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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2020 6:17:56 GMT -8
There's no way the basket was lowered, for the simple reason that it wouldn't need to be lowered given her height and reach. I'm 5'9" and I can reach to 7'8" on tippy-toe in shoes. She's 6'4" so a simple calculation of proportions would allow her to reach to 8'5". However, she has bigger feet than I and she is renowned for her exceptionally long arms. So let's add an inch for her feet and 5" for reach. That means she should be able to stretch as high as 8'11". She would only have to get her toes 13" off the ground in order to reach the rim, and probably 20" to do a dunk. So I want to apologize for doubting this magnificent young woman's abilities. 'beavsteve' is mistaken, yet again! The DunkI’m 6’4” with long arms and I’m sorry but there is no way her reach is 8’11”. Mid 8 feet at best. On my toes I can reach 7'8" and I'm just 5'9" tall. You're suggesting that she is 7" taller with bigger feet and much longer arms and can reach only to 8'6"? No way. Consider that her wingspan is much greater than yours: 7'3". Yes, she can reach 8'11" on tiptoe. I have no doubt. |
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Post by bennyskid on Oct 13, 2020 7:59:30 GMT -8
The video opens with her doing a layup and her hands are clearly rim-level. You can see the same rim-level action on another layup later in the video. It seems really unlikely that they'd lower the rim for lay-up drills.
So, which is more likely - that they lowered the rim for the dunk just to troll us fans, or she is capable of stretching the extra 3-4 inches to turn that lay-up into a dunk?
I do think that the world conspires to troll me at every possible opportunity, but I'm still voting for the dunk.
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Post by 411500 on Oct 13, 2020 9:07:54 GMT -8
I've never met a kid yet who wouldn't lower the basket 12" to get a couple nifty slam shots for their show-off video....
Whether Taylor did this, I do not have a clue...
What I do know is that there are very few 6'4 WBB in the world who can throw down slams like she did in this video.
If she can do it an a 10' basket, then we've got a real specimen on the team and I say good for her and good for the Beavs.....
If it's for real we'll see it in pre-game warm-ups.
Personally, without first-hand evidence, I'm skeptical. Very skeptical.
GO BEAVS!!
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Post by newduke2 on Oct 13, 2020 9:44:36 GMT -8
Lowered the rim to make (fake) a dunk??? Are you kidding me? How preposterous. HER DUNKS ARE THE REAL THING. She also dunked the ball at the OSU practice facility during one of her recruiting visits (her Dad took a picture of it). But, I suppose they lowered the rim at OSU for that shot too?? Get real.
Oh, I guess the moon landing was a fake too. SMH.
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Post by beaverstever on Oct 13, 2020 10:32:28 GMT -8
I’m mainly convinced it’s at 10’ because I just don’t see her trainer getting jazzed about a 9’ or 9’6” dunk, unless that’s fake as well. That said, I wouldn’t have thought she could dunk either, just watching her play. Can Kennedy dunk then? I would have guessed she could dunk before Taylor....
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Oct 13, 2020 10:43:43 GMT -8
Well, almost all of Taylor's baskets this past year that I recall had a defender or two between her and the basket, so I am not sure adding a dunk to her arsenal will add a lot of points per game to her stat line.
What *might* add some PPG to her stat line, however, was (I believe) the senior point made when pointing at this Instagram post - her midrange is expanding, and having opponents need to deal with both Taylor and Jelena requiring attention out to 10-15 feet will pay huge dividends......and maybe create some clear paths to the basket so we can see if the dunks were staged like the moon landing or real!
It is possible Taylor scrimmaged with Jelena once or twice and realized that she might really benefit her team if Jelena could camp under the basket and she could roam.......
Go Beavers!
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Post by newduke2 on Oct 13, 2020 10:52:22 GMT -8
Keith Jones picture of Taylor dunking at the OSU practice facility. (Her face is not clear, so the conspiracy theorists can have a field day.)
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Post by Judge Smails on Oct 13, 2020 11:05:49 GMT -8
I’m 6’4” with long arms and I’m sorry but there is no way her reach is 8’11”. Mid 8 feet at best. On my toes I can reach 7'8" and I'm just 5'9" tall. You're suggesting that she is 7" taller with bigger feet and much longer arms and can reach only to 8'6"? No way. Consider that her wingspan is much greater than yours: 7'3". Yes, she can reach 8'11" on tiptoe. I have no doubt. I'm not saying she can't dunk.....I'm just saying that she has to jump more than 20" to dunk. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Oct 13, 2020 11:29:19 GMT -8
On my toes I can reach 7'8" and I'm just 5'9" tall. You're suggesting that she is 7" taller with bigger feet and much longer arms and can reach only to 8'6"? No way. Consider that her wingspan is much greater than yours: 7'3". Yes, she can reach 8'11" on tiptoe. I have no doubt. I'm not saying she can't dunk.....I'm just saying that she has to jump more than 20" to dunk. Also, a women's basketball is over 9" in diameter, so her only getting 7" above the rim is going to result in a massive rim check. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Oct 13, 2020 11:40:20 GMT -8
I want to see Taylor Jones THROW DOWN in a regular season game.
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Post by beaverstever on Oct 13, 2020 11:47:55 GMT -8
I doubt dad is trolling - I'm buying this one. Would love to see it in a game as well; would be a tragedy if it happens in a game with no fans in the gym. Pleases make it happen during the Civil War. Weak side hiigh screen with everybody cleared out. I don't care if it results in a massive rim-check, it would be awesome.
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Post by rmancarl on Oct 14, 2020 9:28:50 GMT -8
It's Wednesday October 14th? Do you know where your favorite women's basketball team is?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2020 11:22:53 GMT -8
It's Wednesday October 14th? Do you know where your favorite women's basketball team is? They had better be on the court, damn it! And some of you better be out there taking notes, video, and doing interviews! I can't tolerate the damned slackers on this board who sit around, la-de-da expecting other people to do everything. |
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Post by beavsteve on Oct 14, 2020 13:22:35 GMT -8
FYI... Practice has started (at 2pm). There was a live Instagram video. All players were out there doing their warmups, including Andrea. I checked afterwards and so far the video has not been posted... at least I haven’t been able to find it.
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Post by beavsteve on Oct 14, 2020 13:40:39 GMT -8
FYI... Practice has started (at 2pm). There was a live Instagram video. All players were out there doing their warmups, including Andrea. I checked afterwards and so far the video has not been posted... at least I haven’t been able to find it. I should have also added that Kennedy was also out there doing at least some of the warmups (knee wrapped). |
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