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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5633571, member: 722"]
No doubt Freeman is a terrific athlete... But I honestly think he'd be 25th percentile in current starting NBA power forwards.

One thing that I think is awesome is the football RAS ranking that takes into account height, weight and a variety of tests that attempt to measure attributes like strength, speed, agility, power, and reaction time relative to other players of the same position but also height and weight. Obviously, a 325 lb defensive lineman running a 4.7 forty yard dash is amazing, but a CB running the same would be unplayable. Applying that same thinking to basketball is what bSPARQ does (or attempts to do).

In reference to a guy like Freeman, who might be 6'10, he might not be the freak athlete a guy much lighter and shorter in the NBA is... But his ability to affect the game is greater because he comes with a body that is more helpful for playing basketball.

As an aside, one reason some people think William Kyle might make the NBA is because even in that group he's an athletic freak. Even then, only because he's tall and has extremely long arms does he even have a chance. It's crazy how athletic the NBA is.
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