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Olivier Rioux 

Post#1 » by Laimbeer » Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:50 pm

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Post#2 » by babyjax13 » Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:31 pm

Looks like he has hands of stone and difficulty going up and down the court just from this little clip. Higher-level conditioning might fix some of that.
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Post#3 » by sisibilio » Mon Dec 26, 2022 9:05 am

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Post#4 » by NO-KG-AI » Mon Dec 26, 2022 9:37 am

He'll be pushing 8 feet tall once he hits his mandatory NBA summer 3 inch growth and 25 pounds of muscle.
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Post#5 » by JRoy » Tue Dec 27, 2022 4:06 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:He'll be pushing 8 feet tall once he hits his mandatory NBA summer 3 inch growth and 25 pounds of muscle.


Anthony Randolph syndrome. 15 pounds of muscle every summer.
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Post#6 » by carrrnuttt » Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:15 pm

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Post#7 » by Big J » Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:02 am

****'s depressing man. Imagine being 7'6 and sucking ass at hoops.
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Post#9 » by Big J » Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:20 pm

Better than Edey.

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