Is the thrust of this article really that the “gatekeepers” are agents?

This is... utter nonsense.

I see what you’re saying, and maybe you’re right, but I don’t think this Warrior’s team, (along with many others) has players that could be anywhere near as effective given the physicality of the 90's.

It’s almost as though players adjust their style of play based on the way the game is officiated!

Yes and 6'9" isn’t, in your words, “freakishly tall” other than the small fact that it’s 10 inches taller than the average person.

Fair point. I actually agree, which is why I don’t worry that much about the state of basketball generally. More just making a point about my personal preferences (which may not be everyones).

Um... Klay Thompson is 6'7", Andre Igoudala is 6'8", Shaun Livingston is 6'9".

I will say (knowing the roasting I’m about to take) I don’t care for them.

You don’t have to brag dude, that’s between you and your girl.

Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun measuring.

Drew was a college football player who doesn’t know how to measure hand size? That’s one of the classic “activities on long team bus trips for the purposes of mocking the guy with the smallest hands and joking that he has a small dick.”

Thanks. I guess to phrase it more clearly, does he still have the foot speed to match up with 3's (in limited minutes) presuming he gives the effort? That would make him a very interesting piece.

Yeah I mean he’s less a shooting forward a la Chris Bosh or Ryan Anderson than a converted wing player, a la Paul George or Paul Pierce. I just asked because one of the things we’ve seen with Pierce in particular is that it’s dangerous to put him on legit big men (who beat the shit out of him in long minutes) but he…

Not even I hate myself enough to watch the Nets very much. How is he defensively? Can he hang on the perimeter at all or is he just a small ball 4 now?

Well he was a martial arts champion at a pretty young age (ok, Tae Kwon Do, but still) then had pretty consistent work in television for a while before becoming a martial arts commentator/professional podcasting meathead.

Um... is there any reason to think this isn’t just old footage?

I did. Mostly just to be a hipster douche. Most things you can do fine without it, but reheating cheap Chinese takeout is kind of irritating.

https://what-if.xkcd.com/131/

Cricket should be number one. That sport is insane. You mentioned it’s baseball with a pool ball but left out that you stand in front of “home plate” and they THROW THE FUCKING BALL AT YOU. If you’re world class, it’s coming in the low 90's.

Bravo.