17 years old, 8 foot 3, and 450 lbs
stuart
03-15-2004, 01:20 PM
If this kid can stay healthy, look out for Vikas Uppal...
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/200...punjab1.htm#16
Wow.
Stuart
03-15-2004, 01:20 PM
If this kid can stay healthy, look out for Vikas Uppal...
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/200...punjab1.htm#16
Wow.
Stuart
NaFioN
03-15-2004, 01:25 PM
i am speechless but he is not basketball player, right ???
03-15-2004, 01:25 PM
i am speechless but he is not basketball player, right ???
stuart
03-15-2004, 01:34 PM
Not yet.
Stuart
03-15-2004, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by fiona
i am speechless but he is not basketball player, right ???
i am speechless but he is not basketball player, right ???
Stuart
Juan Carlos Nadal
03-17-2004, 07:58 AM
OH MY G... LENIN!
That's scary! Do we know if he's capable of playing basketball or if it's just another Sultan Kosen case?
03-17-2004, 07:58 AM
OH MY G... LENIN!
That's scary! Do we know if he's capable of playing basketball or if it's just another Sultan Kosen case?
Crazy Fan From Idaho
03-17-2004, 08:00 AM
WOW...That's amazing!!!
Hard to see how he could possibly stay healthy enough to seriously compete. The human body just can't withstand the stresses that size like that imposes. But who knows?
Surely SOME team will find room for him.....even if they have to bust out the ceilings!
03-17-2004, 08:00 AM
WOW...That's amazing!!!
Hard to see how he could possibly stay healthy enough to seriously compete. The human body just can't withstand the stresses that size like that imposes. But who knows?
Surely SOME team will find room for him.....even if they have to bust out the ceilings!
K-2 Young
03-17-2004, 09:46 AM
WAOUUUUUUUUU
Can you imagin that???
03-17-2004, 09:46 AM
WAOUUUUUUUUU
Can you imagin that???
K-2 Young
03-17-2004, 09:53 AM
www.geocities.com/supertall2001/
the tallest one i find was 8'11" or 2.72.m
Robert Pershing Wadlow and he past away.
03-17-2004, 09:53 AM
www.geocities.com/supertall2001/
the tallest one i find was 8'11" or 2.72.m
Robert Pershing Wadlow and he past away.
worldbasketball
03-17-2004, 03:48 PM
You know the first thing that comes to mind.
Where did he go to school?
Didn't they have some athletics department to introduce him to proper coaching channels.
Didn't have he friends who really cared for him and introduce him to basketball at an early age.
These things don't happen suddenly you know.
Meanwhile valuable time has been wasted if he wasn't properly encouraged at the right time
03-17-2004, 03:48 PM
You know the first thing that comes to mind.
Where did he go to school?
Didn't they have some athletics department to introduce him to proper coaching channels.
Didn't have he friends who really cared for him and introduce him to basketball at an early age.
These things don't happen suddenly you know.
Meanwhile valuable time has been wasted if he wasn't properly encouraged at the right time
stuart
03-19-2004, 10:13 AM
Agreed.
Something like this, you know the idea of it had to have gone through their minds. Growing up in Inida, perhaps the parents did not think that basketball was ever a real possibility for a career.
I am not sure how strict their government is about participating in sports programs, like say, China is. With the correct training and work, this boy could have been a wonder, even moreso than he currently is.
Stuart
03-19-2004, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by worldbasketball
You know the first thing that comes to mind.
Where did he go to school?
Didn't they have some athletics department to introduce him to proper coaching channels.
Didn't have he friends who really cared for him and introduce him to basketball at an early age.
These things don't happen suddenly you know.
Meanwhile valuable time has been wasted if he wasn't properly encouraged at the right time
You know the first thing that comes to mind.
Where did he go to school?
Didn't they have some athletics department to introduce him to proper coaching channels.
Didn't have he friends who really cared for him and introduce him to basketball at an early age.
These things don't happen suddenly you know.
Meanwhile valuable time has been wasted if he wasn't properly encouraged at the right time
Something like this, you know the idea of it had to have gone through their minds. Growing up in Inida, perhaps the parents did not think that basketball was ever a real possibility for a career.
I am not sure how strict their government is about participating in sports programs, like say, China is. With the correct training and work, this boy could have been a wonder, even moreso than he currently is.
Stuart
worldbasketball
03-19-2004, 10:18 AM
I am not judging by one picture, but the way things look, it is already too late for this guy anyway.
But I am sure in the younger generation that is growing now and the media awareness that we have now, new guys will emerge from India. I mean just the sheer numbers say there's got to be very similar talent in India as there is in China for example.
What lacks is the proper scouting, training and dedication to basketball.
03-19-2004, 10:18 AM
I am not judging by one picture, but the way things look, it is already too late for this guy anyway.
But I am sure in the younger generation that is growing now and the media awareness that we have now, new guys will emerge from India. I mean just the sheer numbers say there's got to be very similar talent in India as there is in China for example.
What lacks is the proper scouting, training and dedication to basketball.
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