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That is a stupidly incredible statistic
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I have vague recollection that, for a lot of people that sort of height, being in the NBA has major health advantages beyond money. Not only learning how to move your body around in a non-destructive way, but NBA medical staffs have a very deep understanding of the physiology of someone who's 6'11" or 7'0" and they can work to counteract a lot of the more common maladies that come up as people that size age and wear their bodies down.
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MelancholyMark posted:I know of this NYT article: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/11/03/sunday-review/so-you-want-to-play-pro-basketball.html This wasn't what I was thinking of but nice find. Thank you. You inspired me to find the article I was thinking of. It was an article about Roy Hibbert's development from Grantland citing a Sports Illustrated story citing a Centers for Disease Control Study. lol "Citing data from the Centers for Disease Control, Sports Illustrated estimated that there are fewer than 70 7-footers between the ages of 20 and 40 in the United States. Seventy 7-footers; 30 starting NBA centers." http://grantland.com/features/how-indiana-pacers-all-star-center-roy-hibbert-avoided-becoming-stiff/ Glancing at a list of player heights, there are 30 7 footers (or taller) in the NBA atm. So not quite 50% chance but ridiculous close. This all sticks out in my mind because in a torts class a few years ago I was asked a question about a bridge railing's height, then if it would make a difference if a 7 foot man fell over it because it was too short for him. To which I responded no and explained that's an abnormally large height and cited that number mentioned in the Grantland article to support my point
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Feb 14, 2020 02:58
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I mean Shawn Bradley was just guy who was 7 6 and he made Millions over many years in the nba
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Feb 14, 2020 03:00
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How many dunk posters was Shawn Bradley in?
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Traxis posted:How many dunk posters was Shawn Bradley in? A tribute to his longevity
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MelancholyMark posted:Huh, surprised it wasn't retired yet already. Also the Wolves haven't retired his number either?? MourningView posted:I mean I guess the wolves don't really have a lot else going on but he's only been retired for four years. KG was going to become an owner but got into it with the Ownership/FO over how they handled Saunders death (which was weird because they did everything you'd expect, but w/e) and they got into a whole thing about it. KG still seems real mad about it and I don't think there's been any communication back since that happened.
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Feb 14, 2020 03:13
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This is incredibly late but wow High-Flying Bird is bad
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Feb 14, 2020 03:16
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https://twitter.com/ryenarussillo/status/1228136895105789952?s=19
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Feb 14, 2020 03:33
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Zion looks like he can bump Steven Adams around
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Feb 14, 2020 03:34
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EoinCannon posted:Zion looks like he can bump Steven Adams around Adams tried to bump a defending Zion out of the paint earlier; neither guy budged. They just kinda stuck to each other for a second before resetting.
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Feb 14, 2020 03:37
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Oh, also, that 3 was the first made 3 of Adams' career.
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Kibner posted:Oh, also, that 3 was the first made 3 of Adams' career. Catching up to Simmons
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WhyteRyce posted:Catching up to Simmons lmao
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That deck is stacked with bibbys
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Only caught the last quarter of blazers/pelicans, and missed blazers/grizzlies. Probably for the best, but I still wanna see my dudes do okay this season. Also RIP Dame right groin. I recently read The Franchise by Cameron Stauth, about the '89 Pistons season. Can't remember who said it, but a quote in there that stuck with me: "you're only one knee injury out of the toilet." Part of Detroit's strength was the depth of the bench.
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morestuff posted:This is incredibly late but wow High-Flying Bird is bad it's good actually
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CRISPYBABY posted:That deck is stacked with bibbys it's like when larry david as steinbrenner is listing all of the yankees managers and he keeps coming back to billy martin
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jackofarcades posted:Jayson Tatum is having a pretty great January/February Hell yeah my man euphronius posted:A tribute to his longevity Shawn Bradley aka Luc Longevity
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TNT Sideline Reporter: Jayson, do you think you still have the energy to play in the All-Star Game after the double OT? Jayson Tatum: Most def. I am looking forward to it. I am also going to win the skills contest and then retire from it.
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Cool Buff Man posted:Lots of young all-stars this year, seems like more than normal. Luka is 20, Trae is 21, Tatum is 21, Bam is 22, Ingram is 22. That can't be all that common right? Either way I like it The kids are really good but this has to be in part because Steph, Klay and KD are dead this year.
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bornbytheriver posted:TNT Sideline Reporter: Jayson, do you think you still have the energy to play in the All-Star Game after the double OT? He won last year so I believe him! Henchman of Santa posted:The kids are really good but this has to be in part because Steph, Klay and KD are dead this year. Ehh Steph and Klay would have a hard time making it in because their team would have about 10 wins. Maybe 5
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CRISPYBABY posted:That deck is stacked with bibbys I got a full house, kobes over anduses
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WhyteRyce posted:Catching up to Simmons tied with Shaq
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MourningView posted:it's good actually I’ve got a high tolerance for cornball dialogue but it was painful
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Feb 14, 2020 05:32
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Beith Van Horn is absolutely slaying me. Also that Jeff Foster aka Freste pic rules
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the clippers have always been frauds e: https://twitter.com/tiffanylehman92/status/1228175503682486273
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Man Kemba sent Shamet flying https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1228166996367273984
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AggressivelyStupid posted:the clippers have always been frauds they certainly lose some games
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Vertical Lime posted:https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1228125711426297858 Speaking of this, I just watched Good Time, a movie that the Uncut Gems directors did before, and holy loving poo poo, it’s really good.
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NickRoweFillea posted:Speaking of this, I just watched Good Time, a movie that the Uncut Gems directors did before, and holy loving poo poo, it’s really good. Their Lenny Cooke documentary is real good too, but as depressing as you’d expect
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NickRoweFillea posted:Speaking of this, I just watched Good Time, a movie that the Uncut Gems directors did before, and holy loving poo poo, it’s really good. Better than uncut gems, for sure. Robert Pattinson was incredibly good.
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AggressivelyStupid posted:the clippers have always been frauds I'm glad she stayed a Thunder fan through the past several years. The story of how she became a fan in the first place was great. anakha fucked around with this message at 10:10 on Feb 14, 2020 |
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weed cat posted:Only caught the last quarter of blazers/pelicans, and missed blazers/grizzlies. Probably for the best, but I still wanna see my dudes do okay this season. Also RIP Dame right groin. I recently read The Franchise by Cameron Stauth, about the '89 Pistons season. Can't remember who said it, but a quote in there that stuck with me: "you're only one knee injury out of the toilet." Part of Detroit's strength was the depth of the bench. That team was 10 deep, they were great. If the refs hadn't hosed them they'd have had 3 championships in that era. And if you ask zogo, if they hadn't traded Adrian Dantley, they could have 4 Views: Kemba fits so much better with the Celtics than Kyrie. Not controversial. Taytum takes his natural place as the lead bucket man with a pg who can move the ball. Kawhi made Taytum look tiny. Sometimes I forgot how loving big Kawhi is, dimensionally big, he's got a big old box for a chest. MV and Brolic? were the biggest Brandon Clarke proponents as far as I can remember, no pro draft guys were very high on him. But what anyone could see from his gonzaga tape is that he has a touch around the basket like no one I can think of his size. That one untouchable skill that's the difference between you and every other guy like you who doesn't make it. The knocks were normal human wingspan to height ratio( 1:1), his three point shooting, and his handle. He's shooting .420 from three right now. I don't know about his handling but he's in a perfect place to play his paint area unstoppable bucket game https://stats.nba.com/lineups/advanced/?Season=2019-20&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&TeamID=1610612763 The grizzlies seem to do well when he's next to Jae Crowder or Kyle Anderson so that they're sharing the combo forward duties. His wingspan might keep him from being more than a solid starter, but he's definitely an NBA player with a long career ahead
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