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Kevin Garnett Craig Sager Interview 2007 All Star Game
Kevin Garnett solves the mystery of his height saying he is "6-11 and some quarters" after Sager calls him a 7 footer and finds time to make fun of Craig's awful suit. So Garnett is just a hair und...
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Also, they say he lists it at that so that 6'11 players think that they have an even matchuup or that 7'0 players think that they have a height advantage on him, when in reality they don't
However the fact KG insists on being listed nearly an inch below his barefoot height makes no sense.
If he was listed 7-0 or 7-1 people wouldn't forget about his perimeter skills, they'd find his versatility even more impressive.
I've heard various reasons for this.
1.Kevin Garnett thinks that if he's listed 7 feet then people will forget about his perimeter skills.
2.He thinks he might have to play center if he's listed 7 foot.
3.He may just think 7 foot sounds like a freakish height. Bill Walton was widely thought to be 7 feet but requested to be listed 6-11 for that reason.
Bad logic from KG
tnx for the info...
I'm 6'7 (barefoot) but usually tell people i am 6'5 just because i hate getting the extra attention drawn to myself...and he has half a foot on me so he might be somewhat self conscious over it.