He hasnt put alot of upper body mass on his frame like most other players when they progress to higher levels in basketball. He has put some weight on recently but he is only like 175 not hard to jump high when you are that light.
Not only does he have the highest vertical in the league, but because he weighs like 180 lbs, gravity doesn’t pull him back down once he’s in the air as fast as bigger players who do the same dunks. This lets him do things like change hands, shift his body mid air, and essentially hang in the air to delay his dunk. That way the guy blocking him starts to fall before he does, allowing him to slam it on his head.
I hope there aren't people out there still wanting him to 'bulk up a bit', not needed in today's league, but also less impact upon landing, which is where the injuries and accumulative stress happen most, especially when you're up that high in the air so often.
@@ceejordan9649 Last season he played like 90% of games more than Ja last year. Where was all the people calling Ja a bust last year when he was mediocre and injured for the regular season? Yeah people just hate on Zion because their scared of him reaching his full potential.
Joyful, he is when he goes At the highest altitude possible and he throws, Moves through the skies like the birds Outstanding is this man, who leaves you with no words Radiantly finishes his dazzling dunk After this, leaving everyone debunk Never underestimate this player Tremendous is this player, Ja Morant the slayer
Man but you can’t hold what Joker is doing rn, literally Serbian Wilt. I got Ja as my pick for MVP to finish the season. My prediction, post all star break the Griz take the 2nd seed and really start to put on while simultaneously Ja has like a string of maybe 3 out of 4 games scoring 40 for example. Some signature stretch of games to put him on, all he needs. And people are gonna have to concede. Rn it’s realistically Joker, Joel/Giannis, Ja in that order. Giannis and Joker are borderline 6 seeds it would be crazy to give it to them and Joel might not be able to keep this up, already slowing down potentially in the Laker game. I really do think Ja can pull it off but right now let’s just wait and see. He’s got work to do🐻
I agree something like the 6 straight 30+ games he on right now. After the All-star break their schedule gets significantly easier. There is no telling what type of numbers he may put up.
Ja is definitely more athletic since no one could shift like Morant does and then suddenly accelerate and he is by far the better “long jumper”. Ja has the highest vert between the three of them too (Russ has a 40 not a 36 btw and Rose has a reported 42-43). Russ and Drose are more explosive which is partly because they are bigger than Ja. PJPerformace also talked about Ja as well in his top 5 most athletic nba players list. Fun fact: Ja Morant has made more dunks in the past 120 games than Drose has ever did throughout his WHOLE CAREER! He averages more dunks per season than Westbrook too.
And this is why morant wont ever win a chip because this is just asking to get injured remember we and the nba dont punish anyone for intentionally injuring people ever so he’s gonna be an easy target for people like pat bev and draymond green, I saw we because u people in the community don’t ever call people out when they intentionally injure someone and say it’s not intentional when it is
Ja Morant's not like D Rose though, he's smooth with his pick and roll/floater game and he shoots better He doesn't have to rely on the explosiveness as much.
"And this is why Morant won't ever win a chip..." Got dayum man no one wants to read that negativity. You dont know whats in store for that man. He might win 5 chips in his career. You dont know 💩
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That was awesome. Sports Science was one of the best segments of all time by ESPN.
Big facts
For sure man usually these sports science things are ridiculous and have almost no applicable science behind them at all this is good
Owned by curry 😊
most of this was just math instead of science but that just makes it better!
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0:13 Richard's reaction when he heard it's Jay Williams 😂💀💀
the best part of it
😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Real tears and cried harder when I heard Jay voice...
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Bring back more sports science segments !!!
Big facts
This was very nostalgic but... you gotta bring back the 🐐 John brenkus
The science behind being blessed with amazing genetics in addition to a more than likely great work ethic in the gym. My mind is blown.
and the steroids
He hasnt put alot of upper body mass on his frame like most other players when they progress to higher levels in basketball. He has put some weight on recently but he is only like 175 not hard to jump high when you are that light.
@@jmoney973regardless of his weight, there are still other pg’s there that’s lighter than him and has shorter vertical jump
Please bring back sport science 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Thanks for the information....this actually is the best ESPN video i've seen in weeks!!!
Only in video games you can make up this dunks!
Credit to his dad since he was 7 years old he brought some tires to the house and ja muscles get very strong jumping over it..
We need more sports science
Not only does he have the highest vertical in the league, but because he weighs like 180 lbs, gravity doesn’t pull him back down once he’s in the air as fast as bigger players who do the same dunks. This lets him do things like change hands, shift his body mid air, and essentially hang in the air to delay his dunk. That way the guy blocking him starts to fall before he does, allowing him to slam it on his head.
Some of those dunks and that 360 layup look like something you'd make up in your head but never actually consider doing
He definitely needs to join the dunk contest at least once.
Hopefully he don’t be Lebron about it
No he doesn't and he shouldn't. Morant is above that stupid contest
Imagine a dunk contest with Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, and Anthony Edwards. That would be crazy competitive.
@@anthonyejike5594 hella competitive, and variety in diff heights too
He said he would if they got real judges
I remember a player "David Thompson". He had a max vert jump of 48 and a standing jump of 44.
Pretty close to mine of 49/45
@@kieransoregaard-utt8 Believe it or not, even if true, no one cares, because it's a RUclips comment section.
@@wileyschmitt Triggered? Not everyone can jump as high as me, bruh. Get over it.
@@kieransoregaard-utt8 Still though, no one cares.
@@kieransoregaard-utt8 I have a 80 inch standing vert and stand at 9’6” .
JA is a beast✊🏾
love how they cut rj off when he heard it was jay williams 😭
Why doesn't he like Jay williams
I hope there aren't people out there still wanting him to 'bulk up a bit', not needed in today's league, but also less impact upon landing, which is where the injuries and accumulative stress happen most, especially when you're up that high in the air so often.
imagine wanting an NBA player to "bulk up" lol... this is not the NFL
@@RaiderDave42069 Yeah they said that to Durant and Steph too, but that was before the complete softening of the league.
Lord.. plz let him stay healthy throughout his career🙏🏽
Amazing video!! Im glad he is getting recognition!!
Richard Jefferson reaction to hearing sports science with Jay Williams 😂
Why doesn't he like Jay williams
One of my favorite segments on espn
THE WHOLE LEAGUE KNOW JA MORANT IS THE MVP CUT THE B....S...💯💯💯💯
Sports science was one of the best segments
I had a trainer that told me watch a lot of Ja Morant's jumping techniques
Just wait on Nike JA signature shoes 👟
In shorter words: He’s just like that 🦾
This is not the home for Ja content because y'all only started paying attention this season - save Zach and Perk
I can't believe they never mentioned about RJ's dunk.
he has one of craziest dunk of century
"We are your home for Grizzlies and Ja related content..." lol foh
Burgundy looking BEAUTIFUL
I thought he was like 6 ft 5 he’s the same height as Steph Curry
Love The Grizzlies They Gotta Win This Ring 💯🗣
Malika is a baddie, holy christ
Holy Malika!
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BRING BACK SPORTS SCIENCE
Pelicans: dam we coulda had him...
Instead they got a player that when healthy is better than Ja.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy when is he ever healthy??
@@ceejordan9649 Last season he played like 90% of games more than Ja last year. Where was all the people calling Ja a bust last year when he was mediocre and injured for the regular season? Yeah people just hate on Zion because their scared of him reaching his full potential.
Plays just like Westbrook used to. Cool sitting courtside for a game when he played at murray st
1:23 it’s like he told KD “ aye man let me get this dunk “ lol
Joyful, he is when he goes
At the highest altitude possible and he throws,
Moves through the skies like the birds
Outstanding is this man, who leaves you with no words
Radiantly finishes his dazzling dunk
After this, leaving everyone debunk
Never underestimate this player
Tremendous is this player, Ja Morant the slayer
Basically he has great core strength
Idk it just don’t sound right I need the goat back
JA should adopt the AKA Mr Excitement, he has brought a whole new flare to the league, I wonder if JA ever studied Mano Ginoble.
This was dope great work Jay Williams
True number 1 pick
Exceeding heights Yeaa Ja Morant
- Apex Skywalk
i dont know what dude said in the video, all i know is Ja is THE MAN!!!!
Bill Burr is somewhere smiling about the quick twitch and the slow twitch 💀
Is ja more explosive than ant?
Man but you can’t hold what Joker is doing rn, literally Serbian Wilt. I got Ja as my pick for MVP to finish the season. My prediction, post all star break the Griz take the 2nd seed and really start to put on while simultaneously Ja has like a string of maybe 3 out of 4 games scoring 40 for example. Some signature stretch of games to put him on, all he needs. And people are gonna have to concede. Rn it’s realistically Joker, Joel/Giannis, Ja in that order. Giannis and Joker are borderline 6 seeds it would be crazy to give it to them and Joel might not be able to keep this up, already slowing down potentially in the Laker game. I really do think Ja can pull it off but right now let’s just wait and see. He’s got work to do🐻
I agree something like the 6 straight 30+ games he on right now. After the All-star break their schedule gets significantly easier. There is no telling what type of numbers he may put up.
MVP!!!
🥷🔥
He could be an Olympic long jumper.
We definitely need Ja morant in the slam dunk contest
Y'all need to stop talking about Morant and that dunk contest. His talents and skills exceed that useless contest.
What about Anthony Edwards?
You jus needed to put a ad on a 4 min video 😒
I feel like Ja is the fully evolved form of Memphis Mike Conley
As a die hard Grizz fan I find that as an insult
Ja is like Mike Conley if he got his dad’s jumpy genetics😂
With rose hops
I feel like his dad or his kid are the only ones who can convince
Anyone else peep ja have the curry 2s on in the simulation ?
What was Richard Jefferson about to say?
I still put Jokic in front of Ja, and I’m a Grizz diehard. It all depends on how the Grizz finish, and how Ja looks the rest of the season.
Im a Grizz die hard and right now I got Ja.
Rumor has it. It’s Kobe lifting him from above. Young mamba 🥷🐐🐍🕊🙌🏽
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Drose had an hard looking landing tho
If Ja start posterizing players more better he’ll be deadly
Perk has been waiting 2 months to hear him admit ja is in the MVP convo lmao
Richard Jefferson wanted to say something
Now do the sports science with Nikola jokic
It’s gotta be more than 44” 😅
Good work dude use to John but nice replacement
Yes I believe he can win the mvp, it’s possible , go grizzles go?
Wow amazing ❤️💕😀🤩👍
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He definitely has a explosive twitch muscles
Imagine he was 5 inches taller. He would be blocking every single thing.
Ja is embarrassing Zion like Kevin was embarrassing Greg
who is the girl speaking in the beginning she fine
San Antonio Spurs 🤠
Hope he does not injure his knees early due to his explosiveness.
The science is HGH
🔥🔥🔥🔥
It’s 48
Don’t mean to get scientific, but if Ja can’t jump over you, then you qualify to go on rides at six flags.
Science…..are we talking about Fauci remember you can say science without Dr.Frankenstein
Malika is beautiful 😍
Ja Morant is more athletic than Russ and Rose and that's the crazy part
not rose or russ yet. he has to continue to prove it. I believe he will be more athletic though in like a couple of years.
@@Terry794 yeah but rose got injured before his prime. Morant is d rose 2.0/
Maybe athletic not as explosive yet
Ja is definitely more athletic since no one could shift like Morant does and then suddenly accelerate and he is by far the better “long jumper”. Ja has the highest vert between the three of them too (Russ has a 40 not a 36 btw and Rose has a reported 42-43). Russ and Drose are more explosive which is partly because they are bigger than Ja. PJPerformace also talked about Ja as well in his top 5 most athletic nba players list.
Fun fact: Ja Morant has made more dunks in the past 120 games than Drose has ever did throughout his WHOLE CAREER! He averages more dunks per season than Westbrook too.
@@paulrico5456 that’s not the point bud
ja morant your dope
Hes a tall Derrick rose and thats not necessarily a good thing
Those women are beautiful. My god!
In short he just jumps
Nah..he’s a highly efficient scorer and a legit too play maker in the NBA
Ja can’t jump from free throw line cus he’s a 2 legger dunker
Sorry, but his knees won't last like this. I don't care how high you jump. The higher you keep jumping...
Mans got no muscle what's he saying
Ja cannot dunk from the free throw
Jay Williams??
Is this a joke??
RJ bro 😹
JA MORANT >Zion
Richard go to sleep 😂
RJ is such a hater😂
Science has it to simplify things for us dummies,That in reality it's because he's black.
Translation: If this dude gets a serious leg injury, it's over.
And this is why morant wont ever win a chip because this is just asking to get injured remember we and the nba dont punish anyone for intentionally injuring people ever so he’s gonna be an easy target for people like pat bev and draymond green, I saw we because u people in the community don’t ever call people out when they intentionally injure someone and say it’s not intentional when it is
Ja Morant's not like D Rose though, he's smooth with his pick and roll/floater game and he shoots better He doesn't have to rely on the explosiveness as much.
"And this is why Morant won't ever win a chip..." Got dayum man no one wants to read that negativity. You dont know whats in store for that man. He might win 5 chips in his career. You dont know 💩
Morant plays slow n good pace not br injuried
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