I went over a bunch of footage of this awhile back. I timed out the frames he spent in the air and correlated it to jump height, which is a simple high-school level physics formula. In games he made about a 36-38 inch vert on block attempts. For comparison, Shaq made about 24' in his highest blocks.
Max touch in non-basketball situations and typical leaping ability in a game are very different. For instance Mason Plumlee, who isn't known as an athletic freak, had a 40 inch vert in the draft combine, which was by far the highest of any 7-footer ever tested in the modern era.
I don't believe 50 for Wilt but I can't take anything less than 42 seriously. Easily the most athletic C in history.
To be fair, we cant 100% be accurate as we dont have all his highlights and stuff. He probably said he did when he was in college or something doing track
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I went over a bunch of footage of this awhile back. I timed out the frames he spent in the air and correlated it to jump height, which is a simple high-school level physics formula. In games he made about a 36-38 inch vert on block attempts. For comparison, Shaq made about 24' in his highest blocks.
Max touch in non-basketball situations and typical leaping ability in a game are very different. For instance Mason Plumlee, who isn't known as an athletic freak, had a 40 inch vert in the draft combine, which was by far the highest of any 7-footer ever tested in the modern era.
I don't believe 50 for Wilt but I can't take anything less than 42 seriously. Easily the most athletic C in history.
When a 7 1 basketball player can touch the top of the backboard but a 5 8 man named Dexton Crunchfield can.
So you're just going to ignore his olympic level of vaulting?
Wilt Chamberlain ain’t claiming to have nothing, bro been dead for 23 years 💀
I think a lot of wilts stats were inflated.
Wilt chamberlain is awesome !
This was a long ass way of saying 'we don't know'
Wilt Chamberlain also claimed to have killed a mountain lion… with his bare hands
Can’t wait for that dexton guy to see this video😂
My dad once saw Wilt work out and he was benching 625 lbs
You don’t need to fully show off your vertical in a game because not many balls in the paint go above the backboard
lol i’m followed by that guy in the other picture 😂
Dexton can grab A CUP from 13 foot 8
@JxmyHighroller proved it 3 years ago
wilt didnt claim that people assume that off of pictures
He Def didn't have a 50 inch vert, but I believe the 42 inch one.
if he had a 39 in game then he obvi can get 42 plus
Personally I just like to believe every ludicrous thing they say about Wilt, in his prime, is true.
Like some mythical creature who we can never quite get a clear picture of.
who that one dude that invented jumping and gets like no credit
To be fair, we cant 100% be accurate as we dont have all his highlights and stuff. He probably said he did when he was in college or something doing track