If I could be about 6'9 or 6'10 and keep my same body composition, I'd be one of those brusing power forwards like a Ben Wallace, or Rodman. Anybody I play against has to fight me for position and every lose ball anyway, but football is my first love.
1-I wish I was little bit taller, I wish I was a baller I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a '64 Impala I wish I was like six-foot-nine So I could get with Leoshi Cause she don't know me but yo she's really fine You know I see her all the time Everywhere I go, and even in my dreams I can scheme of ways to make her mine Cause I know she's livin phat Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball So how am I gonna compete with that 'Cause when it comes to playing basketball I'm always last to be picked And in some cases never picked at all So I just lean upon the wall Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls Who came to watch their men ball Dag y'all! I never understood Why the jocks get the fly girls And me I get the hood rats I tell 'em scat, skittle, skibobble Got hit with a bottle And put in the hospital, for talkin' that mess I confess it's a shame when you livin' in a city That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name Glad I came to my senses Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach Overcome with my thoughts of me and her together Right? So when I asked her out she said I wasn't her type (rpt 1, 1) I wish I had a brand-new car So far, I got this hatchback And everywhere I go, yo I gets laughed at And when I'm in my car I'm laid back I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat But that's flat And do you really wanna know what's really wack, What See I can't even get a date So, what do you think of that? I heard that prom night is the bomb night With a hood rat you can hold tight But really tho' on figuero When I'm in my car I can't even get a hello Well so many people wanna cruise Crenshaw on Sunday Well then I'm gonna have to get in my car and go You know I take the 110 to the 105 Get off on Crenshaw tell my homies look alive Cause it's hard to survive Livin' in a concrete jungle and These girls just keep passin' me by She looks fly, she looks fly Makes me say my, my, my (rpt 1, 1) I wish I was a little bit taller... I wish I was a baller... I wish I was a little bit taller y'all I wish I was a baller (3) Hey, I wish I had my way 'Cause everyday would be a Friday You could even speed on the highway I would play ghetto games Name my kids ghetto names Little Mookie, big Al, Lorraine Yo you know that's on the real So if you're down on your luck Then you should know just how I feel Cause if you don't want me around See I go simple, I go easy, I go greyhound Hey, you, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down Ahhhh, yes, ain't that fresh? Everybody wants to get down like that (rpt 1, 1) I wish, I wish, I wish...
When I was in high school/college...a solid 6-9 would have put me right there. I had some sweet post moves for a 6'1 guy. And my jumper wasn't bad when I was younger either, my problem was unless I was in the post I couldn't create my own shot. I was slow of foot on D, but had grat timing and I have pretty long arms so I was usually put at the top of the 1-3-1 or 2-3 zone we played in HS. My HS coach told me my biggest asset on the count (and he meant this as a compliment) was that I knew my limitations and never hurt the team by trying to do something I couldn't. I was a great team player! The extra height would have diffently got me in a D-1 college program. NBA/CBA player. Most likely the latter.
If only I were nine and a half feet tall, I coulda made it to the NBA. I have no skills whatsoever...in regards to basketball that is!
I completely disagree. A 6'7" guy is going to have to play guard or maybe SF in the NBA. Those positions require athleticism, shooting range, and the ability to handle the rock. Not everyone who's that tall is gifted with those kind of skills, in that combination. In fact, it requires rare genetics paired with a willingness and desire to dedicate themselves to the game, in hope of one day playing in the league. 99% of players with hoop dreams never succeed in that goal. It'd take about 7'0" to put me in the league, I'm thinking.
This is a tough question to answer. My skills are certainly not great, but I'm pretty quick, even in comparison to people my height 5'11". If I could be 7' tall, and keep that speed, I'd be on an NBA roster. But if I suddenly grew to 7' (unlikely as I'm 27), you can sure bet that I'd slow down.
If I were a -smarter kid- i could have made it to the nba. Seriously, playing a game and getting paid? Sounds like a good job to me. What do I have to do? Practice fundamentals until my bedtime? Perfect my J by age 13? All this while smoking pot to acclimate myself to the NBA culture? If I had only known.....
6'7 or 6'8, I'd play shooting guard and small forward in the league, of course I'd have to hit the weights.
I was a very good center/forward at highschool. Problem was I was 5'5". Still I managed to out rebound and out play guys that were well over six feet. Give me a 6'8"+ frame and I'd be the Rockets starting forward about now.
Everyone above 6'7 has no excuse? What about all the 6'7 people in Europe and minor leagues, etc.? I think it should be more like 7 foot...
