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One more time, the Hartley height controversy

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Bria is definitely taller than Sherri Coales and that is including Sherri's major bouffant. Anyone care to argue that statement? ;)
 
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Don't want to put a wet blanket on all this speculative fun, but I never thought players listed exact heights meant that much. What matters more is their reach. Peoples arm lengths and level of their shoulders in relation to their height varies. Longer necks, bigger heads or alligator arms would all decrease relative reach in relation to someone's listed height. Think I am off base? Well I have never seen any player shoot the ball or block shots with the top of their heads. :) :) ;)
 
One thing I've never seen addressed, or perhaps I missed it, is why UCONN continues to list the height incorrectly. It's a simple thing to measure these kids and then list their heights accordingly. Another question - are they measured for team USA? You would think that would be a requirement, but again Bria is listed at 5'7" on their roster.
 
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I believe we're related on my father's mother's side of the family.
 
We will have the answer soon. I was able to contact the person that handles the website and when he gets back from vacation next week he will drift her height and update the website.

Stay tuned!
 
doggydaddy said:
We will have the answer soon. I was able to contact the person that handles the website and when he gets back from vacation next week he will drift her height and update the website.

Stay tuned!
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And then maybe there can be a merciful end to this odd fixation after all these years of discussion.
 
Scotter said:
And then maybe there can be a merciful end to this odd fixation after all these years of discussion.
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Yeah, once a year, this comes up and we discuss it.

Merciful end?
Odd fixation?

You don't have to read the thread or comment.
 
doggydaddy said:
Yeah, once a year, this comes up and we discuss it.

Merciful end?
Odd fixation?

You don't have to read the thread or comment.
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I thought they were appropriately chosen words. Dozen's of UConn players have had incorrect heights listed on the official roster over the years. Yet, there have been how many threads, posts, and detective work devoted to Bria's height? Threads debating her height even after the detective work led to people asking both Bira and her father directly for her height in the past? It's been debated like the height listed on a piece of paper someone impacts how tall she actually is. A height on a piece of paper that Bria herself didn't care enough about to have changed either in high school or at UConn. Odd fixation seems apt to me.
 
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Scotter said:
I thought they were appropriately chosen words. Dozen's of UConn players have had incorrect heights listed on the official roster over the years. Yet, there have been how many threads, posts, and detective work devoted to Bria's height? Threads debating her height even after the detective work led to people asking both Bira and her father directly for her height in the past? It's been debated like the height listed on a piece of paper someone impacts how tall she actually is. A height on a piece of paper that Bria herself didn't care enough about to have changed either in high school or at UConn. Odd fixation seems apt to me.
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Name another player that has been listed from the beginning 2 to 3 inches less than their actual height.

No comment would have been better.
 
doggydaddy said:
Name another player that has been listed from the beginning 2 to 3 inches less than their actual height.

No comment would have been better.
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I can't "name a [sic] player that has been listed from the beginning 2 to 3 inches < their actual height." I also do not think it is proven that Bria's degree of difference is 2-3 inches. I think it's more like 1+ inch.

I can think of a number of instances where height has been overstated:

DT who is now listed at 5-11, was 6-0 when at UCONN.
Barbers Turner listed at 6-0, but was thought to be 5-10
Morgan Tuck listed at 6-2, but who appears 6-1 tops.
Moriah Jefferson listed at 5-7 but who appears 5-5.
And, KML listed 6-0 but who may be 5-10.

There's another current player who's height may be understated:
Brianna Banks 5-9 but who appears 5-10.

Offhand, I can think of only 1 player who's height was adjusted while at UCONN:

Ann Strother, who started at 6-2 and was changed to 6-3.
 
jplotinus said:
"I also do not think it is proven that Bria's degree of difference is 2-3 inches. I think it's more like 1+ inch.
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Actually, she and her dad both said she was 5'9" when interviewed several years ago. Her father said she might still grow some.

You need more than that?
 
doggydaddy said:
Actually, she and her dad both said she was 5'9" when interviewed several years ago. Her father said she might still grow some.

You need more than that?
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DD, if you and I aren't careful, we're going to contribute to Ozzie's summer laughs:

You say: 5-9
I say: 5-8+

Ozzie Nelson might have a point :-o
 
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