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Your Favourite NBA player growing up?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by mirus, Feb 13, 2013.

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  1. Pieman2005

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    Watched Bob Pettit everyday in my early 50s
     
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  2. Haymitch

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    Favorite non-Rocket was Grant Hill. Had posters and even Fila shoes!
     
    #42 Haymitch, Feb 13, 2013
  3. Ramathorn006

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    Robert Horry
    Steve Francis
    Tracy McGrady
    Yao
    Kobe
    Lebron
    Paul Pierce
    Jimmy Jackson
     
    #43 Ramathorn006, Feb 13, 2013
  4. professorjay

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    Brad Daugherty/Mark Price

    Jumped on the Rockets bandwagon because of Hakeem. Jumped back on because of Yao. And I guess I'm still here...
     
    #44 professorjay, Feb 13, 2013
  5. TheresTheDagger

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    Larry Bird.

    Aside from Jordan, the most nails player I've ever seen.

    Honorable Mention: Kevin Mchale

    Loved his footwork and low post moves. Obviously made the most of his career from hard work cause he wasn't that athletic.
     
    #45 TheresTheDagger, Feb 13, 2013
  6. da_juice

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    One of my earliest memories is watching Michael Jordan on TV.
    I liked Yao. I liked McGrady. Iverson.
     
    #46 da_juice, Feb 13, 2013
  7. merrrlo

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    I became a Rockets fan because of Hakeem. So it's actually the other way around. That being said...

    I was a Bulls fan before I was a Rockets fan because my favorite player before Hakeem was Tony Kukoc.
     
    #47 merrrlo, Feb 13, 2013
  8. DudeWah

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    Rockets:
    1) Hakeem
    2) Clyde Drexler
    3) Tracy McGrady


    NBA:
    1) Reggie Miller -Dude was just so clutch and hit so many game winners.
    2) Ray Allen - I guess I just loved 3 pointers
     
    #48 DudeWah, Feb 13, 2013
  9. nbafan74

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    Hakeem Olajuwon
    Clyde Drexler
    B)
    1986 Boston Celtics starting lineup + Reggie Lewis
    Magic Johnson
    Dr J
    Michael Jordan
    Dennis Rodman - Bulls Years
    Chris Mullin
    Tom Chambers
    Dominique Wilkins
     
    #49 nbafan74, Feb 13, 2013
  10. pgabriel

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    Speaking of mark price I wanted Brent price to suceed very badly here
     
    #50 pgabriel, Feb 13, 2013
  11. Sen89

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    I think you mean Wilt Chamberlain?
     
    #51 Sen89, Feb 13, 2013
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    Tracy McGrady at first before he fell off

    Now LeBron James
     
    #52 zainahsan93, Feb 13, 2013
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    Maxwell. Guy had amazing potential, as well as the attitude to back it up. To bad he was way to unstable. Always seemed to get in Jordan's head and played him pretty damn well for the most part.
     
    #53 tmacfor35, Feb 13, 2013
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    1. Olajuwon
    2. Gary Payton
     
    #54 MghtyPtrck, Feb 13, 2013
  15. CantBeRight

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    Larry Bird!
     
    #55 CantBeRight, Feb 13, 2013
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    T-Mac cause i've been watching him since he first started with toronto
     
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    Calvin Murphy
    Moses Malone
    Robert Reid
    Julius Erving
    Andrew Toney
    Isaiah Thomas
    Hakeem Olajuwon
    Vernon Maxwell
     
    #57 HTown5933, Feb 13, 2013
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    Watched since 1996 and even though I'm from Holland I immediately fell in love with Olajuwon's moves on NBA Action. I never really knew his name or followed the games but bought one of those flags of his. As a team I liked the Bulls and just fell in love with Rodman. The style of play, the battles with Malone in the playoffs but mostly the hair colours.
     
    #58 NL Rocket, Feb 13, 2013
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    Steve Francis was my favorite NBA player growing up. I had no cable so I only caught the local basketball games on UPN
     
    #59 Pokito1120, Feb 13, 2013
  20. tinman

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    I know many people say Jordan. People need to realize that back in the day, there wasn't so many options to watch NBA basketball. It was usually on CBS then on NBC, later TNT then to ballooned to ESPN/NBA TV etc.

    The Bulls were ALWAYS on TV, same with the Lakers and Celtics. Plus the Bulls had their own network, WGN.
     
    #60 tinman, Feb 13, 2013
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