don't forget (or if you didn't even know) Nique <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1nINqMTxKow" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Are we talking about watching a game live in person? If so, Hakeem. distant seconds: MerGady, Franchise, Duncan, RyBo, Robinson...
aahahahahaha. Flyin Ryan Bowen, huh? I'm only 24, but I think D Rose deserves a bit of love in this thread.
for PGs, Nate Robinson Steve Francis Derrick Rose Rajon Rondo (quickness) for swings, VINCE CARTER MJ LBJ Wade T-Mac Gino (his ability to control his body in the air is crazy) Younger Marion Younger Kobe (though he probably isn't as much as an athletic freak as the other guys on the list, he is just really hardworking) For bigmen, Dwight Howard Blake Griffin Younger Antonio McDyess Younger Shawn Kemp Dream Amare Probably a bunch which I am missing. Those are just the most athletically gifted I have seen personally.
Live in person. Tracy McGrady Blake Griffin Chris Paul Carmelo Anthony Chris Anderson (Bird Man) Been to only a few Rockets games in Houston. Been to a ton of Rockets vs. Spurs games in San Antonio and there is no one on the Spurs with amazing athleticism.
just found it strange. plus, Len Bias never played in the nba cause he died of cocaine overdose. it is the NBA dish, you know. <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JS0q-Gfo3sA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I think Battier summed it up best when he said Lebron bigger than Ray Lewis, fast as Chad Johnson and could jump as high as whoever, etc... something along those lines. A lot of the guys y'all are naming are explosive or can jump high, but I wouldn't consider them freak athletes.
I don't know Tony Parker (speed wise) Both are retired, but Brent Barry and Michael Finley were both very athletic guys in their youth.
This. By most gifted I'm assuming the OP is refering to all the dimensions of athleticism, not who had the highest vertical or could catch tbe best alley oops. That's why I wouldn't count Kemp. As athletic as he was, he didn't have the coordination to be a solid shooter and ball handler. To be the most gift you should be able to show you can learn movements and polish them, so they're solid. I think it's hard to include many guys taller than 6'8 ish because their bodies start to get too big to control very well. Lebron is certainly up there. The rockets trainer once said Maxwell had more athleticism than MJ and I think i believe him, he'd be up there too, despite not having a mind blowing vertical. Rose is another one. These guys have speed, strength, coordination, explosion, fluidity, etc. Dream as well. Possibly Ray Allen.
I want to mention Dream, Michael, Mac, Lebron and other but it's not even close... This guy for sure <object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mizEJTeD3NI?version=3&hl=ru_RU"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mizEJTeD3NI?version=3&hl=ru_RU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
vince carter. that guy was an athletic freak. if people thought what lebron or blake griffin brought to the league in terms of hype in their first year was crazy, vince brought "vinsanity." the guy was playing on the raptors, and had them selling out road games in his rookie year.
Did you watch the initial video I posted of Kemps top dunks? About half of them are either him going coast to coast around 5 players, or taking 2 or 3 players to the hole from outside. What Kemp do you remember watching?
