Dear Lord...UNC-Asheville has a 7 foot 7 inch guy

by **CalallenStang** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:29 pm

he had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks against UNC-Chapel Hill!

by **Charleston Pony** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:43 pm

and he's not the usual skin and bones - the largest human I've ever seen playing bball

by **CalallenStang** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:44 pm

Kenny George

by **PonyTales** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:27 am

Can he actually get up and down the floor?

by **CalallenStang** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:39 am

PonyTales wrote:Can he actually get up and down the floor?

He gets down good enough to have had more than 10 blocks in their game against Campbell!

From what I saw on ESPN, he's extremely clumsy, but he still makes the other team change their game...there is no such thing as going inside on him. Plus, inbounds plays are extremely simple...toss it way up in the air and he will catch it. Then he will dunk it without even jumping.

by **Paladin** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:57 pm

This is why basketball is such a farce sometimes. It is simply not always necessary to be athletic to be an impact player on a team. You'll never see a 7 ft or 300 # soccer player.

by **RE Tycoon** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:23 pm

He got posterized by Hansbrough...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXK7wnR_V2c

by **Junior** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:19 pm

Paladin wrote:This is why basketball is such a farce sometimes. It is simply not always necessary to be athletic to be an impact player on a team. You'll never see a 7 ft or 300 # soccer player.

Actually, Akeen Olajuwan grew up playing soccer (goalkeeper) and didn't really pick up basketball full time until he got over here.

by **Paladin** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:04 am

Junior wrote:
Paladin wrote:This is why basketball is such a farce sometimes. It is simply not always necessary to be athletic to be an impact player on a team. You'll never see a 7 ft or 300 # soccer player.

Actually, Akeen Olajuwan grew up playing soccer (goalkeeper) and didn't really pick up basketball full time until he got over here.

Good point; I meant to say a 7 ft or 300 # clumsy soccer player.

by **MustangLaxer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:40 am

Current STUDent wrote:He got posterized by Hansbrough...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXK7wnR_V2c

Shawn Bradley in the making...what a stiff

by **smu diamond m** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:33 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WctBazFZAMc

Dunk? He sets it in the basket...

by **mavsrage311** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:42 pm

The 3-second rule was made for guys like him

by **SMU Kilmer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:44 pm

Do you think he will get a legit look for the NBA? The size alone might warrant a look....

by **mavsrage311** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:23 pm

SMU Kilmer wrote:Do you think he will get a legit look for the NBA? The size alone might warrant a look....

Nope...contrary to what someone posted above, big men in the NBA really do need to be athletic to survive these days. You can make fun of Shawn Bradley all you want, but for a man his size, he was (somewhat) coordinated. This guy has no coordination. He might get a summer league look, but I highly doubt he'd ever stick on an NBA roster

by **MustangLaxer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:45 pm

this guy has nbdl career written all over him just because of his frame. and shawn bradley was never coordinated; take it back before you lose your credibility

Dear Lord...UNC-Asheville has a 7 foot 7 inch guy

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