Great trade

[Josh Ozersky]

I don't think height measurements are at all relevant to big man play.
You don't shoot or block shots with your scalp. Wingspan matters
and leaping ability matters, height hardly at all. Of course, since Big
Baby has no leaping ability to speak of, his winspan is irrelevant. Nor
does he have the BB IQ to play center. That's the most demanding
position mentally after point guard, which is one reason why Tim Duncan
is the best center in the game, no mater what they list him as, either for
position or for height.

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HRBlaine at aol.com>
To: <celtics at igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: Great trade


>
> In a message dated 7/1/2007 2:03:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Ryan 
> writes:
>
>>As for Big Baby, he measured 6'7" and 3/4 in his bare
>>feet, and  6'9" and 1/4 in his shoes.  That's no tweeener.
>
> LOL  So, you think he's tall enuf to play the 5?  I  sure hope so.  I 
> know, I
> know, Unseld played the 5 at 6'7".  I  still prefer 7'.  Or do you want 
> AlJ
> (a natural PF to play the 5 and the  Biggest Baby to play the 4?)  Or 
> maybe, as
> someone said, maybe Scal will  have a breakout year at PF.  I would have
> rather taken a flyer on Fesenko,  Barac or Gasol frankly all of whom are 7 
> footers
> and could hardly be worse that  Olo.
>
> Harry
> aw was a tweener at 6'9 or so i've been told
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