How the heck is TMAC OR OLAJUWON not on this list!?

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it needs to happen

 

In my opinion, Hakeem was every bit as athletic as Dwight Howard, and I am not exaggerating. He had freakish hops, quickness, and open court speed.

 

How can the list not have VC.

Frederick Weiz thats all I need to say.

 

Where is Brian Scalabrine? He easily tops Lebron and Howard for Athleticism

 

I see your Scalabrine and raise you a Brian Cook

 

well, by your post, I know you didnt watch Hakeem, he was very athletic, he is no. 8 in steals all-time.
also you can see the block on kevin johnson, and tell me thats not athletic??

 

hmm, dwight if anything is slightly taller than hakeem, unless hakeem has shrunk.

kobe's listed height is 6'6, wade's is 6'4 i think, no idea where you're getting those listed heights from?

I have no idea why height matters though, when it comes to athleticism, you don't deserve a discount as there's no real benefit to height whatsoever, strength and power certainly do though.

 

drexler is one of the most athletic ever

 

nevermind just looked at the list....duh

 

should be you are, you're is not very formal.

 

Drexler not drexler

 

how did the human highlight film not even get a mention

 

oh wait, nvm

 

Hakeem's listed height is 7 flat. DH I think is around 6'11.

There's no real benefit to height but I think a tall guy who is athletic is more impressive than an equally athletic short guy.

The general consensus is you lose athleticism the larger you are. Someone like Nate Robinson can jump and soar like an eagle, but when you get to Shawn Bradley or Manute Bol or Yao Ming you start moving like a turtle. That's why I think a 6'9 player like Tmac is more athletic than Kobe and esp. Dwade.

 

Did you really expect 4 rockets to make the list?

But Hakeem should be on there, he and Dr. J are more athletic than Gerald Wallace. I would even make an argument for Vince Carter.

It seems like a new wave definition of "athletic" has taken over and it completely disregards coordination and body control which I think makes up a great deal of athleticism. (And why I dont consider someone like Ariza athletic)

 

watch the video of swight training with hakeem, he looks a tiny bit taller to me, but it's pretty negligible either way.

yeah you lose athleticism as you get taller, what that means though is...you're less athletic.......so in a comparison of athleticism, it means....