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starting to wonder if walsh should be in play at 28. he's elite defensively with an elite motor which is a great base to start from - if he can even become a standstill catch and shoot guy, he easily outplays his draft position. if he simply can't get it done offensively, he's out of the league in 3 years - oh well, he was taken at 28. seems like the risk/reward is in your favor with him. this, of course depending on who else is there.
 
KqWIN said:
To get max vert, they take how high you touch and subtract standing reach. So if you sandbag your standing reach you get that added to your vert.
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That doesn't make sense to me but I'll figure it out at some point in the next few days.

It makes sense that someone might game that mechanism to juice their athletic testing if they're considered unathletic, though.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Could you elaborate on this? How/why would you short your measurements?
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They measure your vertical by measuring how high your reached minus your standing reach.

Just try it yourself. Reach up in the air with one hand in a casual manner. Then really try to extend to reach as high as possible. The difference is like +2'', you can make it even bigger if you sink your scapula a little bit. The shorter you make your standing reach, the bigger your vertical is going to look on paper because you will fully extend your reach on a max jump attempt.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
starting to wonder if walsh should be in play at 28. he's elite defensively with an elite motor which is a great base to start from - if he can even become a standstill catch and shoot guy, he easily outplays his draft position. if he simply can't get it done offensively, he's out of the league in 3 years - oh well, he was taken at 28. seems like the risk/reward is in your favor with him. this, of course depending on who else is there.
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Until he learns how to play 5 on 5 basketball without looking like a frightened deer I will pass.
 
NUMBERICA said:
That doesn't make sense to me but I'll figure it out at some point in the next few days.

It makes sense that someone might game that mechanism to juice their athletic testing if they're considered unathletic, though.
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i think it's the idea that folks pay more attention to vert numbers than they do standing reach. so they'd rather their vert number look good than their standing reach number look good.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Until he learns how to play 5 on 5 basketball without looking like a frightened deer I will pass.
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only looked like a frightened deer on offense. which i admit is a huge problem - but that is why there is some risk involved. as there is with any pick in that range - they last until the end of the first because they have significant warts.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Measurements winners are: (these are relative to my personal expectations)


  • Jarace Walker (absolute tank of a human with elite length)

Losers:

  • Taylor Hendricks (came up lacking on the wingspan after it being rumored it was 7'3 and was shorter than expected)
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Hilariously on point for Cy. Wild rumor from where? He came in exactly as expected and has a standing reach more than a couple inches bigger than the dude he claims has elite length. Tay may not have been a "winner" but claiming he's a loser when Walker came in short and is a winner is just wild hating but I'd expect nothing less.
 
I’m sure someone did it before him, but I remember Harrison Barnes talking some **** before the combine saying “wait til you see the numbers”. Something along those lines. He had a great vertical leap his standing reach was unreasonably low. Definitely had it planned beforehand lol.
 
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