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Originally posted by: V2M
Good riddance to the small ball...

Article taken from Fox Sports (www.foxsports.com).

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The long and short of it
Sporting News - The Experts' Choice
Posted: 3 hours ago


Since the NBA began its opening-day roster surveys in 1985, the average player has met the same specs: 6-7, 27 years old and a four-plus-year veteran of the league. Only one standard has changed noticeably: weight. Today's "average" player checks in at 224.29, nearly 10 pounds more than the 214.40 average in 1985-86, and the average weight this season actually is down a pound from a year ago.

This year's "Mr. Average": Shawn Marion, the Suns' 6-7.26, 228-pound, 26.55-year-old veteran of five seasons. Marion replaces Matt Harpring, who had a two-year hold on the honor.


THE SURVEY SAYS ...

Oldest team: Rockets, 29.16, but the Pistons have the most players over 30 (eight).


Youngest: Suns, 24.33, though the Grizzlies and Jazz are the only teams without a 30-year-old.


Tallest: Mavericks, 6-8.26 with four of the league's 47 7-footers.


Heaviest: Magic, 231.6 pounds.


Lightest: Timber-wolves, 215.77 pounds.


Shortest: 76ers, 6-6.2, who along with the Hornets and Warriors, are the only teams without a 7-footer.


The college most players come from: Kentucky, 13, to Duke's 10.


Source: NBA News

I guess Shaq losing all that weight in the offseason kept the Heat from being the heaviest team.

Too bad much of our height is buried on the bench (MBenga, Booth). Bradley's been playing well, at least.