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Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
This is an article from Sports Illustrated's "The Basketball Book". I can't find a link for it, so I'm just typing it out.
Who's the best at every size? Bird or Magic? Elgin or Oscar? Wilt or Shaq?
The arguments with the heights themselves: Was Russell 6'9" or 6'10"? Was Manute 7'7" or "only" 7'6"? Did Walton insist he 6'11" only because he didn't want to be regarded as a seven-foot freak? And how many shorter guys tacked on an extra inch or two?
We consulted the best availabe sources and rounded upward. Then we got down to the nitty-gritty and made the tough calls on the best at each height. For the sake of continuing those worthy arguments, we've also listed the runners-up.
5'3" - Muggsy Bouges
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Debbie Black[/LIST]
5'4" - Suzie McConnell
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Kim Mulkey[*]Lea Henry[/LIST]
5'5" - Earl Boykins
5'6" - Dawn Staley
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Tara Heiss[/LIST]
5'7" - Spud Webb
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Keith Jennings[*]Greg Grant[*]Monte Towe[/LIST]
5'8" - Ann Meyers
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Teresa Weatherspoon[*]Charlie Criss[*]Jennifer Azzi[/LIST]
5'9" - Calvin Murphy
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Larry Brown[*]Angelo Musi[*]Sue Bird[/LIST]
5'10" - Slater Martin
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Damon Stoudamire[*]Red Holzman[*]Nancy Lieberman[/LIST]
5'11" - Al Cervi
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Buddy Jeannette[*]Terrell Brandon[*]Avery Johnson[/LIST]
6'0" - Allen Iverson
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Sheryl Swoopes[*]Tim Hardaway[*]Louie Dampier[/LIST]
To be continued...
Last edited by Manute for Ever!; 12-12-2009 at 03:04 AM.
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Samurai Chef
Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Slater Martin representing my old High school, Jeff Davis! That was back before us mexicans took over the neighborhood.
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
What BS, they have Jordan at #1 among 6'6 and not Kobe.
[COLOR="White"]Gotcha ;)[/COLOR]
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
This list is going to create the ultimate arguments
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NBA sixth man of the year
Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Originally Posted by Story Up
[COLOR="White"]Gotcha ;)[/COLOR]
bastard, i was ready to do some kobe fan bashing!
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
...continued
6'1" - Bob Cousy
Runners-up
[LIST][*]John Stockton[*]Isiah Thomas[*]Nate Archibald[/LIST]
6'2" - Jerry West
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Hal Greer[*]Cheryl Miller[*]Norm Nixon[/LIST]
6'3" - Dave Bing
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Steve Nash[*]Joe Dumars [*]Earl Monroe[/LIST]
6'4" - Walt Frazier
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Jason Kidd[*]Cliff Hagan[*]Candace Parker[/LIST]
6'5" - Oscar Robertson
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Elgin Baylor[*]Pete Maravich[*]John Havlicek[/LIST]
6'6" - Michael Jordan
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Kobe Bryant[*]Charles Barkley[*]Harry Gallatin[/LIST]
6'7" - Julius Erving
Runners-up
[LIST][*]George Gervin[*]Rick Barry[*]Scottie Pippin[/LIST]
6'8" - Jerry Lucas
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Connie Hawkins[*]Neil Johnston[*]Dolph Shayes[/LIST]
6'9" - Magic Johnson
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Larry Bird[*]Karl Malone[*]Elvin Hayes[/LIST]
6'10" - Bill Russell
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Moses Malone[*]George Mikan[*]Walt Bellamy[/LIST]
I'd take Bird over Magic, but I'm just transcribing their list. Final page coming up...
Last edited by Manute for Ever!; 12-12-2009 at 03:49 AM.
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Originally Posted by Abraham Lincoln
Cheers, I couldn't find it.
I'll still make the final page
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Ilgauskas over Sabonis? serious?
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Final page
6'11" - Bill Walton
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Kevin Garnett[*]Bob Lanier[*]Nate Thurmond[/LIST]
7'0" - Hakeem Olajuwon
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Tim Duncan[*]Dirk Nowitzki[*]Patrick Ewing[/LIST]
7'1" - Wilt Chamberlain
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Shaquille O'Neal[*]David Robinson[*]Vlade Divac[/LIST]
7'2" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Artis Gilmore[*]Dikembe Mutombo[*]Tom Burleson[/LIST]
7'3" - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Arvydas Sabonis[*]Randy Breuer[*]Keith Closs Jr.[/LIST]
7'4" - Ralph Sampson
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Rik Smits[*]Mark Eaton[/LIST]
7'5" - Yao Ming
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Chuck Nevitt[*]Slavko Vranes[/LIST]
7'6" - Shawn Bradley
7'7" - Manute Bol
Runners-up
[LIST][*]Gheorghe Muresan[/LIST]
Last edited by Manute for Ever!; 12-12-2009 at 05:10 AM.
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Pringles Reborn
Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
candace parker over wade
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Originally Posted by Yuki Nagato
Ilgauskas over Sabonis? serious?
Sabonis in his prime is probably one of the ten greatest centers ever.
I agree, it's plain retarded.
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Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Originally Posted by AJ2k8
This list is going to create the ultimate arguments
That's kinda what I was hoping for when I started the thread, it's been pretty dull around here recently
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Good college starter
Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
Originally Posted by Rekindled
candace parker over wade
That's what I thought too. There must be over 1000 guys who've played in the NBA at 6-4 that deserve to be up there before Parker.
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Jordan GOAT
Re: Sports Illustrated: "Inch by Inch - The All-Time, All-Size All-Stars".
this is kind of a funny/clever list
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