[bballinyao06]

Yeah, I know it's pretty sad.... lol Being 5'2" and 18 years old, almost 19 is really sad... I've always wondered though what determines a person's height?? Is it family genes or is it something else?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by bballinyao06

Yeah, I know it's pretty sad.... lol Being 5'2" and 18 years old, almost 19 is really sad... I've always wondered though what determines a person's height?? Is it family genes or is it something else?

I got a pair of brothers who are about 5'1" (they are twins) and they are pretty quick on a basketball court...hell to guard...in their case it's probably genetics (short parents)...and maybe the fact that they are twins...maybe there was not enough genetic material to go round...but darn if they can't play a mean game of hoops...

too bad about not having part Jamacian blood...wouldn't have hurt to have that sprinter speed they posses...

[bballinyao06]

lol well I didn't mention this before but I'm a fraternal twin. I have a twin brother but I also do have short parents... haha....but I have a feeling that I could have been better on the basketball court if I had gotten coached and practiced a lot more when I was younger.... I basically just taught everything to myself and just played with friends which can be both good and bad in a way...

[MJHMarc]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

5 foot 2 ???

No.

When I played PG, I was also scared about driving in with the ball.

I needed to have mass to do that!

[MJHMarc]

Originally Posted by bballinyao06

lol well I didn't mention this before but I'm a fraternal twin. I have a twin brother but I also do have short parents... haha....but I have a feeling that I could have been better on the basketball court if I had gotten coached and practiced a lot more when I was younger.... I basically just taught everything to myself and just played with friends which can be both good and bad in a way...

Do you play on your school team?

[bballinyao06]

Well I could have made the team my senior year of high school but the coach was being stupid and put a whole bunch of freshman on the varsity team, so I became the team manager instead because I was friends with all of the players and I still wanted to be close to the team.

I also played badminton for 3 years when I was in high school.