Largest difference between height and wingspan?

Arsilva · Post #1 » by **Arsilva** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:44 pm

Which players have the largest difference between height and wingspan?
Visually, I can mention (don't put a lot of faith in listed measures):

wingspan > height: Wade, Rondo, Pippen, Reggie Jackson
wingspan < height: Blake Griffin, Julius Randle

( i ) Do you believe there is a clear link between above average wingspan and shooting ability?

( ii ) You can be a legit post-scorer without elite wingspan? Please, give me examples.

Jaivl · Post #2 » by **Jaivl** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:48 pm

LeBron, Pau Gasol, Ricky, Kirilenko, Durant, have huge wingspans too.

Historically, Jordan, LeBron, McHale, Wilt... nearly every elite player has huge wingspan relative to his height.

i) No.
ii) Charles Barkley's was about average for a NBA player of his size iirc.

PS: Yao has a "short" wingspan (7'5" in a 7'6 body iirc)

Perkele · Post #3 » by **Perkele** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:57 pm

Even he was 7'7 tall, Manute Bol also had a simply insane wingspan at 8 feet 6 inches.

GYK · Post #4 » by **GYK** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:00 pm

Rondo was the first person I thought of.
Charles had a ridiculous wingspan. I don't think that's a good example. Blake is good example but has the height and leaping ability.

cyclix · Post #5 » by **cyclix** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:11 pm

Wade has gorilla arms.

magicmerl · Post #6 » by **magicmerl** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:28 pm

Well, I think that 'standing reach' is a better measure of player's defensive size than their height. How high you can reach to contest shots while still standing on the ground (and not falling for pump fakes) is absolutely useful.

HornetJail · Post #7 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:34 pm

An 18-year-old Bismack Biyombo measured at 6'8 without shoes and 7'7 wingspan. That's almost an entire foot.

That Caboclo guy that Toronto drafted measured exactly the same if I remember correctly, which is insane for a wing.

HornetJail · Post #8 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:37 pm

Arsilva wrote:( ii ) You can be a legit post-scorer without elite wingspan? Please, give me examples.

Kevin Love and Blake Griffin have T-rex arms, and score pretty well.

Masigond · Post #9 » by **Masigond** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:39 pm

BizGilwalker wrote:An 18-year-old Bismack Biyombo measured at 6'8 without shoes and 7'7 wingspan. That's almost an entire foot.

Without rounding up/down it's no entire foot (he lacks almost two inches for that), but still very impressive.
Biyombo:
Height without shoes: 6' 8.31''
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5''
Wingspan: 7' 6.16''
Standing Reach: 9' 3.42''

So, he's comparable to Elton Brand, just with even a little more wingspan und thus standing reach.
Height w/o shoes: 6' 8.25''
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5''
Wingspan: 7' 5.5''
Standing Reach: 9' 2''

D.Brasco · Post #10 » by **D.Brasco** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:50 pm

Jaivl wrote:LeBron, Pau Gasol, Ricky, Kirilenko, Durant, have huge wingspans too.

Historically, Jordan, LeBron, McHale, Wilt... nearly every elite player has huge wingspan relative to his height.

i) No.
ii) Charles Barkley's was about average for a NBA player of his size iirc.

PS: Yao has a "short" wingspan (7'5" in a 7'6 body iirc)

A couple things Lebron's got a good wingspan but it's nothing historical I believe, it's about 7' but Durant's is a shade under 7'5" for comparison.

Also while Jordan very obviously had huge hands I don't think i've ever seen an actual listing for his wingspan?

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #11 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:33 pm

Masigond wrote:
BizGilwalker wrote:An 18-year-old Bismack Biyombo measured at 6'8 without shoes and 7'7 wingspan. That's almost an entire foot.

Without rounding up/down it's no entire foot (he lacks almost two inches for that), but still very impressive.
Biyombo:
Height without shoes: 6' 8.31''
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5''
Wingspan: 7' 6.16''
Standing Reach: 9' 3.42''

So, he's comparable to Elton Brand, just with even a little more wingspan und thus standing reach.
Height w/o shoes: 6' 8.25''
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5''
Wingspan: 7' 5.5''
Standing Reach: 9' 2''

I find it very hard to believe that Brand is really that tall...

reignfire · Post #12 » by **reignfire** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:43 pm

Bruno Cabalco. 6'9 with a 7'9 wingspan.

sixerswillrule · Post #13 » by **sixerswillrule** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:10 am

Jason Maxiell: 6'5" without shoes, 7'3.25" wingspan.

sixerswillrule · Post #14 » by **sixerswillrule** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:11 am

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
Masigond wrote:
BizGilwalker wrote:An 18-year-old Bismack Biyombo measured at 6'8 without shoes and 7'7 wingspan. That's almost an entire foot.

Without rounding up/down it's no entire foot (he lacks almost two inches for that), but still very impressive.
Biyombo:
Height without shoes: 6' 8.31''
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5''
Wingspan: 7' 6.16''
Standing Reach: 9' 3.42''

So, he's comparable to Elton Brand, just with even a little more wingspan und thus standing reach.
Height w/o shoes: 6' 8.25''
Height with shoes: 6' 9.5''
Wingspan: 7' 5.5''
Standing Reach: 9' 2''

I find it very hard to believe that Brand is really that tall...

Then that length would be even more ridiculous.

Also:

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Volcano · Post #15 » by **Volcano** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:59 am

Michael Jordan

TheSuzerain · Post #16 » by **TheSuzerain** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:31 am

Rick Allen

Post #17 » by **trex_8063** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:00 am

Jaivl wrote:LeBron, Pau Gasol, Ricky, Kirilenko, Durant, have huge wingspans too.

Historically, Jordan, LeBron, McHale, Wilt... nearly every elite player has huge wingspan relative to his height.

i) No.
ii) Charles Barkley's was about average for a NBA player of his size iirc.

I thought Barkley has like a 6'11" wingspan; is that only average for someone barely 6'5"?