Bigwood, coming in stronnnng with that reality check. Too funny about heights and weights.
Basketball players are notorious for going the opposite way from you, Roy. They punch up their data, sometimes in a comical way. Remember our Cedric Lang, listed at 6-9. NFL scouts measured him at 6-7 1/4.
As a prospect in the minor leagues, Jose Altuve, I hear, was promoted as standing 5-10. We all know he is more like 5-7.
In his day, Charles Barkley was variously listed at 6-6, 6-7. He's more like 6-5.
That's why I always wonder about these young prospects and recruits. Are we getting heights and weights anywhere NEARLY accurate?
A couple exceptions: The mid-1980s SMU big named Jon Koncak. He was listed at 7-0. Totally legit. He might have been 7-1.
Today, go stand next to David Robinson. The Admiral is not only a true 6-11, maybe 7-0, but the cat is shredded. He's got arms like legs.
Baseball? So expensive to field a team these days. UTEP's team fell victim, in part, to Title IX. The wrestling program, a blast to follow, died, too. But, man, I loved UTEP baseball.
No football workout. A spring afternoon at Dudley Field. Sid Cohen, falling asleep on the bench during games. There were days (rare as they may be) when the Miners would give the conference powerhouses, Arizona and Arizona State, all they wanted.
Stop by the office some day. I'll show you how to hit .190, with warning track power.
