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I don't get picked last at the park anymore
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by CavaliersFTW
there isn't a 4 inch advantage in the image, it is about 2 which is approximately what it should be at - you guys are complaining about and exaggerating the differences more than it actually is. So someone scales Wilt next to some modern players and he looks a bit abnormally big - your surprised? Why the hell would his peers talk about him like an unrivaled freak if he was just some run of the mill big?
dude calm down, don't assume I'm an anti-wilt guy just because I'm surprised by the difference I see in the picture.
I don't think the picture you used with wilt with a headband is accurate, look at his posture.
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Kobe Apostle
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by abuC
OP destroyed with facts again, like every other Wilt historian.
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I don't get picked last at the park anymore
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by Deuce Bigalow
OP destroyed with facts again, like every other Wilt historian.
both wilt and shaq have bad posture, but shaq is standing closer to the camera
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NBA Superstar
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by CavaliersFTW
I can't stop laughing at this, it's Wilt Ming!
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Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by CavaliersFTW
there isn't a 4 inch advantage in the image, it is about 2 which is approximately what it should be at - you guys are complaining about and exaggerating the differences more than it actually is. So someone scales Wilt next to some modern players and he looks a bit abnormally big - your surprised? Why the hell would his peers talk about him like an unrivaled freak if he was just some run of the mill big?
How about you think about this logically for once, Tyson is 6'11" and half without shoes, Amare was 6"8 and a half without shoes. And no, there isn't a 2" difference between Tyson and Wilt, there's a 1.5" difference between them without shoes, however in your scaled picture the gap between them is actually the same as the one between Amare and Tyson 3". I lined up and overlayed the gap in PS, you have basically scaled Wilt to 7"3 or 7"4 in shoes.
Here you go
Blue and green are exactly the same size, red is exactly 1 pixel bigger than the gap between Amare and Tyson. Your picture is showing a 3" and some change difference between 7"0 1/2 (in shoes) Tyson and Wilt, which makes Wilt 7"4 and change in your scaled pic.
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College superstar
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by abuC
Shaq is clearly both closer to the camera and slightly on his toes... As well as basketball shoes vs wilts shoes..
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NBA Superstar
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Originally Posted by Hittin_Shots
Shaq is clearly both closer to the camera and slightly on his toes... As well as basketball shoes vs wilts shoes..
They are both raising one foot and Wilt is wearing what are probably well heeled dress shoes..
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NBA Superstar
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
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Dunking on everybody in the park
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
O-M-G...
hide this thread before its too late... JLauber will have a triple spinning orgasm if he finds this... you are advised.. you are fully responsible of what may happen.
EDIT: by the way it was a JOKE... nothing against JLauber, knowledgeable poster... nothing but respect for the guy.... it was a joke.
Last edited by TheFan; 11-18-2012 at 02:39 PM.
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NBA Legend
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Dunking on everybody in the park
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Cool thread, interesting to see, especially the first wingspan pictures. Thanks for doing it.
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NBA Legend
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
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Saw a basketball once
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
nice pics, but do you have proof that Wilt is over 7'1" barefeet?
btw Pre draft measurements might be true at the time, but not necessarily true today, players might grow 1 inch or so since the draft, specially high school players. also measurements around or before early 2000's seems not as organized, today's measurements would measure both height with or without shoes, but back then some of the measurements or missing, could be mixed up or something.
Dwight Howard is the same height as Chris Bosh on Team USA, he's around 6'11" with shoes on, makes him taller than his predraft measurements.
when you put pics of players together, make sure the camera angle and posture are all similar, or else it could make the comparison inaccurate, I made this photo to compare standing reaches back then:
my conclusion was Yao has the highest standing reach, 295+(over 9'8"), then Mutombo close to 9'8", Chandler and McGee were measured. Gasol and Shaq both around 9'6.5"-9'7".
Last edited by GucciBandana; 01-19-2013 at 04:07 AM.
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Saw a basketball once
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
Last edited by GucciBandana; 01-19-2013 at 04:16 AM.
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Saw a basketball once
Re: Scaled Images of Wilt/Dwight/McGee etc wingspans and height w/o shoes:
scaling basketball is a nice way of comparing wingspan, but still, sometimes depends on the player's posture, he might be holding the basketballs a little closer or farther away from the camera, causing source of errors
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