SixerFan
Years ago
Looking at the post about bigs playing small it made me think about smalls playing big.
With the average height of players going up year after year it's hard to include players from to far back but how about who would be in your ALL SMALL BALL teams for NBA and NBL, with no players who ended their career prior to 1990.
SixerFan
Years ago
Example
NBA
1. Mugsy Bogues 5'3"
2. Allen Iverson 5'11"
3. Latrell Sprewell 6'5"
4. Charles Barkley 6'4"
5. Ben Wallace 6'8"
NBL
1. Wayne Larkins 5'7"
2. Bobby Locke 5'9"
3. Scott Ninis 6'2"
4. Chris Blakemore 6'4"
5. Larry Senstock 6'5"
LC
Years ago
Here is my NBA "undersized" starting 5:
PG Muggsy Bogues / 5'3"
SG Allen Iverson / 5'11"
SF Trevor Ariza / 6'5"
PF Charles Barkley / 6'6"
C Chuck Hayes / 6'6"
My team is led by the smallest NBA player of all time, and let's be honest, Iverson is and always be a shooter, hence I have placed im as my shooting guard. Trevor Ariza at 6'5" is arguably one of the smalelest SF's going around for quite some time, and Charles Barkley was more like 6'4" rather than his listed height of 6'6". And Chuck Hayes exclusively played as centre last season at the ripe old heigh of 6'6" - the same height as the greatest shooting guard of all-time - Michael Jordan.
LC
Years ago
I like Sprewell - good call - I substitute him for Ariza in my team - both same height.
PG - Nate Robinson 5-9
SG - Allen Iverson 5-11
SF - Tony Allen 6-4
PF - Luc Richard Mbah a moute 6-8
C - Dejuan Blair 6-7
how could a 6'6 player play centre in the NBA???
Obviousley he did Anon. Done a reasonably good job too.
illicit
Years ago
Good ol Latrell Sprewell, my favourite player growning up, man Golden State had some good teams that did nothing, Spree, Webber, Hardaway an ol forgotten about Chris Mullin!
ariza has like a 7 foot wingspan so cancels his height really
and ariza is 6'7 without shoes so taller then ben wallace http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Trevor-Ariza-1527/stats/
NBL undersized. Guessing size
1 Gordie Macleod 5'8"
2 Shane Heal 6'
3 Al Green 6'
4 Sammy Mac 6'6"
5 Tony Ronaldson 6'7"
Chris Williams? One of the most dominant small bigs the NBL has ever had.
paul
Years ago
Some undersized 6'6 power forwards who you wouldnt mind having on your team.
Dennis Rodman, Melvin Thomas, Rosell Ellis and Anthony Mason.
I think you will find Paul that the only one of those guys that fits into that category was Rosell Ellis
galen young is 6ft6 and was the cats backup centre last year, performed better at centre than luke schenscher
Ariza is listed at 6'8 anywhere you look. Ben Wallace is 6'9 and 7'3 with fro. 36ers will suck this year, very poor recruiting job. You need to hope that winder is this years McKee
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