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UConn's Jeff Adrien is considered by many to be undersized for a power forward, but he believes his wingspan makes up for a lack of height. Adrien's official height is a little more than 6'6", but he has an impressive 7'2" wingspan and an 8'11" standing reach. "They always talk about other guys being long," Adrien told the Boston Globe. "But you don't grab rebounds with your head, you grab them with your hands. I'm always doing that. I'm bigger than my height. "I've gotten tired of it, but it's something that has been with me my whole life. People should forget about that. "Basketball is a sport. I play basketball. Size don't matter. Charles Barkley is a Hall of Famer, but no one ever talked about his height. I got the job done in college. If I was 6-6 and my wingspan was 6-6, then you could talk about it." Adrien has worked out for the Kings, Rockets, Heat and Pacers individually. "It's going to depend on his workouts as far as what happens to him," said an Eastern Conference general manager. "He's not one of the top prospects, obviously. But he has a chance." |