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Phenom's_Revenge wrote:I wonder what the chances of resigning Brewer (and his short arms) is. If not, maybe we can see what Al Thornton is doing with his long arms.

The MLE is going to Bjelica. So no money to sign a FA, except for the bi-annual exception, which is not enough to attract anyone worthwhile...

60WinTim wrote:

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:I wonder what the chances of resigning Brewer (and his short arms) is. If not, maybe we can see what Al Thornton is doing with his long arms.

The MLE is going to Bjelica. So no money to sign a FA, except for the bi-annual exception, which is not enough to attract anyone worthwhile...

So you're saying there is a chance with Al. . .

I miss my old high school program guides where I would go from 5'10" to 6'2" depending on the sport... or even week sometimes.

AbeVigodaLive wrote:I miss my old high school program guides where I would go from 5'10" to 6'2" depending on the sport... or even week sometimes.

Exactly. In my case it was football and we all padded our weight by an extra 20-25 pounds to make us look bigger (on paper anyway). Sometimes perception is everything. There are certain markers that put people into different buckets in other eyes i.e. "six feet" vs. 5-11 or "7 foot" vs. 6-10. I'd put a little extra padding in my shoes too if that extra inch or two might lead to more money. Okafor for instance... I'm sure he wouldn't want us calling him 6-9'. But that's what he is without his lifters in. That's all I was getting at and curious about.

Carlos Danger wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:I miss my old high school program guides where I would go from 5'10" to 6'2" depending on the sport... or even week sometimes.

Exactly. In my case it was football and we all padded our weight by an extra 20-25 pounds to make us look bigger (on paper anyway). Sometimes perception is everything. There are certain markers that put people into different buckets in other eyes i.e. "six feet" vs. 5-11 or "7 foot" vs. 6-10. I'd put a little extra padding in my shoes too if that extra inch or two might lead to more money. Okafor for instance... I'm sure he wouldn't want us calling him 6-9'. But that's what he is without his lifters in. That's all I was getting at and curious about.

Yes. Football was when I was 6'2" and they added about 30 pounds.

I was exposed by a college coach for inflating those numbers.