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  • #21
    Re: NBA Players

    Oh gosh!
    Positive vibes, positive taught

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    • #22
      Re: NBA Players

      Originally posted by PepsiAddict View Post
      Oh gosh!
      Shaq's version of 'Oh Gosh!'


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      • #23
        Re: NBA Players

        All-Time: Adrian Dantley. Easily the most underrated star ever in my opinion. He averaged 24/6/3 in his career while shooting 54 from the field as a 6'5 SG/SF combo. Averaged over 30 4 times in his career. I'd say if he had spent all his time at SG, he would be #3 only behind His Airness and The Logo.

        Current: Deron Williams. Best point guard in the NBA. Yes, Paul might have the style, but D-Will always brings the substance.

        All-Time Team:
        CE: Ralph Sampson | Akeem The Dream
        PF: Karl Malone | Bob McAdoo
        SF: Adrian Dantley | Larry Bird
        SG: Michael Jordan | George Gervin
        PG: Oscar Robertson | John Stockton

        Current Team:
        CE: Yao Ming | Dwight Howard
        PF: Tim Duncan | Dirk Nowitzki
        SF: LeBron James | Vince Carter
        SG: Brandon Roy | Dwyane Wade
        PG: Deron Williams | Chauncey Billups

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        • #24
          Re: NBA Players

          Deron Williams really?
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          • #25
            Re: NBA Players

            Originally posted by PepsiAddict View Post
            Deron Williams really?
            What, am I not allowed to pick Deron as my favorite? Dude is hands down one of the top 2 PG's (I have him and Billups as interchangeable), but due to him being younger and more of an actual point, I enjoy watching him more.

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            • #26
              Re: NBA Players

              I never said that
              why are you being so defensive?
              Positive vibes, positive taught

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              • #27
                Re: NBA Players

                Former Oklahoma great Tisdale dies at 44



                In this Feb. 11, 1987 file photo, Golden State Warriors forward Greg Ballard, right, looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to as Indiana Pacers forward Wayman Tisdale (23) jumps up to block the pass during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif. Former Oklahoma star and NBA player Wayman Tisdale died, Friday, May 15, 2009, at 44 after fighting cancer the past two years. The 6-foot-9 forward from Tulsa was a three-time All-American for Oklahoma. He spent 12 seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns.




                Wherever Wayman Tisdale went, whatever he was doing, chances were he was smiling.

                Tisdale was a three-time All-American at Oklahoma in the mid-1980s before playing a dozen years in the NBA and later becoming an accomplished jazz musician.

                But those who knew Tisdale, who died Friday at a hospital in his hometown of Tulsa, Okla., recalled not only his professional gifts but a perpetually sunny outlook, even in the face of a two-year battle with cancer that took his life at 44.

                “I don’t know of any athlete at Oklahoma or any place else who was more loved by the fans who knew him than Wayman Tisdale,” said Billy Tubbs, who coached Tisdale with the Sooners. “He was obviously, a great, great player, but Wayman as a person overshadowed that. He just lit up a room and was so positive.”

                Jeff Capel, the current Oklahoma coach, noted Tisdale’s “incredible gift of making the people who came in contact with him feel incredibly special.”

                After three years at Oklahoma, Tisdale played in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. The 6-foot-9 forward, with a soft left-handed touch on the court, averaged 15.3 points for his career. He was on the U.S. team that won the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.

                Gov. Brad Henry attended Oklahoma at the same time Tisdale did and later appointed him to the state’s Tourism Commission.

                “Oklahoma has lost one of its most beloved sons,” Henry said. “Wayman Tisdale was a hero both on and off the basketball court. … Even in the most challenging of times, he had a smile for people, and he had the rare ability to make everyone around him smile. He was one of the most inspirational people I have ever known.”

                State senators paused and prayed Friday morning after learning of his death.

                Tisdale learned he had cancerous cyst below his right knee after breaking his leg in a fall at his home in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2007. He said then he was fortunate to have discovered the cancer early.

                “Nothing can change me,” Tisdale told The Associated Press last June. “You go through things. You don’t change because things come in your life. You get better because things come in your life.”

                His leg was amputated last August and a prosthetic leg that he wore was crimson, one of Oklahoma’s colors. He attended an Oklahoma City Thunder game April 7 and later that month was honored at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa. During the ceremony, he spoke about his cancer, saying “In my mind, I’ve beaten it.”

                He recently told Tulsa television station KTUL he had acute esophagitis, which prevented him from eating for about five weeks and led to significant weight loss. Among the causes of that condition are infections, medications, radiation therapy and systemic disease.

                Last month, Tisdale was chosen for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

                He was the first freshman to be a first-team All-American since freshmen were allowed to play again in the 1971-72 season. He was also one of 10 three-time All-Americans. Patrick Ewing and Tisdale were the last to accomplish the feat, from 1983-85.

                “On the court, he was an offensive machine that could score with the best of them,” said Dallas Mavericks president Donnie Nelson, an assistant on Tisdale’s Suns teams. “Off the court, he was grounded in faith and family.”

                Tisdale played on an Olympic team that sailed to the gold medal in Los Angeles. The squad was coached by Bob Knight and featured the likes of Ewing, Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins and Chris Mullin.
                FILE- This file April 29, 1997 file photo shows Phoenix Suns Wayman Tisdale being turned away from the basket by Seattle SuperSonics Terry Cummings during the first period of their NBA Western Conference playoff game in Phoenix. Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44.


                “Wayman was kind of a catalyst for people accepting roles,” said C.M. Newton, the manager of the ’84 team and now chairman of the NIT selection committee. “Michael was the leader of the team but Wayman was special in that way.”

                Perkins and Tisdale shared a love of music and became friends during the Olympics. Perkins later was the best man at Tisdale’s wedding.

                “That’s a real friend who’s got your back and would do just about anything for you,” Perkins said. “That smile just gets you.”

                As a musician, Tisdale recorded eight albums. A bass guitarist who often wrote his own material, his most recent album, “Rebound,” was inspired by his fight with cancer and included guest appearances by several artists, including saxophonist Dave Koz and country star and fellow Oklahoma native Toby Keith.

                His “Way Up!” release debuted in July 2006 and spent four weeks as the No. 1 contemporary jazz album. His hits included “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,” “Can’t Hide Love” and “Don’t Take Your Love Away.”
                FILE- This April 7, 2009 file photo shows Wayman Tisdale, the University of Oklahoma's career scoring leader, sitting with his granddaughter Bailey Braxton during the second quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Oklahoma City. Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44.
                FILE- This April 7, 2009 file …
                AP - May 15, 12:11 pm EDT

                “He was truly an inspiration to me, paving the way for an athlete like myself to pursue a passion for writing and performing music,” said Bernie Williams, the former New York Yankees star turned jazz musician. “I had the honor and privilege of having Wayman perform on the title track of my new album, and was looking forward to collaborating with him again.”

                Tisdale averaged 25.6 points and 10.1 rebounds during his three seasons with the Sooners, earning Big Eight Conference player of the year each season.

                He still holds Oklahoma’s career records for points and rebounds. Tisdale also owns the school’s single-game scoring mark—61 points against Texas-San Antonio as a sophomore—and career marks for points per game, field goals and free throws made and attempts.

                In 1997, Tisdale became the first Oklahoma player in any sport to have his jersey number retired. Two years ago, then-freshman Blake Griffin asked Tisdale for permission to wear No. 23, which Tisdale granted. Griffin went on to become the consensus national player of the year this past season as a sophomore.

                “I spoke with him pretty frequently this past season and he helped me in ways he probably doesn’t even know,” Griffin said.

                Tisdale is survived by his wife, Regina, and four children.

                Associated Press Writer Ron Jenkins in Oklahoma City and AP Sports Writers Jeff Latzke in Oklahoma City, Larry Lage in Detroit, Jim O’Connell in New York, Doug Tucker in Kansas City, Mo., Cliff Brunt in Indianapolis and Jaime Aron in Dallas contributed to this report.
                Positive vibes, positive taught

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                • #28
                  Re: NBA Players

                  Lakers’ Jackson fined $25,000 for ref comments:

                  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—The NBA has fined Lakers coach Phil Jackson $25,000 for criticizing the officials during Game 4 of the finals.

                  The league also penalized the Lakers $25,000 on Saturday for Jackson’s comments, which came during an interview with ABC between the first and second quarters of their 99-91 overtime victory Thursday.

                  Jackson said there were some “bogus” calls after the Lakers’ Pau Gasol Lamar Odomand Andrew Bynum each picked up two fouls in the first quarter.

                  Heres the link

                  www.yahoo.com./nba
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                  • #29
                    Re: NBA Players

                    ALL TIME:
                    PG- Nick Van Exel/John Stockton/Muggsy Bogues!
                    SG- Reggie Miller/Michael Jordan/Eddie Jones
                    C- Arvydas Sabonis/David Robinson
                    PF- Dennis Rodman/Karl Malone
                    SF- Vince Carter/Larry Bird

                    CURRENT:
                    PG- Chris Paul/Derek Rose/JJ Rexxxx
                    SG- Ray Allen/Kobe Bryant
                    C- Dwight Howard/Chris Andersen/Pao Gasol
                    PF- Rashard Lewis/Chris Bosh/Rasheed Wallace
                    SF- LeBron James/Vince Carter


                    Van Exel's winning half court 3 pointer was also first NBA game I watched... he's my all time fav.

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                    • #30
                      Re: NBA Players

                      I would pick Isaiah Thomas over any of those point gaurds. Hakeem the Dream Alajuann has to be in at center.
                      Last edited by Haykakan; 07-07-2009, 07:12 AM. Reason: Typo
                      Hayastan or Bust.

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