The advantages of being 5-foot-3
At 5-foot-3, how did Muggsy Bogues turn his height into an advantage — and build a 14-year NBA career?
Muggsy joins Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball in our latest episode of “Anatomy of the Game” to reveal how he used timing, angles and his low center of gravity to thrive against much bigger opponents.
Together, they revisit his 18-point, 17-assist, 4-steal performance against the powerful duo of Penny Hardaway, Shaquille O’Neal and the eventual Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic during the 1994–95 season but also revisit film of memorable matchups against Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller and more.
Muggsy explains how he picked elite ballhandlers’ pockets, held his ground against taller players in the post, deceived defenders with his eyes and attacked driving angles others simply couldn’t access. Go inside the decisions and techniques that helped him not only make the NBA, but last in the league as a high-impact floor general and starter in his prime.
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short kings finally getting recognition
Ok now tell me the advantages for being 7 foot
Small but terribly good player
we’ll never see another Mugsy/Earl Boykins/Spud type player fr
Insane he got in nba at 5’3
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Huge thanks to Muggsy and the NBA for making this happen! Let us know what you think of this watchalong series, and what other players or teams we should cover!
What a player
As soon as I seen this video I clicked
Big respect to him but let’s be honest. That height won’t do him any good in today’s league where centers like Jokic Wemby and Bam move like forwards and guards
I’m 5’4
Jose Alvarado of the 90s
Okay, SUPER short version 💪
For your growth spurt at 12:
1. Sleep 10 hours → 10 pm to 8 am. That's when you grow.
2. Eat protein + milk → Eggs, chicken, 3 glasses of milk a day.
3. Do some sport → Soccer,
Show this to Yuki Kawamura
Never expected a collab with this channel and the NBA! Wow!
I never got to watch Muggsy as a kid but after watching CP3 for so many years, I find it striking how similar their games looked. I could see the movements and especially on the defensive side of the ball that CP3 had, that incredible savviness when bigger players thought they could abuse them. You have to have a tenacious heart and savy mind to make it at their sizes clearly and seeing the evolution and skills passed down from Muggsy to CP3 so obvious is really cool to see. 😀