NBA fans our there?

[KeeOng]

Anyone following the NBA? This year NBA finals have two teams that play with great team spirit: Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs.

In the 2-3-2 format which the Spurs won the first 2 at home and followed by 2 won by Pistons and 1 won by Spurs tonight. The series is now 3-2 favoring Spurs.

Yao Ming, the favorite chinese player plays for Houston Rockets. There might be a new Chinese player this year at 7 feet 8 inches tall. Sun Ming Ming, I believe is his name.

[siewjang]

Sorry, not a NBA fan. Can't bear the smell of their armpit. :sick:

[susucaplembu]

Anyone following the NBA? This year NBA finals have two teams that play with great team spirit: Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs.

In the 2-3-2 format which the Spurs won the first 2 at home and followed by 2 won by Pistons and 1 won by Spurs tonight. The series is now 3-2 favoring Spurs.

Yao Ming, the favorite chinese player plays for Houston Rockets. There might be a new Chinese player this year at 7 feet 8 inches tall. Sun Ming Ming, I believe is his name.

cannot consider my self a fan ler, but i like nba. yup the spurs won today (19th June) but Duncan off-form ler, miss so many free throws :weird:

nasib baik horry save spurs today, but if i remember correctly, he also miss quite a number of 3's :p

but i must agree although pistons and spurs not the flair flair type of team, they are a good team nonetheless.......but i wish miami would face spurs.....shaq vs duncan & wade vs parker, now that would have been a good show

[amelia7]

Daily Trivia...who is the tallest player in the NBA???

[WaterFish]

Current season

Shawn Bradley Dallas 7'6"
Yao Ming Houston 7'6"

Earl Boykins Denver 5'5"

[susucaplembu]

Daily Trivia...who is the tallest player in the NBA???

gheorge muresan? 7'7"

[amelia7]

n Manute Bo
gheorge muresan? 7'7"

[WaterFish]

haha... Gheorghe Muresan yup... 7"7 haha... i looked up www.NBA.com ^^

[susucaplembu]

n Manute Bo

yo amelia....ur a nba fan ar? any favs player?

[susucaplembu]

haha... Gheorghe Muresan yup... 7"7 haha... i looked up www.NBA.com ^^

doc. bob, looking forward to play basketball wif u again......when ar?

[amelia7]

Not really lah..but I read about it whenever I can....those days when Michael Jordan used to play, I a bit more gila...these days, more siao with other games..

yo amelia....ur a nba fan ar? any favs player?

[WaterFish]

well... we can play now what... okok... 1 on 1 rite... (soon lee and dih haw watching from the side and we are at one of the basketball court in Wangsa Maju... all the kids there have gone home... now is nearly noon... (we so char until have to wait till they go away first ^^)

i am now standing at the free throw line preparing to shoot to see who go first. I can see you making stupid face at me from the side to distract me. But no, i am strong willed (yeah, right). I lined up my shot... i throw and i missed... sheesh... i cursed as you got the first possesion...

[susucaplembu]

Not really lah..but I read about it whenever I can....those days when Michael Jordan used to play, I a bit more gila...these days, more siao with other games..

ic ic, im also into basketball during the early 90s, nowadays just see see lor.

[WaterFish]

Not really lah..but I read about it whenever I can....those days when Michael Jordan used to play, I a bit more gila...these days, more siao with other games..

I was watching the VCD collection on Micheal Jordan... wow... he is the King... no doubt... NBA was also more alive when he was around and at his peak...

[susucaplembu]

well... we can play now what... okok... 1 on 1 rite... (soon lee and dih haw watching from the side and we are at one of the basketball court in Wangsa Maju... all the kids there have gone home... now is nearly noon... (we so char until have to wait till they go away first ^^)

i am now standing at the free throw line preparing to shoot to see who go first. I can see you making stupid face at me from the side to distract me. But no, i am strong willed (yeah, right). I lined up my shot... i throw and i missed... sheesh... i cursed as you got the first possesion...

hahaha, yup yup, those were the days

[susucaplembu]

I was watching the VCD collection on Micheal Jordan... wow... he is the King... no doubt... NBA was also more alive when he was around and at his peak...

agree

[yee keong]

when we were kings...

[amelia7]

You can say that again...remember his Nike Air Jordan was a craze among so many those days. He really did bring out the best of NBA..
I was watching the VCD collection on Micheal Jordan... wow... he is the King... no doubt... NBA was also more alive when he was around and at his peak...

[Alkapocino]

Daily Trivia...who is the tallest player in the NBA???
Now that we know who's the tallest NBA player, how about the shortest? Anyone?

[Alkapocino]

Not really lah..but I read about it whenever I can....those days when Michael Jordan used to play, I a bit more gila...these days, more siao with other games..
Same here. NBA no more fun without Larry Bird. :(

[KoChun]

Same here. NBA no more fun without Larry Bird. :(
I still prefer Michael Jordan to Larry Bird.

[vicky boy]

larry onli good at his 3 pointers..... Michael jordan..... all rounders.... be it 3 pointer, free throws, turn around jump shot, and not to mention his sticking out tongue flying on air jordan slam dunk........ he is the man....

so who gonna win this season???

[amelia7]

Hi 5 to you Ko Chun....definitely Michael Jordan....to me, he'll always be one of the NBA greats which had his own appeal...

I still prefer Michael Jordan to Larry Bird.

[KoChun]

Hi 5 to you Ko Chun....definitely Michael Jordan....to me, he'll always be one of the NBA greats which had his own appeal...
*Piak* High five back to Amelia. :)

[susucaplembu]

larry onli good at his 3 pointers..... Michael jordan..... all rounders.... be it 3 pointer, free throws, turn around jump shot, and not to mention his sticking out tongue flying on air jordan slam dunk........ he is the man....

so who gonna win this season???

thats technically true, but larry is also a legend, deserves my respect nonetheless. however, if im not mistaken, he did say refer jordan as a 'god' once :smile-2: ......

this season, im rooting for spurs. but both team equally good ler...or should i say equally bad.... :laugh:

[WaterFish]

hahaha... in those days each team has their own superstar... and i mean real superstar... they can carry the team to their victories ^^ and the dream team then basically mops the floor with their opponents face... and their opponent most likely was very happy to be used as mops ^^

[KeeOng]

Sorry, not a NBA fan. Can't bear the smell of their armpit. :sick:

Must have cost a fortune to be that close to the players :) Courtside seat?

[KeeOng]

Now that we know who's the tallest NBA player, how about the shortest? Anyone?

Earl Boykins of Denver Nuggets @ 5' 5", also in one of the earlier post.

One time Yao Ming joked that Earl B dribbled so low down there he could not see him :)

[KeeOng]

larry onli good at his 3 pointers..... Michael jordan..... all rounders.... be it 3 pointer, free throws, turn around jump shot, and not to mention his sticking out tongue flying on air jordan slam dunk........ he is the man....

so who gonna win this season???


Not to mention MJ could take off from the free throw for a dunk. Didn't get called Air Jordan for no reason :)

[susucaplembu]

Earl Boykins of Denver Nuggets @ 5' 5", also in one of the earlier post.

One time Yao Ming joked that Earl B dribbled so low down there he could not see him :)

so whos ur favourite kee_ong? i mean nba player?

[susucaplembu]

Not to mention MJ could take off from the free throw for a dunk. Didn't get called Air Jordan for no reason :)

yup, and another time, he "missed" a free throw ..... but he follow up with a dunk :eek:


hmmm wonder y nobody does it anymore.....can get 3pts for 2 free throws :D

[KeeOng]

hahaha... in those days each team has their own superstar... and i mean real superstar... they can carry the team to their victories ^^ and the dream team then basically mops the floor with their opponents face... and their opponent most likely was very happy to be used as mops ^^

The current NBA games got a big change around 2001/2002 when for the first time the NBA rule was changed to allow for zone defense. In this system, those team that have just 1 superstar (that gets all the money) and surrounded by mediocre ones do not usually do well. That's why you don't see too many great one-on-one play anymore. Teams that do well usually have many role players such as Detroit, Spurs, Supersonics***.
Glaringly absent from this year playoffs:

Lakers (superstar: Kobe Bryant)
Minnesota Timberwolves (* 100 million dollar man Kevin Garnett, last year all star MVP).

*** my favorite over achiever :), great team work, great coaching, great chemistry. Too bad, probably won't see the same team next year due to too many free agents.

[vicky boy]

well in those days i could see players score 9 points in the final 3 secs.... now i dun see those action anymore...... now there are no even challenge... all won with 10 points and above.....

[vicky boy]

thats technically true, but larry is also a legend, deserves my respect nonetheless. however, if im not mistaken, he did say refer jordan as a 'god' once :smile-2: ......

this season, im rooting for spurs. but both team equally good ler...or should i say equally bad.... :laugh:
hmmm equally bad i would say... hahahahahha but these two teams had close games//... see how piston perform tonite.... i think they will wil and both have to face the final challenge....

[amelia7]

these days, I am a bit lost where the NBA is concerned...I remember being really crazy about basketball the first year they had the Dream Team...yep even their opponents didn't mind being the mops...... :D
But since then, fever died down ade..still follow it a bit, a bit lah...
The current NBA games got a big change around 2001/2002 when for the first time the NBA rule was changed to allow for zone defense. In this system, those team that have just 1 superstar (that gets all the money) and surrounded by mediocre ones do not usually do well. That's why you don't see too many great one-on-one play anymore. Teams that do well usually have many role players such as Detroit, Spurs, Supersonics***.
Glaringly absent from this year playoffs:

Lakers (superstar: Kobe Bryant)
Minnesota Timberwolves (* 100 million dollar man Kevin Garnett, last year all star MVP).

*** my favorite over achiever :), great team work, great coaching, great chemistry. Too bad, probably won't see the same team next year due to too many free agents.

[KeeOng]

hmmm equally bad i would say... hahahahahha but these two teams had close games//... see how piston perform tonite.... i think they will wil and both have to face the final challenge....

Should be a very exciting game tonight. Not that I am for Detroit, but I like to see Detroit win tonight to force a game 7. Sounds like this is live broadcast in Malaysia too? Have fun watching. :)

[KeeOng]

these days, I am a bit lost where the NBA is concerned...I remember being really crazy about basketball the first year they had the Dream Team...yep even their opponents didn't mind being the mops...... :D
But since then, fever died down ade..still follow it a bit, a bit lah...


The original dream team were formed with the best US players who represented USA with pride. The recent ones were a shadow of the original; too many great players opted out: needed rest, personal problems, injuries, etc. Also, the international teams are getting better, many have players in NBA, plus they have much more training time as compared to USA team usually formed last minute and also not accustomed to the international rules.

My personal dream team:

Shaq O'Neil 7' 1" (Center)
Tim Duncan 7' (Power Forward)
Kevin Garnett 7' 1" (Small Forward)
LeBrons James 6' 8" (Shooting Guard)
Kobe Bryant 6' 7" (Point Guard)

Reserves
Vince Carter (Forward)
Tim McGrady (Guard)
Ray Allen (Guard)
Ben Wallace (Forward/Center)

Maybe then they can get some respects back :) Who would your dream team consist of?

Hope you get to enjoy some games up North. I'm just a spectator, never play much of the game myself :) Would rather watch badminton but it does not get much tv time here.

[amelia7]

Sudah main.....now the next game...
hmmm equally bad i would say... hahahahahha but these two teams had close games//... see how piston perform tonite.... i think they will wil and both have to face the final challenge....

[monay]

so SA won, that's what i knew before the 7 series..... :) that's what i told my hubby before the game was half over, he was so kan cheong , until hands and feet oso cold.

[susucaplembu]

so SA won, that's what i knew before the 7 series..... :) that's what i told my hubby before the game was half over, he was so kan cheong , until hands and feet oso cold.

yup spurs won....nice.....go duncan

[susucaplembu]

The original dream team were formed with the best US players who represented USA with pride. The recent ones were a shadow of the original; too many great players opted out: needed rest, personal problems, injuries, etc. Also, the international teams are getting better, many have players in NBA, plus they have much more training time as compared to USA team usually formed last minute and also not accustomed to the international rules.

My personal dream team:

Shaq O'Neil 7' 1" (Center)
Tim Duncan 7' (Power Forward)
Kevin Garnett 7' 1" (Small Forward)
LeBrons James 6' 8" (Shooting Guard)
Kobe Bryant 6' 7" (Point Guard)

Reserves
Vince Carter (Forward)
Tim McGrady (Guard)
Ray Allen (Guard)
Ben Wallace (Forward/Center)

Maybe then they can get some respects back :) Who would your dream team consist of?

Hope you get to enjoy some games up North. I'm just a spectator, never play much of the game myself :) Would rather watch badminton but it does not get much tv time here.

Wah, u place garnett, bryant and james together?? it will be a "slamming "show!

for me, my choice of dream team was realized before ..... in 1992 olympics. for me, that is 'the' best team. michael jordan, larry bird, charles barkley, magic johnson, scottie pippen, david robinson(i think hes there) etc etc....... they played with skills and passion that nowadays team lack.....

[WaterFish]

hm.... i read somewhere before that player and coaches are loath to join the dream team (US national team) due to subsequent injuries and drop in performances back home....

[monay]

my dream team has yao ming :)

[daBoss]

my dream team has yao ming :)
hahahaha... or you dream of yao ming and don't give 2 hoots about the team... :p

[KeeOng]

Wah, u place garnett, bryant and james together?? it will be a "slamming "show!

for me, my choice of dream team was realized before ..... in 1992 olympics. for me, that is 'the' best team. michael jordan, larry bird, charles barkley, magic johnson, scottie pippen, david robinson(i think hes there) etc etc....... they played with skills and passion that nowadays team lack.....

I'm with you, nothing beats the original :) I thought it has Patrick Ewing in it? Was David Robinson the backup?

[KeeOng]

so SA won, that's what i knew before the 7 series..... :) that's what i told my hubby before the game was half over, he was so kan cheong , until hands and feet oso cold.

You could sense the "force" were with them? :) Obi One Ginobili :) Would have been more fun to see the Detroit made history. I guess one too many 7th games.

[KeeOng]

my dream team has yao ming :)

He needs to be a lot more aggressive. Audrey and I like Yao Ming though, we went to watch two games when Yao Ming was in town. Torn between cheering for Sonics and Yao Ming, so we cheered for both.

I like the www.yaomingmania.com site until the owner merged ("more like sold") it with another site.

[KeeOng]

hm.... i read somewhere before that player and coaches are loath to join the dream team (US national team) due to subsequent injuries and drop in performances back home....

Before the Dream Team came about, US were represented by college players in international scene and US were doing well until their dominance was a little shaken (the international teams got better). So US used the best players to represent the country and the Dream Team was born. Also, I think the trend had already started then was that many college players did not play our their 4 year eligibility but opted early to turn pro. Currently, many didn't even go to college, just jump straight from high school to NBA. Some good examples: Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Lebrons James, Rashad Lewis, Amare Sodomire (sp?). Bad: Kwame Brown (lottery pick a few years back by Michael Jordan when he was at Washington Wizard), he is currently a reserve :(

I must say a good US college team would beat most national teams. I remember during college, Italy national team would come over to play with my college team for some warm up games and always got beaten badly.

[monay]

hahahaha... or you dream of yao ming and don't give 2 hoots about the team... :p
no i hav not ever dreamt of him :) but hav u seen the commercial featuring Yao Ming and mini me, that was hilarious....

[WaterFish]

i wonder how he grows so tall... hmm... tall people gravitate to basketball and volleyballl or people playing such games becomes talll ..... the chicken or egg first??

[Lava Gal]

i wonder how he grows so tall... hmm... tall people gravitate to basketball and volleyballl or people playing such games becomes talll ..... the chicken or egg first??
maybe its both! :D

[monay]

i wonder how he grows so tall... hmm... tall people gravitate to basketball and volleyballl or people playing such games becomes talll ..... the chicken or egg first??
i think he was groomed into the game as he was a a very tall kid. And his pedigree: both his parents played basketball for china....

[amelia7]

talk about breeding dogs..... :D

i think he was groomed into the game as he was a a very tall kid. And his pedigree: both his parents played basketball for china....

[KeeOng]

Hey guys, I know the NBA season is over... but the draft just finished yesterday with No 1 pick goes to a guy from Australia (Andrew Bogut) ... also a Croatian (7 footer). H2O should be proud.

Anyway, the WNBA is in full swing currently.

Where have all the real NBA fan gone :) :) :)

Sun Ming Ming, the 7' 9", I thought would be in the draft. Did he withdraw from it?