Page 4 of 6 FirstFirst 123456 LastLast
Results 46 to 60 of 89
  1. #46
    Head Connoisseur Punpun's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Kicking asses since Dec11'
    Posts
    3,439

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    And with shoes, he'd go way over 6"10 as you don't play without shoes.

  2. #47
    3-time NBA All-Star
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    9,904

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by abuC


    Hakeem in his own book said he was 6"10 without shoes.



    LeBron was a hair under 6"8 without shoes -

    Which is what I initially posted. I merely added that some articles and publications, at the time, even went so far as to claim that he was only 6-8. In any case, I have no idea where the 7-0 listing came from. Nor did it really matter, either.

  3. #48
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Adjusted caclculations...

    1988 Lakers
    Magic Johnson - 6'8"
    Byron Scott - 6'3"
    James Worthy - 6'9"
    AC Green - 6'9"
    KAJ - 7'2"
    __________________

    Total - 403"

    1985 Rockets
    John Lucas 6'3"
    Lewis Lloyd 6'6"
    Rodney McCray 6'7"
    Hakeem Olajuwon 7'0"
    Ralph Sampson 7'4"
    ___________________

    Total - 404"

    1995 Bullets
    Scott Skiles - 6'1"
    Calbert Chaney - 6'7"
    Chris Webber - 6'9"
    Juwan Howard - 6'9"
    Gheorghe Muresan - 7'7"

    ___________________________

    Total - 405"


    1996 Pacers
    Mark Jackson 6'1"
    Reggie Miller 6'7"
    Derrick McKey 6'9"
    Dale Davis 6'11"
    Rik Smits 7'4"
    ____________________________

    Total - 404"
    Last edited by RedBlackAttack; 07-20-2012 at 04:08 AM.

  4. #49
    I rule the local playground Linspired's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Posts
    524

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    some of you are math idiots.

  5. #50
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by Linspired
    this is better

    2007 rockets

    Rafer Alston - 6'2"
    Tracy McGrady - 6'8"
    Shane Battier - 6'8"
    Luis Scola - 6'9"
    Yao Ming - 7'6"


    bingo. i got you another 3 inches. scola did start 39 games that season.
    405"

    That would be tied for the lead with the '95 Bullets, as far as I can tell.
    Last edited by RedBlackAttack; 07-20-2012 at 04:06 AM.

  6. #51
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by Linspired
    some of you are math idiots.
    I admit to totally f#cking up some basic math in this thread. I didn't feel like taking the time to go through the actual inches, so I was just adding 6'8" as 68 and so on... Completely bone-head, but it actually did tell me which teams were the tallest. It was a good way to quickly weed out the tallest teams, but obviously completely off in terms of actual total heights.

    It looks like 40'5" by the 1995 Bullets and 2007 Rockets is the number to beat. Anyone?

  7. #52
    NBA Legend and Hall of Famer 1987_Lakers's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Posts
    24,736

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Sampson was more like 7 foot 1. Hakeem was 6 foot 10.

    I know these aren't starters, but the Celtics in '86 went with this lineup at times.

    C - Walton - 7'1''
    Parish - 7'0''
    McHale - 6'10''
    Bird - 6'9''
    Ainge - 6'4''

  8. #53
    I rule the local playground Linspired's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Posts
    524

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by abuC


    Hakeem in his own book said he was 6"10 without shoes.



    LeBron was a hair under 6"8 without shoes -

    my hair ain't 3/4 inch thick. bron is 6ft 7 1/4. and he looks it next to 6ft 10 hakeem.

    yao is a tall mo.fo

  9. #54
    I rule the local playground Linspired's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Posts
    524

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedBlackAttack
    I admit to totally f#cking up some basic math in this thread. I didn't feel like taking the time to go through the actual inches, so I was just adding 6'8" as 68 and so on... Completely bone-head, but it actually did tell me which teams were the tallest. It was a good way to quickly weed out the tallest teams, but obviously completely off in terms of actual total heights.

    It looks like 40'5" by the 1995 Bullets and 2007 Rockets is the number to beat. Anyone?

    but where do you get 40'5" from?

    put 5 7fters in 1 team, you are still 35ft tall collectively.

  10. #55
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    The '11 Celtics starting lineup of Rondo, Allen, Pierce, KG and Shaq came in at 40'4"... Second highest total.

  11. #56
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by Linspired
    but where do you get 40'5" from?

    put 5 7fters in 1 team, you are still 35ft tall collectively.
    4 a.m. is the major problem, at this point. It is actually 405", not 40'5".

    Let's just go by inches and be done with it. Unless someone else wants to tally this sh!t up. I'm done with it.

    Point remains. 405" (33' 7.5") is the most found for consistent starters (at least half of the season for each person calculated).
    Last edited by RedBlackAttack; 07-20-2012 at 04:10 AM.

  12. #57
    NBA lottery pick Overdrive's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Posts
    5,920

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedBlackAttack
    I admit to totally f#cking up some basic math in this thread. I didn't feel like taking the time to go through the actual inches, so I was just adding 6'8" as 68 and so on... Completely bone-head, but it actually did tell me which teams were the tallest. It was a good way to quickly weed out the tallest teams, but obviously completely off in terms of actual total heights.

    It looks like 40'5" by the 1995 Bullets and 2007 Rockets is the number to beat. Anyone?
    Did you divide by 10 after you summed things up, since the Lakers were 404 inches tall if I summed up correctly. That would be 33'8" if devided by 12.

    Nvm, saw your last post.
    Last edited by Overdrive; 07-20-2012 at 04:13 AM.

  13. #58
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by 1987_Lakers
    Sampson was more like 7 foot 1. Hakeem was 6 foot 10.

    I know these aren't starters, but the Celtics in '86 went with this lineup at times.

    C - Walton - 7'1''
    Parish - 7'0''
    McHale - 6'10''
    Bird - 6'9''
    Ainge - 6'4''
    Even the 80s Celts regular lineup of DJ, Ainge, Bird, McHale and Parish is up there... Not quite at the top, but 400" (33' 3.3") total. Not bad.

    From just doing these calculations for teams that I thought might be close, I'd say anything over 400" total is a very large starting lineup.
    Last edited by RedBlackAttack; 07-20-2012 at 04:17 AM.

  14. #59
    The Paterfamilias RedBlackAttack's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    The "Q"
    Posts
    25,476

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by Overdrive
    Did you divide by 10 after you summed things up, since the Lakers were 404 inches tall if I summed up correctly. That would be 33'8" if devided by 12.

    Nvm, saw your last post.
    I tried several shortcuts before putting my head down and going back to basics. Don't mind my complete and utter retardedness in this thread.

  15. #60
    NBA lottery pick Overdrive's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Posts
    5,920

    Default Re: What is the tallest first five in NBA history?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedBlackAttack
    4 a.m. is the major problem, at this point. It is actually 405", not 40'5".

    Let's just go by inches and be done with it. Unless someone else wants to tally this sh!t up. I'm done with it.

    Point remains. 405" (33' 7.5") is the most found for consistent starters (at least half of the season for each person calculated).
    Just one addition, if yiu devide 405 by 12 it's 33'9". You devide 396 by 12 and the rest of 9" are infact 9". Don't devide them.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •