Next LeBron?

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  1. rasheedfan2005

    rasheedfan2005 Well-Known Member

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    I grew 2 inches last night, thanks extenze
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    So did HCP but he thanked Taco Bell.
     
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  4. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Speaking of all this growing, how does ones body handle that? Wasn't all the talk about Paul George all about how much he grew and so fast.....even since he was drafted. Wonder if all that finally took a toll on his bones?

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    Lots of people have grown fast. In addition to the Rodman example, Pippen also gained a bunch of height in college. In quite a few articles about NBA players I've read, it's been mentioned that they grew significantly during high school, which turned them into top prospects for college. They don't all end up with horrific bone breaks...George's was probably just bad luck.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Like Raymond Felton, for instance.

    Oh, you said fast. Never mind.

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    When I think about this subject, David Robinson always comes to mind, since he grew 7 inches in college. He never would have even been admitted to the Naval Academy had he been a 7 footer in high school.
     
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    Kid is 16 according to my coworker who's son played against him in a tourney
     
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    He turns 16 on Thursday, but he's going into his junior year of HS. Kid has great athletic ability, but unless he grows 6-8" over the next two years, comparing him with LeBron James is a bit much. Steve Francis or Russell Westbrook?
     
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    BlayZa Misbehaving responsibly

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    more kobe/penny/mcgrady than lbj, he could grow that way tho
     
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    According to what I can find, he was basically the same height in 8th grade as he is now, 3 years later. He's basically 6' tall, or 6'1" in shoes, best I can find.
     
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    Kids game looks weak. Next Harold Miner.
     
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    I thought you didn't believe in luck. Just algorithms.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    This is more Zags' style!

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    I call algorithms that we can't currently understand "luck."
     
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    Both sides covered. I'm shocked!
     
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    I'm going back further and saying William Gates from Chicago is the comparison I see.
     
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  18. MickZagger

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    Naw, FAMZ!

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    There's HCP D'ing up at the 1:10 mark.
     
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  19. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    He also implied "upward" not "outward".
     
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