Remaking a new topic from years ago. Look let me get this straight, some NFL athletes are absurdly insane in athleticism. No one is beating Tyreek Hill in terms of explosiveness and speed. But am I wrong to say, that NBA players have the higher ceiling? Like if money and long term health weren’t a concern, if NBA players focused on training their bodies on prepping for football, their ceiling would be so much higher. Instead of Kyle Pitts we have KD at tight-end on the falcons, instead of Megatron on the Lions we have LeBron James on the Browns, 3 inches taller. I’m not saying they WOULD be better. But they have the POTENTIAL to be better, their ceiling is higher. Apparently this is a wild take. NBA players are tall, fast, and leap as high as a lot of NFL players.
I think it’s a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, kind of. Also, I just had the thought of like, the combined value of personnel requirement vs phenotype/archetype. It’s more common for a dude to be built like a bear versus a giraffe.
But then it could be, in my mind at least, that basketball is a sport that seems to have more weirdos per capita than football. So maybe add natural demeanor/inclination to that combination factor.
Both are super blue collar sports at their bones, but it’s like art kids vs woodshop kids. Obviously there are lots of exceptions and outliers. And, obviously I am mildly stoned and talking out of my butt.