Has anyone at this height (6'11) ever had these type of handles?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

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[CavaliersFTW]

Durant is 6-9. Malformed question.

[aburre21]

his handles overrated. he loses the ball a lot when driving. He has some nice moves in his arsenal though.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

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[Rolando]

How tall was Hakeem?...about the same height I'd say.

[chazzy]

The biggest improvement in Durant's game over the past 3 years has been his handle. That was previously his weakness while he played off ball more - now he has a sick crossover that opens up a lot of half court iso buckets

[CavaliersFTW]

How tall was Hakeem?...about the same height I'd say.
True, or possibly even closer to 6-10 without shoes so maybe even taller than Durant, who only measured 6-9 without shoes

[russwest0]

No, they haven't.

[russwest0]

Durant is 6-9. Malformed question.

He was 6'9, without shoes, at age 18/19 at the draft combine.

He's most definitely 6'11.

[JohnMax]

Lebron's handles are weak. He doesn't break down defenders using dribbling moves.

[CavaliersFTW]

He was 6'9, without shoes, at age 18/19 at the draft combine.

He's most definitely 6'11.
And Santa Clause is most definitely real

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holy shit

[CavaliersFTW]

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/3752261/griffinPG.gif
I count at least 3 uncalled carries in that gif :eek:

...then again I count at least 3 uncalled carries in the Durant gif too

[pauk]

KD is probably 6'10 in shoes, listed at 6'9"... so i would say prime Lamar Odom (listed 6'10) is the tallest guy i seen with handles & ballcontrol comparable to basically anybody, people quickly forget, the guy was like a 6'10+ Jamal Crawford. Check this move out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_gn8ilJznE

[20Four]

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Dont like griffin but that $hits impressive for him :eek:

[Dresta]

Handles that commit carries on 80+% of crossovers? Nah...

[Euroleague]

Durant is 6'10".................in shoes.

[Euroleague]

How tall was Hakeem?...about the same height I'd say.

No, much taller. Hakeem was 6-10.5 without shoes. So like 7 feet with shoes, in how NBA counts it.

[bballnoob1192]

KD is probably 6'10 in shoes, listed at 6'9"... so i would say prime Lamar Odom (listed 6'10) is the tallest guy i seen with handles & ballcontrol comparable to basically anybody, people quickly forget, the guy was like a 6'10+ Jamal Crawford. Check this move out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_gn8ilJznE
man i miss lamar odoms game so much. dude had so much potential.

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[nathanjizzle]

nah, durant probably has the best handles for someone his size in the history of the nba.

[Euroleague]

He was 6'9, without shoes, at age 18/19 at the draft combine.

He's most definitely 6'11.

No he isn't. He's just an absolute toothpick, so he looks taller than he really is.

And the usual NBA gimmick BULLSHIT marketing. Where they just make up all this nonsense about how so and so "grew an inch or two inches since they were drafted".............

That shit isn't true and it's never been true. When are people going to grasp that it's just NBA gimmick propaganda marketing? None of that stuff has ever been true.

[nathanjizzle]

No, much taller. Hakeem was 6-10.5 without shoes. So like 7 feet with shoes, in how NBA counts it.

stfu bitch. go back to the euro league section.

[Euroleague]

Lebron's handles are weak. He doesn't break down defenders using dribbling moves.

Why would he even need to? He can cross the entire length of the court on about 5 dribbles, and hell sometimes even 3 dribbles..........

He can steal the ball in the half court on defense and then dunk it at the other end off 2-3 dribbles with ease.........

he can cover 30 feet off one dribble.........

when the refs allow that in EVERY GAME you play, why the hell would you even need basic dribbling skills?

[Leftimage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g74XTKtZ78E

Just teasing. I know he's not 6'11.

[CavaliersFTW]

No, much taller. Hakeem was 6-10.5 without shoes. So like 7 feet with shoes, in how NBA counts it.
Hakeem's measurements without shoes are completely unknown to the public. Your guess is speculative, so point it out as such next time.

[Euroleague]

I count at least 3 uncalled carries in that gif :eek:

...then again I count at least 3 uncalled carries in the Durant gif too

Carrying and traveling are "fundamental basketball" in the NBA. I'm not sure what your point is. That's considered outstanding ball handling in the NBA.

True that in any other league it's a carry, but in the NBA it's "outstanding".

[kamil]

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That's some streetball sh!t right there.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Better question. Has anybody at that height been allowed to carry so much before?

[Euroleague]

stfu bitch. go back to the euro league section.

Make me.

[Demitri98]

Carrying and traveling are "fundamental basketball" in the NBA. I'm not sure what your point is. That's considered outstanding ball handling in the NBA.

True that in any other league it's a carry, but in the NBA it's "outstanding".
Reported for being racist against American players.

[Euroleague]

Hakeem's measurements without shoes are completely unknown to the public. Your guess is speculative, so point it out as such next time.

I got it from a long time ago I was watching some behind the scenes thing from some movie they were making. Hakeem was playing a basketball player in the movie.

They kept saying he was the 7 foot player in the movie and finally he said something like, "no, really I am 6-10 without shoes on. Well, I am 6-10 and a half to be exact."

[Trollsmasher]

so much carrying

it hurts my eyes

[Euroleague]

Reported for being racist against American players.

In the current America, your username can get you put on a terrorist watch list, with one click of a button from me sending you to a report list.

[Dro]

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That was seriously nasty...:bowdown:

[Euroleague]

That's some streetball sh!t right there.

Except that in a lot of street ball games, that flopper would get knocked on his ass.

[Dro]

I count at least 3 uncalled carries in that gif :eek:

...then again I count at least 3 uncalled carries in the Durant gif too
:coleman:

[Demitri98]

In the current America, your username can get you put on a terrorist watch list, with once lick of a button from me sending you to a report list.
Quit trying, just stop. :roll:

[KungFuJoe]

Odom is the only one that comes close. But the way Durant moves and does pull up jumpers off the dribble...it's like everyone else should just go home.

[Black and White]

Everything in the NBA is streetball

So basically you are saying the Euroleague isn't even on a streetball level???

Fair enough, I always knew minor leagues were nothing

Edit: why did you change your post??

[STATUTORY]

why da fuq did kd do all that jibber jabber fancy dribble only to shoot a contested layup and get bailed out by ref?

he could have just pulled up and shot 3 free throws instead

[Euroleague]

Quit trying, just stop. :roll:

OK comrade.

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[Euroleague]

So basically you are saying the Euroleague isn't even on a streetball level???

Fair enough, I always knew minor leagues were nothing

Edit: why did you change your post??

Back to the ignore list for you.

[eliteballer]

Griffin isn't really 6-10, much less 6-11.

[Dro]

why da fuq did kd do all that jibber jabber fancy dribble only to shoot a contested layup and get bailed out by ref?

he could have just pulled up and shot 3 free throws instead
True...He just wanted to show off his handles...

[Black and White]

Back to the ignore list for you.

You should go back to the hole you crawled out of, you reached your troll limit for the day.

[Jameerthefear]

Ya'll haven't seen much of BG's sick ass moves and passes have u?

[Im Still Ballin]

Well......
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[LoneyROY7]

Blake Griffin. :bowdown:

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where was the foul?

[Euroleague]

Odom is the only one that comes close. But the way Durant moves and does pull up jumpers off the dribble...it's like everyone else should just go home.

False.

Antetokounmpo
Kukoc
Bodiroga
Bird

All of them clearly better ball handlers. And then you had,

Schrempf

Who was about as good Durant.

And I am probably forgetting some more also. In fact, I am sure if I thought about it a little bit, that I could come up with a whole bunch more examples. That's just off the top of my head.

[Black and White]

where was the foul?

Ref got excited watching it unfold, so as he was screaming for joy he blew on his whistle, once he had done that it was too late :oldlol:

[Black and White]

False.

Antetokounmpo
Kukoc
Bodiroga
Bird

All of them clearly better ball handlers. And then you had,

Schrempf

Who was about as good Durant.

And I am probably forgetting some also. In fact, I am sure if I thought about it a little bit, that I could come up with a whole bunch more examples. That's just off the top of my head.

EL giving Giannis a complement :eek: the world is ending, I am going to find a bunker and water and a torch and pray I make it through.

[Euroleague]

where was the foul?

It's the NBA............do you even need to ask? Seriously?

It's called "superstar treatment". Or my favorite term, "phantom fouls"....

[KungFuJoe]

False.

Antetokounmpo
Kukoc
Bodiroga
Bird

All of them clearly better ball handlers. And then you had,

Schrempf

Who was about as good Durant.

And I am probably forgetting some more also. In fact, I am sure if I thought about it a little bit, that I could come up with a whole bunch more examples. That's just off the top of my head.

They all had decent handles for big men...but none of them came close in terms of quickness off the dribble, crossovers, change of direction, etc.

Even with the gif people keep posting of BG doing the double behind the back/spin move on the break...you can tell that he still "moves" like a big man.

The fluidity just isn't there...and it's just pure physics really.

Durant being as skinny as he is definitely helps in this department.

[Euroleague]

They all had decent handles for big men...but none of them came close in terms of quickness off the dribble, crossovers, change of direction, etc.

Even with the gif people keep posting of BG doing the double behind the back/spin move on the break...you can tell that he still "moves" like a big man.

The fluidity just isn't there...and it's just pure physics really.

Durant being as skinny as he is definitely helps in this department.

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

Stop doing drugs. His crossover isn't even 1/10 as good as Bodiroga's and he's not even half as quick with the dribble as Antetokounmpo. Not to mention that Kukoc was a point forward.

Or that Bird could lead an offense from the dribble.......

You need to put the pipe down.

[MavsSuperFan]

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I count at least 3 uncalled carries in that gif :eek:

...then again I count at least 3 uncalled carries in the Durant gif too
why all the hate?

[wally_world]

Grant Hill and Darius Miles probably the closest.

[KungFuJoe]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

Stop doing drugs. His crossover isn't even 1/10 as good as Bodiroga's and he's not even half as quick with the dribble as Antetokounmpo. Not to mention that Kukoc was a point forward.

Or that Bird could lead an offense from the dribble.......

You need to put the pipe down.

Why do I even bother responding to trolls who have probably never even picked up a basketball in their lives? :facepalm

[All Net]

Dont like griffin but that $hits impressive for him :eek:
That was sweet..

[G-train]

Durant is probably up there, and all credit to him.
But traditionally he would be a power forward, and wouldn't have been encouraged to develop those skills to that level.
More and more taller than 6'9 will play like this.

[andgar923]

LO

[Dro]

They all had decent handles for big men...but none of them came close in terms of quickness off the dribble, crossovers, change of direction, etc.

Even with the gif people keep posting of BG doing the double behind the back/spin move on the break...you can tell that he still "moves" like a big man.

The fluidity just isn't there...and it's just pure physics really.

Durant being as skinny as he is definitely helps in this department.
I see what you're saying but I disagree. Blake actually looks up multiple times just like a guard would and then makes a quick move. You can see it as soon as he gets the ball he looks forward and to his right real quick and then puts the first move on Ty. Then he does it again, he looks up right at Ty to assess things real quick before he put on that first spin before the play was called dead. That shows great ball handling/guard like instincts. I could see if he was just looking down the whole time and just operating strictly off instincts but he pulled that off like a guard. I gotta give him his props for that...