Re: The Eight Foot Two Schlub
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35% bigger in all directions. Eight foot two inches, 200 kilos
[/ QUOTE ]The guy was 6', 325 lbs and an average athlete? Make him 325 when he's 8'2" and this is more sensible.
And to answer the original question, no, the guy doesn't start just on account of his size. This isn't to say that he couldn't make it in the league, because with a few years' work he could almost certainly be a starter. Make the guy 20 vice 30 and ask if he can ever start in the NBA and this is probably a clear yes. At 30, with the question being whether or not he can start now, the answer is "almost certainly not."
Those who insist that he would, please name a team and a center ahead of whom this random, "average" 8-footer would start.
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