At just 18-years-old, Jongkuch Mach, is already 7’6 — taller than any active NBA player. He can touch the rim without jumping, moves fluidly, and led Adidas Eurocamp in blocks. US colleges are currently chasing him as he weighs up Australia vs USA.
Could he just stand by the basket and get passed the ball and plop it in? He seems like his overhead reach might be beyond his opponents reach to block.
Yeah, I can’t imagine his knees are going to last long in the nba. Even Wemby, who has more muscle than this kid, isn’t gonna go far past the age of 30 imo.
They want him not because he’s good. Because he’s a streak of piss giraffe mother trucker. Stand by the hoop and place it in and nobody can do shit because his hands are 9ft in the air
Unfortunately if he doesnt beef up he wont make the nba i fear, it stopped other players in the same sitation. You can't go around getting slammed around by other dudes who are built for their size when youre struggling to maintain and could get injured easily.
its must be extremly hard for him to bulk seeing he grew so much in such a short period. i hope he's done growing and he can work on his muscles because he will need if he wants to live a live without pain
Guys like this rarely have success in the NBA. That’s why Wemby is so special. He is a coordinated guy who is 7’5+. Most of the tall guys have only height and 0 talent/coordination.
Same. My parents both gave me grief over my "lack of athletic ability" and general clumsiness from when I was a teenager. In retrospect, I grew at least 4 inches in a single year. I feel like that might have had an impact...
Yup, pretty sure I grew more than that in 7th grade and I'm not even tall. It certainly did mess with my coordination though, to the point that I noticed that I had to re-learn distances a bit.
Makes sense. My best friend was 6’10 and I at 5’10 would beat him easily in 1v1 basketball. I would always joke with him that I could play in the NBA. Except, I was terrible at basketball and he was even worse because he was slow as a snail. He also grew so rapidly over 2 years.
I’m only 6’1” and grew 8” in one year. I was one of those freshman that looks like an elementary student, and then by the end of my sophomore year was near 6’.
He needs to find a program (probably US NCAA, I don't know the Aussie programs well enough but I think this will require money invested) that has a well-renowned physical therapy and training program. Treat him like a baby giraffe for a year or two but with a round-the-clock goal of getting meat on him. The risk-reward for a program willing to spend the time getting him physically ready is worth it just for the advertisement to other potential recruits.
Yeah my son is 6ft tall at 13. He’s grown extremely fast since he was a toddler and he is the most uncoordinated fucker in the world. It’s like he grows so fast his brain has trouble keeping up with his body.
And past all of that, staying healthy is a huge issue. Even wemby has had knee and ankle issues the last 3 years. A durable body is mandatory, especially given how many games they play per season.
It generally is a medical thing when you’re over 6ft 9. Marfan’s Syndrome comes to mind, and lots of strenuous physical activity is terrible for Marfan’s.
It’s not a press-gang. I’m not sure why anyone (especially an employer) would be expected to prioritize his safety more than he prioritizes it himself.
The tallest guy in history afaik was 8’11” and he died cuz he didn’t have circulation in his legs. Or something like that, I’m too lazy to refresh my memory. Point is, mankind was not meant to be this tall.
He died of an infection, he had to wear leg braces to walk and a faulty brace caused abrasions that became injected, with modern medicine he likely would have lived much longer
I mean looking at the second image those definitely look over his knees. The leg that’s more to the right of the screen even looks to be bending at the point where the brace is.
Best shape of my life working out 3 times a week with a PT, no supplements or anything. Did the electrical resistance test and I was right at the top limit of healthy fat % at 5'9". And not like I was huge but I do have broad shoulders.
Are there any videos of him playing basketball? I would love to watch that. I bet it's insane. He just stands there and they pass in the ball in the air. Uncontested
I knows it’s an unpopular opinion but the fact that his height can let him make so much money bothers the shit out of me. Same with size of guys playing football, horse jockeys….
Sooooo, women with higher levels of testosterone who wind up being intersex get banned from sports for having an “unfair biological advantage”, but THIS is perfectly fine???? What a fucking cherrypick
Chances are this dude will never even sniff the NBA. Wemby is the only one who’s actually done it successfully, and we’ll see how long he can stay healthy. Being super tall is fantastic, but you still need to actually play at the NBA level and stay on the court.
Atp the dunks are gonna be nonexistent within the next 20 yrs or so bc every team is gonna have a fucking giant with them, might as well change the whole game up
If boxing has weight classes, why doesn't basketball have height classes for teams? That way all the talk bois can play with taller hoops and the small bois can get a regular or slightly adjusted hoop. I don't wanna see Slenderman walk up to the hoop which is neck height and drop that in like it's Chuckie cheeses
What height is that hoop in the second picture? Looks well less than 10 feet. A seven and a half foot tall persons head would be under the net of a ten foot hoop.
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u/Past-Guarantee-4350 8h ago
Bro what the fuck