question on bradman

[PhoenixFire]

michael jordan, or for taht fact anyone with the frame of 6'6 averaging 43 points per game is impossible

humanly impossible

bradman cant be that good, i refuse to believe it

Are you questioning the logic of the theory, or the fact that Bradman was so good?

 

[Dravid]

yea he scored 100 in a game too, but the guy wsa a 7 footer plus he coudlnt have averaged that in the modern game noway

shaqs nearly as good of a player as chamberline was

Shaq is overrated now a days. He isn't what he used to be and Dwight Howard >>>>>>>> Shaq.

 

[Josh]

There are not many records that suggest Bradman ever hit a six.

Astonishing, that.

 

[Dravid]

There are not many records that suggest Bradman ever hit a six.

Astonishing, that.

He hit six sixes in his career. I highly doubt that.

 

[nightprowler10]

You realize they changed the rules of baskestball just so he wouldn't dominate as much.

So? He was like the tallest man in NBA. He would just stand by the basket and wait till somebody got the ball over to him, and then he would just put the ball in the basket. Also, AFAIK, the baskets were not as high as they are these days. Wilt Chamberlain was only good because he was tall.

 

[Dravid]

So? He was like the tallest man in NBA. He would just stand by the basket and wait till somebody got the ball over to him, and then he would just put the ball in the basket. Also, AFAIK, the baskets were not as high as they are these days. Wilt Chamberlain was only good because he was tall.

Manute Bol? Tallest man to set foot on an NBA court, yet no where as near as good as Wilt. Height isn't the only thing that got him points. He had skills.

 

[Josh]

He hit six sixes in his career. I highly doubt that.

Still astonishing.

 

[nightprowler10]

Manute Bol? Tallest man to set foot on an NBA court, yet no where as near as good as Wilt. Height isn't the only thing that got him points. He had skills.

I wonder how many good seasons could he have had if not for his height though. The man shot a mediocre .511 from the free throw line.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Still astonishing.

It was one of the reasons why he very rarely got out, he nearly always kept the ball along the floor.

 

[shortpitched713]

I wonder how many good seasons could he have had if not for his height though. The man shot a mediocre .511 from the free throw line.

They changed the free throw shooting rule because Chamberlain liked to shoot off the backboard and jump in his free throws. Wonder why he wasn't so hot from the free throw line?

Also, basketball hoops have been 10 feet high since the game was invented in the 1890's. Would've expected better basketball knowledge from an American...

 

[mohammad16]

Shaq is overrated now a days. He isn't what he used to be and Dwight Howard >>>>>>>> Shaq.

im talking shaq in his prime easily comparable to or better then chamberline

and dwight howard isnt playoff material yet

yao ming is the best big man in the nba right now

 

[Perm]

Anyone want to discuss Donald Bradman or is the NBA the hot topic?

 

[mohammad16]

Anyone want to discuss Donald Bradman or is the NBA the hot topic?

cant really discuss him cuz no ones comparable to him

 

[_Ed_]

It was one of the reasons why he very rarely got out, he nearly always kept the ball along the floor.

That is true, but I think the rule still existed then that the ball had to leave the ground to be a six. Not entirely sure about that though.

 

[mohammad16]

That is true, but I think the rule still existed then that the ball had to leave the ground to be a six. Not entirely sure about that though.

ahahah thats bananas i dnot believe tht rule, unless grounds were much smaller

 

[nightprowler10]

Also, basketball hoops have been 10 feet high since the game was invented in the 1890's. Would've expected better basketball knowledge from an American...

Wasn't sure about that myself, which is why I added the AFAIK bit since I was going by my memory. And living in America has what to do with basketball knowledge? I have lived in the US for the better part of my life and I know more about cricket than most English, Austrlians, Indians, and Pakistanis that I have ever met. What does that have to do with anything?

 

[_Ed_]

ahahah thats bananas i dnot believe tht rule, unless grounds were much smaller

I guarantee it was true early in the 20th century, when hardly anyone apart from Gilbert Jessop hit sixes. Not sure when it was changed though.

 

[mohammad16]

Wasn't sure about that myself, which is why I added the AFAIK bit since I was going by my memory. And living in America has what to do with basketball knowledge? I have lived in the US for the better part of my life and I know more about cricket than most English, Austrlians, Indians, and Pakistanis that I have ever met. What does that have to do with anything?

word man it dont

i live in canada, but i really follwo basketball and cricket with a passion

i played alot of bball growing up, but now i mostly play cricket

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

ahahah thats bananas i dnot believe tht rule, unless grounds were much smaller

It's true. Over the fence was a five, out of the ground was a six. I believe this rule was changed during Bradman's career.

 

[mohammad16]

It's true. Over the fence was a five, out of the ground was a six. I believe this rule was changed during Bradman's career.

how many 5s has he hit?