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An aside, but basketball is probably not the best example. A large amount of men 7ft tall or more have played in the NBA. over 17%. So basketball many of them h
by specialp 7y ago
An aside, but basketball is probably not the best example. A large amount of men 7ft tall or more have played in the NBA. over 17%. So basketball many of them have achieved elite height not skill.
http://www.truthaboutit.net/2012/05/true-or-false-half-of-all-7-footers-are-in-the-nba.html http://www.truthaboutit.net/2012/05/true-or-false-half-of-al...
- yters 7y agoSpudd Web!
- wolco 7y agoAbout 2800 people in the world are 7 feet tall or taller. 0.000038%. Half are women. 300/400 would be in the age range at anytime. If 10% play basketball. That's only 40.
- messick 7y ago> There are 43 players in the National Basketball Association that are at least seven feet tall. Fourteen of those players are seven-foot-one or taller. https://gooddeedseats.com/tallest-players-of-every-nba-team-heights/ https://gooddeedseats.com/tallest-players-of-every-nba-team-...
- wolco 7y agoInteresting. I wonder how many all-stars vs bottom feeders. Sevenfooters need to rebound/block sometimes shoot but rarely are they the best of the best and suffer from more health issues.
- JamesBarney 7y agoMuch less than half would be women.
- pbulises 7y agoAuthor here. That's actually a good point. Thank you!