Mamadou a "top performer" tonight

[ChrisSmith]

I love the hilarity in measuring their height without shoes or socks. Are they going to play basketball barefoot? Then I don't care how tall they are barefoot... just let us know the guy is 6'7" and doesn't wear lifts in his sneakers, we can judge on that

I feel the absolute opposite way. I prefer to know how tall a guy is barefoot. Then it's an even playing field to compare players. Different sneakers have different soles. Heck, he might 6'9 in heels, but that's irrelevant. I mean, I'm 7'6 standing on box. 6'4 when I wear Louboutins. 6'1 in Nikes. 5'11 barefoot.

 

[HooperScooper]

I feel the absolute opposite way. I prefer to know how tall a guy is barefoot. Then it's an even playing field to compare players. Different sneakers have different soles. Heck, he might 6'9 in heels, but that's irrelevant. I mean, I'm 7'6 standing on box. 6'4 when I wear Louboutins. 6'1 in Nikes. 5'11 barefoot.

But you're not in heels, standing on a box, wearing Louboutins or barefoot when you're playing basketball. But you are in Nikes. So if you're measuring to compare everyone shouldn't you be in the basketball sneakers you play in? Or you could use the height barefoot if all sneakers were the same.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Seems to me like their needs to be stricter regulations on approved nba footwear. Midsole thickness should have a strict tolerance to ensure no message board posters are confused about the true height of a basketball player on the court

 

[ChrisSmith]

But you're not in heels, standing on a box, wearing Louboutins or barefoot when you're playing basketball. But you are in Nikes. So if you're measuring to compare everyone shouldn't you be in the basketball sneakers you play in? Or you could use the height barefoot if all sneakers were the same.

Players change sneakers. If a guy goes from a Nike to an Adidas from one season to the next, and there is a half an inch difference, does his height get adjusted?

And are these kids measured in the same shoes they play in? An inch can be the difference between a school offering you or not. It can be the difference in where a player gets drafted. So the incentive is there for kids to game the system.

At the end of the day, I think the point of heigh measurements is relative to the other players. So why not just have a uniform system for measurement?

Lastly, do you think football players should be weighed in pads? After all, they play in pads.

 

[ChrisSmith]

Take Kristaps Porzingis, for example. He was listed at 7'1 in Europe, but is listed at 7'3 in the USA because they added 2 inches for shoes. His soles add 2 inches?

http://nypost.com/2015/06/25/knicks-take-euro-stud-kristaps-porzingis-with-no-4-pick/

 

[jleves]

But you're not in heels, standing on a box, wearing Louboutins or barefoot when you're playing basketball. But you are in Nikes. So if you're measuring to compare everyone shouldn't you be in the basketball sneakers you play in? Or you could use the height barefoot if all sneakers were the same.

Just the fact that you know what Louboutin's are costs you your man card.

 

[mauconnfan]

Take Kristaps Porzingis, for example. He was listed at 7'1 in Europe, but is listed at 7'3 in the USA because they added 2 inches for shoes. His soles add 2 inches?

http://nypost.com/2015/06/25/knicks-take-euro-stud-kristaps-porzingis-with-no-4-pick/

Someone trying to steal my job?

 

[HooperScooper]

Just the fact that you know what Louboutin's are costs you your man card.

LOL. I actually I don't but I was just copying ChrisSmith's post. So I guess he's the one that knows what they are.

Just looked up what Louboutin's are. Well if anybody could actually run up and down the court with those things it would add a few inches to any basketball player's height.

 

[dennismenace]

The direction of this post is getting scary.

 

[UconnFanDC]

LOL. I actually I don't but I was just copying ChrisSmith's post. So I guess he's the one that knows what they are.

Just looked up what Louboutin's are. Well if anybody could actually run up and down the court with those things it would add a few inches to any basketball player's height.

If you got a lady in your life, you should have heard of them or know what they are. Lol nothing wrong with that

 

[aceboon]

Take Kristaps Porzingis, for example. He was listed at 7'1 in Europe, but is listed at 7'3 in the USA because they added 2 inches for shoes. His soles add 2 inches?

http://nypost.com/2015/06/25/knicks-take-euro-stud-kristaps-porzingis-with-no-4-pick/

Its usually a 1.5" bump with shoes, they're not going to refer to him as 7'2.5", they'll just round up to 7'3".

 

[HooperScooper]

If you got a lady in your life, you should have heard of them or know what they are. Lol nothing wrong with that

My wife is like Imelda Marcos when it comes to shoes but you think I pay attention to what brand of shoes she buys? I just get the pleasure of paying the credit card bill after she buys them!

 

[UconnFanDC]

My wife is like Imelda Marcos when it comes to shoes but you think I pay attention to what brand of shoes she buys? I just get the pleasure of paying the credit card bill after she buys them!

Whaaaaaat? Lol.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Whaaaaaat? Lol.

Maybe it's some kind of foreplay to him