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  1. #1
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    High flying comparison

    DT could jump too and he was only 6'4" https://youtu.be/E1VE3OyngcE

    When I saw him trip on Phil Spence's shoulder in 74, I thought I'd never seen anyone up get so high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTe_AkrVSc
    Compared to Zion, it was pedestrian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike4Fun View Post
    DT could jump too and he was only 6'4" https://youtu.be/E1VE3OyngcE

    When I saw him trip on Phil Spence's shoulder in 74, I thought I'd never seen anyone up get so high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTe_AkrVSc
    Compared to Zion, it was pedestrian.
    Oh I think DT could jump with Zion...it's just that Zion is flyin' with about 100 more pounds than DT was...Zion's moves are therefore more visually stunning. Off top of my head, I think DT's vertical was measured at NCSU as 44-45 or so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike4Fun View Post
    DT could jump too and he was only 6'4" https://youtu.be/E1VE3OyngcE

    When I saw him trip on Phil Spence's shoulder in 74, I thought I'd never seen anyone up get so high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTe_AkrVSc
    Compared to Zion, it was pedestrian.
    I am not sure by Zion is probably only 6’ 5”. Zion’s strength as a dunker is his ability to extend his arm and complete the dunk with incredible power. Zion can not only jump but has amazing body control.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike4Fun View Post
    DT could jump too and he was only 6'4" https://youtu.be/E1VE3OyngcE

    When I saw him trip on Phil Spence's shoulder in 74, I thought I'd never seen anyone up get so high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTe_AkrVSc
    Compared to Zion, it was pedestrian.
    Zion has the advantage of over 45 years of human evolution. We've come a long way, baby! Hmm, perhaps using an old cigarette ad jingle isn't appropriate?
    Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OZZIE4DUKE View Post
    Zion has the advantage of over 45 years of human evolution. We've come a long way, baby! Hmm, perhaps using an old cigarette ad jingle isn't appropriate?
    Evolution requires that the backboards be padded better!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike4Fun View Post
    Evolution requires that the backboards be padded better!
    That's going to be one helluva mutation. Has the backboard's genome even been mapped yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike4Fun View Post
    DT could jump too and he was only 6'4" https://youtu.be/E1VE3OyngcE

    When I saw him trip on Phil Spence's shoulder in 74, I thought I'd never seen anyone up get so high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTe_AkrVSc
    Compared to Zion, it was pedestrian.
    That trip over Phil Spence remains the single most astonishing thing I’ve ever seen on a basketball court. I was afraid that Thompson had been killed. It was that bad. Spectacular athletic ability can lead to spectacular injury.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    T...I was afraid that Thompson had been killed. ...
    I thought the same thing.

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    Westwood folklore has it that volleyball icon Karch Kiraly was once seen putting a quarter on top of one of the backboards in Pauley Pavilion, and none of the UCLA basketball players could get it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by burnspbesq View Post
    Westwood folklore has it that volleyball icon Karch Kiraly was once seen putting a quarter on top of one of the backboards in Pauley Pavilion, and none of the UCLA basketball players could get it.
    Isn’t he 6’3ish?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bike4Fun View Post
    DT could jump too and he was only 6'4" https://youtu.be/E1VE3OyngcE

    When I saw him trip on Phil Spence's shoulder in 74, I thought I'd never seen anyone up get so high https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTe_AkrVSc
    Compared to Zion, it was pedestrian.
    David was craaaazy athletic. Maybe the greatest hops ever seen on a basketball court. I remember watching him when I was in middle school in the 80’s and he was making a comeback with Seattle. I was so excited to see him back on the court and playing at a high level. Sadly,it only lasted about a year before he fell from grace again. I was so bummed out that he couldn’t sustain it.

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    Does anybody else find it hilarious that Zion doesn’t jump at all when he shoots threes? The guy has a 45 inch vertical and can hit his head on the backboard, but he shoots threes like a 70 year old man at the Y with arthritis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UrinalCake View Post
    Does anybody else find it hilarious that Zion doesn’t jump at all when he shoots threes? The guy has a 45 inch vertical and can hit his head on the backboard, but he shoots threes like a 70 year old man at the Y with arthritis.
    Wait: *Zion* is Uncle Drew?
    "Amazing what a minute can do."

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    Quote Originally Posted by UrinalCake View Post
    Does anybody else find it hilarious that Zion doesn’t jump at all when he shoots threes? The guy has a 45 inch vertical and can hit his head on the backboard, but he shoots threes like a 70 year old man at the Y with arthritis.
    I just figured he has too much spring in his legs and can't damped it to shoot a jumper like a normal player.

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    Well

    Quote Originally Posted by fathippo View Post
    I just figured he has too much spring in his legs and can't damped it to shoot a jumper like a normal player.
    It’s not like the defense is going to be up on him and take a chance on him driving to the basket.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MChambers View Post
    It’s not like the defense is going to be up on him and take a chance on him driving to the basket.
    Exactly...^^^

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    Quote Originally Posted by hallcity View Post
    That trip over Phil Spence remains the single most astonishing thing I’ve ever seen on a basketball court. I was afraid that Thompson had been killed. It was that bad. Spectacular athletic ability can lead to spectacular injury.
    I was in the gym when that happened.* We were so relieved when he reentered the arena with a bandaged head.



    *I and about 10 million other people were there apparently. It was a packed house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by camion View Post
    I was in the gym when that happened.* We were so relieved when he reentered the arena with a bandaged head.



    *I and about 10 million other people were there apparently. It was a packed house.

    Me too....we were sitting behind the Pittsburgh bench two rows back....was really scary when he he fell
    Reynolds became suddenly silent....was unbelievable when he returned...place was reverent for David that day
    Memories are wonderful

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    Quote Originally Posted by tteettimes View Post
    Me too...we were sitting behind the Pittsburgh bench two rows back...was really scary when he he fell
    Reynolds became suddenly silent...was unbelievable when he returned...place was reverent for David that day
    Memories are wonderful
    I was watching on TV. Billy Packer was doing color. He just screamed a long “AARG” at the top of his lungs into his mic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by camion View Post
    I was in the gym when that happened.* We were so relieved when he reentered the arena with a bandaged head.

    *I and about 10 million other people were there apparently. It was a packed house.
    I will not claim to have been there...but I do remember where I was. Scary. DT was pretty much loved by all fans....


    Ironically, Norman Sloan had driven through my parent's driveway (it connected one street with another) - earlier that season....looking for his lost retriever...it was so funny, it happened right after the Norm Sloan TV Show had come on (recorded obviously). I felt like being in the Twilight Zone...

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