People keep throwing around 6 foot 3 as small for a SG (and I agree) but that is Dame's height. CJ is no longer that short. He is a good inch and a half taller than Dame now and even though that sounds like a small number it is a big deal when talking about a shooting guard now being 6 foot 4 and a half inches. That puts him at or slightly better than Eric Gordon height who plays SG with no problem (and only a half an inch under Bradley Beal).
CJ is taller... but Dame is not 6'3" no matter what is listed. I think he measured out at 6'1 1/2" at the Chicago Pre-Draft. I've stood right next to him as well.... Not 6'3".
Damian Lillard's official pre-draft measurements in shoes is 6 foot 2 and 3/4 inches. http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/ so yes I would say Damian Lillard is 6 foot 3 give or take a quarter inch one way or another now. CJ is not as undersized as people think. He isn't the same height as drafted. He must be a late bloomer with a growth spurt.
I really like CJ, and I think he's a good player, but long term I don't think this pairing will work and I'd like to sell high. If we can get someone like Boogie, I would do it in a heartbeat.
Of course with shoes on. Last I checked, you don't play basketball barefoot. I not worried about Dame's height though. People are misrepresenting CJ's height now. Too bad teams don't do official measurements (that are publicly available) once a year.
Of course. I think CJ is 6'3 barefoot though. So really it's more of a 6'3 and 6'4 backcourt. Not two 6'3 guys. We're splitting hairs here though.
Yes we might be splitting hairs but CJ is noticeably taller then Dame even though they are both listed at the same height (one has grown and one hasn't):
I wanted to do that with the OP but just ran out of time. As for Dame being about 6'3" in shoes, I buy that but then a real 6'3" player is 6'4 1/2" in shows and a 6'6" player is almost 6'8". When I stood next to Dame, we both had shoes in shockingly enough.
I really wish they'd update 82games.com because it had all kinds of awesome info like that. All I can really look at is the 7 games while Dame was out. Crabbe during that stretch (one game without CJ) 16.5 ppg, 44-100(44%) from the field, 17-43 (39.5) from three, 3.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists. CJ during 6 games without Dame - 26 ppg, 60-136 (44%), 16-40 (40%) from three, 6.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 1 steal
What I would like to see us how Crabbe played with Dame versus how he played with CJ.... And then compare that to how Dame/CJ have played together of late. (which we already have)
As is often pointed out, they don't play with the top of their head. CJ's shoulder is what, four inches above Dame's shoulder in that photo? (Referring to reach) What does it all mean?
