WHAT HAPPENED TO OLIVIER RIOUX (2023) 228 CM IN 16 YEARS! IS A NEW MUTANT COMING TO THE NBA? All content is original and made by Pencil Recaps. #nba #basketball
This is the first guy I have seen over 7.5 that is well proportioned - he is not freakish looking - actually he is very normal looking expect for his height. I really hopes he makes it.
This guy has a real chance to be a star if he works hard and learns how to play big man ball. Usually very tall guys and skinny and get pushed around on the court, but this guy is 290 lbs already, bigger than most centers today. He must improve his strength which young centers do not have, to not get bullied on the court.
save yourself the torture of listening to this nonsensical video, here is the update 10/22/2022: Standing at 7-foot-6, Rioux is a sophomore at IMG Academy in Florida.
I dont think he needs to jump at all. Its just to hard on a frame that big - think of Walton and Yao. He needs to improve quickness , decision making and anticipation.
He's still young but he does have potential, he needs to work on lateral movements, gain some more coordination but not to say he's not, if he gets recruited by a Division I school he'll really have to work hard to get to that level of playing. I still say he has a chance, if not he'll definitely have a better chance at Div. II or Div. III. (for some reason I forgot that other "division" of college, not JC though)
What are you saying? He doesn't have a chance because he's not black? That you're only allowed to play big time basketball if you're black? There is nothing wrong with his skills. It's the pigment of his skin that's a problem.
This kid just needs to move quickly around the court. If he is able to do it, I firmly believe he is going to make the NBA, and possible be a superstar!. Since, he is well proportioned body wise, and very smart as well. I think the sky is the limit for him to be honest.
"This kid just needs..:" STFU. This kid needs to get a college degree, he will never make it to the NBA. In the NBA even at 7'4 he wont be able to just stand around and shoot over every one. And he has zero skill. Cause he doesnt need any.
I'm glad his favourite player is Giannis. If he fashions himself to Giannis, the sky is the limit. He should practice his back-to-the-basket like Hakeem and pass like Jokic.
His other players around them are so swollen compared to him he doesn't even have to jump but that's not the way it's going to be in college or in the NBA he'll have taller players around him
He’ll end up in China or Europe. 20 years ago he’d be in the NBA or have a shot anyway. He’s a real nice kid tho, I hope he gets a shot. He can jump which is something and playing at IMG doesn’t hurt at all.
"Dad!! He was as tall as me already when he was in 3rd grade!! And the world's heaviest child?! He was heavier than me at age 5!! WHAT??!" My dad "Don't compare yourself to these freaks...!"
NBA has evolved to a more perimeter oriented game. Traditional big men without a jumper is quickly losing their jobs. This kid seems like a trooper but he’s not mobile and prob not even gonna be good enough defensively to warrant playing time.
But where is the red line between a very tall healthy person or a health condition-suffering person like giantism? The thing is that tall people with a condition start falling apart all over with age and cannot be elite athletes for too long. Hope this boy does good.
there is no line, it is simply about the growth hormone output of the pituitary gland. I still dont buy he's healthy and obviously if there was something up with him, they wouldnt be shouting it from the top of the hills.
PLEASE, someone tell him about Mac McClung's training program that helped him learn to jump so high, and develop blazing speed. These two thing can put him in the NBA. That said he should stay the calm and easing going person he is. But, please get him hooked up with Mac's training program. Mac's dad helped to develop the training, It's the real thing.
He may be tall but he doesn't appear athletic.. He is still awkward. One unfortunate thing I see with some tall people is that they don't exercise their jumping skills since they don't feel they need to jump as high, thus they have low vertical leaps even though they can dunk.
What's with all the metric? When it comes to height and weight, the vast majority of Canadians use Imperial measurements. BTW, basketball was invented by a Canadian.
he's not a stick man, but from the looks of it, he cant to anything with the ball. he's just laughably taller than his little friends who look like 12. Have him play against grown ass men. People always think you just need to be tall in the NBA. No, you need to be tall and skilled AND quick, very quick.
Nice piece about Olivier Rioux. I've just got to ask; Why was it necessary to state the obvious about 22 year old Robert Bobroczsyi? Don't we all deserve to be recognized for taking part and doing our best? Sensitivity chip is missing here. It might be best to edit out that belittling commentary. I do realize we are all just doing our best. That bit seems to destroy what you are aiming for in this recognition of young talent.
When I was in high school I learned about how much12 inches was, in the video he only mentions centimetres. Get back to feet and not centimeters. Please
@@jayrod9979 Shawn played in the NBA for 12 years. He wasnt as bad as everyone says he was - and his statistics show that. However, he wasnt definitely not all that good - and his statistics show that, as well. At best, he was an average center.
@@jayrod9979 You literally repeated your original comment, to which I will repeat mine: He has 12 years of NBA training and coaching and didnt improve.
@@finkelmana Yes. You seem to not understand that when someone does not play basketball for 2 years while in their prime(early 20s) that said person will have missed on crucial development. Again, had Shawn Bradley gone straight to the NBA out of college instead of doing missionary work for 2 years and NOT playing basketball, he would have been much more successful in the NBA
While better than Robert Bobroczkyi in every conceivable way, he still appears to have very limited mobility. This means he will never play for a Division I school, much less get into the NBA.
seems like a nice kid but you are correct. He cant get up and down the court fast enough. I played DIV 3 and the speed comparison at the DIV 1 level is night and day. I ran a 4.7 in school and had the chance to guard Billy Donavan in a pickup game. He was two years out of Providence by then... He was blowing past me like i wasnt even there lol.
@@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 not to mention D1 and the NBA are really shying away from players taller than 7'2". They all get injured. There was a great video on RU-vid - I wish I could find it again - where someone tracked the history of all NBA players over 7'3" and it was fascinating. ALL the players, except one had season ending injuries, ultimately ending up in short careers. This includes Bradley, Muresan, Ming, both Bol's, Eaton, and many more.
@@nikolavukovic4655 You did NOT just post "Do you homework!" in a reply on the internet and think you are going to get away with it, did you? I did my homework. You did not. Olivier Rioux has 0 interest from Div I schools and scouts. None. Zero. You can look at scouting report after scouting report. No one wants him. Just do some actual research, instead of making stuff up and posting it on the internet.
LOL! I know we here in Canada use Metric system but it is annoying that in terms of height you use centimeters? Who does that? I have never seen it before!
@@garpylinski3757 I'm French, not Canadian ;) In europe this is a rule for kids. I don't know if it's the same in canada, but when you look at the face of the kids next to him, they seems very very young and in the video he talk about him when he was 12. But maybe i'm wrong.
This is the Internet, not America William. 😅😅 A better question would be - "Why aren't YOU using the metric system?" There are literally only two countries in the entire world that still use the mind-numbingly stupid imperial system. USA and Libya. That's it. Let me guess.... you think Fahrenheit, ounces, and quarter-gallons are sensible, logical units of measurement too? 🤣🤣
No, the nba's trajectory is not being changed by ultra tall "unicorns". That is total B.S. Show me where it is. Maybe the B.S. hype, but no. No unicorns yet. Sorry, maybe the closest is Jokic, but he is 6'11 and is only really decent as an actual big man roll. Hologram probably won't amount touch other than a bag full of injuries and the with Wemby.
