Basketball Myth: Touching The Top of The Backboard (GREAT READ)

[DC]

http://niketalk.yuku.com/topic/35343 -

[Eton Rifles]

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I thought I read that Micheal Cooper used to do this but not sure. Anyway, thanks for the article.

[tehova]

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The footage is grainy, but basically he is supposed to ring the bell to signify that he reached the accompanying height. Which at the end is 13ft, which should be the height of the backboard (i actually don't even know if thats true).

Note: you can't actually hear if he is ringing the bell, so we have to just take their word for it.

[Bushman]

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In the YouTube clip of Wilson dunking the 12 foot basket, a few posts down from the article, he is still at only about 12'6". I read somewhere that Jamario Moon was dunking the 12' when he was on the Globetrotters and I doubt that he can touch the top of the backboard. No disrespect to any of them though, 12'6" is absolutely insane.

[jfsolo]

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I think that there are probably a few people who can do it occasionally, but the conditions have to perfect. It's like when someone sets a world record in track and field, and is never able to duplicate or surpass that performance. I don't think anyone can do it at will.

[slvicick]

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I'm not sure if the rim was all the way up to ten ft. but I have seen Gerald Grren touch the top of the backboard at a highschool gym. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure the rim was lowered, but it was still ridiculous to see.

[malek05]

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I'm not sure if the rim was all the way up to ten ft. but I have seen Gerald Grren touch the top of the backboard at a highschool gym. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure the rim was lowered, but it was still ridiculous to see.

When i was at high school there was a dude on our team who could do it, though the top of the backboard wasn't as high as the nba one.

I think dwight could do it on a good day...

I've seen vids of people dunking where at full extension there hands are virtually even with the backboard, so i'm sure somebody can do it...

the "busted nut" comment was priceless...

[ehh]

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If Dwight Howard can't do it I don't think anyone can. Cept Gheorghe Muresan of course.

[J0nnD0ugh]

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If Dwight Howard can't do it I don't think anyone can. Cept Gheorghe Muresan of course.

Pfft. You wanna talk about leapers, you've gotta start w/Eric Montross. Now THERE was a skywalker.

[USF11]

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The footage is grainy, but basically he is supposed to ring the bell to signify that he reached the accompanying height. Which at the end is 13ft, which should be the height of the backboard (i actually don't even know if thats true).

Note: you can't actually hear if he is ringing the bell, so we have to just take their word for it.

There is so many jokes to be made here..................

[stewaat]

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There is so many jokes to be made here..................

Yep, there sure is...

[Hassan Darkside]

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I saw the vid on youtube of James White trying to do this. It's been taken down now, though, but he got real close.

[TheMax1087]

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There had been rumors of a "busted nut" (is that part of the knee or something?) that took place an hour before the jump, slowing James down, so a month later we tried again, this time after practice with the Spurs in San Antonio.

How did espn let that one get past them.

[RAZRr1275]

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Nice find dc.

[Benniator]

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I was at an LSU basketball game when Stromile Swift was playing. During warmups he jumped and hung on to the top of the backboard. It was amazing and the student section went crazy.