Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".

[Manute for Ever!]

This is an article from Sports Illustrated's "The Basketball Book". I can't find a link for it, so I'm just typing it out.


Who's the best at every size? Bird or Magic? Elgin or Oscar? Wilt or Shaq?
The arguments with the heights themselves: Was Russell 6'9" or 6'10"? Was Manute 7'7" or "only" 7'6"? Did Walton insist he 6'11" only because he didn't want to be regarded as a seven-foot freak? And how many shorter guys tacked on an extra inch or two?
We consulted the best availabe sources and rounded upward. Then we got down to the nitty-gritty and made the tough calls on the best at each height. For the sake of continuing those worthy arguments, we've also listed the runners-up.


5'3" - Muggsy Bouges

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/thumb/d/d2/Muggsy.jpg/265px-Muggsy.jpg

Runners-up

Debbie Black



5'4" - Suzie McConnell

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_action/2104458.jpeg

Runners-up

Kim Mulkey
Lea Henry



5'5" - Earl Boykins

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/7/7c/Act_earl_boykins.jpg


5'6" - Dawn Staley

http://www.wnba.com/media/staley_player_300_080807.jpg

Runners-up

Tara Heiss



5'7" - Spud Webb

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/8/83/Spud_webb.jpg

Runners-up

Keith Jennings
Greg Grant
Monte Towe



5'8" - Ann Meyers

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/1/1e/1970_ann_meyers.jpg

Runners-up

Teresa Weatherspoon
Charlie Criss
Jennifer Azzi



5'9" - Calvin Murphy

http://www.hoopsvibe.com/IMG/calvin_murphy-arton33548-218x290.jpg

Runners-up

Larry Brown
Angelo Musi
Sue Bird



5'10" - Slater Martin

http://www.hickoksports.com/images/martin_slater.jpg

Runners-up

Damon Stoudamire
Red Holzman
Nancy Lieberman



5'11" - Al Cervi

http://www.nba.com/media/Al-Cervi.jpg

Runners-up

Buddy Jeannette
Terrell Brandon
Avery Johnson



6'0" - Allen Iverson

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/8/81/Iverson1.jpg

Runners-up

Sheryl Swoopes
Tim Hardaway
Louie Dampier



To be continued...

[Xsatyr]

Slater Martin representing my old High school, Jeff Davis! That was back before us mexicans took over the neighborhood.

[Abraham Lincoln]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1108257/index.htm

[Story Up]

What BS, they have Jordan at #1 among 6'6 and not Kobe. :rolleyes:
Gotcha ;)

[AJ2k8]

This list is going to create the ultimate arguments:lol

[miller-time]

Gotcha ;)

bastard, i was ready to do some kobe fan bashing!

[Manute for Ever!]

...continued


6'1" - Bob Cousy

http://scottnath.com/images/act/07_06_14_Bob_Cousy.jpg

Runners-up

John Stockton
Isiah Thomas
Nate Archibald



6'2" - Jerry West

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/1/1b/JerryWestDriving.jpg

Runners-up

Hal Greer
Cheryl Miller
Norm Nixon



6'3" - Dave Bing

http://www.motivational-celebrity-speakers.com/players/bing.gif

Runners-up

Steve Nash
Joe Dumars
Earl Monroe



6'4" - Walt Frazier

http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/8/831/SJ2Y000Z/walt-frazier--%C2%A9photofile.jpg

Runners-up

Jason Kidd
Cliff Hagan
Candace Parker



6'5" - Oscar Robertson

http://jehingr.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/oscar-robertson.jpg

Runners-up

Elgin Baylor
Pete Maravich
John Havlicek



6'6" - Michael Jordan

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/c/c0/Jordan_370_87dunk.jpg

Runners-up

Kobe Bryant
Charles Barkley
Harry Gallatin



6'7" - Julius Erving

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/e/e2/DrJ_250_060516.jpg

Runners-up

George Gervin
Rick Barry
Scottie Pippin



6'8" - Jerry Lucas

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/2/2e/JerryLucas1.jpg

Runners-up

Connie Hawkins
Neil Johnston
Dolph Shayes



6'9" - Magic Johnson

http://jehingr.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/magic-johnson.jpg

Runners-up

Larry Bird
Karl Malone
Elvin Hayes



6'10" - Bill Russell

http://www.mighty-eric.com/_assets/i/p1_russell_getty.jpg

Runners-up

Moses Malone
George Mikan
Walt Bellamy


I'd take Bird over Magic, but I'm just transcribing their list. Final page coming up...

[Manute for Ever!]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1108257/index.htm

Cheers, I couldn't find it. :cheers:

I'll still make the final page

[Yuki Nagato]

Ilgauskas over Sabonis? serious?

[Manute for Ever!]

Final page


6'11" - Bill Walton

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/luke_winn/02/13/durant/t1_walton.jpg

Runners-up

Kevin Garnett
Bob Lanier
Nate Thurmond



7'0" - Hakeem Olajuwon

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/9/98/Olajuwon1.jpg

Runners-up

Tim Duncan
Dirk Nowitzki
Patrick Ewing



7'1" - Wilt Chamberlain

http://blogpistolero.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/wiltbill.jpg

Runners-up

Shaquille O'Neal
David Robinson
Vlade Divac



7'2" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/original/Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar.jpg

Runners-up

Artis Gilmore
Dikembe Mutombo
Tom Burleson



7'3" - Zydrunas Ilgauskas

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/scorecard/07/06/truth.rumors.nba/t1_ilgauskas_getty.jpg

Runners-up

Arvydas Sabonis
Randy Breuer
Keith Closs Jr.



7'4" - Ralph Sampson

http://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/SCPix/sbam/SBAM17.JPG

Runners-up

Rik Smits
Mark Eaton



7'5" - Yao Ming

http://lastrow.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/yao-ming.jpg

Runners-up

Chuck Nevitt
Slavko Vranes



7'6" - Shawn Bradley

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/82126011_6941d87563.jpg


7'7" - Manute Bol

http://blogs.20minutos.es/myfiles/quefuede/manutebol2.jpg

Runners-up

Gheorghe Muresan

[Rekindled]

candace parker over wade :roll:

[Story Up]

Ilgauskas over Sabonis? serious?

Sabonis in his prime is probably one of the ten greatest centers ever.
I agree, it's plain retarded.

[Manute for Ever!]

This list is going to create the ultimate arguments:lol

That's kinda what I was hoping for when I started the thread, it's been pretty dull around here recently :D

[Reef]

candace parker over wade :roll:

That's what I thought too. There must be over 1000 guys who've played in the NBA at 6-4 that deserve to be up there before Parker.

[ShoeGuy]

this is kind of a funny/clever list

[OldSchoolBBall]

Bird was unquestionably taller than Magic. EIther Magic is 6'8" or Bird is 6'10". It wasn't some half inch difference, either.

[Scoooter]

I think some of these are off. Actually, a lot. Steve Nash is 6'3"...? Hakeem was a full 7'0"...? Bob Cousy was a better basketball player than John Stockton and Isaiah Thomas...? Isn't it safe to throw 'Bron up there already...?

Bleh...

[catzhernandez]

Sabonis in his prime is probably one of the ten players ever.


fixed

[momo]

I think that even if Shawn Bradley is the only 7'6" player EVER, she should not be on the list.