what is the possibility of bgeing a famous basketball player and you are short?
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everything matters, I am short and I am a good player.  All depends on skill and ups.  Also, if you are young, you will grow.
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Usually basketball players have very big feet, because they are so tall.
273314
Earl Boykins is the shortest active player int he league. He's 5"5, he plays for the Denver Nuggets. The team is ok, they lost Nene early in the season due to an injury, they need a shooting guard that can hit three's and creat his own shot, it would also take pressure off Carmelo Anthony. They will most likely lose in the 1st round of the playoffs. It's impossible for them to get out of the 2nd round because they would play the Suns.
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Ask someone who plays "extreme" basketball.
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I play basketball all the time. I'm only about 5'5 but I still beat people that are 6 feet or taller. Strengths - good shooter, good at stealing, great defense on people my height, good at driving it in, decent ball handling.
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yea I'm 5'11 and I can also dunk finally. The key to success is to do exercises like squats and leg press. They will build your legs in no time and you will be able to fly. My first dunk was at basketball practice last year. It was amazing!! have you seen the movie "like mike"?  Everyone was astonished with their mouths wide open.
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Bulk up a little if you want to be a power forward.  Also work on your quickness and jumping ability.  You are going to have to work harder to jump higher since you are at a disadvantage in height.  The extra mass (muscle of course) will help you to box out the taller players.  \n\nGood luck.  Work hard.
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Michael Jordan, hands down. No one person has ever or ever will have the talent the MJ has. Not downing Wilt, but he was 6 inches taller than everyone else in the NBA. If we get a 7'8" guy with power, he would dominate. Not because of skill...because of size.
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if you're a girl, i guess it's possible. if you're a guy, unless you're really really really phenomenally good.\n\n\nyou could always play libero or as a defensive specialist (nonrestricted libero).\n\n\nif you could jump really really really high, it just might work...\n\n\nin the collegiate level, they call 5'8" setters small, since the setters are usually one of the shortest players on court, i think 5' may be too short, even for a setter.\nif your coach sees a really great potential in you, you could play as a backrow setter where you always get substituted when you rotate to the front row\n\nstick with the libero or DS positions
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Michael "Wild Thing" Wilson of the Harlem Globetrotters dunked a rim set at crazy 12 feet in 2000.  I estimate his vertical to be roughly 50"- he did it with an alley-oop.  He is 6'5" tall.\nMichael Jordan could reportedly tough about 12'5" and Dr. J 12'6"; I wouldn't be too surprised if either of them could dunk a 12-footer with a running start and alley-oop.\n\nThe video of it is right here (Quicktime):\nhttp://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/assets/video/wilson.html\nhttp://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/assets/video/wilsont1.rm (realplayer)\n\nIf the first video doesn't work, check this link and fast-forward to near the end\nhttp://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/assets/video/best4.htm
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Michael "Wild Thing" Wilson, who plays for the Globetrotters and played at the University of Memphis, set the world record by dunking on a 12 foot high goal.  I seem to remember reading somewhere that his vertical was measured at 51 inches while in college, but I can't remember the source for that now.  In comparison, Michael Jordan had a verical around 46 inches in his prime.
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shoot the ball 1000 times every day, work on your passing.  also you got to be smart, if your a shooting guard your probably smaller than most other players so you have to make up for your size by shooting and being smarter than the other players.
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How would playing basketball make someone tall?  You probobly think that because most tall people play because it's a big advantage to have height.
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Do you mean 170 centimeters tall?  That would put you at about 5'7" at US standards.  If so you'd need to start practicing on your jumping and jumping from the tips of your toes using a plyometric training shoe.  You still could gain a little height if you are only 16.  At 5'7 that is a little on the short side to be dunking, but there have been people much shorter such as Spud Webb (Atlanta Hawks) where their height didn't really matter.\n\nHere is the kind of training shoe I was talking about.\n\nhttp://skyflex.com/default.html
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Well, first of all, you have to be good at basketball, very good.  Once you've nailed that "small" requirement, the rest comes easily.
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I doubt it.  He may be a decent player, but last  year he only averaged 10 points and 4 rebounds in the Euroleague.  Four rebounds per. and you're 7'1, what a joke!
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You're taller than me and I'm 48. Several of my girlfriends were taller and I didn't complaint. Be worry to be smarter, not to be taller unless you wanna be an NBA star. I agree with others, ethnicity and genetics are the main factors for this result.