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Originally Posted by #1AntoineWalkerFan
so with shoes add an inch lets say...i dont think thats a bad height at all for a PF...i dont think anyone expects to have a 6'11 pf...his gerth might make him seem shorter than he really is but i have no worries about his height...i think even the announcers in the summer league think hes shorter than he really is while trying to say ppl like barkley didnt need great size to dominate...barkley was like 6'5 at best
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Like most heavy people, Barkley gets shorter with age. When you have that beer & bacon belly your spine curves (making you shorter). During his playing days he was probably closer to 6'6". He was, as a young man, also explosively athletic. People tend to forget that the Round Mound of Rebound could really get off the floor in a way that the latter day "He's too short, huh? Somone tell Charles Barkley that!"s (sic) have never been. Larry Johnson was a lesser version of Charles, and just about as athletic. So, yes, 6'5" guys can survive, if they're so quick/fast that the bigger guys can't keep up and get so high off the ground that the bigger guys can't swat their shots at will. All this being my way of saying that neither Gomes nor Powe are the next Barkley.
As for Davis, I think he'll be fine with a couple of caveats. First, they have to impress upon him the importance of getting his *** into the gym and working on his strength. In college he got by on fat (using his bulk to protect his shot). That won't work in the pros, he needs power to add to his finesse. They also need to get him working with Ray on advancing his defense. He isn't a shot alterer in the way that Oden is, the blocks he gets are timing blocks. He's very good at recognising when his man will be exposing the ball and being at full extension before his man is ready to get his shot off. He won't alter a lot of shots, but he might still become an effective defender. Ray can help him with anticipation, teaching him how to read a play so that he positions himself properly to defend the rim, etc.. If he's willing to bust ***, he can be a good NBA player, and perhaps even an effective starter. But, he needs to start proving it in the gym and in the weight room.
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