Useless NBA Comparisons: Can Russell Westbrook Outjump Jack Russell Terriers?

August 23rd, 2016 by Useless Comparisons Leave a reply »

(Editor's note: Bleacher Report teamed up with the infographics wizards at Useless Comparisons to put some of the NBA's biggest names and storylines into new perspective.)

Statistics can help us answer some of the most intriguing questions in sports today.

Did the Seattle SuperSonics' existence impact the annual rainfall in Seattle? How does the vertical leap of Russell Westbrook compare to that of a Jack Russell terrier? What is the relationship between Kevin Garnett's points per game and the resale value of a Ford F-150?

These are the questions that need answers. We set out to answer these and more with comparative graphs to show how statistics can be misleading, utterly useless and, more importantly, fun.

    



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