Beyond Catchings and Dunleavy, that 76ers team featured Henry Bibby, whose son, Mike, starts at point guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies, and a reserve forward with a decent vertical leap, Joe (Jellybean) Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant.
Just like seven ft. tall high schoolers with a decent vertical leap or hockey players born in the month of January who make up the majority of NHL players, Jessica Biel was born with certain advantages to succeed in Hollywood or Madison Ave.
When the Giants gave Eli his big payday, they needed him to make the leap from a decent quarterback who could win with a good team around him to one that can carry a team.
It's not a huge leap to assume that a decent number of hosts are going to wake up in the morning to discover that their their home addresses have been gleefully, and probably innocently, shared online by their friends.
If this type of venue makes it easier for some to make that leap, well, it's a decent first step.
As a performance, it requires a range, from a soft, almost folky bridge to some brilliantly ragged falsetto leaps, and Danny did a decent job holding it all together.
Meanwhile JJ Jegede leapt to a personal best of 8.04m in the long jump to beat a decent field, but his place in the team is dependent on him reaching the tough mark of 8.15m by 27 February.
If a defender blows by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist on the wing, Kidd-Gilchrist has a decent chance of affecting the shot because of his leaping ability.
