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Pek-Man t1_j6hh38v wrote

Reply to comment by InvincibleJellyfish in Denmark wins third consecutive world championsship in handball by Kanstrup-

> Handball players are tall - average is 6 foot 5 and 210 lbs. They would have no problem tackling him, and he would get fatigued fast from it.

Exactly. Not only are handball players generally quite tall, but they're also heavy as hell and unbelievably strong. Simon Pytlick looks like a genuinely small guy on a handball court, but he's both taller and heavier than someone like Russell Westbrook.

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InvincibleJellyfish t1_j6hhqki wrote

Yeah, and then you have someone like Lukas Jørgensen who is 247 lbs, same height. Also being very tall, is not necessarily an advantage in a contact sport, as your center of mass is higher.

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Pek-Man t1_j6hlv6p wrote

And Lukas is not even particularly big for a pivot!

> Also being very tall, is not necessarily an advantage in a contact sport, as your center of mass is higher.

Absolutely, yes. If being tall was the be-all and end-all in handball, Dainis Kristopans would be the best. He isn't.

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