Top ten pocket-sized NBA players - - Part 1
Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world. No one can ignore the fact that basketball is among one of those games which practically requires a sharp-cut physique. Therefore, it is obvious that tall folks are
perfect to play basketball. In other team sports such as soccer or baseball, the physical traits are much less essential.
The tall players automatically have some advantages as they can easily fly over the others to make a basket. At the same time, they got an advantage of shooting from the fixed-distance free throw or three-point lines.
At the professional level, most male players are above 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and most women above 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m). The average height of NBA players has climbed steadily and is now fix at six feet, seven inches.
As Thomas Carlyle said, “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.” Yes, some short NBA giants in history who made it big and who ruled the basketball court throughout their basketball
career.
Here is a list of top ten little champions in NBA history:
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues - - 165 cm
Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues is the shortest man in NBA who ruled the basketball courts for sixteen years at 5 feet 3 inches. Bogues’ short height was putting him at a serious disadvantage in a league but he ignored the naysayers, and went on to have
a successful basketball career.
Muggsy proved himself one among the best players and fan’s hot favourite. He was a symbol of backbreaking work, energy, and steadfastness, as he did not let his physique to be a hindrance on his way towards his achievements.
"I always believed in myself.” "That is the type of attitude I always took out on the floor, knowing that I belonged; that with my talents, my abilities, there is a place for me out there," Bogues said.
The most eye-catching aspect of Muggsy’s career is that he was thought to be an opponent tough and mini. He was best known for his involvement with the Charlotte Hornets, he also played for the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and the
Toronto Raptors.
The breath-taking moment of his career came in 1993-94 season when he averaged 10.8 points, and 10.1 assists in Charlotte. He grabbed a career-high 10.7 assists in 1989-90. In addition to that, he registered an exclusive-best 11.1 points during
1994-95 season and was one amongst the NBA leaders in assists, steals, and assist-to-turnover ratio.
He was one of original members of the NBA in Charlotte in 1988 and is first-rate for his stint with the Charlotte Hornets. He averaged 8.8 points, 8.8 assists and 1.7 steals during his nine-plus years in Charlotte.
Now days, Tyrone is a head coach of the Women's NBA team, the Charlotte Sting.
Earl Boykins - - 165 cm
Earl Boykins is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. Boykins is the second smallest player ever in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Although he stood as the lightest player (133 pounds) in the history but his action-packed match set an NBA record for most points in overtime with 15 points. Boykins’ sizzling performance came against the Seattle Supersonics, hitting four of
five shots from the field, including one three-pointer, and on six of seven from the free-throw line.
Boykins played college basketball at Eastern Michigan University from 1994 to 1998. He earned All-Mid-American Conference first-team honours in his junior and senior year. Michigan University must be proud of him, as he will have his jersey No.
11 retired on Sunday, February 27, 2010.
The 34-year-old point-guard played 68 games for the Clippers averaging 4.1 points and 2.1 assists per game while playing under 12 minutes.
The highly talented Boykins also played for the Warriors where he further improved his game and increased his scoring output to 8.8 per game.
During the 2003-04 NBA season, Boykins made history when he scored 32 points for the Denver Nuggets in a match against the Detroit Pistons, setting the record for the shortest player to score 30 or more points in an official NBA game.
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