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Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
All the same perspective (no off angles, only direct shots), all scaled using the basketball diameter of 9.4 inches for scaling reference:
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rGGJ-hjlojU/UIJLYAPdzBI/AAAAAAAADrE/wa-NbN-L5QI/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Javale%2520Dwight%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Just Wilt and Dwight
[IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YwniLjtS0Ec/UIJEoBRT9XI/AAAAAAAADqc/THIBUS5TOik/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Dwight%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and unibrow
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zoDxe6WWpzc/UIMJAoVDQJI/AAAAAAAADsw/StuVunu35jE/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Davis%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and MJ
[IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--EuHVoOBmH0/UIMLXAPG8YI/AAAAAAAADs4/p6uLLKvYmZg/s800/%2528Wilt%2520MJt%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and Bron
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xKaLrc66oZk/UIMkn8kuj_I/AAAAAAAADt0/gngtM8SuhZ8/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Lebron%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Super freaks;
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mfWtzm1Jrtk/UIX7BigZbLI/AAAAAAAADwg/Nl3eIhrQH-M/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Dwight%2520Yao%2520McGee%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and Shaq dunking on the same rim (was lucky to find 2 pics of the same perspective! - scaled using the rim diameter)
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x8hhHMjoRTk/UIMuaZS_4YI/AAAAAAAADu8/ybJUykYwZts/s800/Wilt%2520and%2520Shaq%2520dunkin%2520on%2520the%2520same%2520hoop.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gfEcBGlA0Xw/UOpNbfj2wjI/AAAAAAAAD7M/n7xw1ju4tF4/s800/NBAscale.jpg[/IMG]
[url]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gfEcBGlA0Xw/UOpNbfj2wjI/AAAAAAAAD7M/n7xw1ju4tF4/s0/NBAscale.jpg[/url]
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i don't think these are scaled. wilt's head isn't THAT much bigger than everybody else's
also, it's funny that anthony davis can't easily palm a basketball
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[QUOTE=DStebb716]i don't think these are scaled. wilt's head isn't THAT much bigger than everybody else's
also, it's funny that anthony davis can't easily palm a basketball[/QUOTE]
When your big, your head is also big. All I did was match up the basketball diameters, thats how the scaling turned out, looks pretty accurate to me especially considering how well their wingspans appear to be in line with what was measured for them. Also, Dwight and Davis have small heads.
[IMG]http://images.maxpreps.com/site_images/editorial/article/c/a/c/cac7af64-2e14-de11-82a6-001cc494dda6/6476530b-4114-de11-82a6-001cc494dda6_original.jpg[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW][B]When your big, your head is also big.[/B] All I did was match up the basketball diameters, thats how the scaling turned out, looks pretty accurate to me especially considering how well their wingspans appear to be in line with what was measured for them. [B]Also, Dwight and Davis have small heads[/B].
[IMG]http://images.maxpreps.com/site_images/editorial/article/c/a/c/cac7af64-2e14-de11-82a6-001cc494dda6/6476530b-4114-de11-82a6-001cc494dda6_original.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Well that looks like a contradiction if I've ever seen one
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]
[IMG]http://images.maxpreps.com/site_images/editorial/article/c/a/c/cac7af64-2e14-de11-82a6-001cc494dda6/6476530b-4114-de11-82a6-001cc494dda6_original.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Is that Nerlens Noel!?
[IMG]http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nerlens.gif[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=DStebb716]Is that Nerlens Noel!?
[IMG]http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nerlens.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I think its rasheed wallace.
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[QUOTE=DStebb716]Well that looks like a contradiction if I've ever seen one[/QUOTE]
lol it's true though, Davis and Dwight are like exceptions to the rule and they aren't in the class of size as true 7 footers anyways - you look at Wilt interviews and such and his head looks extremely big compared to the people hes around, same with Shaq or Artis Gilmore - remember, those are examples of true 7 footers who were filled out and to me their heads look proportionate to their bodies in turn they look like they have large heads when standing next to smaller people. Guys like Davis and Dwight aren't even 7 footers, and I've noticed they have small looking heads relative to their body anyways
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I don't know that much about Wilt, but Cavsftw, was Wilt's wingspan measured from when he was a rookie? If so can it be possible his wingspan was 7'10+ or even 8' when his shoulders filled out?
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[QUOTE=j3lademaster]I don't know that much about Wilt, but Cavsftw, was Wilt's wingspan measured from when he was a rookie? If so can it be possible his wingspan was 7'10+ or even 8' when his shoulders filled out?[/QUOTE]
He was like 27 years old when it was measured so that's his definitive wingspan - he definitely filled out more in bulk than seen in the pics though. He's something under 258lbs (his rookie weight) in those pics because that's the season before his NBA debut. He weighed up to 320lbs in the NBA (though he mostly played at 290 or under prior to being with the Lakers) and in the 1980's bulked up to 327 when working out with Arnie.
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Now this is WAYYYYY more informative...GREAT THREAD and thanks! :applause:
Love the fact it shows how dominant Wilt was also due to his hands, easily able to grapefruit the ball on offense and defense.
@ the Nerlens Noel comment, lol it Sheed did look like him.
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]He was like 27 years old when it was measured so that's his definitive wingspan - he definitely filled out more in bulk than seen in the pics though. He's something under 258lbs (his rookie weight) in those pics because that's the season before his NBA debut. He weighed up to 320lbs in the NBA (though he mostly played at 290 or under prior to being with the Lakers) and in the 1980's bulked up to 327 when working out with Arnie.[/QUOTE]
Bigger deltoids won't give you a bigger wingspan if that's what you are talking about
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****ing lol @ theShaq and Wilt dunking pic. You can see the rimg in Shaqs hand below the rim in the actual pic to try and fool people. Also Shaq is on the opposite side of the rim while Wilt is closer. Good effort though to try and hype Wilt up. Not to mention Shaq is hanging from it while Wilt is exerting himself upwards with his arms. LOL
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[QUOTE=SyRyanYang]Bigger deltoids won't give you a bigger wingspan if that's what you are talking about[/QUOTE]
All I noted was that he filled out more in weight, I did not connect it or try to make any implication whatsoever that filling out would giving him a potentially larger wingspan, in fact I quite clearly said 7-8 was his definitive wingspan due to having it measured at the age of ~27.
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]All I noted was that he filled out more in weight, I did not connect it or try to make any implication whatsoever that filling out would giving him a potentially larger wingspan, in fact I quite clearly said 7-8 was his definitive wingspan due to having it measured at the age of ~27.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I know, I can't believe the guy you quoted actually said it and you didn't correct him.
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[QUOTE=MiamiThrice]****ing lol @ theShaq and Wilt dunking pic. You can see the rimg in Shaqs hand below the rim in the actual pic to try and fool people. Also Shaq is on the opposite side of the rim while Wilt is closer. Good effort though to try and hype Wilt up. Not to mention Shaq is hanging from it while Wilt is exerting himself upwards with his arms. LOL[/QUOTE]
Arrrghhh u got me I been tryna fool u all :oldlol: ... lol, seriously tho, thats what u think? For real, If the rim isn't quite right, good for you for noticing, because I didn't. Great observation, and by all means keep it in mind and alert everyone so that you don't think I'm "tricking" you... it's just a fun photoshop not a conspiracy theory
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fsqnR7nVwUg/UITqX4BFTHI/AAAAAAAADvs/otIcxpO67yE/s640/Wilt%2520and%2520Shaq%2520dunkin%2520on%2520the%2520same%2520hoop1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wqpqY1nu64I/UITqYOuMsNI/AAAAAAAADvw/saqI-P6bjI0/s640/Wilt%2520and%2520Shaq%2520dunkin%2520on%2520the%2520same%2520hoop2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x8hhHMjoRTk/UIMuaZS_4YI/AAAAAAAADu8/ybJUykYwZts/s640/Wilt%2520and%2520Shaq%2520dunkin%2520on%2520the%2520same%2520hoop.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Lekhf_GYds0/UITrgTxWFNI/AAAAAAAADv8/lnzd8pQeLzY/s640/Wilt%2520and%2520Shaq%2520dunkin%2520on%2520the%2520same%2520hoop.jpg[/IMG]
All in all I'd say I did a pretty good job at even finding such extremely similar perspectives and then scaling them up. Thought it made for a fun pic, guess not tho guess it's just me trying to trick everyone :oldlol: :cheers:
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[QUOTE=SyRyanYang]Yeah I know, I can't believe the guy you quoted actually said it and you didn't correct him.[/QUOTE]
Ohhh I gotchya well, yah working out or filling out or whatever definitively will not expand anyones wingspan lol
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]All the same perspective (no off angles, only direct shots), all scaled using the basketball diameter of 9.4 inches for scaling reference:
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rGGJ-hjlojU/UIJLYAPdzBI/AAAAAAAADrE/wa-NbN-L5QI/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Javale%2520Dwight%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Just Wilt and Dwight
[IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YwniLjtS0Ec/UIJEoBRT9XI/AAAAAAAADqc/THIBUS5TOik/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Dwight%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and unibrow
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zoDxe6WWpzc/UIMJAoVDQJI/AAAAAAAADsw/StuVunu35jE/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Davis%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and MJ
[IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--EuHVoOBmH0/UIMLXAPG8YI/AAAAAAAADs4/p6uLLKvYmZg/s800/%2528Wilt%2520MJt%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and Bron
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xKaLrc66oZk/UIMkn8kuj_I/AAAAAAAADt0/gngtM8SuhZ8/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Lebron%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
Wilt and Shaq dunking on the same rim (was lucky to find 2 pics of the same perspective! - scaled using the rim diameter)
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x8hhHMjoRTk/UIMuaZS_4YI/AAAAAAAADu8/ybJUykYwZts/s800/Wilt%2520and%2520Shaq%2520dunkin%2520on%2520the%2520same%2520hoop.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
great job! love seeing photo's like these.
[IMG]http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Other/2010-Mar-3-KU-KS-Basketball/i-WKzbDsG/0/L/IMG7359-L.jpg[/IMG]
I wonder why they say his wingspan is only 7'2? :confusedshrug:
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Should of put Yao Ming in there as well.
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[QUOTE=sundizz]Should of put Yao Ming in there as well.[/QUOTE]
Got a pic of him with his arms spread out and a ball in his hand? Can't make these pics out of thin air, gotta have a source (btw I've seen a pic of him with his arms spread out if that's what your thinking of but that isn't enough, it needs to be a pic with a basketball in it because that's how I get the scaling correct)
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Of the current crop, Anthony Davis is the quickest leaper and that's why he will have more blocked shots. But taking a pounding can affect his willingness to go after blocks.
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]Got a pic of him with his arms spread out and a ball in his hand? Can't make these pics out of thin air, gotta have a source (btw I've seen a pic of him with his arms spread out if that's what your thinking of but that isn't enough, it needs to be a pic with a basketball in it because that's how I get the scaling correct)[/QUOTE]
Closest thing I could find...
[url]http://ericscards.com/si102802.jpg[/url]
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[QUOTE=Meticode]Closest thing I could find...
[url]http://ericscards.com/si102802.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
:applause: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! Dude, awesome, I can't incorporate it until I get home from work tonight but that is a GREAT FIND! Any others would be appreciated from you or anyone else - that is [I]exactly[/I] what all these pictures I've used need to be like;
*straight on shot (no odd angles)
*at least one basketball in one of their hands to get the scaling correct
repped. again thanks :cheers:
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[QUOTE=CavaliersFTW]:applause: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! Dude, awesome, I can't incorporate it until I get home from work tonight but that is a GREAT FIND! Any others would be appreciated from you or anyone else - that is [I]exactly[/I] what all these pictures I've used need to be like;
*straight on shot (no odd angles)
*at least one basketball in one of their hands to get the scaling correct
repped. again thanks :cheers:[/QUOTE]
Can you do one of Durant as well? Here is the pic:
[IMG]http://blog.fansaloon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kd1.png[/IMG]
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Yao's wingspan seems to be 7-5. I wish there was a picture of Manute Bol, he has the highest wingspan in NBA history at supposedly 8-6
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[quote=Meticode]Yao's wingspan seems to be 7-5. I wish there was a picture of Manute Bol, he has the highest wingspan in NBA history at supposedly 8-6[/quote]
There is one, with Muggsy. You even got 3 balls and it's a straight angle if I remember correctly.
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[QUOTE=sundizz]Should of put Yao Ming in there as well.[/QUOTE]
was about to say this
edit: just saw the followup. cool, can't wait to see yao there
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[QUOTE=dunksby]Can you do one of Durant as well? Here is the pic:
[IMG]http://blog.fansaloon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kd1.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
sure, let me know if u find any pics with his arms spread out to showcase his 7-4.75 wingspan, that would be ideal but I know they aren't easy to find obviously not every player has posed like that for a photograph
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[QUOTE=Meticode]Yao's wingspan seems to be 7-5. I wish there was a picture of Manute Bol, he has the highest wingspan in NBA history at supposedly 8-6[/QUOTE]
Yes, his wingspan was measured to be 7-5, and his height without shoes was measured at 7-5.75 :eek:
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Kevin Durant:
[url]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li94pia6VK1qhwre7o1_1280.jpg[/url]
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Wow great find of Durant.
I got Kobe but without basketball in the hand :facepalm
[IMG]http://lakers.topbuzz.com/gallery/d/281849-1/Kobe+Bryant+spreads+his+arms+during+Lakers+Media+Day+2010.JPG[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=ripthekik]Kevin Durant:
[url]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li94pia6VK1qhwre7o1_1280.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:
Okay one thing though, he seems very young in this pic, I'm worried he might not be fully grown - what year is this how old was he do u know?
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Dwight was measured out of high school he's grown:
[IMG]http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xmEWG.lhF_aPEF8e5z.jjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD05Njg7cT04NTtzbT0xO3c9NjMw/http://l.yimg.com/os/289/2012/10/02/Howard-Gasol-TimeWarnerCable100112-jpg_200839.jpg[/IMG]
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[url]http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/2012/images/02/03/chris-paul.jpg[/url]
I'm posting this so that I'll have the link later bc I found it while browsing here at work and will prob use it 2night with the new Durant / Yao images for a sense of scale seeing as how CP3 is no more than the size of a typical person on the street (5-11.75)
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[QUOTE=eliteballer]Dwight was measured out of high school he's grown:
[IMG]http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xmEWG.lhF_aPEF8e5z.jjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD05Njg7cT04NTtzbT0xO3c9NjMw/http://l.yimg.com/os/289/2012/10/02/Howard-Gasol-TimeWarnerCable100112-jpg_200839.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
That maybe true it may not be, for images of this nature I refuse to use acknowlege speculation though. Only data that has actually been collected and recorded has any merit being used to make a scale chart (specifically, the only thing affected is their height appearance seeing as how the basketballs are what keeps their overall proportions grounded to reality) - if you find more recent measurements that changes his old data let me know, I'm open to make changes and I don't doubt some players may have grown slightly, I just won't change it unless there is solid data though
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keep in mind a lot of the pictures have players without arms fully extended.
-Smak
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[QUOTE=Punpun]There is one, with Muggsy. You even got 3 balls and it's a straight angle if I remember correctly.[/QUOTE]
I don't see the point of scaling the picture if his arms aren't spread out? It defeats the purpose of comparison.
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[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mfWtzm1Jrtk/UIX7BigZbLI/AAAAAAAADwg/Nl3eIhrQH-M/s800/%2528Wilt%2520Dwight%2520Yao%2520McGee%2520Scale%2529.jpg[/IMG]
4 super freaks... Yao has a really big head lol
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Mamadou Ndiaye? Rudy Gobert?
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BeeJay Anya, 7'9 wingspan
[IMG]http://snyhoops.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/2011-06-149520-48-47.jpg[/IMG]
[url]http://thinkful.net/post/6747764278/16-year-old-basketball-players-arms-stretch-7-feet-9[/url]