Damn.....Checkmate. 

Go on........

So you’re say there might be some merit to the theory that Mike McCarthy fucking sucked?

“A perfect 158.3 passer rating with a hallucinatory stat line: 25-for-31 passing for 429 yards, five passing touchdowns, and a rushing score to boot.”

“One quick search through Statcast’s archives of the 16 batted balls with an exit velocity ranging from 99-101 mph and launch angle ranging from 28-32 degrees to left field by right-handed batters at Yankee Stadium.”

Got it. 

Go back and read again.

True. But Parish seems to pass the eye test of a true 7 footer and I can’t imaging McHale being able to play the post the way he did if he was shorter than 6’10”

McHale didn’t score by power down low though. He did it by with footwork and by contorting his body in ways that no one not named Hakeem Olajuwon has ever matched.

Agree. When you look at pics of Magic and Bird next to each other it looks like Bird has him by a good inch.

True. You also have Magic a 6-9 PG and most people don’t realize how damn big Bird was for a small forward as well. He could have easily played PF and actually had a better rebounding average than both McHale and Parish. 

Yeah but for most 7 footers it really does make sense to play center/pf.

I got away with putting 6-3 on my first driver license even though I’m only 6-1 1/2 at best, and that’s the height I’m sticking with as long as I possibly can goddamnit.

+1 roach clip

Downward height manipulation is nothing new. Bill Walton always said he was 6-11 when he was actually around 7-2 because he believed 7 footers were seen as freaks.

Bill Walton did the same shit. He’s actually 7-2 or 7-3 but he always listed his playing height as 6-11 because he thinks 7 footers are considered freaks. Here’s a picture of him with 7 footer Robert Parish.......

I want to beat that goddamned asshole Blevin senseless for that comment.

Great article HamNo.

Thanks. Much appreciated. 

Godspeed my friend.