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National High School Star
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
I can't think of any current athlete in any sport that compares to Lebron's size/athleticism combo.
can you?
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"LINISH HIM!"
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
some people need to watch a few more Griffin highlights
Kid has higher hops than Amare and Howard.
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College star
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
LeBron can play like Kobe/Wade. Can Blake? There's your answer.
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Good High School Starter
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
No...
Blake Griffin has vertical, power... and moves pretty decent for his size...
But Lebron? He is ranked by NBA.com as the #2 best athlete in NBA history (behind Wilt Chamberlain). He has the best combination of:
speed
quickness
vertical
power
agility
durability
conditioning
SIZE
in NBA history.... (if not, name me another )
He gets up the highest + he is probably the fastest guy in the NBA to at what....
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Last edited by evilmonkey; 10-19-2010 at 07:18 PM.
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Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Griffin is the more explosive leaper but LeBron is faster in the open court. And just for the record neither of these guys are close to being the most athletic guys in the league. They just happen to have ungodly athleticism for guys their size.
Last edited by YouCallILose; 10-19-2010 at 07:16 PM.
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by the GIBBET
They are numbers 1 and 2 in the league right now in athleticism.
But Lebron gets the nod because he has better coordination in terms of dribbling, shooting, etc.
Derrick Rose is a better athlete than Griffin. As is Anthony Randolph, Travis Outlaw, Gerald Wallace, Rajon Rondo, Terrence Williams.
I cant see how Stoudemire is worse.
Griffin would be a top 15 athlete though.
Lebron James is the best athlete, on a whole new level with speed and quickness than Griffin, with similar strength and leaping. In fact Lebron is a higher leaper off 1 foot.
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7-time NBA All-Star
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by G-train
Derrick Rose is a better athlete than Griffin. As is Anthony Randolph, Travis Outlaw, Gerald Wallace, Rajon Rondo, Terrence Williams.
I cant see how Stoudemire is worse.
Griffin would be a top 15 athlete though.
Um. Wat.
Most of those guys you listed are twigs.
Griffin can jump out of the building AND powerlift all the dudes you listed.
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Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by Droid101
Um. Wat.
Most of those guys you listed are twigs.
Griffin can jump out of the building AND powerlift all the dudes you listed.
You're taking into consideration their size. If you're talking about raw athleticism Griffin isn't even top 20 in the league.
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Decent playground baller
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
So far, in terms of explosiveness and vertical BG has shown that he has the bunnies to hang with the best of'em, but on lebrons level? Thats another story, no doubt they are quite similar, but with the Clipper's curse, and the history of BG's injuries, I would say that he may end up being another Greg Oden...I really really really hope this does not happen, as he is one of the more exciting players to watch in this league. But as of now, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Lebron is the superior athlete, being athletic doesn't just involve hops and strength, you also have to have flexibility, speed, endurance, durability, etc. And Lebron has all of those and BG only has some.
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i be killah swag
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by the GIBBET
They are numbers 1 and 2 in the league right now in athleticism.
But Lebron gets the nod because he has better coordination in terms of dribbling, shooting, etc.
what about derrick rose and Nate Robinson. Nate is the fastest quickest and jumps highest according to his draft numbers.
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Good High School Starter
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by YouCallILose
Griffin is the more explosive leaper but LeBron is faster in the open court. And just for the record neither of these guys are close to being the most athletic guys in the league. They just happen to have ungodly athleticism for guys their size.
how does that work?
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Knicks Board Moderator
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by the GIBBET
People who think this is a dumb question are pretty retarded. It's actually pretty close.
Explain.
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i be killah swag
Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by tpols
They might be similar as athletes but lebron possesses skills that very few people of his size and athleticism have: that is he can dribble phenomenally in the open court, has great court vision, and he can slash to the hole and finish with the best to ever play.
Thats exactly what makes blake griffin so special what you listed for lebron i would even say blake griffin has better handles than lebron.
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Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
i know everyone hates lebron now but seriously, lebron and blake griffin... this is like comparing a benz and a honda.
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Re: Better athlete: LeBron James or Blake Griffin?
Originally Posted by evilmonkey
how does that work?
You put Derrick Rose or Russell Westbrook's athleticism in LeBron's body and he can dunk from between the free throw line and the 3 point line. That's how.
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