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Title: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: NYWarrior on February 01, 2007, 01:27:07 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_fe_st/bko_tallest_player

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: WashDCWarrior on February 01, 2007, 01:40:28 PM

20 minute drive... I'm there.

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: MUshrooms on February 01, 2007, 02:24:46 PM

I saw a show on one of the Discovery or National Geographic channels a while ago on this guy, which included some game footage. Unfortunately, he's pretty awful from what i saw...

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: WashDCWarrior on February 01, 2007, 02:34:17 PM

I missed the slideshow the first time. The first picture of him holding the basketball looks fake. It's like me holding a softball.

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: maxpower773 on February 01, 2007, 03:56:00 PM

Quote from: MUPete on February 01, 2007, 02:24:46 PM
I saw a show on one of the Discovery or National Geographic channels a while ago on this guy, which included some game footage. Unfortunately, he's pretty awful from what i saw...

Yeah I saw the same thing. Being that height and that heavy has got to put a lot of strain on his knees. He'd be good if they just stuck him under the basket...now all that needs to happen is for there to be no more 3 seconds call.

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: spiral97 on February 01, 2007, 07:29:34 PM

with legs that long, he can probably stand with one foot outside each side of the box and still be able to dunk the (soft?)ball everytime.

Course, if his shooting is that bad, just hack-a-ming him.

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Post by: CWSKeith on February 02, 2007, 09:46:08 AM

http://deadspin.com/sports/american-basketball-association/new-aba-coach-has-cleanest-rain-gutters-in-his-neighborhood-233103.php (http://deadspin.com/sports/american-basketball-association/new-aba-coach-has-cleanest-rain-gutters-in-his-neighborhood-233103.php)

Here's some video of him playing.

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: WashDCWarrior on February 02, 2007, 11:34:34 AM

Without names on the jerseys, it's really hard to tell which one he is. :D

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: MU Chi_IL on February 02, 2007, 12:24:12 PM

If someone taught this guy the sky hook he would be almost unstoppable. At 390 pounds it is not like he is going to get cleared off the blocks very often.

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Post by: mu_hilltopper on February 02, 2007, 01:02:31 PM

Holy crap his hands are giant. The ball looks like one of those toy mini balls.

(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070201/2007_02_01t112411_450x336_us_basketball_sun.jpg)

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Post by: spiral97 on February 02, 2007, 01:04:40 PM

holy crap....

remind me to never get caught in a dark alley with him!

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Post by: spiral97 on February 04, 2007, 09:21:43 AM

just StumbleUpon'd this picture... talk about uneven matchups!

anyone know who this girl is?

(http://shotsdaily.com/sport/photos/MargoDydek01.jpg)

Title: Re: 7'9" and 370 pounds......wow this is one big fella
Post by: bma725 on February 04, 2007, 01:04:44 PM

Margo Dydek, she's 7'2 from Poland.

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