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[QUOTE=LAClipsFan33]If his reach was 9'7" which is 107" 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 - 107 = [b]41-43" Vertical[/b]
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That's assuming he was being truthful about the 12 foot claim which I'm not convinced of. Either way, I'd bet money his max vert was well over 30 inches, but over 40? That's a stretch, IMO.
I don't think Wilt's vertical was any bit over about 30 inches (which is good for a man his size). Never have seen footage to say otherwise. Those blocks are impressive due to his freakish wingspan and excellent anticipation, but if you keep an eye on just his vertical (while being aware of how his knees bending add to the illusion of a greater leap than in reality), it doesn't look that far away from about 30 inches. Definitely not even close to the ridiculous 40+ inch claims. At 3:20 for example, it looks like Wilt has a long run up and fully extends himself for the block, but he doesn't even really get that high up: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=849_WdqJ8o8[/url]
[QUOTE=ShaqAttack3234]That's assuming he was being truthful about the 12 foot claim which I'm not convinced of. Either way, I'd bet money his max vert was well over 30 inches, but over 40? That's a stretch, IMO.[/QUOTE]
"Michael Wilson is a former player of the Harlem Globetrotters and the University of Memphis, also known as 'Wild Thing'.Wilson, 6'5, holds the world record for the highest dunk. On April 1, 2000, Wilson dunked a basketball on a goal set at 3.65m (12 feet) from the floor. However, [b]Wilt Chamberlain was also known to have performed the feat on an experimental basket set up by Phog Allen at the University of Kansas in the 1950s[/b] [1]. Chamberlain, unlike Wilson, did not have the advantage of being given an alley oop. Michael Wilson played high school basketball at Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee. The Texarkana Gazette reported that he had a 52-inch vertical leap. In 1995 he was a starter on the University of Memphis Tiger basketball team that went to the Sweet 16 under coach Larry Finch."
[b]Was known[/b]...meaning other people saw him do it. Not "It was rumored" or "In the words of Chamberlain"
[QUOTE=Mathius]They should redo those Conan movies.
Mathius[/QUOTE]
No they shouldn't.
ProfessorMurder
[QUOTE=Manute for Ever!][IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/lenihanfighter/Demotivational%20posters/GayTest.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
damn i always look at background before i look at the person.
[QUOTE=LAClipsFan33]
[b]Was known[/b]...meaning other people saw him do it. Not "It was rumored" or "In the words of Chamberlain"[/QUOTE]
Note the passive voice. Known by whom?
[QUOTE=malek4980]Note the passive voice. Known by whom?[/QUOTE]
Meaning it was known by people that this court was at Kansas and Wilt would dunk on it
[QUOTE=LAClipsFan33]Meaning it was known by people that this court was at Kansas and Wilt would dunk on it[/QUOTE]
Known by people? Way to be specific. By whom?
It is known by many that I am the world's greatest lover.
[QUOTE=LAClipsFan33]If his reach was 9'7" which is 107" 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 - 107 = [b]41-43" 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[/QUOTE]
Nice math. Just kidding, get a tutor.
9'7" is 9 x 12 inches + 7 inches = 115 inches
[QUOTE=Lebron23]
Do you consider guys scoring 100 points in the NBL, CBA, PBA, D-League, and some other leagues in this some part of the world a much superior player than Kobe Bryant, who scored 81 points in the NBA?[/QUOTE]
Well yeah, those leagues do not coddle 'star' players like the NBA does. Players in those leagues simply do not get favored by the refs and not protected by the commish like Kobe does. So yeah 100 points in those leagues >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kobe's 81 points.
[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]No they shouldn't.
ProfessorMurder[/QUOTE]
I LOLd
elementally morale
[QUOTE=Brunch@Five]9'7" is 9 x 12 inches + 7 inches = 115 inches[/QUOTE]
Oh sh*t forgot to put the other 7 inches
I hate math.
So 148-150 - 115 = [b]33 - 35" Vertical[/b]
[QUOTE=elementally morale]I LOLd
elementally morale[/QUOTE]
Haha good to know it got a laugh :D
[QUOTE=LAClipsFan33]Oh sh*t forgot to put the other 7 inches
I hate math.
So 148-150 - 115 = [b]35 - 37" Vertical[/b][/QUOTE]
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33-35.