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Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
NFL Wife Receivers are absolute freaks and no NBA position can compare. These guys devote 90% of their training to their athleticism and 10% on skills and fundamentals. People like LeBron spend more than 50% of their time working on skills such as shooting and dribbling.
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I get superstar calls
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by sundizz
Yes, you are right.
There is another position in any sport with players that have the mix of size, strength, speed, vertical, coordination and agility.
Bron
Pippen
Julius
Tmac
Durant
Name me a better top 5 than that.
If we're going all-time then I'd have to go with the center position:
Wilt
Shaq
DRobb
Dawkins
Dwight
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Lord Olajuwon
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by Lensanity
NFL Wife Receivers are absolute freaks and no NBA position can compare. These guys devote 90% of their training to their athleticism and 10% on skills and fundamentals. People like LeBron spend more than 50% of their time working on skills such as shooting and dribbling.
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infamous souvlaki
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by Lensanity
NFL Wife Receivers are absolute freaks and no NBA position can compare. These guys devote 90% of their training to their athleticism and 10% on skills and fundamentals. People like LeBron spend more than 50% of their time working on skills such as shooting and dribbling.
LeBron in his athletic prime could compete with any WR
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Decent playground baller
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by Dr Hawk
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Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
No.
The NBA relies as much on skill as it does on athleticism, so if you're comparing the entire SF position to positions in other sports, other sports should come out on top. The NFL relies much more on pure athleticism than the NBA does and there are multiple positions which I'm sure would have prove more athletic as a whole when compared to the SF position.
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Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by SugarHill
LeBron in his athletic prime could compete with any WR
That's one player.
How would Luke Walton, Larry Bird, Jared Dudley, Jason Cook, Gallinari, Paul Pierce, etc... fare in tests of athleticism?
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Lord Olajuwon
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
How tall and heavy is the average wide receiver? Give or take
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by Dr Hawk
How tall and heavy is the average wide receiver? Give or take
Even the worst ones are athletic.
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
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Can someone list the best SF's from today's era for comparison purposes?
Best SF's 1984-1998
Larry Bird
Dominique Wilkins
Scottie Pippen
Bernard King
Adrian Dantley
Alex English
James Worthy
Chris Mullin
Grant Hill
Dr. J
Honorable Mention: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Glen Rice, Kiki Vandeweghe, Mark Aguirre, Glenn Robinson, Jamaal Mashburn, Detlef Schrempf, Tom Gugliotta,, Sean Elliot, Richard Dumas
Defensive Specialists: Dennis Rodman, Derrick McKey, Rodney McCray, Clifford Robinson, Anthony Mason, Paul Pressey, George Lynch, Jerome Kersey, Stacey Augmon
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Last edited by 3ball; 05-02-2015 at 09:07 AM.
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by 3ball
Can someone list the best SF's from today's era for comparison purposes?
Best SF's 1984-1998
Larry Bird
Dominique Wilkins
Scottie Pippen
Bernard King
Adrian Dantley
Alex English
James Worthy
Chris Mullin
Grant Hill
Dr. J
Honorable Mention: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Glen Rice, Kiki Vandeweghe, Mark Aguirre, Glenn Robinson, Jamaal Mashburn, Detlef Schrempf, Tom Gugliotta,, Sean Elliot, Richard Dumas
Defensive Specialists: Dennis Rodman, Derrick McKey, Rodney McCray, Clifford Robinson, Anthony Mason, Paul Pressey, George Lynch, Jerome Kersey, Stacey Augmon
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Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
The NFL easily has 5-6 positions way more athletic.....LeBron is talked about as a freak athlete but the NFL has players like Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, JJ Watt, etc....that just blow him away. You find me a player in the NFL that can run the 40 in 4.35 seconds like Calvin did at 6'5 240 lbs or a player than can box jump 61 inches at 295 pounds like JJ Watt and maybe there's an argument but it's not even close.
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infamous souvlaki
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by TheNaturalWR
The NFL easily has 5-6 positions way more athletic.....LeBron is talked about as a freak athlete but the NFL has players like Adrian Peterson, Calvin Johnson, JJ Watt, etc....that just blow him away. You find me a player in the NFL that can run the 40 in 4.35 seconds like Calvin did at 6'5 240 lbs or a player than can box jump 61 inches at 295 pounds like JJ Watt and maybe there's an argument but it's not even close.
No NFL player "blows away" lebron.
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"The One"
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
Originally Posted by SugarHill
No NFL player "blows away" lebron.
Actually they do, in terms of speed, strength, and mental fortitude. It ain't close brother.
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NBA Legend
Re: Is SF in NBA the most athletic position in sports?
OP probably can't even define athleticism.
What makes a SF more athletic than a center, or a PF, or a guard?
What makes an NBA SF more athletic than an Olympic decathlete, or a gymnast?
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