McHale's wingspan?

[Manute for Ever!]

I always remembered him having loooooong arms, but I am currently watching game 4, '87 Finals (baby hook) and Herman Munster could almost scratch his knees without bending over. Just out of curiosity, anyone know his wingspan?

[kidachi]

longer than yao's?

[Manute for Ever!]

longer than yao's?

Longer than Yao!

[Gad23]

he had retared looking arms. actually he looked kinda retarded. perhaps same or slightly longer than yao's 7'4 wingspan. btw i can almost touch my knees without bending over. great asset to have long arms. 6'2 with 6'8 wingspan. lol.

[Manute for Ever!]

he had retared looking arms. actually he looked kinda retarded. perhaps same or slightly longer than yao's 7'4 wingspan. btw i can almost touch my knees without bending over. great asset to have long arms. 6'2 with 6'8 wingspan. lol.

That is what I have trouble understanding, I am 6'8" with 6'8" wingspan.

[Thorpesaurous]

McHale also had the advantage of having high shoulders, which makes his standing reach higher than it should be even given his height and wingspan. Phil Jackson was smaller but had a similar build.
And wingspan vs hieght is a great physical trait measurement. It puts the ball closer to the floor when handling, closer to the rim when shooting, and makes for a good defender. The jumper can sometimes be thrown off though because of the amount of moving part.

[DatZNasty]

It was probably long for that era. Nowadays, we have shooting guards with 7'5 wingspans.

[Loki]

It was probably long for that era. Nowadays, we have shooting guards with 7'5 wingspans.

Like who?

McHale's wingspan had to be at least as long as whatever would be top 2-3 in the league today at 6"10". His arms were really long.

[Revelation]

It was probably long for that era. Nowadays, we have shooting guards with 7'5 wingspans.

I would say that is a slight exaggeration. The only SG/SF's I can think of with that kind of wingspan are Tracy McGrady and T. Prince..

T. Prince: 7'4
T. McGrady: 7'3

[clayton]

Yup. Prince have really really long arms man. I love that block on Reggie Miller. Haha.:lol:

[DatZNasty]

edit: and yea, slight exaggeration on my part.


Kat Mobley is 6'4 with a 7'4 wingspan, as was Charles Smith (the one with the acne who played for the Blazer's and Spurs). Barbosa is a point guard with a 6'10 wingspan. Josh Howard is 6'6.5 with shoes on and a 7'2 wingspan. Jason Maxiell is the same with a 7'3 wingspan. Amara Sy is 6'8 with a 7'5 wingspan. Rudy Gay is 6'8 with a 7'3 wingspan. Al Thornton goes 6'7 in shoes with a 7'1 wingspan.

All these measurements are taken directly from their NBA combine numbers which as you know, aren't embellished. I just wasn't able to find Mobley's (one site said 6'3 and one said 7'1, but I remember hearing that number on both him and Charles Spider Smith). The longest wingspan in this entire draft class who went to the combine was Ekena Ibekwe (undrafted) from MD and he's 6'9 in shoes with a 7'6. I don't know who Antywane Robinson is, but at 6'7.5 he has a 7'4.5 wingspan.

Saer Sane has the longest I think ever in the NBA, or since they have kept record. His wingspan is 7'8.5 and his reach is 9'5. Patrick O'Bryant of the Warriros also has a 9'5 standing reach, but only a 7'6 wingspan.

Draftexpress has a great sortable database of these numbers from the pass few classes

http://www.draftexpress.com/measurements.php?year=2006&sort2=ASC&draft=0&sort=5

[Make It Rain]

longer than yao's?
Yao's wingspan is short. In fact, his wingspan is shorter than his height, which is unusual. But Asians tend to have short penguin arms.

[HeyIt'sMe]

I dunno, but Manute Bol must of had a ridiculous wingspan at his height. Those are some long arse arms.

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/b/b7/ManuteBol.jpg

[supersmashbros]

McHale also had the advantage of having high shoulders, which makes his standing reach higher than it should be even given his height and wingspan. Phil Jackson was smaller but had a similar build.
And wingspan vs hieght is a great physical trait measurement. It puts the ball closer to the floor when handling, closer to the rim when shooting, and makes for a good defender. The jumper can sometimes be thrown off though because of the amount of moving part.
Yep, Mchale did have high shoulders, but I doubt Mchale's wingspan is longer than Yao's given that he's at least 7 inches shorter. His wingspan I've heard and I assume is probably 7,3 or 7,4" and standing reach (w/ shoes) probably 9,3" or 9,4" I suppose.

[steve]

The jumper can sometimes be thrown off though because of the amount of moving part.
Which is why the better shooters with a sizable wingspan (McHale, Rasheed Wallace) develop that jumper that has a high release point and is basically a snap of the wrist.

[Valliant13]

Yep, Mchale did have high shoulders, but I doubt Mchale's wingspan is longer than Yao's given that he's at least 7 inches shorter. His wingspan I've heard and I assume is probably 7,3 or 7,4" and standing reach (w/ shoes) probably 9,3" or 9,4" I suppose.

Maxiel at 6'5 has 7'4 reach...It would not be surprising if Mchale had good deal more than that.

[supersmashbros]

Just wondering. What was McHale's vertical? Did he jump high or not?

[3stat2]

Herman Munster could almost scratch his knees without bending over.
That would be a sight to behold. :lol

[Sir Charles]

http://www.cantonrep.com/printable.php?ID=415663

"I think wingspan is every bit as important, maybe way more important than your height," said Minnesota Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale, who had an 8-foot wingspan in his day. "You've seen those guys that are 6-11, and they've got those pterodactyl arms. Those guys, they don't do too well."

http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/1981/0511_large.jpg

http://www.michael-jordan-23.com/uploads/pics/michael-jordan-dunk8.jpg

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/032/356/05F.jpg

[Loki]

That seems insane. An 8 foot wingspan on a 6'11" guy?

[Valliant13]

That seems insane. An 8 foot wingspan on a 6'11" guy?

He may be exaggerating with the 8' mark, but damn his hand looks rim level off a jump step in a couple of those pictures. It's hard to tell if that's just the photo perspective....still, he's clearly pushing 7'7 plus.

[VCMVP1551]

I would say that is a slight exaggeration. The only SG/SF's I can think of with that kind of wingspan are Tracy McGrady and T. Prince..

T. Prince: 7'4
T. McGrady: 7'3

Durant's wingspan is longer at about 7-5. I think McGrady's wingspan is 7-2 and Prince's is around the same. Josh Howard I think has a 7-2 wingspan too.

[KenneBell]

I wonder what Pau Gasol's wingspan is at? He seems like he barely has to get off the ground for his dunks.

[supersmashbros]

I wonder what Pau Gasol's wingspan is at? He seems like he barely has to get off the ground for his dunks.
I've read about 7,6" at 7 feet. He still obviously has to get off the ground a noticeable amount to dunk unlike the 7,5" Iranian fellow with an 8 foot wingspan we discussed before who can dunk without having to jump off the ground whatsoever! As for Mchale's wingspan I doubt it's over 7,6" but definitely more than 7,2".

[RaininThrees]

I dunno, but Manute Bol must of had a ridiculous wingspan at his height. Those are some long arse arms.

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/b/b7/ManuteBol.jpg


This is OT, but Bol's brother went to my university (and got cut from the b-ball team)... man that dude was tall. He was the easiest guy to pick out on Campus...

[jamal99]

That is what I have trouble understanding, I am 6'8" with 6'8" wingspan.

Im 7' with 6'9 wingspan!

[supersmashbros]

Im 7' with 6'9 wingspan!
That's rather unusual. Most ppl I think have a wingspan that's at least their height if not more. I guess you just have really short arms for your height and narrow shoulders (maybe you have the Kevin Willis syndrome going on because I am pretty sure Kevin Willis at 7' also had a wingspan that was probably only 6,9" or 6,10").