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Player comparison Cousins/Curry/Jordan Hill/Bosh

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by brian_chapman, Jun 23, 2010.

  1. tinman

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    did you guys see the espn interview, cousins seems a bit immature.
    hopefully he doesn't turn into derrick coleman.
     
  2. RV6

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    I'm not saying the guy with longer arms is always at a disadvantage, but he can be in certain situations, so it does matter enough to consider it.

    What i mean by a shorter arm is similar to how people with shorter arms bench press more. Less movement, easier to control because there's less distance involved. You're looking at height as just a number and not considering how that height is distributed. It's like if i tell you one person is in better shape than the other and you say, "but they're the same weight!"...it's not just about numbers, gotta consider the body composition.


    What i meant by pushed back is when you try to dunk and a defender puts their arm up to block..i forgot to specify what kind of shot. If you can't push that arm back with your arm as you dunk you're going to get stuffed at the rim. A center with a longer arm is easier to push back. Just like a long stick can be broken easier than a short one (of equal size). A longer arm is more likely to bend back.

    No one is talking about short trex arms versus longer ones. I'm refering to the average center with average center arms, compared to cousins who's mostly arms and at a shorter real height. Yes he may have an advtange when reaching for a ball or when a layup is at a certain height he may be able to reach it when others cant, but there's also plenty negatives about that. What takes longer to get up, arms that are longer and hanging lower or shorter (not short, but shorter) arms at a higher height?
     
  3. jlwee

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    All of them jump higher than Yao Ming. What's your point?
     
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    Longer arms are always an advantage in basketball, always.
     
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    hmmm... lets see... how many players have been drafted in the top 10 that are 6'10" between 230-290... you just cant pick out 4 of them to compair their measurements and athletic abilty and not consider skill, fundamentals, durability, and mental readiness.

    Those are 4 very different players... you could maybe compaire Cousins to Curry but Cousins is much more skilled and polished.
     
  6. BackNthDay

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    I'm going with Jordan Hill, has the ability to put on weight and muscle and not affect his game. He has more Karl Malone potential than any of the other players mentioned.

    I remember the late season game against the C's and he played tough in the post against Garnett, Perkins, and Big Baby.
     
  7. RV6

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    i'll make it clear again that this is situational, i'm not saying it's always a disadvantage, just that there are definitely disadvantages to him being a shorter true height and being mostly arms that need to be considered, especially when combined with a below average vertical.

    This is an exaggeration, but i want to make the point clear. Take a little person, with super long arms, with a reach up to 9'. Then another person who's of average basketball height, with more avg arms, who also reaches 9'. Who's going to be able to consistently get to that 9' quickly? Not the little person, they have more vertical distance to cover becausethey need to raise their arm a longer distance, since that arm is such a significant part of their reach.
     

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