Taj Gray to join the Kings

Gary said:
yah 6'7 is REALLY small for a PF. What's KT's wingspan?
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I don't know, but nowhere near these guys.


Actually I think standing reach is more important in the area of shotblocking and rebounding. Justin Williams had an amazing 9'1"" standing reach. Not bad for a guy 6'9".
 
IIRC all NBA players are listed w/ shoes on. So basically that would put Taj at 6'8''/6'9'' with a longer wingspan and more athleticism than KT.
 
SacTownKid said:
Actually I would call Taj in the 6'8" - 6'9" range.

Justin came out at basically 6'9".

Yemi and Justin had pretty bad pre-draft camps I have read. But who knows if that was really the case. As long as they were rebounding/blocking shots, thats all that matters to us.
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Justin can also play man defense well, probably not as well as in college from what I've read, but sometimes and in certain match-ups he could.

Haven't really read much on Nicholson but know he's tough, big, can rebound and block shots. :)
 
I thought Justin Williams was 6'10? Everywhere he is listed at 6'10. What happened to that inch?
 
Everybody keeps talking about size. Look at sir charles. Only 6'6 and still dominated everyone. Oh, and Yoda. Thats a bad dude right there, I sure wouldn't want to mess with him I tell you what.
 
sauce-26 said:
Everybody keeps talking about size. Look at sir charles. Only 6'6 and still dominated everyone. Oh, and Yoda. Thats a bad dude right there, I sure wouldn't want to mess with him I tell you what.
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Chuck was the exception that proved the rule. Much like Iverson. Why they are so special. The more pedestrian guys at those sizes struggle to even hang on in the league, let alone be stars.
 
Kings113 said:
Draftexpress has him at 6'9".
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Ahh, nbadraft.net, yahoo.com, and espn.com has him at 6'10 :D

Was wondering where everyone was getting the 6'9 from ;)

(Talking about Justin Williams height, not Taj Gray)
 
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Exactly 6' 8.75" with shoes on. So I'd say 6'9" is a good call. Yeah, they get players heights with their shoes on.
 
Bricklayer said:
You keep on saying that about everybody, but its not normally how it works. At least gives him a shot, but at 6'7"-6'8" I can see how he slipped. In the NBA that's just small. Still a nice move to pick him up for summer league, but lack of size probably caps him off as a end of the bench type guy if he makes a team at all.
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How tall is Elton Brand? around 6'7" to 6'8"
 
gman23 said:
How tall is Elton Brand? around 6'7" to 6'8"
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People really really have to quit citing the standout exception as some sort of contention about the general rule.

Its like saying that Mugsy Bogues could play in the NBA, so so can all 5'3" guys. Not the way it works.

For every Elton Brand, there are 50 guys who fail just for being tweener sized in the NBA. 90% of them will never even make it into the league. The ones who do become Lonny Baxter or Marcus Fizer and bounce around for a few years before being forgotten about. Its not an absolute death sentence or whatnot -- guys do make it from time to time -- but Taj Gray is NOT Elton Brand, and if you're not, your window gets really small really quick when you're too small.
 
Lonny Baxter and Fizer aren't athletic and are more grounded bruiser-types. Just to point that out.

I'm not comparing Gray to Brand though.
 
Bricklayer said:
People really really have to quit citing the standout exception as some sort of contention about the general rule.

Its like saying that Mugsy Bogues could play in the NBA, so so can all 5'3" guys. Not the way it works.

For every Elton Brand, there are 50 guys who fail just for being tweener sized in the NBA. 90% of them will never even make it into the league. The ones who do become Lonny Baxter or Marcus Fizer and bounce around for a few years before being forgotten about. Its not an absolute death sentence or whatnot -- guys do make it from time to time -- but Taj Gray is NOT Elton Brand, and if you're not, your window gets really small really quick when you're too small.
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Shhhhhh! thats the secreet to gambleing! give one poor shmuck a million dollars and 100 million fools will all buy lottery tickets beceause "Someone has to win" You are going to destroy the system if you keep throwing the secrets of logic out there for any fool to read!
 
HndsmCelt said:
Shhhhhh! thats the secreet to gambleing! give one poor shmuck a million dollars and 100 million fools will all buy lottery tickets beceause "Someone has to win" You are going to destroy the system if you keep throwing the secrets of logic out there for any fool to read!
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Well...truth be told I sometimes buy megamillions tickets, but only if the jackpot is over $100 million. Gotta make it worth it, ya know? :P

I figure after I'm hit by lightning for the 10th time, survive 2 plane crashes, develop multiple extremely rare diseases, am in a few dozen car accidents, become a parapalegic, have my limbs amputated, go blind, am attacked by a number of rabid animals, and maybe some killer bees, get a hundred or so doses of food poisoning, am mistakenly arrested, am robbed at gunpoint a dozen or so times, and accidentally sleep with Dr. Ruth after an all night bender left me thinking she was Beyonce...that after all that happens, I am due baby! Woot! :D
 
i was with you until the Dr. Ruth thing. Now I know you're pulling my leg.









I mean, really, come on. Who'd want Beyonce when Dr. Ruth's still out there? :)
 
Bricklayer said:
hit by lightning for the 10th time, survive 2 plane crashes, develop multiple extremely rare diseases, am in a few dozen car accidents, become a parapalegic, have my limbs amputated, go blind, am attacked by a number of rabid animals, and maybe some killer bees, get a hundred or so doses of food poisoning, am mistakenly arrested, am robbed at gunpoint a dozen or so times, and accidentally sleep with Dr. Ruth after an all night bender left me thinking she was Beyonce...
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Man, that was a crazy night!





Ah, memories...
 
Bricklayer said:
People really really have to quit citing the standout exception as some sort of contention about the general rule.

Its like saying that Mugsy Bogues could play in the NBA, so so can all 5'3" guys. Not the way it works.

For every Elton Brand, there are 50 guys who fail just for being tweener sized in the NBA. 90% of them will never even make it into the league. The ones who do become Lonny Baxter or Marcus Fizer and bounce around for a few years before being forgotten about. Its not an absolute death sentence or whatnot -- guys do make it from time to time -- but Taj Gray is NOT Elton Brand, and if you're not, your window gets really small really quick when you're too small.
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Yeah but Kenny is 6'7'' with shoes. Taj is almost 6'9'' with shoes. That's a big difference, not only that but Taj Gray is more athletic AND has a longer wingspan than Kenny. It was also his first year playing Division one college ball IIRC(I could be wrong). I mean I remember earlier in the year he was thought of as a guy who could go in the first round and then I guess he was just forgotten. It can't hurt to take a look at the guy in the summer league can it? Just because a guy is undrafted doesn't mean they can't be good. Look at Miller or Ben Wallace.
 
Bricklayer said:
You keep on saying that about everybody, but its not normally how it works. At least gives him a shot, but at 6'7"-6'8" I can see how he slipped. In the NBA that's just small. Still a nice move to pick him up for summer league, but lack of size probably caps him off as a end of the bench type guy if he makes a team at all.
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Being small hasn't stopped good old Kenny has it??? He's got the $ & years under contract of an elite starter, but plays like a scrub. :rolleyes:
 
And lost his jumpshot this past season, making him less valuable and effective. ;)

Hopefully if he stays around, he can find that. Just not next to Brad Miller.
 
Bricklayer said:
Well...truth be told I sometimes buy megamillions tickets, but only if the jackpot is over $100 million. Gotta make it worth it, ya know? :P

I figure after I'm hit by lightning for the 10th time, survive 2 plane crashes, develop multiple extremely rare diseases, am in a few dozen car accidents, become a parapalegic, have my limbs amputated, go blind, am attacked by a number of rabid animals, and maybe some killer bees, get a hundred or so doses of food poisoning, am mistakenly arrested, am robbed at gunpoint a dozen or so times, and accidentally sleep with Dr. Ruth after an all night bender left me thinking she was Beyonce...that after all that happens, I am due baby! Woot! :D
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This belongs in some moderator's "Classics" archive!! ;)
 
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