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PointGod_AlecBurks said:
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The new Hornets jerseys look sharp, Im starting to believe they could take Stauskas 9th
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I really like the colors more than anything else. Jersey design is mediocre outside of that IMO.
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
No ones gonna comment on Walter Tavares having a 9'10" standing reach??? that might be one of those records that stands for awhile.

Pavel Podkoizine was 7'5" in shoes, his standing reach of 9'8" is the biggest in the DX database (Rudy measured 9'7")

Even John Reik was only rumored to have a 9'8 or 9'9 standing reach.

Im pretty sure "Edy" measured out 7'3" too, they're calling him "The Cape Verdean Colossus"

Been reading about his workout with the Celtics, some have described his feet as "Abnormally quick"
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this dude had like 10ft 5 inch standing reach. i believe it.
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can this kid make it to nba? i don't know. never saw him play. probably is slow as hell
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what's tavares' hand length? griner probably had 10 1/2 inch length. that would be 3rd longest in the nba draft history. kareem is known 10 incher, but griner has him by 1/2 inch or so.

but 9ft 10 reach is impressive indeed.
 
Maybe, I dont think Bol's standing reach was 10'6 though. As long as he could control the ball with the tips of his fingers like I can with my regular sized hands, he'd most likely have been able to dunk without leaving the ground, which I dont think he was capable of. Bol's reach as evidenced by that picture was over 10' though, id say probably 10'3" max though

Like Embiid, Bol also claimed to have killed a lion, his story at-least involved a spear.

Walter can come close to dunking without leaving the ground, the first dunk on his DX scouting report is one of the finer examples ive seen of that type of dunk in-game.

Im not sure exactly of Walters handsize his hands compared to his face seem to be in Giannis type of proportion . I'd guess a legitimate 11" in length, and 12'½" from pinkie to thumb, Chad Ford quoted an Exec who said he had the biggest hands he ever saw.
The diameter of the ball is 9", I've seen pictures where it appears the length of Walters hand is engulfing that by an inch on each side.

If you actually look at him grip the ball, his wrist is several inches away from the ball.

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There was a great pic of him about to block a shot that really showed his hand dwarfing the ball, im drunk and cant find that pic, so this will have to do

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Tacko Fall is rated a 4 star recruit by ESPN, and hes not rated by some major scouting services, hes in the Class of 2015 and only has offers from UTEP and LaSalle from what i can see.

Apparently hes shown well at the NBPA top-100 camp in the past few days, word is 'moves well, not great for his size' , which is 7'5 270lbs, hes also expected to grow another 2" so his size may very well be a limiting factor, I wonder how his health checks out, and whats up with his vision, he seems to have a fairly serious set of glasses on.
the Florida native can finish around the rim, he possesses physicality and toughness that most his size do not. Fall did a good job of boxing out his defender in order to receive the ball.
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Hes definitely a longshot to make the NBA. I can give you a solid list of 10 Four Star HS Centers rated between 40-150 in their respective classes that legitimately have a much better shot at making it.
 
Speaking of Vision and Glasses, Isaiah Austin has completely disappeared from DX's mock(after being in the high 30's), and dropped to 60 on NBADARFT.net

Anyone know whatsup with that?
 
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