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Modern NBA players are not the tallest historically
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:24 pm
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We tend to think that modern day players are so much bigger and taller than previous generations. NBA average height for 2021-2022 season is 6'6.2". NBA average for 1986-1987 season was 6'7.2". That's one inch taller. We might think it's because of Center dominated league back then but players are on average taller across all positions.
And modern NBA players are less than one inch taller than players in the 1960s. But we've been told ESPN talking heads that Wilt Chamberlain was 2 feet taller than other players of his era. That couldn't be further from the truth. Lets give those old players some respect.
BTW, 2021-2022 are on average 6lbs heavier than 1986-1987.
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:25 pm
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:27 pm to PeteRose
That green line would look like a mountain if you pulled Muggsy out of the equation.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:29 pm to Ssubba
and spud webb.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:32 pm to PeteRose
If you were 7’ you could play the in the NBA despite having no other skills from the 60s up until probably the 90s.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:38 pm to theducks
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If you were 7’ you could play the in the NBA despite having no other skills from the 60s up until probably the 90s.
Can't remember the player, maybe Luke Longley? He said that many people said this about him and when he'd go home for the off season he'd hear it - then challenged people in the gym to play a bit. He would wreck shop on these people. Dribbling, shooting, blocking, scoring...didn't matter, he would crush them.
Those guys were good players. They weren't just tall. That applied in high school, and ended in high school.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:40 pm to PeteRose
The game has changed drastically with the emphasis on analytics, 3 point line, and skill.
You can't just be 7 foot and unskilled and expect to last long, like you could once upon a time.
You can't just be 7 foot and unskilled and expect to last long, like you could once upon a time.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:42 pm to theducks
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If you were 7’ you could play the in the NBA despite having no other skills from the 60s up until probably the 90s.
Mark Eaton went from being a mechanic to the NBA because of his size
“You can’t teach height” will no longer get you to the NBA
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:52 pm to PeteRose
The difference now is instead of the center being 7'1 and immobile, he's 6'11 with a 40 inch vertical and taking the ball up the court.
and point guard hight is a little tricky because we're moving into more positionless basketball and the days of the 6'2 point guard are mostly gone.
and point guard hight is a little tricky because we're moving into more positionless basketball and the days of the 6'2 point guard are mostly gone.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:53 pm to POTUS2024
quote:Of course he would. He was in the NBA and in NBA game shape playing against normal people.
Can't remember the player, maybe Luke Longley? He said that many people said this about him and when he'd go home for the off season he'd hear it - then challenged people in the gym to play a bit. He would wreck shop on these people. Dribbling, shooting, blocking, scoring...didn't matter, he would crush them.
But guys like him don't even get looks in the G-league today.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:16 pm to Fun Bunch
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The game has changed drastically with the emphasis on analytics, 3 point line, and skill.
You can't just be 7 foot and unskilled and expect to last long, like you could once upon a time.
Defense is the biggie. You can't be a lumbering big because you'll get picked and rolled until you're on the perimeter against an elite driver.
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
NBA is smarter today than in the 90’s.
Back then it was just isolation.
Back then it was just isolation.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:26 pm to PP7 for heisman
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The difference now is instead of the center being 7'1 and immobile, he's 6'11 with a 40 inch vertical and taking the ball up the court.
And he can also stand out beyond the arc and hit 3's.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Defense is the biggie. You can't be a lumbering big because you'll get picked and rolled until you're on the perimeter against an elite driver.
Yep. It almost made Gobert unplayable in some playoff series and he might win defensive player of the year haha.
Teams would force Luke Longley to the bench in today's NBA
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:39 pm to theducks
False
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:40 pm to VA LSU fan
False
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:41 pm to PP7 for heisman
Nobody in the NBA is 6-11 with a 40 inch vertical and can handle the ball.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:46 pm to Corinthians420
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Yep. It almost made Gobert unplayable in some playoff series and he might win defensive player of the year haha.
It all started when Ben Wallace was exposed in the 2002 or 2004 Fiba world championship
It taught the whole NBA a lesson and started the changes but it really ramped up after 2016 and the warriors
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:53 pm to SlowFlowPro
That 2002 team probably had a lot more problems than Ben Wallace 
Everyone got jaded from team USA winning every tournament that they thought we could not send our best and still win
Everyone got jaded from team USA winning every tournament that they thought we could not send our best and still win
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 5:07 pm to danilo
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Mark Eaton went from being a mechanic to the NBA because of his size
To be fair, he went from a mechanic, to community college, to UCLA before the NBA. He was also 7’4”, and well over 250 lbs.
His job was to be a giant obstacle in the lane.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 6:15 pm to PeteRose
those stats may be deceptive. is that the averages of every single player? avg of starters? avg of players who got a minimum amt of playing time?
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