LeBron ftl.....again

[Lex L.]

Yes, it is.

When a player jumps while running forward, there are only two forces acting on him: drag (acting in the opposite direction of his forward motion) and gravity (pulling him down). Now, with only gravity pulling the player down, and a body not being able to exert a force upon itself (otherwise, you could pull yourself up to the ceiling by your belt), that player follows a definite arc through space, and that arc is defined by the same things every other projectile fired on Earth is: velocity (vector and speed) at takeoff, angle of takeoff, drag and gravity.

There is no special ability to make yourself "hang" in the air longer, there just isn't.

Now, there IS an optical illusion that occurs when a player extends or retracts his arms and legs in flight, possibly making it look as though the player "hangs" in the air but that extension/retraction has no affect on his flight path whatsoever, nor does it change how high the player can reach or how long he is in the air.

You really went in your own directiton with this. There is contortion in the air and even moreso the ability to focus longer while your in the air is a more practical athletic element to have. Balance, strength, jumping, and hand eye coordination are all involved when doing this. When he goes in the lane, there are people there and so the ability to jump and contort to minimize or avoid contact is an athletic move that is more relevant than running a 15 yard sprint on a stolen pass.

 

[Lefty]

You really went in your own directiton with this. There is contortion in the air and even moreso the ability to focus longer while your in the air is a more practical athletic element to have. Balance, strength, jumping, and hand eye coordination are all involved when doing this. When he goes in the lane, there are people there and so the ability to jump and contort to minimize or avoid contact is an athletic move that is more relevant than running a 15 yard sprint on a stolen pass.

Well, we weren't talking about acrobatic moves in the air or concentration while in flight, we were talking specifically about a player's ability or inability to defy the laws of physics and "hang" in the air. Let me break it down so you might understand it better:

1) In a post, you mentioned a player's ability to "hang" in the air, among other things

2) I quoted you and told you plainly that there is no such ability to "hang". I made no other reference to any of the other points you brought up or arguments you made, and it was almost painfully clear that I was taking issue with your assertion about a player's ability to "hang" in the air.

3) You responded to my very-specific post debunking your "hang" myth, saying:

Thats not true. It has something to do with how you position your legs and when. I saw a break down on it once.

This was in specific reference to me saying:

There's no such thing as an ability to "hang" in the air.

So, it is clear that we both knew what was being discussed and argued over, right?

4) I, once again, explained to you how it is impossible for a player to "hang" in the air (still making no reference to anything other than the ability or inability to "hang"), this time in a more involved manner.

We weren't talking about anything else other than the term "hang" and all the things that implies about a player's abilities in-flight, and to post about anything other than that term and its implications while quoting me is clearly avoiding the issue and a painfully obvious attempt to draw attention away from your complete lack of knowledge regarding the laws of physics.

So then I ask you, just so we can be clear: do you now see that it is impossible for a player to "hang" in the air or otherwise elongate his time at the peak of his jump, yes or no?

 

[FedEx227]

LeBron can't hang because he's a giant asshole who is hell bent on destroying the game of basketball.

 

[Lefty]

Also this

 

[Bears12]

We all just hate Lebron because he plays for the Cavs and we were against them in the series

 

[FedEx227]

Read the rest of the thread, it's well beyond that sort of hate.

 

[BigP50]

anyone see that shot that LeBron made at the end of the 3rd, it was naughty. Give him a contract!

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

im sure all of you would hate lebron if he joined the bulls and won them a couple of titles which he would definitely do if he was on the bulls