Sir'Dom Pointer
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Because you're only looking for evidence that confirms your theory. I can find countless examples that deny it: how many big men have AWFUL handles and BIG hands?
Unless you can find a way to systematically test your theory, then your confirmatory evidence is simply anecdotal.
Well of course they do. The are big man. This is exactly why I said that not every player with big hands is automatically a good ball handler.
Big man also have much longer legs and higher center of gravity with means that there is inconsistency every time they take a dribble. It takes longer for the ball to reach the top and it also loses momentum much more compared to a shorter player. Their size also doesn't allow them to hunch down in order tocontrol their dribble better...you can't dribble when you are upright and tall(Michael Porter ehm...).
On top of that, big man don't practice their dribbling skills as much as PGs/SGs/SFs...that is obvious. Their growth spurts usually happen early and the they start practicing big man stuff.
Only big man that have great handle is the guys that played PGs early and had a late growth spurts like Anthony Davis and Draymond Green.
And why would I want to confirm my theory? I wish it wasn't true. I was aggressively looking for players with good handle that had small hands. My theory can go to shit.
*I edited the post above that you quoted