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Name the player who got you hooked on basketball

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by ParaSolid, Aug 29, 2010.

  1. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    Absolutely Julius Erving in my case.

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  2. GermanRoxFan

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    tracy m...eh...hakeem olajuwon back in 1993.


    and now i'm gonna make tinman's head explode: hakeem is my favorite rocket ever, but t-mac is a close 2nd. :cool:
     
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    I'll admit it: Detlef Schrempf at first.
     
  4. josh_is_white

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    i 1st started watchin basketball right after we traded for barkley. He wasnt the person that got me in2 it, but i would have 2 say that years rocket team as a whole
     
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    Shane Battier and Mike Miller. I loved how they played together and would emulate Mike's shooting and Shane's defense.
     
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    Glide, '92 Finals

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  7. RedRedemption

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    Kobe. Couldn't believe how just made shot after shot after shot and made it look effortless. Of course... this was during his ballhog days, but so what? He was still a fine all-around player.
     
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    Always followed the major events but never really watched clowsely until Yao Ming came
     
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    Steve Francis, started watching every game when the Rockets were on UPN because of him.
     
  10. freddyg956

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    The one who got me hooked on basketball was Hakeem the Dream , no dobut.
    The guy was a beast for his size, and had such quickness and finesse at the same time to finish, and was ruthless
     
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    Hakeem Olajuwon during the championship years.

    How sweet that was....
     
  12. Rocket River

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    I completely Agree

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  13. devin23

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    ironically, tmac...
     
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    Hakeem the Dream in the early 90s.
     
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    I used to carry a copy of that picture cut out from the newspaper to school every day to show to all the Jordan fanboys.
     
  17. vcchlw

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    Do cartoon characters count?

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  18. BoomTown

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    agreed.
     
  19. desi tmac91

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    Kevin Garnett.
     
  20. Jontro

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    I've always been partial to Jackie Moon. It was unfortunate that his team never made it to the next level.
     

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