WINGSPAN
Defensive Shot Contest
We wanted to see how much wingspan plays a part in contesting shots, so we made a shooter with a 90 3 ball with default wingspan. Then we made three defenders with 70 Shot Contest, who were the same height as the shooter, with Min, Default, and Max wingspan to see if wingspan had an affect on the Green Window and Make Percentage. We also wanted to see how a light contest looked vs a heavy contest. This test was done without any badges. We took 200 shots for each category.
| Wingpsan | Earliest Green | Green Window | Make Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Contest | |||
| Default | 502 mS | 31 mS | 51.5% |
| Light Contest | |||
| Minimum | 504 mS | 24 mS | 37% |
| Default | 506 mS | 21 mS | 34% |
| Maximum | 509 mS | 18 mS | 30.5% |
| Heavy Contest | |||
| Minimum | 510 mS | 17 mS | 15.5% |
| Default | 511 mS | 16 mS | 13% |
| Maximum | 513 mS | 13 mS | 10% |
Rebounding
For this test we wanted to see how much wingspan plays a part in getting rebounds. We went to freestyle in 2ku with two identical centers except for the span differences. We placed them in front of the rim side by side. We then shot the ball short from the top of the key. We jumped at the same time and only counted it if they had an equal opportunity to get the rebound. We did 200 rebounds for each “battle”.
| Wingspan 1 | Wingspan 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Default | 43.5%/56.5% |
| Default | Maximum | 45%/55% |
| Minimum | Maximum | 32.5%/67.5% |
We wanted to see if wingspan had an affect on the shots speed or Green window. So we made three shooters with Minimum, Default, and Maximum span and all other attributes were the same. We took 200 threes with each and recorded the stats.
| Wingpsan | Earliest Green | Green Window | Make Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 502 mS | 31 mS | 51.5% |
| Default | 502 mS | 31 mS | 51% |
| Maximum | 502 mS | 31 mS | 52% |
Dunking Success
We wanted to see if Wingspan helped with finishing dunks. For this test we took a 6’6 Slasher with no badges and repeatedly dunked in traffic 200 times for each span. We only recorded results from actual dunk attempts.
| Wingspan | Dunk Success Rate |
|---|---|
| Minimum | 33.5% |
| Default | 38.5% |
| Maximum | 45% |
Conclusion
Although it doesn’t show up in the attributes, Changing your span adds a lot of hidden benefits. Based on the results we would recommend always maxing your wingspan no matter what archetype/position you choose. The small bonus in shooting attributes from min wingspan does not make up for worse rebounding, defense, and finishing ability.
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