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re: Greatest all round athletes in sports today?
Posted on 3/7/14 at 10:59 am to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 3/7/14 at 10:59 am to TheCaterpillar
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Lets bring baseball into this.
Mike Trout is a freak of nature. Fast, big, strong, incredible hand-eye coordination, etc.
baseball players are always underrated as athletes. When in fact they probably transition to other sports better than any athlete because of the coordination baseball brings.
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Posted on 3/7/14 at 10:59 am to Camo Tiger 337
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I know Sonny plays rugby; what does the other guy do?
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:00 am to TheCaterpillar
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Lebron could learn 2 routes at WR/TE and be dominant.
TE ain't easy to play. Especially when you consider the blocking aspect of it.
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Calvin would be another 6'6" guy that can jump really high in the NBA. Those are a dime a dozen.
It would depend on his handles. A good number of football guys can ball, believe it or not.
Like I said, it'd be interesting
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:00 am to TbirdSpur2010
Nah, I think Calvin would be like a Gerald Green-ish type NBA player. LeBron, like the guy above said, can learn 1/4 of the route tree and be a really good receiver. Just his size, will to win and pure athletic ability will take over IMO
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:01 am to TheCaterpillar
For baseball I'll throw in Yoenis Cespedes and Aroldis Chapman.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:02 am to Camo Tiger 337
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Greatest all round athletes in sports today?
who won the last decathlon???
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:02 am to boom roasted
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Jimmy Graham went from basketball player to Top 2 TE in a couple years.
Mike Evans had a great transition between the two sports, and continues to get better.
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I don't know if someone could transition to basketball that way.
Charlie Ward?
Nate Robinson too, I believe.
shite, if you're talented, you're talented, I guess, is what I get out of all this
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:04 am to TbirdSpur2010
quote:He played basketball in college too. He didn't make a complete shift in sports. Just chose one ahead of the other.
Charlie Ward?
I'll have to read up about the other two.
This post was edited on 3/7/14 at 11:05 am
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:04 am to Camo Tiger 337
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LeBron, like the guy above said, can learn 1/4 of the route tree and be a really good receiver.
Meh, being a great receiver takes a LOT more than just knowing the route tree. Being a great route runner is easier said than done. The best receivers/TEs are consistently underrated technically.
He'd get his, though. Not trying to say he wouldn't.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:06 am to TbirdSpur2010
quote:I absolutely agree, but when you're 6'8" and can run like LeBron does and have the body control that LeBron does, route running becomes less and less important.
The best receivers/TEs are consistently underrated technically.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:09 am to TbirdSpur2010
That's what I don't like about these "analyst". Some of these guys that are talked about for being "great", are actually better athletes and than they are football players. They may be great athletes, but that doesn't make the great football players. You get what I'm saying? These people see speed, they see a star. Maybe they're getting something that I'm not, but I sure as hell don't what they see
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:10 am to D011ahbi11
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For baseball I'll throw in Yoenis Cespedes and Aroldis Chapman.
how about yasiel puig?
id say lebron is #1. for football its easily calvin johnson.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:14 am to TheCaterpillar
quote:Russell Wilson is the only one that comes to mind these days
Are there any 2 sport stars these days that are great in both?
Super Bowl winning QB and is now at the Texas Rangers spring training
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:15 am to Camo Tiger 337
Precisely.
Again, I'm really not trying to rag on LeBron, or anyone else for that matter. I just think there's more to it than "this guy's a freak athlete and has all the measurables and a will to win--no way he WOULDN'T be a star!" Just so much more to succeeding at the pro level in any sport than that. Most of it, stuff that us casual (and even the hardcore) fans never can and never will be able to see and/or appreciate.
But hey, if you can play, you can play. Some folks are just rare like that.
Again, I'm really not trying to rag on LeBron, or anyone else for that matter. I just think there's more to it than "this guy's a freak athlete and has all the measurables and a will to win--no way he WOULDN'T be a star!" Just so much more to succeeding at the pro level in any sport than that. Most of it, stuff that us casual (and even the hardcore) fans never can and never will be able to see and/or appreciate.
But hey, if you can play, you can play. Some folks are just rare like that.
This post was edited on 3/7/14 at 11:16 am
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:16 am to TbirdSpur2010
quote:Still pissed about PP mastering golf.
But hey, if you can play, you can play. Some folks are just rare like that.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:18 am to boom roasted
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Still pissed about PP mastering golf.
That's just not fair
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:18 am to Camo Tiger 337
LeBron
Calvin Johnson
Adrian Peterson
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Calvin Johnson
Adrian Peterson
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:20 am to Camo Tiger 337
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LeBron, Calvin Johnson
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:22 am to TbirdSpur2010
Agree. It's the work ethic, attitude, willing to spend that time away from family, the physical contact, business part and alot more. What some fans don't notice, if you don't have the mental part locked down then you won't succeed. I think LeBron's biggest to get down first will be, 1st and foremost that it's not basketball. You need to start from the bottom and work you're way up just like the rest of the team. You're not an automatic star from day one and still need to prove yourself.
Posted on 3/7/14 at 11:25 am to boom roasted
I think PP would be a better athlete than some are giving him credit for though. Can you imagine him in basketball? I'm thinking he'd be a Westbrook clone, based on athletic ability and size alone
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