ckcsaber Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 I was going thru the NBA website and came across this pic. I know there are some b-ball fans here, and there was an NBA thread going for a little while, so I decided to bring this pic up Spud Webb, 5 foot, 7 inches tall
Reborn Outcast Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Wow that is some major ups!!! Did you here that there is a new NBA player who is 5' 5"? A midget of basketball.
Elessar-Eärfalas Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 yah that guy was amazing, try and find the actual dunks he did on video, the guy have such bigups! and i think the guy your talking about reborn, is Earl Boykins, he plays for the Golden State Warriors....hes really small
TheHobGoblin Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 BAH! I can do that *puts on mini feet gliders* Goblin dunk! *Glass brakes* *Goblin Falls* 2 Min later *Goblin is stilling on the floor and Doctors get to him* See. Phh! *leaves limping*
Eldritch Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 5"5' isn't that short. Ole' Mugsy Bogues used to play pro basketball, and he was only 5"2'.
Reb Starblazer Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 5 foot 7 and 5 foot 5? Still ain't got nothin' on ol Mugsy. Do none of you remember Tyrone "Mugsy" Bogues, 5 feet, 3 inches tall? Undoubtably one of the best shooters in the NBA, he's all skill. He's an amazing shot, he's got great control, he's fast, agile, and clever. Everything the sport is supposed to be about. Sadly, he's getting older now, and not getting as much game time as he used to. Damn shame too. EDIT : Guess I'm not the only one who remembers Mugsy. Good show Aru-Wen:D
Eldritch Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Originally posted by Reb Starblazer EDIT : Guess I'm not the only one who remembers Mugsy. Good show Aru-Wen:D Dang straight!
BCanr2d2 Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 I remember Buggsy, Hornets man I believe.... But Buggsy didn't dunk, Webb did, and for such a short guy, he had to leap 1 foot vertically higher than someone like MJ. For guys that all have the relatively same athletic ability, to outleap people by 1 foot is a lot..... I think its something in the water..... Secret Govt conspiracy for small people to take over the world (Napoleon was short, so was Hitler.... Ahh, it's just a bad take off of what was said on U2's Outside Broadcast Special of Zoo TV)
Darth Talliusc Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 wow, that shots simply incredible. i wonder what people at the arena who first saw him dunk thought. bet at least one person dropped their dinner.
WolfmanNCSU Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Mugsy did play for the hornets. He was well known for his ball handling and assists. Awesome player, probably the best inch for inch.
Clemme w/Stick Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 He was the smallest player ever to win the Dunk contest. YOu can also find the dunk in video format there..! -Clemme
Luc Solar Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 I remember those dunks. I watched them over and over again, screen by screen. Amazing. Hey...I got an idea. Let's hee who's da man! Okay, first we got Spud with his feeble effort: And then we have good ol' Luc: Whaddaya say? Do I win? Huh?? LMAO! How the hell did he get up there?! That's not fair! And btw - what's 5 foot 7 in the metric system? Testing if it'll show up:
Clemme w/Stick Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Originally posted by Luc Solar LMAO! How the hell did he get up there?! That's not fair! And btw - what's 5 foot 7 in the metric system? Its about 30 cm pr. foot. So it'll be 5*30 + 7*2.50 = its about 1.65 meters ! -Clemme
Elessar-Eärfalas Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 i think mugsy bogues actually retired his last year in toronto! thats where i remember him from
Clemme w/Stick Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Yeah he retired last year, after playing a season or two with the Raptors. He was k00! Yay, I'm higher than Mugsy! -Clemme
ckcsaber Posted February 7, 2003 Author Posted February 7, 2003 Jeebus Luc, you can dunk! How tall are you?
boinga1 Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 hey i can get a 10 ft rim now, in a few months i'll be dunking!
Pedantic Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 What would be interesting is to see a 5'7" white boy try to dunk. And it looks like Luc is about to taste some wonderful rimcheck pie.
teutonicknight Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Originally posted by ckcsaber Jesus, he must have been using the force
Luc Solar Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Originally posted by Clemme w/Stick Its about 30 cm pr. foot. So it'll be 5*30 + 7*2.50 = its about 1.65 meters ! -Clemme So that explains it!! Mugsy is 165cm, I'm 175cm! If my feet were 10cm shorter, I'd be that much higher up in the air! Right? But I'd still lose by 2 feet. (Though I was already on my way down in that pic..see the way I'm dragging down my l337 MJ-shirt ) Haha... Damn U Spud. I hate you.
ZePhyR Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Muggsy, as it was spelled, was 5'3", not 5'2" as it was mentioned earlier. And this new fellow at 5'5", NBA fans would know him as Earl Boykins, is putting on quite a show for the Warriors. Personally, I believe It's Troy Murphy and his Rodman-like rebounding skills that'll carry the Warriors either near the playoffs this year or into them next! Yeah, Spud was a stud.
Clemme w/Stick Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Originally posted by ZePhyR Yeah, Spud was a stud. Hmm, wtf?!?!?! -Clemme
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