Tatum says he’s still growing

[nickagneta]

He is 21.5 years old. Its extremely unlikely he grows significantly, almost no one continues to grow at that age.

Yeah I think height-wise he is what he is.

6'9'' with long arms and fluid grace is pretty good as it is though.

he's 6'8. sorry I'm a stickler.

It's crazy how bball is gonna be played barefoot going forward.

There are fluctuations in how much taller a sneaker can make you. Best to get the real height of these players, not that it matters much as height is meaningless without talent.

[A Future of Stevens]

He is 21.5 years old. Its extremely unlikely he grows significantly, almost no one continues to grow at that age.

Yeah I think height-wise he is what he is.

6'9'' with long arms and fluid grace is pretty good as it is though.

he's 6'8. sorry I'm a stickler.

It's crazy how bball is gonna be played barefoot going forward.

There are fluctuations in how much taller a sneaker can make you. Best to get the real height of these players, not that it matters much as height is meaningless without talent.

I have never understood that thought. Let's say shoes add anywhere between 1-2 inches, that means Tatum would worst case be 6'9 when he's actually playing basketball. I understand the variance, but why do it this way?

It is all technically meaningless because standing reach is a lot more indicative of the size on the court. Nobody would say Dwight was an undersized center because of his wingspan and muscle mass, and for his career he was listed at 6'11. Now all of a sudden he is a 6' 9 center? I mean sure, but that means Kobe was 6'4, Wade was 6,1 and on and on.

[td450]

I thought it was odd that the new measurements were to whole inches. I'm also surprised that Tatum barely rounded up to 6'8. I would have guessed he rounded down.

If they want to go to the trouble of insisting on transparency, they should report the actual measurements.

[droopdog7]

He is 21.5 years old. Its extremely unlikely he grows significantly, almost no one continues to grow at that age.

Yeah I think height-wise he is what he is.

6'9'' with long arms and fluid grace is pretty good as it is though.

he's 6'8. sorry I'm a stickler.

It's crazy how bball is gonna be played barefoot going forward.

I prefer height without shoes too, since you know, that’s their actual height.

[bellerephon]

I don't think it actually matters all that much whether the height are reported with or without shoes, so long as they are accurate and consistent.

[SHAQATTACK]

i mean we don't watch em play n bare footed ?  Means more to me to know their height AS i actually watch them on court.  They wear shoes more than they go barefooted i would think .

[moiso]

i mean we don't watch em play n bare footed ?  Means more to me to know their height AS i actually watch them on court.  They wear shoes more than they go barefooted i would think .

Then would you consider Tom Cruise 6ft tall since he wears elevator shoes in his movies?

[droopdog7]

i mean we don't watch em play n bare footed ?  Means more to me to know their height AS i actually watch them on court.  They wear shoes more than they go barefooted i would think .

I would rather know their height as to compared to me.  When I get measured at the doctor I take my shoes off because well, the shoes are not part of me.  If you want to be able to compare players to players, then no shoes is the right way as well.  At the very least, you don't lose that comparison when using real height (i.e., no shoes).