sportstalk: diop has worst vertical in Chicago

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

Jeff Trepagnier wasn't around to challenge him but Kansas guard Kenny
Gregory had a draft-best 39.5 no-step vertical and a 45.5-inch vertical with
a step. The closest any player came was Nebraska's Cookie Belcher (41.5
inch). Cal's Sean Lampley also had a 40-inch vertical. High schooler
DeSagana Diop had a camp worst 21.5 inch no-step vertical and 25.5 inch
vertical with a step.
Here are the weight, height and wing span of most of the players projected
in this year's NBA lottery. Check out a few interesting stats here. DeSagana
Diop was considered to be the only protypical NBA center of the high school
big men. But Eddy Curry actually was taller and had the same wing span as
Diop. In fact, Curry's wingspan is longer than 7-1 center Loren Woods. 
Kwame Brown is basically the same height as Curry but his wing span is 5.5
inches smaller than Curry. Tyson Chandler also has a much smaller wingspan.
Eddie Griffin, on the other hand, has a tremendous 7-3 wingspan which may
explain how he blocked all of those shots in college. 
With all of the buzz about Rodney White, you have to be a little
disappointed at how he measured out. In college he was listed at 6-9, but in
Chicago he measured just 6-7.5 without shoes. Jamaal Tinsley and Jason
Richardson also measure shorter than had been previously reported. 
Shane Battier - 6'9.5" shoes; 6'8.25" w/o shoes - 229 lbs - wing span:
6'10.5"
Michael Bradley - 6'11" shoes; 6'9.25" w/o shoes - 227 lbs - wing span:
7'1.5"
Kwame Brown - 6'11.5" shoes; 6'10" w/o shoes - 243 lbs - wing span: 7'1"
Tyson Chandler - 7'0.5" shoes; 6'11.5" w/o shoes - 224 lbs - wing span: 7'1"
Jason Collins - 6'11.5" shoes; 6'10.25" w/o shoes - 251 lbs - wing span -
7'4.5"
Eddy Curry - 6'11.75" shoes; 6'10.25" w/o shoes - 301 lbs - wing span -
7'6.5"
DeSagana Diop - 6'11.25" shoes; 6'10" w/o shoes - 314 lbs - wing span -
7'6.5"
Joe Forte - 6'4.5" shoes; 6'3.5" w/o shoes - 193 lbs - wing span 6'6.5"
Eddie Griffin - 6'10.25" shoes; 6'9.25" w/o shoes - 222 lbs - wing span 7'3"
Brendan Haywood - 7'1.5" shoes; 6'11.75" w/o shoes - 266 lbs - wing span
7'6.5"
Richard Jefferson - 6'8.25" shoes; 6'7.25" w/o shoes - 223 lbs - wing span:
7'0"
Troy Murphy - 6'11" shoes; 6'9.75" w/o shoes - 230 lbs - wing span: 6'11"
Jason Richardson - 6'5.75" shoes; 6'4.75" w/o shoes - 213 lbs - wing span:
6'11.5"
Jamaal Tinsley - 6'2" shoes; 6'0.75" w/o shoes - 199 lbs - wing span: 6'7.5"
Rodney White - 6'8.75" shoes; 6'7.5" w/o shoes; 243 lbs - wing span: 6'11.5"
Loren Woods - 7'1.75" shoes; 7'0.75" w/o shoes - 245 lbs - wing span 7'5.5"