rank these players athleticism

[Ikill]

haters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJhMNPuiwyI
he had the best hair too and still has hair unlike Carter Jordan and Lebron goin bald

[DevilsAssassin]

haters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJhMNPuiwyI
he had the best hair too and still has hair unlike Carter Jordan and Lebron goin bald

[magnax1]

Again, T-Mac should be in this.

I don't think TMac was the same level of athlete as these guys. He had the perfect body type for basketball, as in he was extremely lanky with huge hands. He also had perfect body control, but I don't think he had the vert, speed or quickness of those other guys.
Julius erving deserves to be with these guys though.
Anyway I'd rank them
1-Lebron
Not as quick as Jordan or Rose, but basically just as fast, with a huge gap in strength, and fairly large gap in overall size.
2-Jordan
Doesn't really have any flaw. Insanely quick, fast and can jump as high as pretty much any superstar I've ever seen. He's probably not as strong as any of these guys (at least inch for inch) but it never seemed to be a problem anyway, and I think he was a lot stronger then he looked.
The other guys are a jumble, and I'm too lazy to rank them right now anyway.

[Papaya Petee]

1.) LeBron
2.) MJ\Vince
3.) Vince\MJ
4.) Domonique
5.) D-Rose

[AngelEyes]

I don't think TMac was the same level of athlete as these guys. He had the perfect body type for basketball, as in he was extremely lanky with huge hands. He also had perfect body control, but I don't think he had the vert, speed or quickness of those other guys.
Julius erving deserves to be with these guys though.
Anyway I'd rank them
1-Lebron
Not as quick as Jordan or Rose, but basically just as fast, with a huge gap in strength, and fairly large gap in overall size.
2-Jordan
Doesn't really have any flaw. Insanely quick, fast and can jump as high as pretty much any superstar I've ever seen. He's probably not as strong as any of these guys (at least inch for inch) but it never seemed to be a problem anyway, and I think he was a lot stronger then he looked.
The other guys are a jumble, and I'm too lazy to rank them right now anyway.

Really because many of Jordan's peers, including Magic Johnson and Robert Horry, talk about his great strength. I have no doubt in my mind he was stronger than Carter and Rose. His dunks may not have been as powerful as Wilkins, but he seemed as strong as him, especially from 1992 on. James and Jordan are easily at the top of this list.

[ImmortalD24]

1. Michael Jordan
2. LeBron James
3. Vince Carter
4. Derrick Rose
5. Dominique Wilkins

[D.J.]

Vince Carter- he could jump off one foot, two feet, run the court very well, and he was simply explosive. IMO, he has a slight advantage in leaping ability over MJ and is about equal in everything else. That's why I rank him above MJ.

Michael Jordan- see above. Just a hair below Vince.

LeBron James- LeBron can jump off one foot very well and is extremely fast. But he's not that explosive and he's not much of a two foot jumper.

Derrick Rose- Rose has a very quick step, though it's not on the level of MJ or Vince. He's also not as explosive.

Dominique Wilkins- not as fast as the others and is strictly a two foot jumper.

[che guevara]

Derrick Rose Lebon James Vince Carter Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins

Lebron
Jordan
Vince
Rose
Nique

Vince Carter- he could jump off one foot, two feet, run the court very well, and he was simply explosive. IMO, he has a slight advantage in leaping ability over MJ and is about equal in everything else. That's why I rank him above MJ.

Michael Jordan- see above. Just a hair below Vince.

LeBron James- LeBron can jump off one foot very well and is extremely fast. But he's not that explosive and he's not much of a two foot jumper.

Derrick Rose- Rose has a very quick step, though it's not on the level of MJ or Vince. He's also not as explosive.

Dominique Wilkins- not as fast as the others and is strictly a two foot jumper.

You need to watch some highlights from Lebron in Cleveland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqD-JoDgKao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM2NJLQ2224

[D.J.]

You need to watch some highlights from Lebron in Cleveland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqD-JoDgKao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM2NJLQ2224

That doesn't make him explosive, especially when at least 2 of the guys on the list have him beat in that category.

[andgar923]

POund for pound:

MJ
Bron
Rose
VC
Nique

People forget that MJ was as fast/quick/explosive as a 6'2 guard.
As strong as a big man.
As agile as a 6'0 player.
Super quick reflexes, great coordination, stamina had no limits and we all know about his vert.

Bron for his size is an exceptional athlete, that has very few peers.... but pound for pound MJ edges him because he's more agile, far better coordination (Bron is at times 'robotic').

Rose is a stronger version of Steve Francis.

VC is mostly a great leaper, I doubt he's a better all around athlete than Spreewell or his cousin (Tmac). While Tmac wasn't as big of a leaper as VC (although VC didn't have such a huge leaping advantage as some may think), Tmac was a better all around athlete.

Nique was a power leaper, but I never really thought he was an athlete on MJ's, Rose's level.

[Xover]

somebody explain to me how athletic JR smith' athleticism is coz I don't get it

[andgar923]

I don't think TMac was the same level of athlete as these guys. He had the perfect body type for basketball, as in he was extremely lanky with huge hands. He also had perfect body control, but I don't think he had the vert, speed or quickness of those other guys.
Julius erving deserves to be with these guys though.
Anyway I'd rank them
1-Lebron
Not as quick as Jordan or Rose, but basically just as fast, with a huge gap in strength, and fairly large gap in overall size.
2-Jordan
Doesn't really have any flaw. Insanely quick, fast and can jump as high as pretty much any superstar I've ever seen. He's probably not as strong as any of these guys (at least inch for inch) but it never seemed to be a problem anyway, and I think he was a lot stronger then he looked.
The other guys are a jumble, and I'm too lazy to rank them right now anyway.

MJ was actually much stronger than he looked. Various players have mentioned how strong he was. Hell..... even Horry mentioned that MJ was pound for pound the strongest he's faced, and that's including Bron. I know Charles said it, Magic and others.

[nayte]

POINT SYSTEM:
5 points for being #1
4 points for being #2
3 points for being #3
2 points for being #4
1 points for being #5

SPEED:

1. Lebron James
2. Michael Jordan
3. Derrick Rose
4. Vince Carter
5. Dominique Wilkins

QUICKNESS:

1. Derrick Rose
2. Michael Jordan
3. Lebron James
4. Vince Carter
5. Dominique Wilkins

ONE FOOT TAKEOFF

1. Lebron James
2. Michael Jordan
3. Vince Carter
4. Derrick Rose
5. Dominique Wilkins

TWO FOOT TAKEOFF

1. Dominique Wilkins
2. Michael Jordan
3. Vince Carter
4. Lebron James
5. Derrick Rose

POWER/STRENGTH

1. Lebron James
2. Dominique Wilkins
3. Vince Carter
4. Michael Jordan
5. Derrick Rose

AGILITY

1. Derrick Rose
2. Michael Jordan
3. Lebron James
4. Vince Carter
5. Dominique Wilkins

CARDIO/DURABILITY/LONGEVITY

1. Michael Jordan
2. Lebron James
3. Derrick Rose
4. Dominique Wilkins
5. Vince Carter

SIZE

1. Lebron James
2. Dominique Wilkins
3. Vince Carter
4. Michael Jordan
5. Derrick Rose



CONCLUSION:

1. Lebron James 32 points
2. Michael Jordan 29 points
3. Derrick Rose 21 points
4. Vince Carter 19 points
4. Dominique Wilkins 19 points



WINNER = LEBRON JAMES

Ha ..what a suprise....
Does anyone have some official times and measurements etc.

[senelcoolidge]

1. Micheal Jordan
2. Dominique Wilkins
3. Derrick Rose
4. Lebron James
5. Vince Carter

[Dragonyeuw]

Vince Carter- he could jump off one foot, two feet, run the court very well, and he was simply explosive. IMO, he has a slight advantage in leaping ability over MJ and is about equal in everything else. That's why I rank him above MJ.

Jordan was about as equally explosive in terms of jumping off one or two feet, had better in-air body control, laterally quicker, could change directions on a dime better, quicker reflexes. Overall, Jordan for me was a better total athlete.