Monday, June 21, 2004

Raw Numbers

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.