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Nick Johnson To Help Prepare Philippine National Team in Manila

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by shastarocket, Jul 2, 2014.

  1. shastarocket

    shastarocket Contributing Member

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    http://www.interaksyon.com/interakt...ball-stars-in-gilas-last-home-stand-in-manila

    Pretty random that he's going to be there with all these veterans. Also mildly suspicious that his name was announced with Lowry :p
     
  2. Liberon

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    Dude's mother is a Filipino?
     
  3. Voice of Aus

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    the new lin
     
  4. shastarocket

    shastarocket Contributing Member

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    oh shi*! This dude is a lockdown, athletic, combo guard with decent range...AND he's asian?

    In between this and Carmelo getting 7 on his Jersey outside Toyota Center, is it too soon to start a JLin appreciation thread?
     
  5. shastarocket

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    ^ Just in case it wasn't obvious, this was in jest. Dude's mother is clearly not asian, lol

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  6. mr_gootan

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    Yeah, she's from Idaho. His dad played professionally in the PBA for a while. I think that's the connection.
     
  7. howardsucks

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    Morey put him there so he can study Lillard. Come playoffs, we have our Lillard stopper. :)
     
  8. Fullcourt

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    He's gonna play with those stars and come back as a better player. Or not.
     
  9. bmd

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    Is it just me, or does Nick Johnson look like David Carr?
     
  10. Nero

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    It depends.. do his teeth look like Gollum's teeth?
     
  11. Haymitch

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    He really is the black Lin.
     

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