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Are NBA players better athletes then the NFL or is it the other way around? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by frozteh@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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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.

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[–] HeJind@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Football players are definitely more athletic. Basketball separates itself by both requiring height as well as skill.

In football if you're simply more athletic than everyone else at every level you will at least make the NFL.

NFL players are better athletes at every height range, besides maybe the ones that include a lot of QB's or kickers.

[–] bigbellyburger89@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Comparing athletic performances between heights in those sports doesn’t really work because once you get into the average nba height you are talking comparing linemen to some of the best athletes in the nba

[–] HeJind@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Linemen are also better athletes than NBA players are the same height. You have to consider that lineman are doing what they're doing at 300+ lbs.

Like the fact that these guys are 320 lbs with a 36 inch vertical is hard to put into words. I don't think there's a single player in the NBA besides Zion who could do it.

And that's what it is really. The guys in the NFL are just Zion at every height range. Just about the limit of how strong you can get while still being able to outrun or outjump anyone remotely close to your size.