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Title: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on July 19, 2017, 02:22:10 PM
https://youtu.be/aI67KDJRnvQ



Honestly though I feel bad for him. Looks like he's forced to do this. If he's having fun good for him but it's hard to see him going for the rebound or running back in transition
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: jambr380 on July 19, 2017, 02:35:20 PM
That was painful. My god, that kid needs to put on some weight.

The next video on YouTube was from a 7'3" 16 year old, Connor Vanover - much MUCH better looking game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JjSERuWYw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JjSERuWYw)
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Fan from VT on July 19, 2017, 03:29:00 PM
From watching that video, seems likely that Robert will make an excellent translator once he graduates college.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Neurotic Guy on July 19, 2017, 04:17:18 PM
I hope he's a happy kid with good temperament.  He might enjoy this like any other HS kid who is playing for the fun of it.  Hopefully.  One can only speculate what life must be like to be so exceptionally noticeable and to have the physical challenges to deal with every day that seem apparent in  (outside of just the height). 
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Redz on July 19, 2017, 04:28:08 PM
Those were the "highlights"?  I wonder if he actually took a shot at some point.

Kids got an amazing neck.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: rocknrollforyoursoul on July 19, 2017, 04:30:35 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Redz on July 19, 2017, 04:30:58 PM
That was painful. My god, that kid needs to put on some weight.

The next video on YouTube was from a 7'3" 16 year old, Connor Vanover - much MUCH better looking game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JjSERuWYw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JjSERuWYw)

Yeh.  This kid actually moves like a basketball player.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on July 19, 2017, 04:32:30 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.
I hope he doesn't get bullied
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: fairweatherfan on July 19, 2017, 04:38:12 PM
I thought they closed down Willy Wonka's taffy puller.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: rocknrollforyoursoul on July 19, 2017, 04:51:30 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.
I hope he doesn't get bullied

I agree. He'd be a prime target.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: A Future of Stevens on July 19, 2017, 05:04:46 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.
I hope he doesn't get bullied

I agree. He'd be a prime target.

I really hope that poor kid doesn't read the comments on that YouTube video. People are just savage.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: SHAQATTACK on July 19, 2017, 05:22:11 PM
what planet do 8 f tall 16 years hail from ? 
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on July 19, 2017, 05:31:35 PM
what planet do 8 f tall 16 years hail from ?
the crazy part is he was already about 7 ft tall at 12. 
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: rocknrollforyoursoul on July 19, 2017, 05:44:09 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.
I hope he doesn't get bullied

I agree. He'd be a prime target.

I really hope that poor kid doesn't read the comments on that YouTube video. People are just savage.

The internet age has brought out the worst in people, for sure.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Fan from VT on July 19, 2017, 05:46:31 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.

Yeah, something else other than being really tall may be in play. Marfan, gigantism, etc. I wonder what his standing reach is; a lot of his height appears to be neck. Extra vertebrae?
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Bobshot on July 19, 2017, 05:55:01 PM
The 2nd kid looks much better physically. People this tall sometimes have other health problems. They fall in a class of "giants."

I once saw Manute Bole in a hotel lobby. He was about 7-6. He looked like a giant step ladder in the middle of the lobby--like a giraffe--just towering way above everybody. It was weird.
When you see these guys on the basketball court, the contrast isn't so great because they are among other very tall guys. They don't appear so tall. But in a hotel lobby, you can spot them instantly--even ones who are 6-6 stand out.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on July 19, 2017, 06:15:34 PM
The 2nd kid looks much better physically. People this tall sometimes have other health problems. They fall in a class of "giants."

I once saw Manute Bole in a hotel lobby. He was about 7-6. He looked like a giant step ladder in the middle of the lobby--like a giraffe--just towering way above everybody. It was weird.
When you see these guys on the basketball court, the contrast isn't so great because they are among other very tall guys. They don't appear so tall. But in a hotel lobby, you can spot them instantly--even ones who are 6-6 stand out.
his son is a 5 star recruit in next year's class

https://youtu.be/2pYPvehUe34
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: A Future of Stevens on July 19, 2017, 06:23:33 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.

Yeah, something else other than being really tall may be in play. Marfan, gigantism, etc. I wonder what his standing reach is; a lot of his height appears to be neck. Extra vertebrae?

It's extremely rare, but you can have 1 extra vertebrae. At the lumbar position most people have 5, aka L1 -L5, but in rare cases some people have L6. It usually doesn't cause any problems. So extra vertebrae wouldn't be the cause of the poor kids neck. Most humans have 33 vertebrae, so 34 wouldn't be a huge jump.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Fan from VT on July 19, 2017, 07:06:48 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.

Yeah, something else other than being really tall may be in play. Marfan, gigantism, etc. I wonder what his standing reach is; a lot of his height appears to be neck. Extra vertebrae?

It's extremely rare, but you can have 1 extra vertebrae. At the lumbar position most people have 5, aka L1 -L5, but in rare cases some people have L6. It usually doesn't cause any problems. So extra vertebrae wouldn't be the cause of the poor kids neck. Most humans have 33 vertebrae, so 34 wouldn't be a huge jump.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2735568/Chinese-teenager-undergo-surgery-extraordinarily-long-neck.html
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: A Future of Stevens on July 19, 2017, 07:15:48 PM
I feel bad for him—being that tall and that skinny, and at such a young age, must present a lot of difficulties.

And I don't mean anything bad by this, but something looks wrong with him. He obviously needs to put on a good bit of weight, but also his neck looks too thick for him.

Yeah, something else other than being really tall may be in play. Marfan, gigantism, etc. I wonder what his standing reach is; a lot of his height appears to be neck. Extra vertebrae?

It's extremely rare, but you can have 1 extra vertebrae. At the lumbar position most people have 5, aka L1 -L5, but in rare cases some people have L6. It usually doesn't cause any problems. So extra vertebrae wouldn't be the cause of the poor kids neck. Most humans have 33 vertebrae, so 34 wouldn't be a huge jump.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2735568/Chinese-teenager-undergo-surgery-extraordinarily-long-neck.html

Very interesting. I guess it's extremely rare to have extra cervical vertebrae. It would be hard to miscount cervical vertebrae on xray. There may be an extra lower cervical vertebrae ie after C7 and before T1 ...a transitional vertebrae. With the lateral hand numbness, it would make sense. The lowest cervical intervertebral nerve root would supply innervation this area of the hand - typically C8 nerve root.

I have heard of almost like a pseudo vertebrae around that area. Basically like out growths of bone that are miscounted or missclassified as vertebrae.

The similarity in their necks is astounding though. It would be a fascinating case study if you ask me haha.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on July 21, 2017, 08:41:15 PM
Feel like this became an anatomy class lol. Interesting stuff tho
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: ETNCeltics on July 21, 2017, 09:12:13 PM

his son is a 5 star recruit in next year's class

https://youtu.be/2pYPvehUe34
He's interesting, but he's nowhere near the prospect the 2018 guys are, IMO.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: greece66 on July 21, 2017, 09:18:37 PM
I did some googling, he was born in Arad, Romania, whicn has a Hungarian minority, and he plays for an Italian team. This explains the language thing. Italian is easy for Romanian speakers, but Hungarian is hard unless you are native.

Other than that, the jump ball in the vid sums it up. The opponent jumps and misses the ball, Bobroczky merely waves his hand without jumping, but throws it out. A huge advantage in terms of height, doesn't translate well until you get strength and coordination.

This vid is also fun to watch and shows him in a slightly better light. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap7YSJcn4cQ

He seems to be a smart and shy person. Wish him the best.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on February 05, 2018, 02:52:59 PM
Update video


https://youtu.be/Fn6s6wYazWU
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: hodgy03038 on February 05, 2018, 03:06:14 PM
This kid needs to connect with Barkley or Shaq and find out what their daily menu is. He seems uncoordinated and was even walking with a limp. I would worry about him medically but I certainly hope the best for him. Could you imagine Smart boxing this kid out?
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on February 05, 2018, 03:07:03 PM
This kid needs to connect with Barkley or Shaq and find out what their daily menu is. He seems uncoordinated and was even walking with a limp. I would worry about him medically but I certainly hope the best for him. Could you imagine Smart boxing this kid out?
New video he says he eats 5k calories and he says he likes eating chicken nuggets ha
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: kozlodoev on February 05, 2018, 03:27:57 PM
The 2nd kid looks much better physically. People this tall sometimes have other health problems. They fall in a class of "giants."

I once saw Manute Bole in a hotel lobby. He was about 7-6. He looked like a giant step ladder in the middle of the lobby--like a giraffe--just towering way above everybody. It was weird.
When you see these guys on the basketball court, the contrast isn't so great because they are among other very tall guys. They don't appear so tall. But in a hotel lobby, you can spot them instantly--even ones who are 6-6 stand out.
This is true. But even with that being said, they look a lot more imposing live on a basketball court than on TV.
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: CelticsElite on November 11, 2018, 08:05:46 PM
https://youtu.be/OA6x0C6XxcY


He is now Lamelo Balls teammate

My dude was 6'10 at the age of 12... Taller than every Celtic at 12. Lol
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: Birdman on November 11, 2018, 08:17:45 PM
Wow i really do feel sorry for him
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: gouki88 on November 11, 2018, 08:30:30 PM
Wow i really do feel sorry for him
Yeah, this was my reaction when I first saw his story. I'm glad he's doing something he enjoys, but I don't see any way he can make it into a high level pro league
Title: Re: 7'7 Robert Bobroczky. 16 year old. Found our center
Post by: hwangjini_1 on November 11, 2018, 08:34:28 PM
I did some googling, he was born in Arad, Romania, whicn has a Hungarian minority, and he plays for an Italian team. This explains the language thing. Italian is easy for Romanian speakers, but Hungarian is hard unless you are native.

Other than that, the jump ball in the vid sums it up. The opponent jumps and misses the ball, Bobroczky merely waves his hand without jumping, but throws it out. A huge advantage in terms of height, doesn't translate well until you get strength and coordination.

This vid is also fun to watch and shows him in a slightly better light. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap7YSJcn4cQ

He seems to be a smart and shy person. Wish him the best.
how true. though what is odd is that for italians romanian is a challenge. go figure.  ;D

anyway, back to bobroczky, i wish him luck but i also worry about his future health.