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This is the closest thing to a side by side comparison I could get, unless The Low got Amir to stand in front of a height chart.


1 inch shorter than Sheed?

Hardly.

It appears that the reports of this "growth spurt" have been more than slightly exaggerated.

Either that, or he was only 6'7" when he was drafted.

Comments?

that was from christmas last year.

my source on the inside (dolly grip) says for the video sheed was wearing his sneaks while AJ was going barefoot.

Darn cloud, I was thinking the same exact thing last night and was thinking about putting together a thread about the height inconsistency.

I have read in various news circles that his height has been as high as 6'11", now I am hearing 6'9".

I say the video comparison in relationship to Sheed, a good guess would put AJ at maybe 6'10", but they are bopping around a bit so the numbers probably are skewed.

This a very good thread, I would like to know the same thing myself from whomever may have some comparisons.

Were you in my dreams last night Cloud, lol.

Yeah, but what did the "best boy" have to say about that?

I've seen that vid before. Amir looks a good 2" shorter than Sheed. If the shoes vs. barefoot thing is true, did the Pistons orchestrate that to keep Amir's profile as lowkey as they could?

As funny as this is, it is clear Amir is only 6'9". I'd could tell that just by watching a fuzzy webcast. Amir is at least 3 or 4 inches shorter than Saimb. So why, why on Earth is McCoskey and Co. trying to say the kid is 6'11"? The only thing that makes sense, is they don't want Amir to perceived as a SF, and have pressure to compete him against Tay. You know what, Tay has been down right lazy the past year and a half, time to get him some competition. And if Amir is only 6'9", is Jmax even 6'6"?

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Sorry folks.

AJ will be the leading Piston rebounder this year and will rank in the top 10 in the league in double doubles. He is by the way taller than Big Ben. Given his all around game that is enough for me.

I'm still not quite sure why the Pistons traded away Tay's main backup and only got 2 future 2nd rounders in return. Tay already plays too many minutes.

Did Joe make the trade in anticipation of landing a vet like Hill? If he did, that's a horrible move. You don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

Does Joe still have a trade/signing up his sleeve?

Or is he expecting Amir or J-Max to fill that role?

I don't even know where the 6'11 came from. The media guide I have from the summer league lists him at 6'9- 210 and that is what I thought he was. I often wondered why everyone kept saying he could be the starting center?

I found this from Wikipedia:
Johnson is a power forward who was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 56th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. He is listed at 6'9" (2.06m) and 210 lb (95 kg) but has reportedly grown to 6'11" (2.11m)[1] since being drafted.

That footnote indicates it was taken a Piston article written by Keith Langlois, but there is no date on it.

Agree that in the x-mas video, AJ's shoulders look about an inch and half shorter than Sheeds

My understanding is that Sheed is 6'10 in barefeet. Shoes generally add 1 1/2 inches, which is how you typically get the offical NBA listing. It's the team's (and player's) call whether to round up or down. Amir's height, when drafted, was supposedly 6'8 (barefoot). It's concievable that he's now 6'9 barefoot, and standing 6'10 1/2 in shoes, in which case you could list him at 6'11. I wouldn't, but I guess you could. 6'10 seems to be a honest listing.

Jason Maxiell was measured at 6'6 1/2 in shoes by the NBA, before he was drafted..

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