Doug Thomas - World's Highest Vertical?

Poulin · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:13 pm

Iowa State forward touches 13 feet just last week :yikes:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbVJ1IvYkaI[/youtube]

bigballa3jj · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:23 pm

actually he played for iowa and was the 2006 big ten 6th man of the year. he's 6'8"

nbaballa · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:38 pm

James white can do that prolly, there is a vid of him missin it by a inch and some players have touched the top of the board b4.

CrisCo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:46 pm

Thats running vert tho... sick... but its not off a step.

Poulin · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:43 pm

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James white can do that prolly, there is a vid of him missin it by a inch and some players have touched the top of the board b4.

Yeah James White doesnt quite reach it in that video... I beleive other players can touch the top of the board as well, but its nice to see video/evidence of someone actually doing it for once. Always hear stories about it.

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Thats running vert tho... sick... but its not off a step.

Yeah you're right, but to me running vertical (be it off 1 foot or 2) is a better indication of one's overall athletic/jumping ability.

On a side note, check out this Cuban volleyball player to see another impressive jumping ability.... for anyone who hasn't heard of him.
---> http://youtube.com/v/QoKhEiAHfYs

imasuperhero165 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:29 pm

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---> http://youtube.com/v/QoKhEiAHfYs

this guy can fly

CrisCo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:47 pm

imasuperhero165 wrote:

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---> http://youtube.com/v/QoKhEiAHfYs

this guy can fly

Thats an understatement! Haha. OMG...... The way he jumps reminds me of Jordan mid-flight.

Skip01 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:32 am

this has nothin to do with vertical

Nate Rob prolly has a higher vertical probably

But other than that OMG...do you imagine how easily he could break Above and Beyonds record dunk

And i do remember a James White vid of him trying to touch the top of the back board but he misses by a lil bit.

I dont think too many can get the top of the backboard like others are acting in this thread like its a easy feat.....Dwight Howard is prolly the closest in the NBA and hes 7ft

This dude is bananas

JDogg · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:42 am

CrisCo wrote:

imasuperhero165 wrote:

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---> http://youtube.com/v/QoKhEiAHfYs

this guy can fly

Thats an understatement! Haha. OMG...... The way he jumps reminds me of Jordan mid-flight.

not to take anything away from the guy, but doesn't 50 have a 50 inch vert?? hence the name "50"

palanilopez12 · **Joined:** Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:05 am **Posts:** 49

he does not have anything close to a 40 inch vert let alone 50...look at how tall he is and he doesn't even get up that high

Elcee · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:32 am

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=FbVJ1IvYkaI[/youtube]

MINI IVERSON · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:12 am

that was awesome

bigballa3jj · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:50 pm

palanilopez12 wrote:

he does not have anything close to a 40 inch vert let alone 50...look at how tall he is and he doesn't even get up that high

hes 6'8"

løckdown · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:10 pm

holy shit at the volleyball player one

Doug is insane too, just skys it easily...

Skip01 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:47 pm

bigballa3jj wrote:

palanilopez12 wrote:

he does not have anything close to a 40 inch vert let alone 50...look at how tall he is and he doesn't even get up that high

hes 6'8"

I think he was talking about 50 from And1

But this guy ahs prolly a running jump of 45-48in easily...vertical i have no idea

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