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Which One Would You Choose?

Posted on: Sat, 01/26/2013 at 11:53pm
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Which One Would You Choose?

Would you rather have ELITE athleticism/ups with an AVERAGE jumper, or an ELITE jumper with AVERAGE athleticism/ups.

I always hear people saying man I wish I could dunk/jump like that, but ya never really hear people say man I wish I could shoot like that. Just curious which way you guys would go?


Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 12:59am
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Elite athleticism with an

Elite athleticism with an average jumper. Athleticism can be improved but some people are just more blessed than others in that area. Shooting is one of the easiest things to improve in basketball

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 2:00am
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Elite athleticism because a

Elite athleticism because a jumper can be taught. Athleticism can carry over to defense and rebounding. (Can being the key word). Above all else I would take work ethic, both of these mean nothing if a player doesn't work at their craft.

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 2:24am
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elite jumper.. just me.. im

elite jumper.. just me.. im kinda lazy ass, just wanna shoot around

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 3:03am
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Depends,if I have good

Depends,if I have good handling ability ,then athleticism ,if not then a jumper

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 3:14am
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elite athleticism is great but i would take an

elite jumper because if you depend on your athleticism you probably make plays with more risk of injury. if you get injured and come back and your athleticism isn't the same then you just have an average jumper. if you have an elite jumper you have an elite jumper. the best players athletic or not play on the floor better than the air. it takes as much training to be elite either way.

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 5:40am
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Hmm

Lets ask Stephen Curry

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 7:13am
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If rather ask LeBron James

If rather ask LeBron James lol

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 8:05am
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nice one

My answer is... Fundamentals

i prefer ELITE jumper with AVERAGE athleticism/ups.

Dirk Nowitzki, Nash, Love, Bird, Duncan (post, mid range and his bank shot), Magic Johnson (he wasn't that fast he couldn't jump that high and he wasn't a good shooter but he had fundamentals and was quick enough to start a fastbreak, great vision and passing abilities), i will choose anytime a player with good fundamentals than a player with hops, because i don't know how he is going to evolve

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 10:11am
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If it said elite fundamentals

If it said elite fundamentals then I would've taken that...but he only said jumper. I was thinking of someone like Steve Novak in that case

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 9:21am
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Sound like Wiggins vs Parker

Sound like Wiggins vs Parker lolol

Posted on: Sun, 01/27/2013 - 11:24am
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Athleticism

Coming from someone who had a 20" vert on a good day, I'll take the athleticism please. Shooting is something I have learned over the years, my vert however is down to 12".

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