Zion is measured at 6'6" instead of 6'7"

russ00 · Post #1 » by **russ00** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:15 pm

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I thought that he would be taller than his previous measurement.

clyde21 · Post #2 » by **clyde21** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:16 pm

he's clearly 1.5-2 inches taller than Zo, who everyone was saying was 6-6

Zion's always been in the 6-6 range, nothing changed.

ropjhk · Post #3 » by **ropjhk** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:17 pm

Shouldn't have worn those skinny flip flops.

MarcusBrody · Post #4 » by **MarcusBrody** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:20 pm

clyde21 wrote:he's clearly 1.5-2 inches taller than Zo, who everyone was saying was 6-6

Zion's always been in the 6-6 range, nothing changed.

Yep. His previous height was discussed in relation to the previous standard of measuring with shoes as that was how it was useful to compare him to other guys already in the league. These new measurements are just shifting everyone down an inch or so. It's only interesting when a player has a much bigger shift relative to peers (and just in general for knowing how tall players are compared to us).

Egg Nog · Post #5 » by **Egg Nog** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:20 pm

ropjhk wrote:Shouldn't have worn those skinny flip flops.

They are measured without shoes.

Forte IV · Post #6 » by **Forte IV** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:23 pm

Didn't think we needed a thread for this since it was already talked about in the other, but anyways, I'll say it again. These measurements are without shoes. With shoes he's 6'7. So not a big deal at all.

russ00 · Post #7 » by **russ00** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:23 pm

clyde21 wrote:he's clearly 1.5-2 inches taller than Zo, who everyone was saying was 6-6

Zion's always been in the 6-6 range, nothing changed.

Now I'm curious about Lonzo's height, I think that he will be measured at 6-5 or 6-4

Post #8 » by **Duke4life831** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:24 pm

When he was talked about being 6'7, it was in basketball terms which is referring to shoes on. So you add pretty much an inch and a half to his barefoot height of 6'6 and he is around 6'7.5". This I think is actually a great measurement for Zion because I know there were people who believed he was maybe not even 6'6 with shoes on.

johanliebert · Post #9 » by **johanliebert** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:27 pm

lol there were people who also said hes 6'8 but they wont be around now.

with the nba and "positionless" basketball hes undersized. most 3-4's are the same height today..which is taller and longer than zion. Hes not gonna be able to jump over 6'9 forwards.

clyde21 · Post #10 » by **clyde21** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:28 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:When he was talked about being 6'7, it was in basketball terms which is referring to shoes on. So you add pretty much an inch and a half to his barefoot height of 6'6 and he is around 6'7.5". This I think is actually a great measurement for Zion because I know there were people who believed he was maybe not even 6'6 with shoes on.

yea, not sure what the point of this thread is, almost everyone already knew Zion was in the 6-6 range without shoes, in fact this is actually good for Zion since a lot of people also thought he's 6-5 without shoes.

Dominator83 · Post #11 » by **Dominator83** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:31 pm

Poor man's Randle confirmed

Hindenburg · Post #12 » by **Hindenburg** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:32 pm

I'd be a lot more interested in seeing his official weight. Sucks they chose not to record it.

NY 567 · Post #13 » by **NY 567** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:36 pm

Even in this smallball era, 6'6 is very small for a PF. He's got very interesting and unusual physical dimensions for a basketball player.

Post #14 » by **Duke4life831** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:36 pm

clyde21 wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:When he was talked about being 6'7, it was in basketball terms which is referring to shoes on. So you add pretty much an inch and a half to his barefoot height of 6'6 and he is around 6'7.5". This I think is actually a great measurement for Zion because I know there were people who believed he was maybe not even 6'6 with shoes on.

yea, not sure what the point of this thread is, almost everyone already knew Zion was in the 6-6 range without shoes, in fact this is actually good for Zion since a lot of people also thought he's 6-5 without shoes.

Yup. Everyone knew he was going to be a short PF, this has been known for ever. Being 6'6 barefoot puts him with other PFs like Draymond, Thaddeus, Millsap and guys like that.

SWYM · Post #15 » by **SWYM** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:41 pm

SlowPaced · Post #16 » by **SlowPaced** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:43 pm

6'6'' without shoes is actually pretty good for Zion. That's about 6'7'' with shoes. It was more likely for him to be 6'5'' barefoot than 6'7''.

Post #17 » by **Duke4life831** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:43 pm

NY 567 wrote:Even in this smallball era, 6'6 is very small for a PF. He's got very interesting and unusual physical dimensions for a basketball player.

Draymond Green
Thaddeus Young
Paul Millsap
Jerami Grant
PJ Tucker
Kenneth Faried

Are all PFs that measured 6'6 or below. You have guys like Justise Winslow who measured at 6'4.5" and has guarded PFs plenty in his career so far. Undersized? Yes. A height that we haven't seen before be successful at the 4? No.

knicks512 · Post #18 » by **knicks512** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:43 pm

Dominater wrote:Poor man's Randle confirmed

So by this logic the Knicks DID win the lottery? Sweet.

PlatinumState · Post #19 » by **PlatinumState** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:45 pm

Charles Barkley is 6'6"
Just saying Zion's height wont stop him from doing anything

Post #20 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Fri Oct 4, 2019 5:48 pm

Oh no. Bust confirmed.