Paolo will reach 7ft

davey_wavy · Post #1 » by **davey_wavy** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:30 am

Literally just got off the phone with the bro-in-law. He was court side at Orlando vs Cleveland (KIA paid for his seats) and told me P5 was at LEAST 6’11” out there. Bro in-law is 6’9” so he knows height. At 19yo, there’s no way he doesn’t reach 7ft. I could have put this in his welcome thread, but I felt 7ft Paolo deserved his own. I mean, WTF would teams do to stop this kid? I think it’s amazing, and exciting. I had to share as soon as we hung up.

I guess the question is:

Are we underestimating Paolos height?

tiderulz · Post #2 » by **tiderulz** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:56 am

really?

davey_wavy · Post #3 » by **davey_wavy** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:00 am

tiderulz wrote:really?

Yes

Viper1500 · Post #4 » by **Viper1500** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:46 am

He definitely looks taller than WCJ who is 6''10

Post #5 » by **Bensational** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:02 am

Sounds like overrating his height…

Post #6 » by **FFBlitzace** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:16 am

Yes but is he growing somewhere else too? :eyebrows:

RookieStar · Post #7 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:53 am

Bensational wrote:Sounds like overrating his height…

Or we are currently underrating Paolo's.....height? This deserves its own thread

basketballRob · Post #8 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:56 am

I think we're going from one extreme to the other. First, we were overrating Paolo, now, we're underrating him.

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pepe1991 · Post #9 » by **pepe1991** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:36 am

Wtf is this obsession with players height?

RJ Hampton sucked at 6'3. He sucks at 6'6.

Kevin Love and Dwight Howard were fake 6'10 guys who are both fringe Hall of Famers since it was discovered they are 6'8.

it's not as important as you think. Dennis Rodman was one of best rebounders ever at sub 6'7.

drsd · Post #10 » by **drsd** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:06 am

pepe1991 wrote:Wtf is this obsession with players height?

RJ Hampton sucked at 6'3. He sucks at 6'6.

Kevin Love and Dwight Howard were fake 6'10 guys who are both fringe Hall of Famers since it was discovered they are 6'8.

it's not as important as you think. Dennis Rodman was one of best rebounders ever at sub 6'7.

Chuck "the wide one" Barkley was maybe 6'4"

But: on offense, height can matter in the mid-range game: Banchero's weakest shot.

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jezzerinho · Post #11 » by **jezzerinho** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:32 am

Im gonna need a photo of your brother in law's shoes before I'm prepared to spend the next 25 pages forensically discussing whether PB is one inch taller or shorter.

Message Boar · Post #12 » by **Message Boar** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:16 am

Most likely he's done growing. Which is fine, he's big enough.

That's all I have to say about that.

(I'm still a bit sad I didn't get around to making a Paolo "he's a big guy" sig banner during the summer, after hearing on every podcast how 'big' he is irl. Use your imagination on that one)

j_n · Post #13 » by **j_n** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:37 am

Without going into the sound logic of your height forecast, I don't necessarily think Paolo growing is a good thing, there's a point where you trade height for coordination and body control.

tiderulz · Post #14 » by **tiderulz** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:47 pm

basketballRob wrote:I think we're going from one extreme to the other. First, we were overrating Paolo, now, we're underrating him.

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"we" only being Davy

tiderulz · Post #15 » by **tiderulz** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:50 pm

davey_wavy wrote:Literally just got off the phone with the bro-in-law. He was court side at Orlando vs Cleveland (KIA paid for his seats) and told me P5 was at LEAST 6’11” out there. Bro in-law is 6’9” so he knows height. At 19yo, there’s no way he doesn’t reach 7ft. I could have put this in his welcome thread, but I felt 7ft Paolo deserved his own. I mean, WTF would teams do to stop this kid? I think it’s amazing, and exciting. I had to share as soon as we hung up.

I guess the question is:

Are we underestimating Paolos height?

i remember some of us pre-draft (including myself) were showing pictures of him next to Mark Williams saying that Paolo was almost at 7'

Post #16 » by **SOUL** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:01 pm

We need someone to get in an ice tub with him Marcin Gortat style before I believe any rumors!!

MagicFan101 · Post #17 » by **MagicFan101** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:21 pm

I say 9’7

jonbob17 · Post #18 » by **jonbob17** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:40 pm

guys, seriously, this is just a troll post, don't take the bait

drsd · Post #19 » by **drsd** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:50 pm

SOUL wrote:We need someone to get in an ice tub with him Marcin Gortat style before I believe any rumors!!

Last Guardian · Post #20 » by **Last Guardian** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 2:07 pm

I know this is a joke post...but he's doing pretty well at his current height. I don't think 7 foot will make much difference if he even does get there. If he can handle it I'd say he should get to 260 ish...he would be even better at bully ball.