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Following potential 2014 draftees

Impromptu list of freak athletes:

- Lebron James
- Russel Westbrook
- John Wall
- Derek Rose
- Anthony Davis
- Gerald Green
- Javale McGee

Very impressive athletes:

- Eric Bledsoe
- DeMar DeRozan
- Dwight Howard
- Derrick Favors
- Paul George
- Kenneth Faried
- Andre Drummond
- James Harden
- Andre Iguodala
- Deandre Jordan
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- Tony Parker
 
Catchall said:
Impromptu list of freak athletes:

- Lebron James
- Russel Westbrook
- John Wall
- Derek Rose
- Anthony Davis
- Gerald Green
- Javale McGee

Very impressive athletes:

- Eric Bledsoe
- DeMar DeRozan
- Dwight Howard
- Derrick Favors
- Paul George
- Kenneth Faried
- Andre Drummond
- James Harden
- Andre Iguodala
- Deandre Jordan
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- Tony Parker
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Where's Biedrins?
 
Catchall said:
Impromptu list of freak athletes:

- Lebron James
- Russel Westbrook
- John Wall
- Derek Rose
- Anthony Davis
- Gerald Green
- Javale McGee

Very impressive athletes:

- Eric Bledsoe
- DeMar DeRozan
- Dwight Howard
- Derrick Favors
- Paul George
- Kenneth Faried
- Andre Drummond
- James Harden
- Andre Iguodala
- Deandre Jordan
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- Tony Parker
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Blake griffin, tbh
 
Catchall said:
Embiid is my darkhorse top-4 pick.
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It looks like Cleveland may have a pick to entertain the rest of the league...

Catchall said:
Where's that Karl Towns kid going?
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https://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/96/class/2014/kentucky-wildcats
So apparently UK. Found this yesterday on sportando.

spycam1 said:
All of their measurements (no step vert, max vert, 3/4 sprint, lane agility, etc.) are exactly the same. I'll post them if you want.

I once read an article that looked at all the big men drafted in the past decade (this article was written in 2012, I believe) that put together a list of the overall finest physical specimens based on their combine results. Dwight was #1, Favors was #2.

I just don't think Favors displays his athleticism as much as Dwight (that's the real problem).
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Maybe, but the eye test says Dwight has an extra 50 lbs over Favors.

Catchall said:
Impromptu list of freak athletes:

- Lebron James
- Russel Westbrook
- John Wall
- Derek Rose
- Anthony Davis
- Gerald Green
- Javale McGee

Very impressive athletes:

- Eric Bledsoe
- DeMar DeRozan
- Dwight Howard
- Derrick Favors
- Paul George
- Kenneth Faried
- Andre Drummond
- James Harden
- Andre Iguodala
- Deandre Jordan
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- Tony Parker
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Totally disagree with like 50%. James Harden? Comeon! He already plays like he's in his mid thirties...
Tony Parker just slides through the lane like he has butter under both his feet and on his jersey.
Paul George? If being mobile with great length and possessing incredible lateral quickness with quick hands is athletic we should maybe add Tony Allen.
Where's Nate Robinson?
Howard and Drummond with their unique physical qualities in tier 2?
Kenneth Faried? Come on! Being a hustler and going full steam doesn't make you athletic. Else you could add Noah...
Terrence Ross? Serge Ibaka? Where are they?
 
BTP said:
Maybe, but the eye test says Dwight has an extra 50 lbs over Favors.
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Those measurements were done when Favors weighed more than Dwight. At the time, Dwight could only do 7 reps on the bench press, Favors could do 14.
 
spycam1 said:
Those measurements were done when Favors weighed more than Dwight. At the time, Dwight could only do 7 reps on the bench press, Favors could do 14.
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Doing benchpress reps doesn't give you a pivot game close to the basket that can make the defender look like flopping at the same time as suffering a concussion while falling on the floor.
The way he utilizes his power gives him a clear edge. But I liked the physicality Favors brought in yesterday game's first half.
 
Karl was not a freak athlete. He was ueberathletic, but primarily due to this work ethic. Freak athletes are born that way. Shawn Kemp was a freakish athlete at that time. Karl worked his *** off to be more athletic than any big man ever had a right to be, probably the strongest/fastest in combination big man ever really, but it took him working his *** off, he didn't get it all from mother nature.
 
b_line said:
Blake griffin, tbh
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Griffin is the prototypical freak athlete of this generation really, right there with LeBron and Kobe in terms of raw natural athleticism.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Parker with a good line tonight, 21/10/3(ast) in 28 minutes.
4-6 from three.
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I haven't cooled on Wiggins, but Parker has really impressed me. I think he is showing us that he belongs in
the talk for #1 player. Certainly if we end up with the #2 selection it makes us feel great about whoever falls to us.
 
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