what do you think kobe could run a mile in?

Nash would be slower over all distances mile and below in the current shape each of them are in.

mid 5s are absurd, as I can go out and break 5 without training for months and your telling me naturally talented athletes that have played multiple sports throughout highschool (considering neither of them went to college) Can accomplish something as trivially slow as a 4:50 mile?

O.o wrote:

Nash would be slower over all distances mile and below in the current shape each of them are in.

mid 5s are absurd, as I can go out and break 5 without training for months and your telling me naturally talented athletes that have played multiple sports throughout highschool (considering neither of them went to college) Can accomplish something as trivially slow as a 4:50 mile?

Thats so screwed up I cant even tell which side you are taking.

Pat,

Are we talking a full mile?

harry

An NBA decathlon would be a lot of fun to watch.

Anybody want to put up a few million $...

Consent wrote:

nba fan wrote:

They do play 82 games a year, and practice nearly everyday. Also Kobe hasn't had much of an off season with the Olympics and all.

You do realize that you're registered under your email and posting in the same thread under 2 different names to support your point...Patrik Mirani

Fail.

BUSTED!!!

If Kobe's time trialing, I say 5:30. If he's racing somebody, who knows. He likes to win. I'd go as low as 4:50.

philthy wrote:

Kobe couldn't break 6 if his life depended on it. He may be a decent basketball player but he would suck at pretty much every other sport including running.

people like you are crazy. There are plenty of middle schoolers that can run under 6 without training (hell, I ran under 5:30 in 7th grade while playing bball and not attending track practice). Kobe could easily go under 5 if he had to. If he had 2 weeks of training, much faster than that.

I have several friends who weigh 200+ and are very fit. Each of them are taller than 6'3". I won't get into detail about their train routines however, the fastest either of them has ran a mile is 5:24. The guy is 6'4 210. There is no way that Kobe or Lebron can break 5:30 for a mile WITH training. I give them about high 5's with the shape that their in now and even that's being generous.

There is no way Kobe could run a 5:xx mile, if he could why would he be making millions in the NBA? He'd be running 17 min 5k's and sitting on his computer on letsrun all day.

It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant the majority of posters are here. So many of you idiots think because you can barely do something that you've trained your entire life for, that one of the most athletically gifted specimens on earth couldn't do it without similar training.

asdfasfdsafdsafsa wrote:

There are plenty of middle schoolers that can run under 6 without training (hell, I ran under 5:30 in 7th grade while playing bball and not attending track practice). Kobe could easily go under 5 if he had to. If he had 2 weeks of training, much faster than that.

I ran a 6:00 mile with no training when I was 12 years old and I was just your average 4:30 miler in high school.

I say he runs, stops, sexually assults a minor, denies it and finishes in 6:03 flat.

Water Rat wrote:

Maybe some of the thinner, smaller guards, like Rip, could approach 5. I was at a summer basketball camp back in the day and doing a little running after the day's basketball activities. The camp counselors said Jim Paxson (john's brother) ran a mile in 5:00 the previous week at the camp. But he apparently regularly ran 2-3 miles a day for conditioning. Most b-ballers do not do that. I would guess Kobe would be around 5:20 to 5:30. Lebron much farther back. Lebron weighs 260! No way someone moves that kind of mass very quickly for much farther than a quarter mile. And that's about the max distance b-baller's sport trains them to do. Run 20 to 60 seconds, rest, repeat.

It's not like there is no endurance required for basketball. As a high school sophomore, my twin brother ran a 5:01 indoor mile off of 2 months of training, and this was with not much exercise (mainly pickup basketball) for the prior year. Neither he nor I are very talented athletically. Sure Kobe is pretty big, but Kobe isn't much bigger than say Nick Symmonds. Or he wasn't when he was 22 anyways. A mile isn't that long of a race. We're talking about 5 or less minutes of running, not 20 minutes or an hour or anything.

probably alot wrote:

I have several friends who weigh 200+ and are very fit. Each of them are taller than 6'3". I won't get into detail about their train routines however, the fastest either of them has ran a mile is 5:24. The guy is 6'4 210. There is no way that Kobe or Lebron can break 5:30 for a mile WITH training. I give them about high 5's with the shape that their in now and even that's being generous.

Brilliant. You have a "fit" friend who is 6'4 210 who can run a 5:24 mile. From that, you conclude that there is "no way" Kobe could break 5:30 even with training. Unassailable logic there. Kobe is a few inches taller and weighs about the same as your "fit" friend. Oh, and Kobe is one of the best athletes of the six billion people in this world. Yet, you think Kobe couldn't keep up with your friend, whether or not Kobe trained for a mile.

browski wrote:

It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant the majority of posters are here. So many of you idiots think because you can barely do something that you've trained your entire life for, that one of the most athletically gifted specimens on earth couldn't do it without similar training.

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While he did admit to it in this case, it is pretty easy to just copy someone's email into your own post under a different name in an attempt to damage their credibility.

I play professional basketball in the D-league with a very similair body type to kobe bryant. I rarely run for more than 2 or 3 miles at a time but i ran a mile 3 days in a row on a treadmile and on the third day i went all out. I ran a 4:40. I'm sure Kobe could do the same and probably ran 20-30 seconds faster when he was my age ( 24 ) . Allen Iverson ran a four minute mile in street clothes at the Olympics.

baller wrote:

I play professional basketball in the D-league with a very similair body type to kobe bryant. I rarely run for more than 2 or 3 miles at a time but i ran a mile 3 days in a row on a treadmile and on the third day i went all out. I ran a 4:40. I'm sure Kobe could do the same and probably ran 20-30 seconds faster when he was my age ( 24 ) . Allen Iverson ran a four minute mile in street clothes at the Olympics.

What?

Well, if Kobe Bryant were to actually finish a mile, he would probably get 15 minutes. However, he would probably tear his achilles tendon within the first five meters. He would then have Derek Fisher sub in for him and finish the rest of the mile because he has no balls.

No balls? After tearing his ACL, he got up and shot two free throws. If that's not balls I don't know what is. Kobe may be the grittiest athletes on this planets. Also, I dont think you guys understand how hard kobe trains. Look up "Kobe 6 6 6" and you'll find out a lot of things that you would've known had you not just assumed that all he does is basketball. The reason he has played so well even when so far from his prime is that he trains harder than anyone in the NBA, and, with few exceptions, the world. Look up "Kobe Bryant Work Ethic" while you're at it. Be warned - you'll be surprised. Kobe may be hurt right now, but barring season-ending injuries, he would be at the same pace that he was 5 years ago in terms of basketball, running, and strength. The fact that many of you are being "generous" with a 5:20-5:30 mile is mind boggling considering I know a 13 year old who runs a 5:12 and still came in the middle of the pack at the REGIONAL meet. A world class athlete like kobe, again, barring injury, could run at least a 4:40 flat with the amount of time he spends on his craft. I have no doubt in my mind that pre-injuries kobe could run a 4:30, and prime kobe could get a 4:20. His training is the only thing allowing him to keep up with the younger, more athletic players of today, and until he retires for good, he will continue with that trend.