Interpret these stats anyway you want, I'm just putting them out there for you: (all numbers from Insider - sub. reqd.)
Talented Wing Player | Birthdate | Height w/o shoes | Height w/ shoes | Weight | Wingspan | Standing reach | Bench Press 185lbs | Max. Vertical Jump | Lane Agility Test |
Josh Childress | 6/20/1983 | 6' 5.75" | 6' 7.25" | 196 | 6' 11" | 8' 9" | 11 reps | 36" | 11.95 sec. |
Luol Deng | 4/16/1985 | 6' 7" | 6' 8" | 220 | 7' 0.5" | 9' 0.5" | 5 reps | 31.5" | 11.46 sec. |
Andre Iguodala | 1/28/1984 | 6' 5.75" | 6' 6.75" | 217 | 6' 11" | 8' 9.5" | 4 reps | 34.5" | 11.17 sec. |
Ok, I lied, I will do some analysis:
- Deng did really bad on the strength and vertical jump. But in an NBA weight room (instead of Coach K's clubhouse) he could easily improve that.
- I find it very interesting that Iguodala is the same height as Childress. Did anyone else think that Childress was going to be at least 2 inches taller? Although it seems somehow that he has really tall shoes.
- That said, Childress wails on both as far as the vertical and bench press. Iggy does best on the agility test.
Does this answer anything for you? me neither. I guess I'll have to trust Pax to actually use his eyes instead of data.