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This drew league talk reminds of when buc em was comparing Luka’s competition in the euro league to Marvin Bagley killing it in the drew
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Oh now you believe
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Seen Hansel today in person at The Drew and I still haven’t digested what I saw.
Like I think I witnessed one of the greatest sports feats ever today
Speak more on it when you wake up.
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it's pretty clear he wasn't 6'3. unless oscar robertson is also 6'3
also Jerry West was an all around great player
was an excellent passer, very good defender and elite shooter.
he's the first do it all 2 guard in the mold of a Kobe, MJ, Kawhi ect
this idea that Jerry West is some average athlete is just nonsense.
people just say that because he's white.
even just looking at his statistical profile
it's not like he was a finesse player shooting jump shots, never getting to the line.
he was generating double digit FTA in his prime.
and if you look at his steal rate, another good correlate for athleticism.
his last year at 34 he had a 3.6% steal rate that would have led the league if he played the entire season.
Jerry West was one of the better natural athletes of his era.
with modern training an nutrition, im sure he's be more athletic two guards in todays league.
Im thinking somewhere in the Kawhi, Brad Beal range.
but this idea that he was "slow/unathletic" is just code for "white"
Ok cool. He’d be Alex Caruso. You can’t go off pure stats using that era because everything was skewed and y’all know it. Being a great athlete in Jim Crow is different than being one now.
I said Jerry wouldn’t a superstar in this NBA and I’m standing on that. I didn’t say he wouldn’t make the league. Wilt scoring 100 points in a game in todays NBA? I doubt it. This is a freak athlete to y’all?
Y’all got it lmao
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Bull Bull.
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You better be. Big fan of this kid.
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Wonder if he would be "allowed" to get a prosthetic and still be able to compete. I mean wilder things are currently being allowed to go down in competitive sports, so why not?
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The entire sport of baseball is structured around steroids so I would hope so.
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Wilt scored 100 points and 50 points a game because he played every minute of every game and used all the possessions.
When you adjust it per 100 possessions, it's not nearly that impressive.
Gannis, Harden, Kobe ect have had similar or better scoring seasons per possession.
also again, we don't have much footage of jerry west, and most of the footage comes post athletic prime in the 70's.
so a top 10 plays video doesn't really mean anything.
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I think his brain is so used to playing without a prosthetic that it would be a major adjustment to him if he gets one now. But man if he makes the league, would Be one of the toughest feats ever.
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It was a dude with a baby arm *****s grew up with back in the day. Could only use his one arm, and he was STRONG as **** with it . He’d rip you too, if you tried to cross. Remember Rrrrra’
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. He’d rip you too, if you tried to cross. Remember Rrrrra’
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Unless there’s been some technology advances I’m not aware of, not sure what a prosthetic would allow Hansel to do that he can’t already. Not like they can give him a fully functional other hand.
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waukeganwill
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Yea I was thinking the same thing. Its not like he’s missing a finger/hand he literally has 1 arm.
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Why don't you think having another arm would benefit him?
I am legit confused as to yalls responses.
I come in pure ignorance.
Talk to me like I'm a 1st grader.
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Multiple eyewitnesses, photo evidence, newspaper coverage and a live radio broadcast isn't believable enough?
What is it supposed to do for him besides throw off his balance?
Why don't you think having another arm would benefit him?
I am legit confused as to yalls responses.
I come in pure ignorance.
Talk to me like I'm a 1st grader.
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