Watercooler Talk: +4. Would you rather have? Isaiah at 6'1" or Marcus at 6'8"?

[KeepRondo]

How about a 7'4 Olynyk.

 

[esel1000]

Tough... I'm going with 6'1 IT though. I just think he would be ridiculously good based on how good he is at 5'9. He'd be close to AI

[Big333223]

Great question. I'm throwing in with Smart at 6'8" but don't sleep on Avery Bradley at 6'6" with his quickness, developing shot, and off-ball cutting he'd be pretty great.

[beantownboy171]

Haha, i love this topic. If I had to choose between the two i'd go with Smart. He's be a beastly small forward/power forward and it would make his 3 point % more acceptable if he could put up the % he did last year.



I'd like to add 4 inches to Sullinger. Olynyk would be awesome at 7'4" and it would make his short arms look even funnier.

[crimson_stallion]

Another thing we need to consider here is that these height increases are not consistent.

Thomas pre-draft measurements ranged generally have him in the 5'10" - 5'11" range (in shoes):
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Isaiah-Thomas-5678/

Smart pre-draft measurements have him ranging from 6'3" to 6'4" (in shoes):
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Marcus-Smart-6284/

If you take the average of those, it's safe to list:
* Thomas at 5' 10.5"
*  Smart at 6' 3.5"

Based on that, if you added 4" to each player's height you'd have:
* Thomas at 6' 2.5"
* Smart at 6' 7.5"

I think Thomas at just under 6'3" would be far more dangerous that Smart at just under 6'8".

I tend to always ignore the NBA's listed height unless nothing else is available, since they are rarely ever dependable.

[crimson_stallion]

Great question. I'm throwing in with Smart at 6'8" but don't sleep on Avery Bradley at 6'6" with his quickness, developing shot, and off-ball cutting he'd be pretty great.

That's actually an interesting point.

Bradley was listed at 6' 3.25" with a 6' 7.25" wingspan at the combine. 

If you added 4" to his size he would be 6' 7.25" with a 6' 11.25" wingspan. 

With size like that Bradley would likely spend most of his time at the Small Forward spot, where his ball handling and passing limitations would be far less an issue.  With his lateral quickness, leaping ability, motor and general athleticism combined with his shooting ability...he'd be amazing.

You'd be looking at a hybrid of Demar Derozan and Jimmy Butler, pretty much.  He'd be REALLY good.

 

[RockinRyA]

What are the rules? Of course their length would be adjusted, otherwise no sense for the height addition. But will their speed be the same? Their relative jumping ability? Their quickness? Their strength will improve? If yes to all I'd go with Smart. Ability to defend 5 position in this age of positionless basketball is no joke. And I think its more valuable than Thomas who can defend a bit better (6'1 is still short) and more height on his drives. If thomas was a better shooter, maybe I will consider him. But getting him to 6'1 will still put him at PG where his 3 pt shooting is just at the average.

[CroCorvus]

Marcus at 6'10" would be next KG.

[Big333223]

Marcus at 6'10" would be next KG.

Smart at 6'10" would be like a more athletic Moses Malone. He'd be a monster.