GustavBahler wrote:

Gudris wrote:By the way, Latvians are one of the tallest nations in a world, especially women are very tall in Latvia, that's why we have so many tall good players like KP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3707890/Dutch-men-worlds-tallest-Latvias-women-loftiest-study-finds.html

and tallest women ever played basketball

Whats crazy is there are supposed to be over a million 7ft men in China. Their league has a long way to go to be comparable to the NBA. When they get their stuff together, they will have a larger impact on American BBall.

It really doesn't matter how many people are there, its all about system and traditions, otherwise China and India would dominate everything

GustavBahler wrote:

Gudris wrote:By the way, Latvians are one of the tallest nations in a world, especially women are very tall in Latvia, that's why we have so many tall good players like KP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3707890/Dutch-men-worlds-tallest-Latvias-women-loftiest-study-finds.html

and tallest women ever played basketball

Whats crazy is there are supposed to be over a million 7ft men in China. Their league has a long way to go to be comparable to the NBA. When they get their stuff together, they will have a larger impact on American BBall.

You realize that's 0.1% of their population right?

Allanfan20 wrote:With that said, he doesn't even seem to be 6'5". He is shorter than LJ and LJ is 6'5"!

I actually think Nitty is just under 6-6. He looks to be about the same or maybe just a touch taller than Dotson who is listed at 6-5.5. This is both of them next to each other. Kid is only 19 so he's going to have time to fill out quite a bit.

Allanfan20 wrote:If he is really 6'6" then this makes him an even more valueable pick. If worst comes to worst and he's not explosive enough to be a full time PG then he absolutely seems to have the perfect skillset to be a really nice shooting guard who can also pass and play defense.

Im hoping thats the worst outcome, makes it easier to forget about the alternatives. A middle of the road role player, just doesn't do it for me.

Im guessing the first time Frank blows by someone and throws it down with authority, some of us will feel somewhat better. I know I will.

GustavBahler wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:If he is really 6'6" then this makes him an even more valueable pick. If worst comes to worst and he's not explosive enough to be a full time PG then he absolutely seems to have the perfect skillset to be a really nice shooting guard who can also pass and play defense.

Im hoping thats the worst outcome, makes it easier to forget about the alternatives. A middle of the road role player, just doesn't do it for me.

Im guessing the first time Frank blows by someone and throws it down with authority, some of us will feel somewhat better. I know I will.

If he becomes an all-star 2 who can shoot the lights out, then it's the best... besides him being an all star 1 who can shoot the lights out.

Allanfan20 wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

Andrew wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:With that said, he doesn't even seem to be 6'5". He is shorter than LJ and LJ is 6'5"!

LJ was officially listed as 6-7

What's listed and what is are 2 different things. LJ is 6'5" max.

Balkman was listed at 6'8" and he was barely 6'5" and that's because of the hair! I know because i stood right next to him when I walked over to one of the UK get togethers. He was hardly taller thn me, at 6'4".

Dotson was measured at 6'4 ½" no shoes and 6'5 ½" in sneakers. Nitty is at least his size an perhaps a touch taller from how he looks next to Dotson.

TripleThreat wrote:

nixluva wrote:Still growing?

More important ( not that height is not important)

are

A) Standing reach
B) Wingspan
C) SPARQ metrics

The Zeller brothers, all three, IIRC are "7 Footers" However given their standing reach and considering their vertical, smaller players can actually play above the rim better than any of them. Dwayne Wade was a bit of a freak in his prime. Massive wing span. Incredible hops when he was young. Good timing. As a wing ( really a small forward), he could defend the rim.

One thing most people never discussed with the greats like Darrelle Revis, Charles Woodson, Rod Woodson, Darrell Green, Deion Sanders was the ability to "flip their hips" The ability to change directions at game speed on a dime. Very very hard to do. Being fundamentally sound is one thing, doing so cleanly while at top speed is another.

Most critically, projected, Ntilikina can defend, at minimum, his own "weight" ( i.e. his own position at a league average level) and plays solid fundamental ball.

I don't care how tall any of these guys are to start, just be willing to play team ball in an intelligent manner.

I'm encouraged by the improvement I've seen from Nitty so far. He looks to have improved his handles from how they looked during U18. Much lower and tighter to his body. He's no And1 ball handler but he's gotten better.

He seems to move well for being as tall and lanky as he is. From how he moves he gives me the impression that he was still adjusting to his body. He kinda looked like a baby Giraffe. Still he moved well enough laterally and used his length. I suspect smaller and quicker NBA guards will give him trouble at times tho he fights hard to recover and get back into the play. Nitty should be a nightmare for