Listed as 6'10" (263 lbs). Measured 6'9.75" in shoes. Cousins is 6'10.75" (although with a significantly bigger wingspan and reach).
Yea thats nice. They listed Charles Barkley as 3 inches taller than he was too. But we wasn't. If you can't tell the difference between Cousins size and Jeffersons size, I can't help you out.
I think the point is that it'd be tough (based on Al Jeff's game) to have both AJ and Cousins on the floor at the same time (one of the reasons Love doens't play much). It's a lot like our situation with Brandon. There's a player who's all-star level in what he brings, but he doesn't do it in a conventional way (AJ isn't tall enough or defensive-minded enough to play C, and doesn't have the jump-shooting game of someone like Dirk or LMA--so you need a stretch 5. Brandon combines enough PG play into his game and mindset that it's awfully tough to get him to play with a true PG or to play as a true SG.) So for Minny, the thought is either that you have to trade AJ (probably not happening) and get Cousins to pair with Love, or you trade Love and get a C project and a wing. I kind of think it might be worth checking out if a slimmed-down Oden can play a Marcus Camby-esque 4 next to a big center. I would rather just get Evan Turner and play Batum/Roy/Turner backed up by Bayless and Webster.
As I recall, in pre-draft measurements, his speed/agility test results were quite similar to Aldridge's. So if injuries haven't changed his athleticism (and reports are that they aren't the type of injuries that would), then he probably could guard power forwards.
If you can't read, I can't help you out. 6'9.75" is his actual height in shoes, an inch less than Cousins's. So I can actually tell the difference. Furthermore, I think Rasta meant that his game is being compared to Jefferson (DraftExpress sees his ceiling as a taller Al Jefferson - an inch taller).
There is more to size than height. There are plenty of centers as tall as Shaq. But they aren't as big as Shaq. Now maybe you understand what I am saying. Al Jefferson will never be mistaken for a legit center. Cousins, on the other hand, would be hard to make that mistake with.
Heights are always a bit skewed when it comes to the NBA. The Olympics they measure players w/o shoes. Also, old pre-draft numbers are all over the net. Dirk is 6'10" w/o shoes; Duncan is 6'10" w/o shoes; Brand is 6'7.5" w/o shoes; Rasheed is 6.9.75" w/o shoes; Morning is 6'9" w/o shoes; David Robinson is 6'11" w/o shoes, etc. Many of the League 7-footers aren't really 7'0" tall. Shaq, on the other hand, is actually 7'1" w/o shoes. He's the exception.
Lots of rumors out there of Derek Favors moving up to the #2 spot, as the 76ers don't see Evan Turner as a good fit.
