is this kid the next shaq?

some_rand · Post #1 » by **some_rand** » Sun Mar 2, 2008 7:34 pm

dwayne polie in the video hes 6'6" and only 15 at compton high, hes obviously already athletic as hell if he continues to grow he obviously could be great. has anyone heard of him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDxpGMJztz8

EDIT- hes actually only a FRESHMAN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Polee

Wade2k6 · Post #2 » by **Wade2k6** » Sun Mar 2, 2008 7:53 pm

Never heard of him. But where does the Shaq comparison come from? He's a G/F at that height. He sure can jump though

Post #3 » by **gswhoops** » Sun Mar 2, 2008 9:58 pm

Wade2k6 wrote:Never heard of him. But where does the Shaq comparison come from? He's a G/F at that height. He sure can jump though

Shaq was 6' 7" at age 15...so assuming this kid could grow to a legit 7' isn't unreasonable.

AnSweR07 · Post #4 » by **AnSweR07** » Sun Mar 2, 2008 11:46 pm

Damn, that kids pretty athletic..he gets up easy.

Blame Rasho · Post #5 » by **Blame Rasho** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:35 am

I am sure he will be closer to Derek Character than Shaq.

fugop · Post #6 » by **fugop** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 5:24 am

Hey, Caracter is playing pretty well off the bench for Louisville. Couldn't pick another random big bust?

DanTown8587 · Post #7 » by **DanTown8587** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 7:10 am

I love we are projecting a guy who is 5 YEARS away from the league. I mean, you know how many guys would have lost their load on Ronnie Fields? KG's Teammate? I don't care about guys until they get to college.

HOTCARL_o · Post #8 » by **HOTCARL_o** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 1:56 pm

^^^
If that accident never happened Ronnie would've been a sick player in the NBA. I used to love watching Ronnie Fields on TV, more than Garnett.

Grenerd686 · Post #9 » by **Grenerd686** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 2:44 pm

The kid must be at least 125 lbs. Pretty skinny. I dont think that shaq was that skinny at 15 but correct me if im wrong.

JustMagic · Post #10 » by **JustMagic** » Mon Mar 3, 2008 9:32 pm

From that story of him living in Germany and meeting a Dale Brown (who thought he was a soldier) Shaq was 12-13 y/o and 6-7 at the time.

Most people don't grow that much after 16, so most chances he'll be somewhere at 6-8, maybe 6-9.
Obviously there are also players like Noah, Divac, Pipen and more who grew very much at an older age. Still it's a slight chance for that kid to be 7'+.

BTW- the Derric Caracter was 6-8 at 14 and now he's 6-9.

Canomad · Post #11 » by **Canomad** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 5:59 am

that kid has to weight about 150 pounds hes looking frail. hell of a good athlete though. if he puts on the right amount of weight will he still be this athletic though?

deNIEd · Post #12 » by **deNIEd** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 6:50 am

I don't see how you can compare him to anyone...just too young. If he stays at 6'7 or 6'6 he's a g/f, if he grows to 7'6 hes a c

Fenix · Post #13 » by **Fenix** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:07 am

Demar Derozan looks like a mini Dwight in the beginning of that clip. But the other guy looks like he has even a higher vertical. Age and additional muscle mass should even better it.