Any chance Grant comes back?

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VolGee4 said:
The recruiting forum listed his measurements and then realized they are with shoes. So, technically, he is about 6'6". But, obviously, everyone plays in shoes.
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Roustabout said:
The most important one is that he isn’t even 6’6”.
Maybe if he came back with the body fat and worked on his outside game. I can’t see actually pulling the trigger on guy that it shorter than many twos and threes.
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Being measured in shoes gives u no more than half an inch. So, being listed at 6' 7.5" = at the least, 6'7. U do not gain an inch and a half from basketball (high-top Nikes) shoes unless u are wearing heels or possibly work boots ( and I really doubt boots even give u a full inch).
 
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rdk4121 said:
Doesn't matter that much, I've seen him guard people much taller and bigger than him and more than hold his own. Azabuki from Kansas, Naz Reid, Shittu, all people who he had a lot of success against. Draymond green is only 6-7, Paul Millsap is 6-8, Jordan bell is 6-7. He had good drills and a skill set most others don't have.
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Except that he wasn’t pulling primary duty on those guys. Kyle always grabbed the big. Hell, one of the big story lines was how good a job Kyle did on Reid. Are we just making stuff up now?

I hope grant goes early and has a long NBA career. I’m skeptical and have some facts to support it.
 
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The Dog said:
Being measured in shoes gives u no more than half an inch. So, being listed at 6' 7.5" = at the least, 6'7. U do not gain an inch and a half from basketball (high-top Nikes) shoes unless u are wearing heels or possibly work boots ( and I really doubt boots even give u a full inch).
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They provided the measurements with and without shoes. This isn’t opinion. It’s black and white.
 
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The Dog said:
Being measured in shoes gives u no more than half an inch. So, being listed at 6' 7.5" = at the least, 6'7. U do not gain an inch and a half from basketball (high-top Nikes) shoes unless u are wearing heels or possibly work boots ( and I really doubt boots even give u a full inch).
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They measure both, shoes and no shoes. The numbers are what they are, but his size isn't any more of a concern than it was before the combine. He didn't come in shorter than expected, so no real change there. If anything, it's probably good that he at least measured in where he did, as most often the listed heights by schools are fudged a bit.
 
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Roustabout said:
Except that he wasn’t pulling primary duty on those guys. Kyle always grabbed the big. Hell, one of the big story lines was how good a job Kyle did on Reid. Are we just making stuff up now?

I hope grant goes early and has a long NBA career. I’m skeptical and have some facts to support it.
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Huh???


You do realize that Grant checked Reid for darn near the entire game at LSU and make him look very badly don't you ?
 
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Roustabout said:
They provided the measurements with and without shoes. This isn’t opinion. It’s black and white.
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He measured as the shortest post prospect, no real shock...only 3/4 of an inch shorter than PJ Washington, we just saw Kyler Murray go #1 overall when people were saying he was too small, seems like scouts are starting to put more into how you perform and less into height as of late.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
He measured as the shortest post prospect, no real shock...only 3/4 of an inch shorter than PJ Washington, we just saw Kyler Murray go #1 overall when people were saying he was too small, seems like scouts are starting to put more into how you perform and less into height as of late.
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The difference in GW and PJ Washington are their respective wingspans and PJW’s proven ability to shoot outside. That, and pure pedigree, are why there are fewer questions about his ability to handle the PF position. PJW has a crazy wingspan for a 6-8 player. Something like 7’-2.25”.

Now that GW has answered the physical questions about his true size, I expect that his play in scrimmages and the feedback about that will determine his decision. Coming back won’t make him taller, nor will his arms grow, but he can improve his shot and continue to work on his athleticism and conditioning. It will be a decision for him to decide whether developing those things can bump him up boards next spring.

I tend to think he stays in the draft and learns on the bench of an NBA team while developing those abilities, especially with his degree already in hand.
 
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The Dog said:
Being measured in shoes gives u no more than half an inch. So, being listed at 6' 7.5" = at the least, 6'7. U do not gain an inch and a half from basketball (high-top Nikes) shoes unless u are wearing heels or possibly work boots ( and I really doubt boots even give u a full inch).
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If you check out the link provided in this thread, everyone added at least 1.25 inches with shoes. I didn’t do the measuring. I was just saying what he measured without shoes.
 
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Roustabout said:
All players are measured with shoes on and off. I’ll let you guess which one that is. Want to guess how that measures up with other post players?
Not good.
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That height measurement is a positive for him, not a negative. That is probably an inch taller than expected. It is certainly not going to cause any teams to drop him down from where they had him slotted prior to getting measured. Wingspan hurts him a little bit. But not devastating. Standing reach is more applicable anyways because wingspan takes into account the width of your chest which does not come into play when blocking shots.
 
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