Franco Niell is Short
(Photos courtesy D.C. United)
Remember how Franco Niell, he of the 5-foot-4 listed roster height, has that tattoo of a troll playing soccer on his calf? The point being that he's, you know, short? Well, this photo illustrates that a lot better than the tattoo. My goodness, Tim Duncan makes him look like a middle schooler. A very hairy middle schooler, but still.
United's three new Argentine acquisitions hung out with the Spurs and their Argentine stars last night, presumably chatting about how much cooler the Washington Wizards are than the Kansas City Wizards, even though those franchise's fans share an utter aversion to noisemaking and merriment. And if any of that Duncan anti-blog matter seeps off onto the new acquisitions, I'll be quite irritated.
By Dan Steinberg |
March 7, 2008; 3:44 PM ET
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Posted by: Kev | March 7, 2008 03:49 PM
Franco Niell has scored on 3 headers for DC United in preseason, despite being generously listed at 5'4".
http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080306&content_id=142035&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103
(final paragraph under "Morning Scrimmage Recap")
http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080201&content_id=137454&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103
(3rd and 5th paragraphs)
I submit that we have our very own Muggsy Bogues in our midst.
Posted by: Chest Rockwell | March 7, 2008 04:26 PM
Height...or lack thereof...is a weapon. I can't wait to see what this guy can do.
Between Niell and Peralta, I think our roster encompasses the average height of everyone in the US (or, rather, Argentina).
Posted by: Catherine-Lucia | March 7, 2008 04:48 PM
The platform (or steps) that Niell and Gallardo are standing on in the second photo must be over a foot tall.
Posted by: silentbob | March 7, 2008 04:55 PM
I like that you can see Niell's knees in that second photo.
Posted by: viv | March 7, 2008 09:35 PM
i hope this last second concoction that dcu has brewed up can play cohesively.
Posted by: mizage | March 8, 2008 09:16 AM
i hope this last second concoction that dcu has brewed up can play cohesively.
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DC got their team built about as early in the off-season as you can expect. Planty of other teams in the East (Toronto, RBNY, New England, Kansas City) are still without major chunks of their lineup.
I agree that DC will likely not start out with a bang. But they did not last season either (3 losses in their first four games) and still went on to have the best record in the league.
This season ... I think DC has a chance to be as good as ever. Even a lot of their bench players look like they can make a contribution (when is the last time the team had dangerous 3rd and 4th forwards) and there is a lot of skill all over the field.
Posted by: Liverpool_SC | March 8, 2008 09:24 AM
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"chatting about how much cooler the Washington Wizards are than the Kansas City Wizards, even though those franchise's fans share an utter aversion to noisemaking and merriment."
Harsh, but fair