Perfect size and skills for the NBA three. Long and athletic, Gay can soar to the rack for high-flying slams and pull up for a soft jumper. Compared often to Scottie Pippen for his athletic 6-foot-9 frame and long arms, Gay was considered the top recruit out of high school in 2004, averaging 21.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.7 blocks and 1.6 steals as a senior for Archbishop Spalding in Maryland. He was versatile defensively as well, picking 1.8 steals and blocking 1.6 shots. Gay, as a sophomore, averaged 15.2 points on over 46% shooting and 6.4 boards for the Huskies in 2006, leading Connecticut to a 30-4 record. Reactive jumping is what it is called, basically just an explosive basically plyometric squat jump leap.Rudy Gay 6-9, 220 lb sophomore SF out of ConnecticutĬlutchFans Mock Draft: #3 overall to the HornetsĪlong with Memphis' Rodney Carney, Rudy Gay is one the top athletes in the 2006 NBA Draft and quite possibly has more potential than any draft candidate. They rely on reactive jumping, when they impact the floor then jump up that's when they can put 40 inches in the air.
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Basketball players just don't lift weights like football players or even baseball players do. Even Derrick Rose probably the most explosive guard in the NBA only did 35 inches on a standstill. Most basketball players in general aren't power leapers where they can just explode from a standstill into a 40 inch leap like a Reggie Bush can do, or almost every NFL cornerback, they just so explosive.
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I am no expert in vertical leaping, but I do know the background info on it. Notice Wall had just a 30 inch standing leap, but has a 40 inch leap when he gets to move and jump. The 08 class just had some insane athletes like Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon that put Mayo's and even Wall's sprinting speed to shame. If Mayo was in the 2010 draft he would have had the fastest sprint time, tie with John Wall. No a 3.14 3/4 court sprint speed is blazing fast for an NBA. I believe that is probably an anomaly or mis-measurement considering his sprint, and standing vert are both average Seems like Mayo is a little bit underrated in terms of athletism, dunking isnt everything people. OJ Mayo's 41 inch vertical says look at me.ītw Mayo's literally recorded identical numbers to John Wall pre drafts. Season is next week,, these two players are going to be turning heads this year, OJ Mayo and Rudy Gay. I am glad he is OJ Mayo's wingman, and Mayo is Gay's wingman. Is he is blackhole, maybe, does he make his teammates better, no, but he got serious game.
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Rudy Gay is far too underrated by basketball fans.
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It looks like it took 2 years, but it seems that they finally get it, they have a feel for each others game, they aren't competiting against each other anymore to see which one will score the most points, they are looking to crush any opposition that stands in their way of a "win". i would say they should never be allowed on the same team, simply unfair. I've said this before if I walked into a gym and saw a 6'8 player with a 7'3 wingspan and a 41 inch vertical leap, and a very nice perimeter orientated skillset, with a little bit of a back to the basket game, then right next to him a 6'4 guard with a nice blend of athletism, with " Next Kobe" potential, a silky smooth player, with a jump shot that was money. One of the most talented SG/SF combos currently in the game.