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Tom B.
02-09-2015, 03:52 PM
In case you were wondering how Jah can wave the ball around with one hand so easily:

https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCPxNWC_vqHo0wH&w=487&h=255&url=http%3A%2F%2Fa.espncdn.com%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2F 2015%2F0207%2Fdm_150207_notre_dame_duke%2Fdm_15020 7_notre_dame_duke.jpg&cfs=1&upscale=1&sx=0&sy=7&sw=576&sh=302

FerryFor50
02-09-2015, 03:59 PM
In case you were wondering how Jah can wave the ball around with one hand so easily:

https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCPxNWC_vqHo0wH&w=487&h=255&url=http%3A%2F%2Fa.espncdn.com%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2F 2015%2F0207%2Fdm_150207_notre_dame_duke%2Fdm_15020 7_notre_dame_duke.jpg&cfs=1&upscale=1&sx=0&sy=7&sw=576&sh=302

I'm convinced that they play with a mini-ball. No one's hands can be that big. Can they?

NYBri
02-09-2015, 04:19 PM
Looks like a nerfball in his hands.

kcduke75
02-09-2015, 04:52 PM
Cinder blocks??

devildeac
02-09-2015, 05:06 PM
I'm convinced that they play with a mini-ball. No one's hands can be that big. Can they?

I saw a picture of one of Brand's hands in the Raleigh N&O (I think) when he was at Duke. Humongous. I wonder how Jah's hands compare to Brand's. Okafor's might be even larger.

MChambers
02-09-2015, 05:28 PM
I saw a picture of one of Brand's hands in the Raleigh N&O (I think) when he was at Duke. Humongous. I wonder how Jah's hands compare to Brand's. Okafor's might be even larger.

I too remember a picture of Brand holding a ball. I do think Okafor's are bigger. Just amazing. Against GT, he drove across the lane and cradled the ball with one hand and I thought he had lost the ball, because his hand wasn't under the ball. But he had complete control.

roywhite
02-09-2015, 05:43 PM
Didn't find official meaurements for NBA or college players; Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Atentokounmpo are said to have perhaps the largest hands of current players.

4737

Here's a pic of the Greek's grabbers.

flyingdutchdevil
02-09-2015, 06:15 PM
Didn't find official meaurements for NBA or college players; Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Atentokounmpo are said to have perhaps the largest hands of current players.

4737

Here's a pic of the Greek's grabbers.

O. M. G.

Those hands are enormous. With Jahlil, at least his filled out body doesn't make his hands look too goofy. The Greek Freak's hand are just insane. I've never seen anything like that.

It's gonna be fun being a Bucks fan for the next decade with Giannis and Jabari.

jdk
02-09-2015, 07:36 PM
http://dailythunder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elton-brand.jpg

From http://ask.metafilter.com/161910/NBA-players-with-big-hands:

"Clyde Drexler has hands that measure 10 inches from the tip of the little finger to the outstretched thumb."
Kevin Duckworth - 10 5/8 inches
Buck Williams - 10 5/8 inches
Terry Porter - 10 3/8 inches
Coach Rick Adelman - 9 5/8 inches
Jerome Kersey - 9 1/8 inches
Geoff Petrie - 10 inches

--The Oregonian, May 19, 1990.

Michael Jordan - 9 3/4 inches "palm to middle finger".

--The Knoxville News-Sentinel, March 12, 1999.

Elton Brand - 10 inches

--The San Francisco Chronicle, March 29, 1999.

Dr. J - 12 inches "from wrist to (middle) fingertip"

--The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, May 10, 1993.

Donyell Marshall - 10+ inches "wrist to (middle) fingertip"

--The Washington Post, February 28, 1994.

Football: Mike Vick - 8 inches, Ricky Williams 9 inches. (Sporting News, March 5, 2001)

Wayne Embry - 12 inches (thumb to pinkie) - NYT Jan 30, 1989.

Yao Ming - about 10 inches (wrist to middle fingertip) - NYT June 4, 2006.

Other sources have Shaq with a 11" hand, and a wingspan of 7'7. Elton had a wingspan of 7'5" in pre-draft measurements.

wk2109
02-09-2015, 08:22 PM
This article provides an in-depth discussion on Jahlil's hands: http://www.fayobserver.com/blogs/sports/acc_basketball/jah-rules-duke-coaches-encourage-one-handed-passing-from-big/article_54b4ff42-adc1-11e4-81d9-b700b3e8f5c3.html

gep
02-10-2015, 12:05 AM
I thought I saw Jahlil actually grab a rebound with one hand... took it away from the opponent before the opponent could even touch the ball. Kinda like what I could do with a softball... Jahlil does with a basketball. :cool: