I would like to know your opinions on who you'd put on a team if you could create a group with the highest jumpers (I mean players that can leap outa the gym) in the NBA right now. Start with a starting five of the best hoppers, regardless of position. Then, maybe you can create a starting line-up of who are the best jumpers according to their respective positions. Finally, if you want, list a group of five of the NBA's all time best air-goers. My starting 5 best leapers in the NBA right now, regardless of position include: 1) Steve Francis 2) Baron Davis 3) Jason Richardson 4) Kobe Bryant 5) of course Vince Carter my second team would be: 1) Tracy McGrady 2) Darius Miles 3) Bonzi Wells 4) Paul Pierce 5) ????
After seeing some of his flights against the Suns, Desmond Mason has to be right up there among the greatest leapers. He had some sick dunks tonight.
But i like to know is this true: i read some article, that Vince Carter never tried high jump. Is this possible? Are you really there in States doesn't have in school programs athletics?
High jumping isn't exactly a glamorous sport in the States, tuus. Track & Field competition in the states isn't as popular as baseball, football, and basketball. It's definitely not as popular as it is overseas.
Steve Francis has to be the highest jumper. I remember in the dunk contest a couple of years ago when they were measuring each players vertical on their dunks, Steve had them all beat-- including Vinsanity and T-mac.
Not true. There was a article this summer where it said that Vince saw a high jump competition on TV in High school, went to the track and cleared 6'6
His vertical is 38 inches. That is high, but not in the top 10. Steve, Baron, Carter, Stevenson, Q-Rich, and a couple other guys can get up higher.
my all jumpers lineup would be this: pg: francis sg: vince carter sf: t-mac pf: amare stoudemire c: stromile swift bench: gerald wallace, kobe bryant, keon clark, baron davis, deshawn stevenson.
bonzi doesnt jump that high. mcdyess coming out of alabama had a 47''...pretty sick imagining a 6'9'' guy w/ long arms leaping 47. we know what he's doing now, sad. kevin garnett has some hops.
I was just about to say the same thing. I think he should be in the dunk competition. He's probably got the best hops in the league.
He is out for the season, with another bad injury, so I doubt that he could even be able to do a 1 handed regular dunk right now. I assume that his vertical isn't 42 inches anymore.
