TR
Years ago
Breed them big in China
I'm not exactly sure what they are doing in China, messing with radiation, herbal medicines, wasp urine or what, but this guy is a monster..
For the whole article: http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050413/APS/504130766&cachetime=5
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7-foot-8 Chinese player trains in Greensboro, hopes for NBA
By KELLIE DIXON
The hoop hangs within arm's reach of Sun Ming Ming.
The 7-foot-8 3/4 center positions himself under the basket and awaits a pass from trainer Keith Gatlin.
Ball in hand, Sun muscles his 350-pound frame into training partner Dshamal Schoetz, a 7-footer who played at Greensboro College who is nearly nine inches shorter. Sun pivots and places the ball firmly into the hoop. Swish.
Sun, who is from Harbin, China, is training in Greensboro for a shot at the NBA. His agent, Charles Bonsignore, paired the prospect up with former client and former professional basketball player Keith Gatlin. Gatlin, a managing partner with 334 Sports, a local firm that trains athletes, has worked with Sun for about five weeks.
"With his size, that intrigues everybody," Gatlin said. "He can really shoot the ball to be that size. The challenge for him now is to get mobile, to get up and down the court."
Sun also can handle the ball and has a sweet outside shot that swishes with the quick flick of his wrist. When it comes to dunking, he doesn't need to leave the ground.