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<blockquote data-quote="Mike" data-source="post: 1238000" data-attributes="member: 8617"><p><strong>Yes, Rob's interview was an embarrassing joke. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>OT Rant:</p><p></p><p>I didn't say MH is the strongest in D1 basketball. Wish he was though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Yes, weight room numbers do not transfer 100% perfectly as far as basketball goes. Having said that, a guy who is noticeably stronger will be able to move the noticeably weaker guy around, grab basketballs, etc. BTW against taller bigs MH will have better leverage while on the ground due to lower center of gravity and thus more friction.</p><p></p><p>People will probably not agree, but I bet MH has one of the fastest if not The Fastest 3/4 court sprint time. FYI olympic caliber weightlifters are surprisingly faster than olympic caliber sprinters in a 10-20 meter (or the length of 3/4 of a basketball court) race even without training to run because running that short a distance turns out to be largely about pure strength to weight ratio which Hill has in spades.</p><p></p><p>Finally, a big vert has high correlation with high speed. Just look at football combine numbers. There are not really any guys that are great at just one of those tests. A big vertical comes from long springy Achilles Tendons (all genetic), muscles that turn on and off at a high rate of speed (fairly genetic but somewhat trainable), and pure strength to weight ratio (somewhat genetic but very highly trainable). Thing is, if you can can jump really high, then you can also probably run with a high top end speed as well, and vice versa.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Peace. Now back to trashing Rob's interview...</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike, post: 1238000, member: 8617"] [B]Yes, Rob's interview was an embarrassing joke. :([/B] OT Rant: I didn't say MH is the strongest in D1 basketball. Wish he was though. ;) Yes, weight room numbers do not transfer 100% perfectly as far as basketball goes. Having said that, a guy who is noticeably stronger will be able to move the noticeably weaker guy around, grab basketballs, etc. BTW against taller bigs MH will have better leverage while on the ground due to lower center of gravity and thus more friction. People will probably not agree, but I bet MH has one of the fastest if not The Fastest 3/4 court sprint time. FYI olympic caliber weightlifters are surprisingly faster than olympic caliber sprinters in a 10-20 meter (or the length of 3/4 of a basketball court) race even without training to run because running that short a distance turns out to be largely about pure strength to weight ratio which Hill has in spades. Finally, a big vert has high correlation with high speed. Just look at football combine numbers. There are not really any guys that are great at just one of those tests. A big vertical comes from long springy Achilles Tendons (all genetic), muscles that turn on and off at a high rate of speed (fairly genetic but somewhat trainable), and pure strength to weight ratio (somewhat genetic but very highly trainable). Thing is, if you can can jump really high, then you can also probably run with a high top end speed as well, and vice versa. [B]Peace. Now back to trashing Rob's interview...[/B] [/QUOTE]
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