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Can Yao get any taller at the age of 22?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by jlaw, Nov 11, 2002.

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  1. jlaw

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    Well, there is still a possibility he can get little taller. Is this a good or bad thing if he does get taller?
     
    #1 jlaw, Nov 11, 2002
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    I'm pretty sure you stop growing at 21...after 21, you can grow wider or rounder, but not taller...
     
    #2 ChenZhen, Nov 11, 2002
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    I'll be happy if he would just get stronger. I think he is tall enough.;)
     
    #3 AsianBoy, Nov 11, 2002
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    Hidayet Turkoglu grew from 6'10" to 7'0" last year since he's been with
    the Kings. Two years for two inches.

    And he's just 23/24.

    Not sure about Yao. All people are different. But it could happen.

    I think it would make Yao more awkward, though.
     
    #4 DavidS, Nov 11, 2002
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    ...you know he goes 8'9", 970 pounds!!!!
     
    #5 swt939, Nov 11, 2002
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    You sure he didn't just change his shoes, or hairdo?
     
    #6 Easy, Nov 11, 2002
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    Or possibly his nose...
     
    #7 Asian Sensation, Nov 11, 2002
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    The report was from training camp. Not because I measured him
    on the TV.

    Source: TNT/ESPN.
     
    #8 DavidS, Nov 11, 2002
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    He was 6'8" when he came in the league.
     
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    I grew 1.25 inches sometime between college and my 30th birthday. It can happen.
     
    #10 No Worries, Nov 11, 2002
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    Please, no details about where that growth took place... :D
     
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    It wouldn't really be a good thing for Yao to grow taller. For one thing, that means less muscle mass. Also, that will limit his so-so athleticism even more. Getting growth spurts isn't really all that beneficial, even in basketball, because you must get used to your "new" body. Yao has enough to adapt to, much less a still growing body.

    Yao is tall enough as is.
     
    #12 kidrock8, Nov 11, 2002
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    LOL......I often grow..............sideways...........4 inches in last 8 years!!...

    Seriously, I think Yao is tall enough. He needs to get stronger. That's it.
     
    #13 timm, Nov 11, 2002
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    yeah he grew from 6'8 to 6'10

    get your stuff right.
     
    #14 leehoang, Nov 11, 2002
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    hahahaha. ming kong.
     
    #16 3814, Nov 12, 2002
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