OT: Paul George grows 2 inches over the summer, now 6'10

GP2 · Post #1 » by **GP2** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:36 am

http://www.indystar.com/article/2011121 ... Star.com|p

Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George doesn't want to settle for just a "late growth spurt" with his body. He wants to grow his game, too.

George, who grew 2 inches to 6-10 during the offseason, is putting in the time to make sure his skills progress. One tactic the 21-year-old has adopted is to routinely be one of the first players on the practice court and one of the last ones off it.

A 6'10 SG is gonna be interesting to see. Don't think any of our guys could handle that.

MEDIC · Post #2 » by **MEDIC** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:38 am

Shkodran_Plako · Post #3 » by **Shkodran_Plako** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:40 am

impressive

J Dilla · Post #4 » by **J Dilla** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:41 am

Growing 2 inches at 21? Wow.

Indiana Jones · Post #5 » by **Indiana Jones** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:44 am

anthony davis looks like he will still grow too. i remember garnett grew a couple of inches after he came into the league as well. but still, this is impressive. paul george is a specimen.

Blazing_royale · Post #6 » by **Blazing_royale** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:47 am

3 weeks late on this

dbenalal · Post #7 » by **dbenalal** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:49 am

Blazing_royale wrote:3 weeks late on this

Thanks for not making a thread

Kc17 · Post #8 » by **Kc17** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:52 am

Dat dere HGH

Post #9 » by **FluLikeSymptoms** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:53 am

Blazing_royale wrote:3 weeks late on this

Knew all along, hey? Now who sounds like Doug Smith?

Blazing_royale · Post #10 » by **Blazing_royale** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:55 am

it was on GB for a while a week or 2 ago

Green Backpack · Post #11 » by **Green Backpack** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:55 am

I just turned 21 and standing at 6'5, 2 more inches and maybe I can be a more dominant post player at pick up!

lyricalmilitia · Post #12 » by **lyricalmilitia** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:01 am

Green Backpack wrote:I just turned 21 and standing at 6'5, 2 more inches and maybe I can be a more dominant post player at pick up!

highly doubt it

tylrrr · Post #13 » by **tylrrr** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:07 am

Wasn't he already 6'9? Listed at 6'8, sure, but combine begs to differ.

Canucklehead · Post #14 » by **Canucklehead** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:30 am

If Indiana somehow managed to swing a Granger for Gordon deal he'd be moving to the 3

plainballing · Post #15 » by **plainballing** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:35 am

Can anyone confirm that Amir is standing @ 6'11" now? Or else it will be sad to have our PF shorter than the opposing team's SG.

JN · Post #16 » by JN » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:38 am

J Dilla wrote:Growing 2 inches at 21? Wow.

What's the big deal. I get e-mails all the time saying I can grow 2 to 4 inches.

S.W.A.N · Post #17 » by **S.W.A.N** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:45 am

Green Backpack wrote:I just turned 21 and standing at 6'5, 2 more inches and maybe I can be a more dominant post player at pick up!

Man if your 6'6 (gotta add the inch for nba shoe measurements) and you don't dominate pickup games....

what you got some hoffa t-rex arms or something ?

JJ From Deep · Post #18 » by **JJ From Deep** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:23 am

eDemar wrote:impressive

LOL how is a person growing 2 inches impressive? its a natural function his body employed based on genetic predisposition. he's not actually physically doing anything himself to impress anyone lol.

MacDaddy · Post #19 » by **MacDaddy** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:08 am

plainballing wrote:Can anyone confirm that Amir is standing @ 6'11" now? Or else it will be sad to have our PF shorter than the opposing team's SG.

Nope, I'd eyeball him at about 6'9" in shoes, he was plainly a couple of inches shorter than Chris Boosh after he cut his hair (although without the giraffe neck, I would guess his standing reach was taller) . Ed Davis is in that neighborhood too.

Although it's technically possible that Amir could grow taller at 24, it's highly unlikely.

MEDIC · Post #20 » by **MEDIC** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:16 am

I'm not sure this is a good thing for him. He's too scrawny to play PF, & the extra length/ height might make it more difficult to effectively play the SF position (affecting coordination/ mobility).