Mav, JCL, MH, and AJ's improvement are insane. The team looks completely different from last year. AJ's vertical went up 7 inches in 10 months and Mav's numbers are insane! He looks like a different person entirely. Very awesome.
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Mav, JCL, MH, and AJ's improvement are insane. The team looks completely different from last year. AJ's vertical went up 7 inches in 10 months and Mav's numbers are insane! He looks like a different person entirely. Very awesome.
IllinoisFan733
- Chicago
Holy c***. Fletch just grew a small army.
Maybe he only posted stuff that they made gains on.
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blackdog
- Champaign
I figure if you gain that much in the squat the vert is probably gonna go up a little bit right? Maybe they didn't have a good baseline to compare to.
IlliniInOK
- no longer in OK! Centralia, IL
JCL did come in with the stress fracture, right? So maybe that kept them from getting the vertical baseline
You would imagine. But also maybe JCL isn't a stand and jump type guy; instead, he's a run and jump type person instead
A few years back when I was in peak shape, I could dunk a volleyball off my vertical. But when it came to run and jumping, I couldn't do it at all.
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soupy17
- MI
You should have shown that clip on your highlight film!
Me and physique" does not mix well. Now, me and donuts. Yummmmmm
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Fletch might just be earning his keep.
I don't know if this will work or not but here is a link to the spreadsheet I typed up of all the stats he just posted.
Fletch Stats
I don't know if this will work or not but here is a link to the spreadsheet I typed up of all the stats he just posted.
Fletch Stats
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Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
If he's 6'7" to start, he can likely reach 8'7" flat-footed. With a 38" vertical, he should be able to reach as high as 11'9" or almost 2' above the rim. His head should get to within 3" of the rim at the apex of his leap. That seems hard to believe, or would be spectacular improvement...
A lot has been said about Kipper and Malcolm's improvement for good reason, but Finke, Morgan, AJ, and others have all made significant improvements themselves. One has got to believe this translates into wins. Maybe we can get that key rebound or better defend the wing who likes to drive to the hoop.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Stellar job by the players and Fletch. Amazing gains in a short time. Our team looks like a group of commandos.
I'm guessing Leron's squat and vertical are a little lower than expected partially due to Fletch being cautious with his knee. I know he's full go now (right?), but he might not be 100% in game shape quite yet. Just a guess.
Edit: OH! You mean literally the math doesn't make sense. Right. No idea there. If he's up 110 pounds from the initial number (264 to 374), then his squat is pretty dang decent. A 308-pound squat wouldn't be super impressive.
I think that might just be a typo…
Also, was anyone else really surprised at some of the low squat numbers previous numbers I mean…
Yes. I know it's totally different being that height, but I've got long legs for being a hair over 6'0 (34-inch inseam), and I was squatting 275 within a few months after I started weight training at age 19. By the time I was 21, I was doing deep squats (not rear end-to-grass, but breaking parallel) with 465. The only way I can imagine a naturally strong, athletic male squatting less than 225-250 is if they've literally never done it and have to condition the CNS by grooving the movement pattern.
My guess is that some of these guys were squatting quite a bit more than their listed starting weights 8 months ago, but not doing it with the form/depth Fletch requires.
That is a good point… It probably had more to do with a newer technique or requirement then their actual old maxes
Mike
C-U Townie
Probably right. People cheat bc of machismo.
OT:
14 months ago my "squat" (really a half squat plus a good morning) was 384. My real squat at the ground was only about 250. Now my real squat is 340, and my verticle has gone all the way up to almost 20". Crap genetics.
The good news is that if don't win this year we can always invade a small country. Joking aside, Hill is a beast, and Fletch needs a big raise!
Mostly alley-oops.
Mav, JCL, MH, and AJ's improvement are insane. The team looks completely different from last year. AJ's vertical went up 7 inches in 10 months and Mav's numbers are insane! He looks like a different person entirely. Very awesome.
Hopefully he plays like a different person.
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
When I saw D.J.'s photo, I can't help to think I still see him with that tall hair...
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
After what I saw of him towards the end of last season, I'm hopeful he will continue with the upward trajectory and be more of a beast this upcoming season.
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