vicptguard
Years ago
Would be interested to here who the tallest players are and how tall they are at your local/area level. Surely there must be quite a few 7 footers or ever taller?
Mookie
Years ago
There's a baller at Ringwood who's 6'3 but got mad hops, loves taking it to the rack. Height means nothing, a pimp is a pimp.
vicptguard
Years ago
Mookie: I'm pretty sure that's not the tallest.
ceres
Years ago
hahaha vicptguard, I'm pretty sure Mookie knows that. I think you missed his point.
Bear
Years ago
Vic Country will have two boys 6' 8" tall playing in the under 16 Nationals this July at Tamworth, should be worth checking out....!
Sam Harris is the 19th tallest player to have ever played professional basketball.
vicptguard
Years ago
@Bear: That should be good!
@Coach Roach: Never heard of him
I beleive that Sam Harris is the tallest man in australia
vicptguard
Years ago
Thanks @Anonymous for the info about Sam H, I'm just curious to see if there is any undiscovered big men around in the local/state leagues.
Boom
Years ago
Ric Howard. First year u20 for Tas this yr. 7 footer with 3 range but injury prone!!
The Globetrotter
Years ago
@Coach Roach, Mitchell Mott from Mount Gambier is 7ft 1".
Boom
Years ago
But slow! Ric was a TIS guy, went to AIS but came back due to injury!
He barely played at 20's and looked out of shape?
He can hit the 3 and has good aggression but needs to get fit again!!
Twice the player Harris was at same age
vicptguard
Years ago
Can't find much info on Mitchell Mott @Globetrotter, what division/age group is he in?
There is this Jawai fella who is Australian and tall although I think he is playing for a soccer team in Spain.
Anonymous
Years ago
Anyone know of any new relatively undiscovered 7 footers playing in local comps?
Anyone know of any new relatively undiscovered 7 footers playing in local comps? WHO CAN ACTUALLY PLAY ?????
Over the thinking you need to be a TALL to play great ball
You need a SHORT ( 6ft'2 3 4 5 6 ) to get the ball to your TALLS......
Anyone who's 7 foot and "undiscovered" isn't "undiscovered". They've just been discovered as being rubbish :)
Ditto to above
Think that is what previous Anon meant when they stated " and who can play"
Bear
Years ago
You guys, seriously though just take time to go and watch u/18 Nationals each year and you will spot them. Some get discovered there or start to really get looked at from 16 years old and on.
I am sure every state and the Kiwis will have at least one kid around 6' 10" or above. Oh, and I am sure they can play...
The likelihood of an unknown, talented 7ft + person that can run and chew gum at the same time would be approx 0.00001%
Every kid with height has been asked if they play basketball several times a week before they finish primary school. Most eventually play at some level and if they show any sort of ability are progressed through junior development programs quickly.
Anstey showed that you can come via another sport (tennis) and develop basketball skills at a late age.
Wade Helliwell comes to mind as a player to come from nowhere at a late age and have a professional career.
Jawai coming from Banaga could have easily not been spotted although he was sent to boarding school.
Bear you said the same thing 12 months ago in this very thread. No new talent same old same old.
@ above Anon. Actually Bear said it 2 years ago...
Do you know the team ? do tell. We all thought team selected after Albury
Melbourne Boy
Years ago
Kewal Shiels is the tallest man in Australia, 7 foot 4, played for Craigeburn last year Big V.
Melbourne Boy
Years ago
http://www.thetallestman.com/kewalshielsmohar.htm
He may be equal tallest if Harris is supposedly 7'4"
I hope this thread is re visited in a year so we can all ask the same dumb ass question?
Anon #146 - You need a SHORT ( 6ft'2 3 4 5 6 ) to get the ball to your TALLS......
^That's so funny!
Shiels is still the tallest man in Australia at 7'4".
Shiels is still the tallest man in Australia at 7'4".
Wang whipper
Years ago
Bizarre thread. OP was either a height fetishist or the world's dumbest basketball scout.
Russ
Years ago
I knew a one legged barber who cut hair on crutches.
Russ
Years ago
He wasn't very tall though and he was from Mexico. So I guess I should have entered this in some other column .
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