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Meet Robert Dobroczky: Europe's 7' 6", 15 yr old basketball player. (Original Post) Kingofalldems Nov 2015 OP
No way! UConn all the way! KamaAina Nov 2015 #1
I think he's going to have to hit the training table. hughee99 Nov 2015 #2
Japan has chanko restaurants that are designed to fatten up sumo wrestlers. KamaAina Nov 2015 #3
He's fifteen years old Brother Buzz Nov 2015 #4
Do Not See Him Making the NBA erpowers Nov 2015 #5
Agility Drills Used In College. . . ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #6
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
1. No way! UConn all the way!
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 04:50 PM
Nov 2015

In any case, he'll surely be one and done. And then, "With the Number One pick obtained from the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors select Connecticut center Robert Dobroczky!"

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
2. I think he's going to have to hit the training table.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 03:04 AM
Nov 2015

7'5" is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but a bulky 7 footer should be able to push him around pretty easily.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)
4. He's fifteen years old
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 07:06 PM
Nov 2015

It might be prudent to let him finish growing up before they grow him out. Let the kid develop keen agility skills to match his height before putting on the bulk mussels that males start developing naturally in their twenties. Hell, 7'1', Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighed a wimpy 225 pounds in college and was a formidable force on the courts.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
5. Do Not See Him Making the NBA
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 10:59 PM
Nov 2015

It is not that he is skinny; it is that he cannot run. He is slow. Also, his run seems awkward. It is great to be tall in basketball, but a number of 7 ft.+ players can also run at least a bit. This kid does not seem to have the ability to keep up with any of the players. Unless he can learn to run he will have problems when he starts playing against players closer to his size.

ProfessorGAC

(65,070 posts)
6. Agility Drills Used In College. . .
Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:35 PM
Nov 2015

. . .can go a long way toward helping that. Also, at 15 all his speed and agility haven't developed yet.


However, he does look like he could hide behind a microphone stand.

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