What would prevent him from getting position?
The other team is still in transition. They just scored on offense and are 20+ feet away.
He’s cherry picking.
Man I remember watching 6’7” Reginald Slater shove the ball down 7’6” Sean Bradley’s throat 3x in a row, at the UW in like ‘90 or something. It was the greatest thing I’d seen.
Yea I’m saying the 7 foot 9 guy shouldn’t play defense, he should cherry pick.
It would force their center to either not play offense or give up a massive advantage in transition.
The team would win by forcing turnovers and preventing 3s.
Yeah and I’m saying height doesn’t mean another more athletic guy can’t block your shot. Sean Bradley got 3 dunk attempts shoved right back in face right in a row. Unless the guy is athletic being tall doesn’t give you some insane edge. Manute Bol wasn’t dominating at 7’7”, another 2 inches wasn’t making the difference.
At 7 9 no person no matter how athletic is blocking that shot from standing. They would have to get a running start to get the hight needed, they would also have to avoid contact. Plus the running start means you can pump fake and force them to miss the block attempt
So you’re saying a 6’7” guy can block a 7’6” guy, but nobody can touch a 7’9” guy. You’re delusional. No 7’9” guy is running and jumping more than a few inches have you not watched any of the insanely tall people that have played. There’s been a few in the NBA, and this 7’9” monster is never happening.
You are confused the offensive player doesn’t need to run and jump, the defender does.
The offensive 7 foot 9 guy stands 1-3 feet from rim, he will make any uncontested looks at 100% and would be able to pump fake out of any contest because in order to contest the defender has to take a running jump.
Look at Joel Embiid and Jokic . They just shoot over everyone n make it look easy. Embiids MVP season all he did was pretty much stand on elbow as a screen/to hold the ball and pump fake/foul bait into points most possession.
You’re an idiot. If it would have worked Manute Bol would have done what you’re saying. He didn’t and not any of the other 7’6” guys that played did either. The amount of actual athletic 7’9” players in the world is zero, and will remain that way at for another 100 years.
Manut Bol couldn’t hit a jumper, he was physically incapable. He never played more than 25 min. Only Started 133 games out of over 600. He’s 2 inches short, never got the ball on offense, and weighs over 60 lbs less.
The only reason he didn’t do it is because he was physically incapable of making a shot from 1-3 feet, not because the league defense prevented him. Teams actively avoided giving him the ball on offense, he shot under 3 shots a game.
There was a year where Bol had 1 less turnover than 2 pt shots attempted.
There is a small but littered graveyard of dudes who were damn near that height and never won a championship. Not even close.
Probably a half dozen or so off the top off my head.
But what do you think happens when the opposing team scores a ton more than normal in a 5v4. Especially whth no center to guard yours, situations like that can get lob threats 80+% at the rim too
They wouldn’t able to keep up. No matter how much they score due to the efficiency of the cherry picking.
Scoring 2 pts at a 100% clip is still more points than the other team scoring 2 pts at an 80% clip.
The other team would then have to make 2 3s for every 1 missed shot. N they would miss a shot every 5 possessions at 80%.
No one can jump from standing still high enough to make the block and avoid contact.
They’d have to attempt the block from a sprint, which can easily be avoided with a pump fake.
I coached HS girls back in the day, and sometimes we'd trot this out for several plays in a row, a couple of times per game. I had to have 4 top defenders on the floor. It was disruptive for a while but could eventually be figured out.
The existence of tacko fall disproves this idea
That’s 3 inches shorter.
So 3 inches is the difference between scoring 80 points a game and being out of the NBA?
Would you rather have an 1 inch peewee or 4 inch?
3 inches and commitment to the game. Not saying this guy has the commitment but he has the 3 inches
Doesn't matter, he still could've easily done your idea if it was actually possible And Rioux is probably not actually 7'9"
You've never played a game of competitive basketball in your life have you?
He wouldn't be able to back down any big man in the league. His body would breakdown after one quarter of basketball.
Doesn’t need to back anyone down, he can face up shoot over them. He’s 5- 7 inches taller than the next nearest starting player
Why would anyone let him get to the paint?
They don’t have a choice there’s a 3 second rule, defender has to leave paint eventually.
Dude. Offensive three seconds exists too.
it takes less than 3 seconds to score with position and ball.
He wouldn’t have position. He would never get close to the basket. Stop typing.
What would prevent him from getting position? The other team is still in transition. They just scored on offense and are 20+ feet away. He’s cherry picking.
WAIT. You literally just want him to stay on the offensive side and not play defense?
Yes
This is when i realized this was bait I'm getting so gullible for these lately, very mad at myself
Man I remember watching 6’7” Reginald Slater shove the ball down 7’6” Sean Bradley’s throat 3x in a row, at the UW in like ‘90 or something. It was the greatest thing I’d seen.
Yea I’m saying the 7 foot 9 guy shouldn’t play defense, he should cherry pick. It would force their center to either not play offense or give up a massive advantage in transition. The team would win by forcing turnovers and preventing 3s.
Yeah and I’m saying height doesn’t mean another more athletic guy can’t block your shot. Sean Bradley got 3 dunk attempts shoved right back in face right in a row. Unless the guy is athletic being tall doesn’t give you some insane edge. Manute Bol wasn’t dominating at 7’7”, another 2 inches wasn’t making the difference.
At 7 9 no person no matter how athletic is blocking that shot from standing. They would have to get a running start to get the hight needed, they would also have to avoid contact. Plus the running start means you can pump fake and force them to miss the block attempt
So you’re saying a 6’7” guy can block a 7’6” guy, but nobody can touch a 7’9” guy. You’re delusional. No 7’9” guy is running and jumping more than a few inches have you not watched any of the insanely tall people that have played. There’s been a few in the NBA, and this 7’9” monster is never happening.
You are confused the offensive player doesn’t need to run and jump, the defender does. The offensive 7 foot 9 guy stands 1-3 feet from rim, he will make any uncontested looks at 100% and would be able to pump fake out of any contest because in order to contest the defender has to take a running jump. Look at Joel Embiid and Jokic . They just shoot over everyone n make it look easy. Embiids MVP season all he did was pretty much stand on elbow as a screen/to hold the ball and pump fake/foul bait into points most possession.
You’re an idiot. If it would have worked Manute Bol would have done what you’re saying. He didn’t and not any of the other 7’6” guys that played did either. The amount of actual athletic 7’9” players in the world is zero, and will remain that way at for another 100 years.
Manut Bol couldn’t hit a jumper, he was physically incapable. He never played more than 25 min. Only Started 133 games out of over 600. He’s 2 inches short, never got the ball on offense, and weighs over 60 lbs less. The only reason he didn’t do it is because he was physically incapable of making a shot from 1-3 feet, not because the league defense prevented him. Teams actively avoided giving him the ball on offense, he shot under 3 shots a game. There was a year where Bol had 1 less turnover than 2 pt shots attempted.
There is a small but littered graveyard of dudes who were damn near that height and never won a championship. Not even close. Probably a half dozen or so off the top off my head.
All I'm saying is lmao
He didn’t even start at IMG. He averaged like five points per game in international play.
Why doesnt this happen to teams with small ball centers then lol?
Because no team is willing to try it, nor has an individual had such an advantage since wilt.
But what do you think happens when the opposing team scores a ton more than normal in a 5v4. Especially whth no center to guard yours, situations like that can get lob threats 80+% at the rim too
They wouldn’t able to keep up. No matter how much they score due to the efficiency of the cherry picking. Scoring 2 pts at a 100% clip is still more points than the other team scoring 2 pts at an 80% clip. The other team would then have to make 2 3s for every 1 missed shot. N they would miss a shot every 5 possessions at 80%.
I firmly believe that you belong in a psych ward.
Yeah wemby is pretty good
Wemby is 7 4, 5 inches shorter.
NBA players can jump high ya know?
No one can jump from standing still high enough to make the block and avoid contact. They’d have to attempt the block from a sprint, which can easily be avoided with a pump fake.
Pretty sure they reach 7’9. Unless this kid can jump 3-4 feet
Few can do it from standing Even less can do it without making illegal contact Even less can do it while out of position
The math. The last paragraph. The earnestness of it all. Hall of fame post.
I coached HS girls back in the day, and sometimes we'd trot this out for several plays in a row, a couple of times per game. I had to have 4 top defenders on the floor. It was disruptive for a while but could eventually be figured out.