GOAT of actual 5'11" and under

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Who is the GOAT of actual 5'11" and under?

Poll ended at Sat Oct 9, 2021 6:29 pm

Michael Adams
1
1%
Muggsy Bogues
12
13%
Kyle Lowry
31
34%
Calvin Murphy
7
8%
Mark Price
19
21%
Damon Stoudamire
3
3%
Isaiah Thomas (Boston)
3
3%
Kemba Walker
2
2%
Spud Webb
3
3%
Other (please specify)
11
12%
 
Total votes: 92

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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#41 » by Hoop Heavy » Sun Oct 3, 2021 2:31 am

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Winsome Gerbil wrote:Tomorrow I'm going to start a "GOAT of 5'4" and under" thread.



That'll be a short one :wink:



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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#42 » by Antinomy » Sun Oct 3, 2021 1:55 pm

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Goomba3666 wrote:Is Dame Lilard actually 6 foot?

Nope. He's 6'1.5''.


He and CP3 are the same height.

Check out this past All Star Game when they were calling out lineups before tip-off.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#43 » by Bank Shot » Sun Oct 3, 2021 1:57 pm

I've met Lowry. He is not 5'11. His width makes him seem shorter than he is.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#44 » by Knicks365247 » Sun Oct 3, 2021 2:58 pm

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Stone wrote:IMO it would be Nate Arcibald, Zeke, Iverson and CP3. Guys like that come around once in a generation.

Cp3 is 183, Thomas 185. Both are 6 feet or over.

Iverson is 178-180 which is 5'11 or under. He lied of his height in NBA and was often even listed 6'1

I had an Atlantic City poker dealer (who was around 6’ tall) tell me he stood near Iverson when he was a player and gambling in AC.

He said it in on very good authority that Iverson was not over 5’10”.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#45 » by Ontario » Sun Oct 3, 2021 3:15 pm

Nate "Tiny" Archibald and Earl "the Pearl" Monroe are devistated at not being able to join this poll I am sure. They might miss by an inch or so but spiritually they are totally a part fo this crew.

It makes me laugh because I am sure some of these guys in the past and others who are not in consideration have for one reason or another fudged the "official" height number and now it's coming back to haunt them. There probably isn't a single listed 5'11 guy in the league, dudes will be like come on coach let me just tell my fans its 6' even.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#46 » by Nonstop » Sun Oct 3, 2021 3:18 pm

Goomba3666 wrote:Is Dame Lilard actually 6 foot?


He’s for sure 6’2. I’m 6 ft and standing next to him he’s taller even when I’m wearing them big ass balenciagas lol
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#47 » by druggas » Sun Oct 3, 2021 4:09 pm

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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11 

Post#48 » by JN61 » Sun Oct 3, 2021 4:31 pm

Knicks365247 wrote:
JN61 wrote:
Stone wrote:IMO it would be Nate Arcibald, Zeke, Iverson and CP3. Guys like that come around once in a generation.

Cp3 is 183, Thomas 185. Both are 6 feet or over.

Iverson is 178-180 which is 5'11 or under. He lied of his height in NBA and was often even listed 6'1

I had an Atlantic City poker dealer (who was around 6’ tall) tell me he stood near Iverson when he was a player and gambling in AC.

He said it in on very good authority that Iverson was not over 5’10”.

Indeed. Iverson was measured for some international competition where his official height was around that 178 or so which is a hair over 5'10.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#49 » by GreatWhiteStiff » Sun Oct 3, 2021 5:05 pm

I'm going to bet on Fred Van Vleet here, as a proxy for FVV, as I'm sure he'd bet on himself.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#50 » by HollowEarth » Sun Oct 3, 2021 5:12 pm

Kind of confused here. Lowry's official barefoot height now that doctors have to submit height info 183 cm or 6 ft and half an inch. Same for Team USA.

Also, Larry Brown said Iverson was 5'10" barefoot.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#51 » by GreatWhiteStiff » Sun Oct 3, 2021 5:46 pm

Lowry's booty thickness causes him to play lower to the ground, thus I think an RealGM special exception/exemption should be provided to allow him in the six feet and under category.
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Post#52 » by Petergrifindor » Sun Oct 3, 2021 5:58 pm

Mark Price was a beast
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Post#53 » by Jables » Sun Oct 3, 2021 6:06 pm

Man if Bogues got to only play against guys under 6 foot tall ... he'd still be playing against dudes way taller than him, but still he'd go alright.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#54 » by Knicks365247 » Sun Oct 3, 2021 6:47 pm

If Muggsy Bogues was a foot taller he would’ve been a top 10 player OAT.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11 

Post#55 » by Hoop Heavy » Sun Oct 3, 2021 9:58 pm

Knicks365247 wrote:If Muggsy Bogues was a foot taller he would’ve been a top 10 player OAT.



Muggsy Rocks.

I saw him play live. He like a few others has shown that short guys can dominate certain parts of the game. I'm under the impression he has the best career mark for assist/to or steals/to. He's so much shorter, that he could just take over your dribble before it bounced up high enough for you to handle it again. He did that a lot - just take over people's dribble and go.
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#56 » by GSP » Sun Oct 3, 2021 11:50 pm

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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#57 » by campaignist » Mon Oct 4, 2021 12:04 am

I'll take the guy who won MVP over Duncan, Kobe, Shaq, etc. It's AI, no discussion.
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Post#59 » by 510TWSS » Mon Oct 4, 2021 6:11 am

You guys have a funny way of spelling Earl Boykins
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Re: GOAT of actual 5'11" and under 

Post#60 » by Saberestar » Mon Oct 4, 2021 11:32 am

Is Lowry smaller than CP3 or Stockton? NO WAY.

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