Morehouse College Study: YAO MINGS lbs per inch is HIGHER than many!!!!

Hey great post!

I think there is a lot to be said about Yao's lower body strength. I think it shows that he CAN put on weight! Bradley for instance was a stick all the way around. They tried to put weight on him and they couldn't. It just was not in his genetics. But looking at Yao we have physical proof that this guy can put on weight. It stands to reason if we can put on some pounds on the lower half that we can add in in the upper half as well. He just needs proper training from the Rockets on how to do it.

I think the guy will hold his ground just fine in the NBA. He will only get better.

Chris

 

Excellent post shawn.. some peeople are prolly juss jealous that htey didnt think of it quicker. But i think your analysis might be skewed, like the bigger you are the more you weigh, and you are not necessarily buffer. For example, steve francis is fairly strong for a point guard, yet i m sure his pounds per inch isnt that high (im too lazy to check) and the fact that shawn bradley's pounds per inch are more than many buffer looking people, such as dunleavy and butler further points to the fact that the taller u are the more you weigh. However, you are right in saying that bradley is much skinnier than yao...

 

The build of many Asian people who have height is different from others. People forget that Mongolia (northern China) has always been known for its very large and very sturdy people. They have always needed a stout constitution to live in that environment which is pretty rugged.

We always think of Asians as diminutive and thin, but China is a big place and not everyone fits the mold of the stereotypical Asian.

 

Most of the Chinese we see in America here are from southern China. They are in general smaller in built with skinny frame. But the people in northern China are much taller and bigger. I think they average like 5'10" with bigger body.

 

Menk Barteer 290/83=3.49 He is a Mongolian.

 

Interesting work, but it is fundamentally flawed.

Here's a simple experiment:

Take a tall glass and put one inch of water in it and then weigh it.

Now fill that same glass all the way up (e.g. 6" of water) and weigh it again.

You will find that the weight of the water of the full glass vs. the 1" filled glass is not proportional to the difference in the height of the water.

You see, height is a linear measure (i.e. 1 dimension), whereas weight is an effect of volume (3 dimensions). Therefore, when height increases weight should increase in increments raised exponentially to the third power, so you should fully expect taller players to have significantly higher pounds/inch stats that a proportional shorter player.

Okay, science lesson over.

Go Rockets!!!

Go Ming!!!

 

Yeah, Northerners in China are much bigger than southerners. And most overseas Chinese are southerners from Guangdong and Fujian, who are short even in Chinese standards.

 

Lbs per inch is the stupidest data I've ever seen. Are you using this to say a player will be good? This is ridiculous. If you want to say you think Yao will be good because he's 7'5 and has fundamental skills then just say so. He has thick legs and an extremely skinny upper body. Just say that, instead of doing irrelevant height/weight ratio BS...

 

All he is saying is that people that worry about his weight don't need to.

 

Why are you this upset? The guy is just trying to give us one more perspective to evaluate Yao Ming against other NBA centers. Just ignore this thread if you think the idea is stupid.

 

Why are you this upset? The guy is just trying to give us one more perspective to evaluate Yao Ming against other NBA centers. Just ignore this thread if you think the idea is stupid.

 

No kidding, tozai. Good post , Shawndme7. I was wondering what Steve's weight/height was as well, but I'm lazy too. ;-)

Whatever it is, Steve has some of the biggest calves I've ever seen! Certainly the biggest for his height.