How tall are you guys?

[Basketman]

How tall are you? And how does it affect your game?

[shlver]

5 foot 3, depends on how tall the other team is. If they're over a foot taller than me, then I'll play like Steve Nash, but if they're around my height or a couple inches taller, I turn into Allen Iverson.

[Moose]

5'7 lol. I'll play PG when there are much taller players around. If not, then I'll play SG.

[Basketman]

I'm only 5'8" myself, and I always feel concious about my height. I guess I shouldn't be though since the playground isn't the NBA. :D

[Hypeair]

edit: almost a foot taller than all the posters above me!

[Splitz77]

I'm 6', 17, wiegh around 150 ish..maybe less and I play the SF position..

[GSW1984]

6'3'' and I weigh 225 it helps me in the Post but I can step out and hit jumpers.

[dab0yech0]

5'11" it affects me because I am a scoring PG. I can score just fine at any park I play at or lower division rec leagues but when I play against pro players and college players, my role turns into Jannero Pargo

[Grinder]

6'6" and at the park I'll usually end up playing center. I can dunk without taking any steps so that's a big advantage on the playground. In high school I played SF.

[GiveItToBurrito]

5"11, but I lift weights a lot, so I'm usually the strongest person on the court. If I'm just playing one on one or two on two, I'll usually post up if the guy I'm playing is strong, or just try to slash from the perimeter if the guy is too weak for it to really be fair for me to post him up. If I'm playing with a lot of people, though, I tend to try to shoot from the outside or use stepback jumpers, since a tallish help defender could easily block my shot if I'm posting up in the paint.

[phoenix18]

5 feet 10 inches of basketball awesomeness!

[dd24]

I'm 6'3" and typically end up playing center even though I'm more of a SG or SF. I need taller friends :). I guess it helps my game in the fact that it forces me to post up more and work on that aspect of it.

[Geandily]

6'4 and 205~ yeah like the guy above me I usually end up playing center haha.



I suck pretty bad though, if I was any shorter I wouldn't have a chance at really doing anything, my handles are terrible, pretty much all I can do is hit jumpshots and wide open layups. I could dunk for a little while (usually the ball would fall out of my weak hands) but I got kind of bored with working out and lost a few inches on my vertical.


Defensively and with rebounding and passing I'm good though. My instincts are good, like I know what would be GOOD to do in a situation I just usually am incapable of doing anything other than wide open layups and jumpshots. So yeah with the almost complete lack of skills that I have height is very very important for me because big parts of my "game" are rebounding and defense.


With all of that said, I'm way better than anybody I play with ( computer nerds ) once in a while somebody that's actually good will come and beat us pretty bad with actual dribbles, that's always pretty fun! My athleticism and height are really wasted on me, I apologize to any short ballers for wasting my body type :(

[JayJay23]

I am 5"9...and needs to find a local team :cheers:

[KeylessEntry]

6'0". I usually play PG at the park because my handles are good and I am good at slashing into the lane and finishing a layup or finding an open teamate. Back in high school I was the tallest player on my team, so I had to play center.

[Snoop_Cat]

6.0, 185 lbs.

I don't play in leagues anymore but my friends and I play a ton of pick up games at the park and courts around our town.

usually a point forward- kind of player, but i'll play down low when I play with shorter friends and guard with bigger buddies

[bdreason]

6'4"

I tend to play the low/high post.


I went 5/5 from deep today though. :cheers:

[daboy31]

Im 5'9". I usually play PG but if im playing a pick up game and our team is pretty short I play SG. For highschool games i play PG.

[gblz]

6' here. I usually play SG/SF during pick up games, but I can post up pretty comfortably.

[Kumo]

5'11''

Not tall, but I like going low kinda. I'm a fan of the skyhook and fade-away. I'm 16 though, so I hope to get above 6'...

[SaS820]

6'4" but I'm only 14, so I'll probably keep growing.

[3ball12]

6.3 192Lbs

i always end up playing center but i don't play like a center should. For me my friends arnt all that tall. So just to make it a little bit more fair and even ill usually settle for 15 -18 jumpers. Lotta people tell me i should be more of a low post player but i dont exactly have the strength to back some one down quite as easily. Ive got decent enough handles and good enough crossover and ability to create my own shoot to play more of a small forward

[Junny]

511 and 205lbs, but at the park I play C or PF, mainly cause where I play 90% of the people there are Chinese, and also because I have a fair bit of weight relative to my height. I used to be well over 220 lbs.

In my local league games I shift a little bit more to a SF role.

[eprizzle14]

6'1 155 I usually bring the ball up use a pick try to get to the rack if it doesnt look like an easy path i kick it, post, right handed jump hook for two. I love crashing the boards.

[Sinox]

511 and 205lbs, but at the park I play C or PF, mainly cause where I play 90% of the people there are Chinese, and also because I have a fair bit of weight relative to my height. I used to be well over 220 lbs.

In my local league games I shift a little bit more to a SF role.

I am 5'11 and 130. I am Asian and there are also a lot of Chinese people at where i live in LA.
Where do you live?

[Junny]

I am 5'11 and 130. I am Asian and there are also a lot of Chinese people at where i live in LA.
Where do you live?

Australia

[Basketman]

I am 5'11 and 130. I am Asian and there are also a lot of Chinese people at where i live in LA.
Where do you live?
You are too skinny.

[MasterDurant24]

5'9 but 13 so I can still grow.

[The Big Skinny]

6'5 250....I play center/PF in pick up games and played PF in highschool. I have a nice jumper and am consistent from 3......yet i lack hops.....definitely my biggest weakness.....:ohwell:

[wg1man]

I'm 5'11 160

Usually play shooting guard, i've pretty good dribbling skills, but i always get lost on defense lol

[NotYetGreat]

I'm 5'9.5 but still growing. I usually play PF/C, although I'm a bit lanky, I can play average to good defense on man and post. People overlook me though and think I can't be a playmaker, mainly because my handles aren't those overly elaborate ones of the likes of Chris Paul or AI or so, but I can dribble better than some of those guys that are supposed to play point or a guard spot in my village. I have a mean jumper, a bit inconsistent beyond the perimeter though, and I have pretty good hops for a dude my age and height.

[JG000]

5'10''ish

usually about average height where i play, shorter crowd i guess

[NBA4EVER]

5'4. still have many years to grow. only a sophomore in high school but im still short for my age

[Brujesino]

5'11 165

not really sure what i play i just play:lol

[tgan3]

Im 5'9 and almost unstoppable one on one. Kobe like moves and superb midrange game, though just above average athleticism, but fast. But my perimeter range isnt constant. FT % is about 80%.

Good passing skills, but might overlook the passing man when trying to go one on one. Overall, defensive skills are above average. Good timing on blocks. Has speed to keep up with even the quickest players. However, tend to bite on fakes and could be post up easily by larger players.

[Basketman]

5'4. still have many years to grow. only a sophomore in high school but im still short for my age
I'm a sophomore in HS too. I hope I still grow. 5'10" to 6' is what I'm aiming at.

[NBA4EVER]

I'm a sophomore in HS too. I hope I still grow. 5'10" to 6' is what I'm aiming at.

how tall are u now

[Basketman]

how tall are u now
I'm 5'8" but I've only grown like 1 inch in like 2 years. I'm desperate for growth ATM.

[NBA4EVER]

I'm 5'8" but I've only grown like 1 inch in like 2 years. I'm desperate for growth ATM.

i bet u will still grow if your a sophmore. im supposed to be around 5'11 and right now im only 5'4 i still got time

[Basketman]

i bet u will still grow if your a sophmore. im supposed to be around 5'11 and right now im only 5'4 i still got time
Some people just have puberty later. I hope I still grow. I'm just going to drink more milk now since that's like the best I can do.

[NBA4EVER]

Some people just have puberty later. I hope I still grow. I'm just going to drink more milk now since that's like the best I can do.

right that is true. i hit puberty late

[The Big Skinny]

right that is true. i hit puberty late

funny you speak of that....I was a fat, stubby 5'10 junior in high school. i hit my growth spurt and in less then a year i hit 6'5 and pretty lean.....and haven't lifted a weight in years. so don't lose hope...you could still grow.:rockon:

[Basketman]

funny you speak of that....I was a fat, stubby 5'10 junior in high school. i hit my growth spurt and in less then a year i hit 6'5 and pretty lean.....and haven't lifted a weight in years. so don't lose hope...you could still grow.:rockon:
6"5' is pretty tall. I don't need to be that tall. If I hit 6 foot tall I'll be satisfied.

[NBA4EVER]

6"5' is pretty tall. I don't need to be that tall. If I hit 6 foot tall I'll be satisfied.

honestly if i could choose how tall i could be....i would choose 6'6. it would make me so much better at basketball

[Kumo]

funny you speak of that....I was a fat, stubby 5'10 junior in high school. i hit my growth spurt and in less then a year i hit 6'5 and pretty lean.....and haven't lifted a weight in years. so don't lose hope...you could still grow.:rockon:

Damn son, now you got me all excited. I want to be over 6' so badly.

[CroqueMort]

6.1 point guard

[Automajic23]

6' - 175lbs and am usually the all purpose player for my teams. I play the center on D, I post up on the block like a PF, I can have the offense revolve through me in the high post (automatic midrange). I consider myself a scorer in a sense that I'll pull threes when it's really necessary, other than that I will never roam beyond the arc; my 3ball is OK. I can break and run the floor with the best of them. With the perfect angle and clear path to the rim I can 1 legged bang it hard.

Oh, I play mostly in asian/filipino leagues unless it was college intramurals so being 6' makes me a legit 3, undersized 4-5.

[S13M]

6'1". I usually end up playing SG/SF.

[Dresta]

6'2 170lb PG/SG

[and1]

im 5'8", 22 years old
lately (a month or so) i feeling like im getting taller

did anyone experience something similiar here?

[Zak]

6'2, 155, 15 years old

[Moose]

im 5'8", 22 years old
lately (a month or so) i feeling like im getting taller

did anyone experience something similiar here?

I'm 5'7, 21 years old. I noticed I grew to a solid 5'10 the past few weeks. But than I woke up.

True story

[grizzy724]

6'0, just turned 16, and on my ball team i can play from pg - center.
My dad and mom are both 5'9, is there a chance that i can grow taller, lets say 6'3?

[babybear]

6'5" Point
177
18

[JG000]

6'0, just turned 16, and on my ball team i can play from pg - center.
My dad and mom are both 5'9, is there a chance that i can grow taller, lets say 6'3?

Anything is possible of course but realistically that chance is pretty small.

Especially your dad only being 5'9'', that's really not working with much. Do you have any tall aunts, uncles, cousins or grandparents?

You'll probably level off at 6'2''

[ElBronco]

I'm 5'9'' and shrinking.

I play guard but where I am from not a lot of tallies, so I can play down low if needed.

[NBA4EVER]

I'm 5'9'' and shrinking.

I play guard but where I am from not a lot of tallies, so I can play down low if needed.

can you dunk at 5'9?

[LuppersGB]

depends who i play with. if its with the guys i play everyweek (poor standard) then c/pf.
Then the crap league i played in (better than the usuall guys) i would start at the C then as the game went on i would mark the best player...usually thier PG for the last Q. i played an average of like 35mins per game using internaional rules ie 40 min game....knackering.

im 6'2 160ish. looking to bulk over the summer for the 1st time and push up to nearly 180. still young only 19...looking to play uk univeristy ball (2nd team) so in US terms like high school standard. i wanna be a solid sf

[Mighty]

5'11" usually play PG/SG

[supersmashbros]

6'2, 155, 15 years old
That's very light for your height (but not very surprising from the one pic of you).

I am skinnish yet I am 140 lb at only 5,9 1/2 (at best and I am barely 5,9" in the evening because of daily height fluctuations).

I've got high shoulders, though. My shoulder height is the same as many ppl who are an 1-1.5" taller than me. I have refrigerator-box shoulders and a neck that seemingly doesn't exist:D

[KillerAvery]

Man all of you are tall.

I'm 5'5, 14 years old.

[supersmashbros]

Man all of you are tall.

I'm 5'5, 14 years old.
Nah, we are just representative of the average population. Your not very short, but slightly below average in height. 5,3" or under is very short for either sexes though, imo.

btw, I saw a 4,10" girl at summer school today. She was so short that she didn't even come up my shoulders as walked by her (and I am only 5,9 ish). By comparison, I felt like a giant (like the photoshopped pic of me)! Actually, she's probably not even 4,10", but I found her very cute. By legal standards, that's midget height.

However, she was well proportioned despite her diminutive stature. She was only a scaled down version of an average sized teen unlike dwarves.

[KillerAvery]

Nah, we are just representative of the average population. Your not very short, but slightly below average in height. 5,3" or under is very short for either sexes though, imo.

btw, I saw a 4,10" girl at summer school today. She was so short that she didn't even come up my shoulders as walked by her (and I am only 5,9 ish). By comparison, I felt like a giant (like the photoshopped pic of me)! Actually, she's probably not even 4,10", but I found her very cute. By legal standards, that's midget height.

However, she was well proportioned despite her diminutive stature. She was only a scaled down version of an average sized teen unlike dwarves.

Well I'm asian, and that probably has something to do with it. Also my Mom is 5' and my dad is 5'10. My dad is a normal height, but my mom isn't.

I hope I can grow to about 5'8 or 5'9 and I'll be happy, almost 5'6 :rockon:

[supersmashbros]

Well I'm asian, and that probably has something to do with it. Also my Mom is 5' and my dad is 5'10. My dad is a normal height, but my mom isn't.

I hope I can grow to about 5'8 or 5'9 and I'll be happy, almost 5'6 :rockon:
The girl I saw at summer school today was white (and she's probably at least grade 10 given the class she walked out of). She's towered over by already short girls (who are only 5,3"). She's probably only 4,8-4,9" which is unusually short (and why she got my attention). She still has some room to grow, but if she doesn't, then she'll just end up as a pituitary-challenged individual :bowdown:

[KillerAvery]

The girl I saw at summer school today was white (and she's probably at least grade 10 given the class she walked out of). She's towered over by already short girls (who are only 5,3"). She's probably only 4,8-4,9" which is unusually short (and why she got my attention). She still has some room to grow, but if she doesn't, then she'll just end up as a pituitary-challenged individual :bowdown:

Your very comforting considering the fact that all your examples have been about girls.

:confusedshrug:

[rosonviyavong]

5'6 ..age 16

[Automajic23]

How tall are you? And how does it affect your game?
Now that I think about it, height should not affect your game or what you choose to work on in anyway. You should still perfect your footwork, ballhandling, jumpshot, driving and finishing, defense and agility. Unless you are really set on being good at just one aspect, it should not affect your game at all. Granted in game situation if you are the tallest guy out there you should be playing like it, and if you are the shortest out there you should be taking advantage of your quickness and peskiness over the bigger guys

[supersmashbros]

Your very comforting considering the fact that all your examples have been about girls.

:confusedshrug:
I am deriving these conclusions about you:

1. Your a girl (because your sarcastically mentioning the comfort of my behavior)

2. You think I am a perv because I am using girls as examples of demonstrating short height

3. You find my posts of a particular girl in the Rate That Girl Thread bizarre and even abhorrent! Who in the world would continuously post pics of the same stereotypical white chick on a basketball forum?

4. You think I am strange and maybe even psycho...:confusedshrug:

I don't really care what a particular individual on a forum thinks about me because I probably don't know you.

[KillerAvery]

I am deriving these conclusions about you:

1. Your a girl (because your sarcastically mentioning the comfort of my behavior)

2. You think I am a perv because I am using girls as examples of demonstrating short height

3. You find my posts of a particular girl in the Rate That Girl Thread bizarre and even abhorrent! Who in the world would continuously post pics of the same stereotypical white chick on a basketball forum?

4. You think I am strange and maybe even psycho...:confusedshrug:

I don't really care what a particular individual on a forum thinks about me because I probably don't know you.

Nope, I'm a male. I'm considered short for a male.

:roll:

I don't think there are many girls on ISH anyways.

[supersmashbros]

Nope, I'm a male. I'm considered short for a male.

:roll:

I don't think there are many girls on ISH anyways.
Of course. But being short is alright as long as it doesn't affect you in daily life.

[OJMayoDaFuture]

5'11 Is My Height I'm 6' In Shoes Can't Palm Da Ball But I'm A Small Combo Guard At School So When I Play High School Ball N Go Against SG's I Use Quickness to go past em but at da PG Kinda Strugle Aint Much Of A Passer
I Avg About 15.5ppg 6 RPG N 7 Ast

[GudmH]

I'm 6" .. nowhere near dunking :ohwell: I prolly need to gain another 8 inches of vert to be able to ..

[JumpSh0t]

Im 6"3, 14 years old. I can dunk but not consistently.I play the off gaurd for my team.

[JustinJDW]

Right now I am 5'8 and am 17 years old. I matured kind of late. From the ages of 12-15, I probably only grew like 4 inches. I just started growing and still am. I probably grow to be 5'10, but maybe I can get lucky and reach 6'0.

[Rake2204]

I am 6'3''. I like this height because (ideally) it provides me with the speed and agility of a guard while still being tall enough to venture into the paint at will without fear of being vanquished.

Automajic raises a good point as well. I encourage all my players to never limit themselves due to their height or size. My thought process is this, if a kid is taller than all his classmates throughout school, there's a chance he may just stop growing and bam ~ the kid that only developed his post game (because he was "tall") through his early high school life is now 5'10'' with no guard skills.

Conversely, if a tall kid works on all of his game (ballhandling, shooting, etc) and continues to grow throughout schooling, then there is the potential he'll turn into a 6'6'' player with guard skills - a nasty combination.

I see no reason to limit skills or believe that you are pigeonholed based on one's height or build.

[antonioray]

im 6'2 and 16, the people i play with are either my height or shorter than me but still, im not so good in the post

[Bcogswell]

5'7 and 130 pounds, and I usually play PG/SG. Doesnt really affect me that much, unless I'm playing a really tall team.. where there point guard is like 6'1 or something.

[iTwistAnkles]

6'1 with shoes on, and just turned 16 this summer, and i can play from 1 - 4 position, because i lift weights and am a tough defender/rebounder

[mike12598]

5,6 and 13 think im gunna be a guard this year:pimp:

[DECK]

How tall are you? And how does it affect your game?
I'm 6'0 - 6'1 agee 16

[gigantes]

http://img.izismile.com/img/img8/20150615/640/funny_picdump_1002_640_high_14.jpg

[BlakFrankWhite]

I'm 20 and 6'2

But am so fkin skinny...rarely got selected in my school b-ball teams

[iTare]

6'4 125 lbs

[CavaliersFTW]

I'm 20 and 6'2

But am so fkin skinny...rarely got selected in my school b-ball teams
How heavy and/or athletic are you

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

6'1ish

[24-Inch_Chrome]

6'11, 250 lbs. Used to play PF buy I've moved over to centre.

[Smook B]

7,0, 260 lbs. Used to play PF buy I've moved over to center.

[CavaliersFTW]

7' 2" 315lbs, 8% body fat, 7 foot 10 inch arm span

Never played basketball though just never appealed to me.

[Milbuck]

5'3" 125. Only 14 though, hoping for that Anthony Davis growth spurt :lol

[PistonsFan#21]

5'8.5", 155lbs without shoes

6'4" 178lbs with my Jordan shoes on

[clipps]

6'2" 205lbs

[NBAplayoffs2001]

8'3''

[senelcoolidge]

6'1" 200lb now. But back in high school I was the same height but 160lb.

[C_lake2802]

5'11

[ImmortalNemesis]

5'8" right now. Still growing doe.

[ImmortalNemesis]

6'7" on a good day. 7'5" wingspan.

[CavaliersFTW]

6'7" on a good day. 7'5" wingspan.
You grew a lot in 2 minutes.

[ISHGoat]

5'11 with like 5'11 wingspan

[GoSpursGo1984]

5'10 220 lbs

[KG215]

6'4" barefoot so 6'5" was my most common listed height but occasionally I got listed at 6'6"; yeah, 6'6" was a stretch, but I never had anything to do with being listed at that height and my basketball shoes I was usually 6'5.5" anyway. In high school my primary position was SF with SG as my secondary position but I also played some PF. I was/am a coach's son so I was learning the correct way to shoot from a really young age and that was always my biggest strength. I wasn't ever very athletic, though. I could dunk in high school but didn't have the hops to do anything special other than a boring, regular one hand or two hand flush. My relatively average athleticism caused me some problems when defending perimeter players, but I have a 6'8" wingspan so I was able to use that to negate some of my athletic deficiencies.

[KendrickPerkins]

6-9 240

[CarlosBoozer]

6'9 267

[Bosnian Sajo]

6 foot, 180 pounds exact. Sup m8?

[NBAGOAT]

5' 8'' with 180 pounds. :rockon: :rockon:

[poido123]

300 pounds, 4'9 in shoes and extra thick socks.

Built like a brick shit house :rockon:

[ImmortalNemesis]

5'8" right now. Still growing doe.
I'm now 5'9" :rockon:

[pastis]

1,84 M or 6 feet 7⁄16 inch

[Lebronxrings]

6'6 barefoot.

[TylerOO]

300 pounds, 4'9 in shoes and extra thick socks.

Built like a brick shit house :rockon:

:oldlol:

[NBAplayoffs2001]

5'8.5''-5'9''. Was only 5'6'' entering senior year of high school and randomly had a 3 inch growth spurt sometime between early October to mid November. I only noticed it when someone else told me I look at least 2-3 inches taller... I think it was some random college freshman who came back to visit one weekend. Ended up going home and measuring my height and noticed I grew 2.5-3 inches. I had a massive growth spurt from like 5'0'' to 5'6''. My parents are both within that height so I thought I was done growing.

Older brother grew to 5'10''. Was around 5'8'' at high school graduation.