I've watched a couple of interviews/ podcasts where JJ Reddick has talked about what makes a great athlete/ great basketball player. Here's his model:
- Strength
- Vertical jump
- Speed
- Stamina
- Flexibility/ mobility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Change of pace
- Plyability
- Reflexes
- Change of direction
- Anticipation
- Spacial awareness
- Pattern recognition
- Cognitive load
Without over-analyzing the list, I feel the list is pretty solid. As an example, many of the MVPs we've had in the last few years are actually fairly weak at certain elements on the list things like vertical jump/ speed are not strong points for Nikola Jokic... he's obviously not slow compared to the general population, but he's likely one of the slower players in the NBA. Same could be said for Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki. Jokic is off the chart though with spacial awareness , patern recognition, cognitive load, and anticipation.
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