RELAXED wrote:
I think it's pretty obvious, it's because college players are faster. The NBA is full of 260 lb 6'10-7' players.......they're slow. Tall players win games, because when they reach their hand up it's only 6-8 inches from the rim and they're are to shoot over, they take up a lot of space on such a small playing court, they aren't on football field. College players are more athletic because they're smaller, still tall and still big, but the NBA doesn't recruit 6'6" forwards anymore, and very rarely under 6' 3" guard.
Put it this way, there isn't anybody in the NBA who could be in the top 5 in a state high school girls 100meter race in states like California, Texas, Florida......and no Lebron James wouldn't even make it to a girls final in the 100 meters.
This is totally wrong. I remember two years ago the TV commentators at an NBA game had just finished covering the NCAA tournament and were back doing NBA. They kept talking about how they just couldn’t get over how much faster the NBA players were after they had been watching the NCAA for a couple weeks.
It is the exact opposite of what you say. The people who make it to the NBA are not 6’8 guys who can’t run fast. They the ones that have the speed and agility of someone who is 6’2 but are 6’8. THAT’S WHY THEY ARE IN THE NBA.
And if you think guys like DeAaron Fox can’t easily outsprint any high school girl, then you clearly have no comprehension of the sheer athletic talent of people in the NBA.