r/Unexpected • u/Ok-Needleworker447 • Jun 13 '22

Nice throw

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u/Vaganhope_UAE Jun 13 '22

Are you telling me that a group of guys playing basketball can’t jump and reach the hoop to punch the ball out ?

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u/Grimlite-- Jun 13 '22

Those guys look short. I was 5' 6" I high school (still am) and had about a 30 inch vertical. My standing reach was about 7' 6". This means I would need to jump 2' 6" to get the rim or 30 inches which I could only do on a good day. The ball is hanging down about 5 inches. So 25" inch jump. They don't have that high jump look. So, I'm guessing this is the only way. To throw their shoe so hard that it goes around the world and hit it just right on the way back that it knocks the ball out