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Title: What if Michael Jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Marty Champions on February 11, 2013, 05:24:06 PM: would he be able to jump over the whole goal itself or would you need 19 inche calve
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Jadeveon Clowney on February 11, 2013, 05:25:09 PM: jordan had 18 inch calves - he was a legit 6feet6. phil knight measured them himself at Nike HQ.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Marty Champions on February 11, 2013, 05:26:40 PM: When a body is balanced in relation to the
Wave-Field
it is contained in (such as a person on thesurface of the Earth) they are weightless, like an object floating on water in a bucket. As soon asthey leave that pressure by moving inward or outward (even by a slight amount), they create adifference which is registered as "weight".

For example, that same object floating on the water'ssurface pushes back harder the further we push it into that bucket of water. To paraphrase Walter and Lao, "a man weighs more in a pit than he does on a mountain
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Wiggs on February 11, 2013, 05:26:47 PM: Calf size has zero to do with jumping ability. See white guys. then see black guys.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Marty Champions on February 11, 2013, 05:27:40 PM: Quote from: Jadeveon Clowney on February 11, 2013, 05:25:09 PM
jordan had 18 inch calves - he was a legit 6feet6. phil knight measured them himself at Nike HQ.

jordan had like 16 inch calves dude whats gotten into you lately
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Marty Champions on February 11, 2013, 05:28:23 PM: Quote from: Wiggs on February 11, 2013, 05:26:47 PM
Calf size has zero to do with jumping ability. See white guys. then see black guys.
yeah man you make alot of sense , today was good day for you obviously
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Jadeveon Clowney on February 11, 2013, 05:35:14 PM: Quote from: Johnny Falcon on February 11, 2013, 05:27:40 PM
jordan had like 16 inch calves dude whats gotten into you lately

Jordan had 18 inches - chicken leg wiggs has 16 inch calves.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Hulkotron on February 11, 2013, 05:35:55 PM: Quote from: Jadeveon Clowney on February 11, 2013, 05:25:09 PM
phil knight measured them himself at Nike HQ.

;D
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Coach is Back! on February 11, 2013, 05:36:58 PM: Quote from: Johnny Falcon on February 11, 2013, 05:24:06 PM
would he be able to jump over the whole goal itself or would you need 19 inche calve

Wouldn't change a thing.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: V Man on February 11, 2013, 05:37:32 PM: Quote from: Johnny Falcon on February 11, 2013, 05:24:06 PM
would he be able to jump over the whole goal itself or would you need 19 inche calve

No, bigger calves would just weigh him down.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Marty Champions on February 11, 2013, 05:40:54 PM: some amazing responses
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Coach is Back! on February 11, 2013, 05:45:22 PM: Posterior chain is everything. Calves, not so much.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: V Man on February 11, 2013, 05:45:41 PM: The reason black people can jump so high is because they have 2 pole vaults for shins! ;D
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: HTexan on February 11, 2013, 06:06:15 PM: Quote from: Johnny Falcon on February 11, 2013, 05:24:06 PM
would he be able to jump over the whole goal itself or would you need 19 inche calve
fast vs slow twitch ? ???
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: doison on February 11, 2013, 06:11:56 PM: Quote from: Coach is Back! on February 11, 2013, 05:45:22 PM
Posterior chain is everything. Calves, not so much.

I don't see this chain on the anatomy chart.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: HTexan on February 11, 2013, 06:21:35 PM: Quote from: V Man on February 11, 2013, 05:45:41 PM
The reason black people can jump so high is because they have 2 pole vaults for shins! ;D
The reason they can jump so high is because they have better jumping genes. ;D
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Coach is Back! on February 11, 2013, 07:30:12 PM: Quote from: doison on February 11, 2013, 06:11:56 PM
I don't see this chain on the anatomy chart.

::)
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Mr Nobody on February 11, 2013, 07:40:00 PM: Quote from: HTexan on February 11, 2013, 06:21:35 PM
The reason they can jump so high is because they have better jumping genes. ;D
Yes, OJ no calves but could run and jump.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: che on February 11, 2013, 07:44:59 PM: Quote from: Mr Nobody on February 11, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
Yes, OJ no calves but could run and jump.

What if Hearns had 18'' arms ?

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhvg6sRmbq1qc6n0vo1_250.jpg)
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: shiftedShapes on February 11, 2013, 08:16:45 PM: Quote from: Jadeveon Clowney on February 11, 2013, 05:25:09 PM
jordan had 18 inch calves - he was a legit 6feet6. phil knight measured them himself at Nike HQ.

I'm pretty sure it was Billy Smith did the measuring, and it was at the Venice Gold's Gym
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: HTexan on February 11, 2013, 09:26:42 PM: Quote from: Mr Nobody on February 11, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
Yes, OJ no calves but could run and jump.
yeah, its no fucking fair. >:(
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Jadeveon Clowney on February 11, 2013, 09:28:06 PM: OJ always felt bad he didn't look good in shorts. it was a source of great embarrassment to him. marcia said that she always felt oj murdered ron goldman because ron had cows.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Wiggs on February 11, 2013, 09:46:50 PM: Quote from: Johnny Falcon on February 11, 2013, 05:28:23 PM
yeah man you make alot of sense , today was good day for you obviously

lol
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: cswol on February 11, 2013, 09:50:14 PM: what if jordan wasnt taking winstrol and deca would he still be able to pull it all off, what many dont know is up until 1996 winstrol and deca were not on the list of nba banned supplements, funny how after jordan retired, they appeared on the list.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Mr Nobody on February 12, 2013, 12:13:41 AM: Quote from: che on February 11, 2013, 07:44:59 PM
What if Hearns had 18'' arms ?

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhvg6sRmbq1qc6n0vo1_250.jpg)
He would of dropped Sugar Ray in round one.
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: dj181 on February 12, 2013, 04:43:47 AM: Quote from: Wiggs on February 11, 2013, 05:26:47 PM
Calf size has zero to do with jumping ability. See white guys. then see black guys.

THIS
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Nails on February 12, 2013, 08:40:43 AM: I know lots of black guys with 12" calves that can dunk

I think dunking is more about being born with ape length arms then calf size
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: Coach is Back! on February 12, 2013, 08:54:12 AM: Kid's in HS dunk all the time in games. You think they have 18'" calves? lol

Trivia..Chick Hearn coined the phrases "Slam dunk" and 'Ally oop" pretty cool, huh?
Title: Re: what if jordan had 18 inch calves
Post by: HTexan on February 12, 2013, 04:07:01 PM: Quote from: Nails on February 12, 2013, 08:40:43 AM
I know lots of black guys with 12" calves that can dunk

I think dunking is more about being born with ape length arms then calf size
nope, i knew a lot of short black dudes with crazy verticals. And a short 5'6 Mexican dude that could get his elbows into the rim.