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Heights on roster

wrsu/74

Sophomore
Gold Member
Aug 12, 2001
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in my humble opinion, every hide listed on the official roster is an inch to an inch and a half taller than the true height of the player. Yes, everybody does it from high school to the pros. But I
 
It's got a name in the scouting world "Media Guide Height".

Hell, today I was at a high school MTE event in Florida and a I had a 6-foot-8, 215 pound freshman tell me he is 6-foot-11, 240 pounds. LOL Like I don't have eyes & just started watching basketball this morning.

He insisted 240 was his weight. I asked him if he was holding a 20 pound weight when he got on the scale. He didn't appreciate that. Clearly someone told him: If anyone asks you, you're 6-foot-11, 240 pounds
 
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