1) The eye test is a valid metric, but one that can have serious flaws. However, it's really surprising to me that anyone, in this millenium would completely eschew statistical evidence.
2) It is also strange that @Blazer4ever and I have such disparate eye-tests. Yes, Aminu can "look" awkward out there. But, not only do I not think that Aminu is worse than the posters on s2, I think Aminu could have taken down the entire 3-on-3 basketball tournament, 1-on-3.
Fun story:
One time a team of ex-blazers came to my small town and participated in a charity basketball game. The blazers were very lackadaisical because they didn't want to ruin the fun of a charity event. Put another way, they would intentionally play down to their competition. Some young guys let their egos get the better of them and tried to outdo the blazers. The Blazers squashed them like bugs. When my team and I got on the court, they basically let us shoot if we weren't too close to the basket. I went 3-for-3 hitting my outside shots. I was passed the ball again and I was open. As I went to take the shot, Darnell Valentine decided that I had scored enough and went to block my shot, Shit! I got somewhat nervous of course, but I wasn't going to get my shot blocked no matter how long and quick this dude was. So, I put extra arc on the shot and it wasn't blocked. Unfortunately, the ball flew up into the air and went 1 foot shy of the basket - air ball. I had always assumed that Valentine was 6'5" out there because he could so easily block my shot (I'm 5'10" in shoes). I just looked it up.... Valentine is 6'1". Shit, again. Side Note: I couldn't possibly imagine getting my shot off against a 60-something year old Darrall Imhoff who also was playing for the blazers - he's listed as 6'10". I'm pretty Effing sure that only 1 or 2 people on s2 (maybe less) could even get a shot off against the superlong Aminu.
