Was Michael Jordan a sub 10 second talent?

The stupidity of some LRC posters just floors me sometimes. I know I should be used to it by now, but then posts like this happen.

incredible wrote:

The stupidity of some LRC posters just floors me sometimes. I know I should be used to it by now, but then posts like this happen.

What’s stupid about it? It’s educated and fun conjecture. I’ve played basketball, ran and sprinted and been around top athletes personally and even played basketball with sprinters. Have you, big boy?

I am only saying if he was a talent. I wasn’t saying whether he had the motivation or desire to do sprints or could come straight out of the nba season and do it

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’m sure most agree his jumping was world class and he was in good shape. I was also thinking about his great moves and how incredible quickness was required, reminding me of general athletic quickness I’ve seen in some good 100m sprinters.

I say yes.

Now that you've finished jerking off talking about him, yes, I would agree he can run a sub 10 for 60 meters.

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

It’s educated

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incredible wrote:

The stupidity of some LRC posters just floors me sometimes. I know I should be used to it by now, but then posts like this happen.

By the way with your lazy quick name and unsophisticated language and a post which is basically sheer laziness, you don’t strike me as intelligent yourself and hardly qualified to pass blanket judgments.

hahahaha wrote:

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

It’s educated

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Wow so much originality and wit.

Jordan for three wrote:

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’m sure most agree his jumping was world class and he was in good shape. I was also thinking about his great moves and how incredible quickness was required, reminding me of general athletic quickness I’ve seen in some good 100m sprinters.

I say yes.

Now that you've finished jerking off talking about him, yes, I would agree he can run a sub 10 for 60 meters.

I wrote a terse paragraph about him. He is one of the most well known and discussed athletes of modern times. By what standard would I be “jerking off” about him?

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’m sure most agree his jumping was world class and he was in good shape. I was also thinking about his great moves and how incredible quickness was required, reminding me of general athletic quickness I’ve seen in some good 100m sprinters.

I say yes.

Holy crap, are you dumb. Being fast on a basketball court has absolutely nothing do do with 100m sprinting. And exactly how do his "great moves" cross over to sprinting? Creative dunking and dribbling and being able to move past an opposing player means you can sprint 100m at elite level? Are you on drugs?

Chinese ping pong players are very quick and have great "moves" too.

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’m sure most agree his jumping was world class and he was in good shape. I was also thinking about his great moves and how incredible quickness was required, reminding me of general athletic quickness I’ve seen in some good 100m sprinters.

I say yes.

You're not serious.

MJ wouldn't have broken 13 secs.

Calling all LRC trollers - this one is easily hurt and likely to get into a foaming-at-the-mouth frenzy soon. Have fun with him.

p.s. You're a moran.

He was below average speed on the bases, I'd also be amazed if he could break 13, maybe 12.5 when he was in college at best. Iguodala is a way better leaper fwiw

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’ve played basketball, ran and sprinted and been around top athletes personally and even played basketball with sprinters. Have you, big boy?

You've played basketball?? With sprinters??? PERSONALLY?!?!?

My goodness, I wasn't aware of this development. I can see how you were offended by the amateurs on here. All of us now must take you extremely seriously.

Kevin Hart 4:05:06 wrote:

He was below average speed on the bases, I'd also be amazed if he could break 13, maybe 12.5 when he was in college at best. Iguodala is a way better leaper fwiw

gotta be trolling but I'll bite. do you have any data to back anything you said? Because everything i've seen/read points to you being absolutely wrong on all your points.

could Jordan break 10? very unlikely just based on low percentage of people with that top end speed. But 11? thats a much better debate.

a good place to start would be "is Jordan faster than Lebron"? because i think Lebron probably has roughly 11.0-11.3 speed at his top speed, though at his weight not sure it would hold up over 100m, but Jordan wouldn't have that issue.

No.

wow... idiot alert wrote:

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’m sure most agree his jumping was world class and he was in good shape. I was also thinking about his great moves and how incredible quickness was required, reminding me of general athletic quickness I’ve seen in some good 100m sprinters.

I say yes.

Holy crap, are you dumb. Being fast on a basketball court has absolutely nothing do do with 100m sprinting. And exactly how do his "great moves" cross over to sprinting? Creative dunking and dribbling and being able to move past an opposing player means you can sprint 100m at elite level? Are you on drugs?

Chinese ping pong players are very quick and have great "moves" too.

I’m going to keep bumping this thread in the future with past letsrun threads of runners discussing basketball, who are actually remotely knowledgeable, intelligent and respectful. Mr. “idiot alert: you yourself betray a dearth of quantitative, spatial and visual reasoning as well as athletic understanding.

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

Mr. “idiot alert: you yourself betray a dearth of

Attention LRC troll team: He said "dearth."

Peachbasketclassic wrote:

I’m sure most agree his jumping was world class and he was in good shape. I was also thinking about his great moves and how incredible quickness was required, reminding me of general athletic quickness I’ve seen in some good 100m sprinters.

I say yes.

Not with the weight that he carried on his frame as a basketball player. He would have had too loose substantial weight before that would even be in the conversation.