2007-03-06 08:15:56 · 16 answers · asked by Ruby 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Excuse me?
2007-03-06 08:18:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
here is why white men can't jump as good as black men:
look at the ankle of a black man and compare it to a white man's ankle. Notice that on the white guy (or most white guys anyways) the back of the leg will connect to the ankle in almost a straight line. Now on the black guy's ankle, the heel of the foot will be back more. The back of the leg won't connect to the heel in a straight line at all. the leg connects more towards the middle of the foot on a black guy than on a white guy, therefore the black guy will have more leverage for jumping and since both white and black men have equal leg strength (on average that is, one may work out more or something) the black man can get higher from the extra leverage. to get the same height as a white guy will require less leg strength than for the white guy, thus using all of the black man's leg strength will get him much higher. Some other nationalities probably have more jumping leverage in this way than white men, but no other race has less jumping leverage.
2007-03-06 08:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by uled 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
White men can jump theres been plenty in basketball. Let me put it to u this way . White men develope better basketball skills at a younger age there for they learn that jumping high is so overrated.I used to jump high but over the years ive learn for one that i cant jump as high as i use to so ive learn to shot over people,box out , get in the right position etc..Well let me get back outside and practice my quick release so i can get my shot off whenever i please.......
2007-03-06 10:11:45 · answer #3 · answered by Nothing but the truth...!! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dark skinned people live closer to the Equator, where the earth's bulge is the largest therefore gravity is the strongest, so they have to develop superior musculature to overcome the higher gravity. When they leave equatorial areas and come to the more northerly countries, they are able to jump head and shoulders above those poor white guys who have grown up in a low gravity area.
2007-03-06 08:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They can have you ever seen Chase Budinger of Arizona play? He has over a 40 inch vertical leap.
2007-03-06 09:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by mr. jones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chase Budinger freshman Arizona Wildcat basketball player, has a 43in vertical.
2007-03-06 08:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by Second Coming 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ask Mark Fidrych.
2007-03-06 08:28:18 · answer #7 · answered by Pretending To Work 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cause most of them do not develope strong ankles...there are a few who do...then most white people have log legs...check it out you can see it everyday.
2007-03-06 09:16:10 · answer #8 · answered by ironknuckles05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because white men have no need too, us black men learn to jump by runnin from police and hoppin fences
2007-03-06 09:11:10 · answer #9 · answered by street_child_va 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
havent heard that slogan in years. there have been plenty of white basketball players in history, we are at a time right now where it is mostly blacks that play basketball though.
2007-03-06 08:20:20 · answer #10 · answered by T Z 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because we answer to no-one! You say just, the riposte is not how high but rather...
2007-03-06 09:26:45 · answer #11 · answered by roncho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋