Talk:Manute Bol

message: What about Hakeem Olajuwon? jej1997 (talk) 17:08, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Not the first African in the NBA

message: There's not a chance that a 7'7" weighs only 250. Even a 6'7" who weights 200 would need to be pretty lean.
:espn.com gives his weight as 225, and a 1990 SI article also mentions the 225 figure, so I'm inclined to say 225 rather than the 200 given at basketball-reference.  That said his weight probably varied during his playing years, both figures could have been correct at different times.  7'7" 225lb is still freakishly thin, but look at some photos, he was freakishly thin. Jnala (talk) 10:23, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Someone needs to fix his stats.

message: Manute may be the originator of the phrase "my bad."  (See blog post by Geoffrey Pullum at http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002693.html) Someone may want to do a little further research and incorporate this into the article. --Andy M. 12:53, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: My bad!

message: Manute was probably a great guy but there's no way he originated the expression "my bad".  My teammates used the expression when I played high school basketball in the early 1970's.  Marzolian (talk) 06:14, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: No way

message: Manute Bol was on that celebrity boxing show in 2002, fighting William "Refrigerator" Perry:
::: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321624/
Worth a mention? SkipSmith 02:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, yea... tis already mentioned. 172.130.44.98 06:09, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I see it now.  Thanks. SkipSmith 07:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Celebrity Boxing

message: I was actually at his last game in Charlotte.  He was knocked out of bounds - I thought he was going to end up in the upper deck with his long strides.Cooltiger92 02:04, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Manute is the man

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 15:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject class rating

message: Why is this in the section headings? Bash Kash (talk) 01:49, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "An encore"?

message: Avarage man height is about 170 cm. With mass 55 kg his weight vs height index is 55/1.7^2=19.03. So from 18.5 to 24.9 is OK. Now there is two ways to calculate normal Manute Bol weight... By official way, there his index is 102/2.31/2.31=19.115, which is ok then for his height. And with math model of proportional grewing, his mass should be 55*(231/170)^3=138 kg. He indeed have strong chest bones.  
Manute Bol have biggest wingspan 259 cm compare with his height 231 cm. Normal human 170-175 cm tall, have wingspan of his height or few cm bigger. Manute Bol have small body and big arms and legs, he is more like spider raver than human, there noone even close to his spider looking imige. http://www.freewebs.com/nbagiants/
But his not normal wingspan just can be illusion or trick to hide his small weight. All humans including all kids have the same proportion of legs and hands with body length or size in over cases friction between legs and pelvis would be disaster.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.240.9.58 (talk) 10:48, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: His weight is too small

message: No where is it mentioned that Manute Bol lived his later years in Olathe, KS (a Kansas City suburb). Verifiable via The Kansas City Star & other news sources.
Rlconrad7 (talk) 05:06, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I added some information from the source that I used yesterday..."Manute Bol, former Washington Bullet and one of NBA's tallest players, dies at 47" in the Washington Post. Feel free to suggest alternative or expanded wording if you locate more detailed or better information. FloNight♥♥♥♥ 19:32, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit request from Rlconrad7, 20 June 2010

message: I'm confused about some of the information in the Activism section. In addition to stating that the Sudanese government extorted money from Bol to exit the country, it's written that Simon Deng and others are/were enslaved in Sudan and that there is genocide in Darfur ongoing today, but it's not explained why.
Why are these people subjected to such evil? Who's committing this evil? It's not explained.
So much has been written about slavery that happened centuries ago and genocide that happened decades ago, you'd think that slavery and genocide going on today would merit the tiniest explication, no?Eagle in NYC (talk) 16:33, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: No background given for ongoing slavery and genocide

message: Maute's advisory board position and assitance to the charity Sudan Sunrise and the building of schools by the organization should be mentioned.
During his trip to his village in January and February 2008, he made a promise to the people that he would 
help raise funds to build a school in the village. . 
The first building  were completed at the primary school in Turalei in January 2010.  The second building with three additional classrooms is not complete. 7dempster (talk) 22:57, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Addition of board position at Sudan Sunrise

message: He was born in Sudan, but did he become a US citizen?
-- Bob drobbs (talk) 06:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Can we clarify his citizenship?

message: The family of Manute Bol has announced that his funeral will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
 
The public is invited. 7dempster (talk) 05:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Funeral

message: The Wikiproject Ice Hockey template was apparently added to this article based on Bol's "one day contract" to play for the Indianapolis Ice. While I can see the technical reasoning behind placing Bol's article under the auspices of Wikiproject Ice Hockey it is clear that his involvement with hockey was extremely minor. I've removed the Wikiproject Ice Hockey template from the page, but if anyone feels that it is particularly important to re-add Bol to the project then I won't object.— V = IR (Talk • Contribs) 18:03, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikiproject Ice hockey

message: Add an image to Manute Bol's biography
71.234.198.43 (talk) 00:10, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 71.234.198.43, 23 February 2011 

message: Add an image to Manute Bol's biography
71.234.198.43 (talk) 00:10, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 71.234.198.43, 23 February 2011 

message: Manute Bol is not the only player to have more blocks than points for an NBA player. He shares that distinction with Jim Zoet (3 blocks, 2 points) and Dexter Shouse (1 block, 0 points).
Proof: http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=g&c1comp=gt&c1val=1&c2stat=blk&c2comp=gt&c2val=1&c3stat=pts&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=blk&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.01&c6stat=pts&order_by=blkv
Hopefully someone will fix this error immediately. Some obituaries of Bol, clearly based on Wikipedia research, even assert this false claim. Thanks!
76.93.16.91 (talk) 08:22, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The page is unprotected now, so you can make any needed edits yourself.  Marking as answered to get it off the request list.  RudolfRed (talk) 01:41, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 21 September 2012 

message: Your article states he went to two colleges.  He attended school and played basketball in New Hampshire.
Thank you.
Rich Rollock  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.175.166.162 (talk) 09:45, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manute Bol 

message: The article states that the NBA declared his 1983 draft selection (97th overall) invalid. But why did they do that? You should expect that the NBA would investigate players as soon as they entered the draft. So I like to know why this happened! The Banner talk 09:45, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  1983 invalid draft pick 

message: The section marked 'Amateur Years' shows the words 'R.I.P Gentle Giant' at the end of them, which I presume is a vandalism. Strangely however, the words don't appear when I try to edit the page, either by section or by page. Can someone find and remove this?
163.8.84.68 (talk) 07:46, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like an anti-vandalism bot was there quicker to remove it than you were. The Banner talk 08:51, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit request from Martin C, 05 July 2013

message: I updated height and basketball status of Bol Bol in the "death" section of the article with a cite that is nearly 3 years more recent. I do not know how to do citations, though, so here's the link, if someone could be so kind. http://usatodayhss.com/2014/manute-bols-son-bol-bol-is-dominating-jv-hoops-in-kansas Jknjwrites (talk) 16:08, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Thanks for your contribution. - Bossanoven (talk) 17:54, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Bol Bol

message: The driver of the cab was under the influence!, Influence of what? is this drunken driving or cocaine or ? . Bobbyshabangu talk 09:44, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Driver under the influence. 

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message: 212.5.158.82 (talk) 19:40, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NiciVampireHeart 06:05, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2019 

message: Edit request
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:404:c77f:9c01:31c4:6f28:b489:3790 (talk) 03:49, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2019 

message: Bol was listed as 7’7” for his entire career and later measured at 7’6.5” by The Guinness Book of World Record. You should either list the exact height or round up a quarter of an inch to 7’7”, not just ignore the three quarters of an inch.
I’d make the changes if I could, but the great Manute Bol’s page is deservingly protected, barring mere peons like myself from making changes.
-My our heavenly father smile upon you all Robrayfl (talk) 07:38, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: As you can see, hist height of 7’6” is sourced. We follow the sources. The Banner talk 10:47, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: It’s not that simple, though. Equally official NBA sources (such as the 2000 NBA Encyclopedia) listed Bol at 7’7”. Zagalejo^^^ 16:18, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height Inaccuracy 

message: Manute Bol was listed at 7’7” for his entire NBA career and is listed at that height on databases like https://www.basketball-reference.com/ , the source used on almost every NBA Wikipedia page. After his playing days, Bol was measured at 7’6.75” by Guinness World Records. He should either be listed at the more precise height of 7’6.75” or bumped a quarter inch to 7’7”. There’s no reason to simply ignore those three quarters of an inch. Robrayfl (talk) 08:35, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: . The NBA listing gives 7'6", which is what's in the infobox.  Later in the article, the Guinness measurement is described as well. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 15:02, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2020 

message: Please contribute to this discussion on the List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history talk page. Thanks, Rodney Baggins (talk) 13:02, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manute Bol's listed height 

message: Manute bol the tallest nba player ever at his height of 9 foot 2 100.2.87.156 (talk) 03:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  How tall manute ball was 

message: Since Bol's birthday was chosen for him at college, and he was suspected to be much older, should a note be put in the infobox on this page that his birthday is [unconfirmed] or words to that effect? 2.100.82.151 (talk) 22:55, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Note on Birthday 

message: Detroit rapper Babytron made a song named after Manute Bol on his album “Megatron” in 2022. 184.170.180.240 (talk) 12:05, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2022 

message: Under Influences, the song Manute Bol by Babytron should be referenced, due to the tracks name being centered around Bol. 2A01:4C8:68:723F:6105:F2B4:4BDF:5561 (talk) 17:57, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Babytron - Manute Bol 

message: The article clearly establishes that Bol's birth date and year were unknown. On that basis, I have removed references to his listed date of birth--October 16, 1962 (which the article states was completely fictitious)--from the infobox and the lead. I have also removed his age at death, which cannot be known given that his date of birth is unknown. MonMothma (talk) 03:11, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Birth date and year