to the modern game, Wilt would cause a lot of damage even today.
Wilt dunked on a 12 ft rim, he could jump higher than 24 inches.
They should redo those Conan movies.
Mathius
[QUOTE=2LeTTeRS]Wilt dunked on a 12 ft rim, he could jump higher than 24 inches.[/QUOTE]
That proves nothing, congratulations.
Wilt is known as a great athlete not just with basketball. To think his vert was no more than 24 inches is foolish. Absolutely.
[QUOTE=GOBB]Wilt is known as a great athlete not just with basketball. To think his vert was no more than 24 inches is foolish. Absolutely.[/QUOTE]
I agree, I just find the attempts in this thread to PROVE he could jump over 24 inches to be laughable.
Mathius
[QUOTE=Kblaze8855]Saying he can jump 2 feet just shows the standards they had then...doesnt mean its all he could do. Half of ISH can jump 24 inches im sure. But half of ISH isnt getting up enough to be an NCAA highjump champ as a hobby or to long jump 22 feet as he has proven capable of.
[IMG]http://www.explorepahistory.com/images/ExplorePAHistory-a0l0v1-a_349.jpg[/IMG]
That is not a man with a 24 inch vertical.[/QUOTE]
That is some of the worst photoshoping I have ever seen. :sleeping
You'd have to be a f*cking idiot to think he is not jumping higher than 24" for some these blocks
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=849_WdqJ8o8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=849_WdqJ8o8[/URL]
He was a world class high jumper in college. 24" vertical ain't gonna cut it to be world class obviously
He'd be out jumping guards today as well because of the new nutrition and training methods.
[QUOTE=Manute for Ever!][IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/lenihanfighter/Demotivational%20posters/GayTest.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I failed.
[QUOTE=mayorhoiberg]Do you know how I know you're gay?
You thought "peni s" before "vertical."[/QUOTE]
Priceless.
:roll:
[QUOTE=Soundwave]I dunno, Wilt starred with Arnold Schwarzenneger later in one of the Conan movies -- the guy was a freakish physical specimen ...
[IMG]http://www.arnoldheight.com/articles/conanwilt.jpg[/IMG]
He makes Arnold look like a little child by comparision. Andre the Giant (wrestling great) is the other guy in the photo.[/quote]
:lol
[quote]Arnold I remember also said that Wilt was freakishly strong, his bench press was some obsene amount. This is back in the day when there weren't too many athletes lifting weights.
Keep in mind too that Wilt did not have access to things like creatine and all the dietary suppliments players use today or things like plyometrics. But there is no way he was just an "average" athlete. Once he adjusted himself to the modern game, Wilt would cause a lot of damage even today.[/QUOTE]
Quoted for truth.
If his reach was 9'7" which is 115" and he can dunk on a 12 foot court that is 144" then he jumps higher than 24"
144" plus the 4-6 inches to clear the ball over is 148-150"
So 148-150 - 115 = [b]35-37" Vertical[/b]
/End Thread
[IMG]http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii174/Bigshow79_album/Giants/Wilt%20Chamberlain/1276_1_b.jpg[/IMG]
Illustration of 9'7" reach
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[QUOTE=Manute for Ever!][IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/lenihanfighter/Demotivational%20posters/GayTest.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I passed:applause: