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73224.8 in reply to 73224.7
Date: 2/15/2009 12:52:50 PM
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Dude, JR is how high players can jump.

No, it isn't. It determines how the efficiency of a player's jump shot decreases with distance. Very roughly speaking, you can say it has to do with how well players shoot three-pointers.

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What do you think is meant by "a player's jump shot decreases with distance"?

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What do you think is meant by "a player's jump shot decreases with distance"?

It actually says that the effectiveness of a player's jump shot increases with distance.

Which means exactly what it is: the further the player is from the basket, the more ineffective he is shooting.

You do know what a jump shot is, right? (hint: it is not a dunk)



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If this post isn't ironic in any way, you are now my idol.

If he's being ironic, he got me there alright.

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Exactly, so if a player is further from the basket his shooting is more ineffective. Therefor if a player has a higher JR, his jump brings him closer to the net.

So that means he can jump. That's the point. You know that dunkers also jump to shoot, right?

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Exactly, so if a player is further from the basket his shooting is more ineffective. Therefor if a player has a higher JR, his jump brings him closer to the net.

Erm, no, dude. Not at all. Sorry.



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How is that not at all? It says that a players shot is worse if their further from the net. And jump range brings you closer to the net. That's common sense lol.

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How is that not at all? It says that a players shot is worse if their further from the net. And jump range brings you closer to the net. That's common sense lol.

You do realize where the "jump" in jump shot comes from, right?

Jump shot (basketball), an attempt to score in basketball and netball by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid-jump, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket. unlike a normal shot where your feet stay on the ground.


And no, you don't jump back and forth when you take a jump shot. So jump range has nothing to do with it.

Boy, this thread is getting hilarious.

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73224.17 in reply to 73224.16
Date: 2/15/2009 1:13:26 PM
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It is getting pretty funny.

But as I said earlier, Dwight Howard doesn't jump far. He jumps high. Dunk contests are more about height than distance. I mean just look at last nights dunk contest.

Jump Range is the best thing we have to determine this. It's obvious just by looking at the name jump range. It's the range of the jump.

Do you see what I mean?

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Date: 2/15/2009 1:16:50 PM
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It is getting pretty funny.

But as I said earlier, Dwight Howard doesn't jump far. He jumps high. Dunk contests are more about height than distance. I mean just look at last nights dunk contest.

Jump Range is the best thing we have to determine this. It's obvious just by looking at the name jump range. It's the range of the jump.

Do you see what I mean?

Right, but Jump Range doesn't have anything to do with how you jump, it is an evaluation of how you shoot. It differentiates the players who can shoot well from close distance only from the players who can shoot well from close and far.

J.J. Reddick is the first guy who comes to mind who is an example of good Jump Shot and good Jump Range. And, athletically speaking, he cannot jump at all.

edit: You got me to play along this far. You win.

Last edited by GM-kozlodoev at 2/15/2009 1:19:01 PM

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