[Offered/Committed Elsewhere] '18 IN SG Jamal Harris (New Orleans)

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BankShot said:
You brought up "hang time"...I'm talking about the velocity/biomechanics of entering into the LEAP. They're different concepts/stages...and account for the difference in two 40" jumpers being successful in their QUICKNESS to block shots or otherwise. Similar to fast TWITCH & slow TWITCH muscle fibers in sprinting & LD running.

Again:

Factors that affect initial velocity of a JUMP:

The more powerful your calves, quads, hamstrings, and core, the more force you will exert on the ground and more speed you will leave the ground with (Pavg=∆W/∆t). The heavier you are, the more force is required to accelerate your body to your initial velocity (F=ma).

Two (2) good ISU comparisons would be GEORGE PILLOW and STEVE HART. Both were similar great leapers, but PILLOW was the quicker of the two because of his superb lower body musculature.
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Glad you cleared that up, BS~
 

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sycamorebacker said:
You're not talking about the differences in the initial velocity. You are explaining the "reaction time." The amount of time that elapses between the time the player wants to jump and the time he actually leaves the floor. A quick jumper can get off the floor more quickly. As soon as he leaves the floor he starts decelerating at the negative force of gravity. That is -32 fps squared. Two players that leave the floor at the same velocity get to 0 at the same time. The one with the greater initial velocity will get to 0 at a higher height and be in the air longer. And his downward speed when he hits the floor will be the same as his speed when he left the floor because he falls at +32 fps squared.
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Decelerating...while overcoming gravity during flight in reaching his PEAK? Impossible...

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/~spstnpl/Publications/VerticalJump(Linthorne).pdf

Sorry, but -32 feet per second (fps) & +32fps are insufficient formulas in explaining this concept of AIRBORNE VELOCITY...as demonstrated by my referenced RESEARCH.
 
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I want him. Did you notice how slowly he leaves the floor, then speeds up to the basket and then hangs by the rim? Very hard to defend. When the defender jumps, he won't know how fast to go up.
 

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sycamorebacker said:
I want him. Did you notice how slowly he leaves the floor, then speeds up to the basket and then hangs by the rim? Very hard to defend. When the defender jumps, he won't know how fast to go up.
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Okay...this was funny. I don't care much for the physics bickering in this thread but I had to laugh at this.
 
BankShot said:
What's verticality if you can't get close to the hoop? Also, it's not just "verticality" that prized, but the associated rate of ascent, or QUICKNESS associated with the jump. The kid from Ben Davis has a very QUICK ascent, thus lending to numerous blocked shots early in flight.

Maybe we should start recruiting in Australia? I hear they've got a few 40"+ leapers over there.

I see where this kid's 6'2" 150lbs...what type of durability is he gonna have on those collegiate "back door" situations? He'll be swatted away like a fly! If he gains 25 lbs of muscle in a couple years, what impact will this have on his efficiency to "fly?"
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Wasn't one of his better games but in the end he used his athleticism to score the only basket anyone will remember. Congrats to the young man and his team.
 
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