I keep hearing people say he was 6'4", but this mug shot says 6'6" and over.
What gives?
What gives?
Barkley 6'4"?
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SameOleGee said:
I think that it actually says 6'8''. I dont know what gives. I never thought he was 6'4''. I always heard 6'6''.
boondockdrunk said:
people just say he is 6'4", so he will sound like he overcame a lot more to be as great as he was. He was undersized at power forward, but he's clearly taller than 6'4". I watched a few of the games from the 93 finals, and he was standing next to Michael Jordan on several occasions. He looked like he was at least 1-2 inches taller than Jordan.
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The smaller heigth was repeated so often that it was often accepted as true. In any case, Charles relied on his strength more often than his heigth.
One other thought - Charles did not play during the recent period when "small" forwards are often extremely tall. In fact, Adrian Dantley was undoubtedly smaller than Barkley and he was the starter on a Pistons team that won the championship.
One other thought - Charles did not play during the recent period when "small" forwards are often extremely tall. In fact, Adrian Dantley was undoubtedly smaller than Barkley and he was the starter on a Pistons team that won the championship.
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Huh? What does that have to do with anything?George O'Brien said:
Freddie said:
Sorry Freddie. There's no way Michael Jordan was 6'4". If that's true than Shawn Marion is only 6'5", Joe Johnson is a couple inches shorter, and so on.
IMO, Charles Barkley was at least 6'7" in shoes. I know it's not really important in the grand scheme of things, but I wish the NBA would just measure all of these guys barefoot when they come into the league. I know, especially with the influx of younger players, that some people will grow on-the-job literally. However it would give us a much better idea of their true height than what we are getting now.
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An equally important question might be - what difference does it make how tall Barkley was?SameOleGee said:
It might be a relevant issue if we are asking whether Marion is tall enough to play defense against some of the really tall forwards like Dirk. Barkley and Dantley were shorter than the guys they played against, but found ways to be effective.
It would be nice if there was independent group that measured every player using the same methodology, but then what would we argue about?
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I guess my point was/is. Did the teams Chuck played for say he was shorter so the opposition wouldnt consider him a threat? Or did the police lie? Cuz in the profile pic he is 6'8", but in the straight foward pic he is 6'7". Im surprised no one noticed that. Somewhere, someone is lying. Look at the pic again.George O'Brien said:An equally important question might be - what difference does it make how tall Barkley was?
It might be a relevant issue if we are asking whether Marion is tall enough to play defense against some of the really tall forwards like Dirk. Barkley and Dantley were shorter than the guys they played against, but found ways to be effective.
It would be nice if there was independent group that measured every player using the same methodology, but then what would we argue about?
It's the goverment trying to cover up that everyone is shorter from the front. 
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I actually think that the picture is a hoax. IIRC about 2 years ago I came across the exact same photo and read that it was not real. Im not 100% sure on this, but im going to go do some research right now.
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Cuz in the profile pic he is 6'8", but in the straight foward pic he is 6'7". Im surprised no one noticed that.
I noticed it, but I figured he was slouching in one photo.
Or it's a fake.
Or he's wearing really tall shoes.
Barkley was shorter than other NBA players who were listed at 6' 6", whatever their real heights might have been. In one situation or another, he was often standing close to Majerle or Jordan (who were both listed at 6' 6") and appeared to be about an inch shorter than either of them.
I noticed it, but I figured he was slouching in one photo.
Or it's a fake.
Or he's wearing really tall shoes.
Barkley was shorter than other NBA players who were listed at 6' 6", whatever their real heights might have been. In one situation or another, he was often standing close to Majerle or Jordan (who were both listed at 6' 6") and appeared to be about an inch shorter than either of them.
