duncan228
02-13-2009, 10:56 PM
NBA All-Stars Talk HORSE (http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/02/13/nba-all-stars-talk-horse/)
by Shane Bacon
PHOENIX -- The All-Star festivities will be a little different this weekend, with the addition of the GEICO/HORSE Game on Saturday. If you've ever touched a basketball for longer than about six seconds, you have played a version of HORSE, so getting to see the big boys toss up crazy shots will be interesting.
During the media time on Friday, some of the bigger names talked about the game and who they thought might be the toughest to face in the NBA. The answers might surprise you.
"I (wouldn't want to face) anybody that could dunk," Denver's Chauncey Billups said. "There's some pretty tricky guys, there's probably some tough ones out there, but I think i could do pretty good against most guys."
Billups wasn't the only one that liked his chances. Portland's Brandon Roy said as long as there was no feet involved, he'd have to be a favorite. "I might be able to hold my own, but Horse is a tricky ones. Somebody like Steve Nash would be pretty good at HORSE. I'd tell him no feet."
A lot of the All-Stars picked teammates of theirs that they get to see shoot the rock day in and day out. Chris Paul thought Peja Stojakovic: "We shoot those shots everyday in practice, me and him play HORSE against each other about every other day, but Peja's tough."
Tim Duncan thought Manu Ginobili might be the trickiest of them all: "Manu Ginobili, for sure."
The biggest question is what the man of the year says. LeBron James, who went out of his way to hand gifts out to his All-Star teammates, had to pick himself, right? I mean, he's The King. He's the favorite for MVP of the NBA. He is Chalk in Flight.
"Antawn Jamison. Antawn Jamison makes some of the most wild shots, underhand flip shots, layup at free throw lines, he's one of those type of players," James said emphatically.
As far as the shooting spectrum goes, Shaquille O'Neal and Ray Allen couldn't be further apart. Did the NBA ask Shaq to play in the HORSE game on Saturday?
"No, I'm terrible at Horse."
But Ray-Ray? He'd be solid, right?
"I like my odds. I've got a lot of stuff up my sleeve if that was the case," Allen said as he rolled up one of his sleeves.
I guess the real answer is, there isn't a favorite.
by Shane Bacon
PHOENIX -- The All-Star festivities will be a little different this weekend, with the addition of the GEICO/HORSE Game on Saturday. If you've ever touched a basketball for longer than about six seconds, you have played a version of HORSE, so getting to see the big boys toss up crazy shots will be interesting.
During the media time on Friday, some of the bigger names talked about the game and who they thought might be the toughest to face in the NBA. The answers might surprise you.
"I (wouldn't want to face) anybody that could dunk," Denver's Chauncey Billups said. "There's some pretty tricky guys, there's probably some tough ones out there, but I think i could do pretty good against most guys."
Billups wasn't the only one that liked his chances. Portland's Brandon Roy said as long as there was no feet involved, he'd have to be a favorite. "I might be able to hold my own, but Horse is a tricky ones. Somebody like Steve Nash would be pretty good at HORSE. I'd tell him no feet."
A lot of the All-Stars picked teammates of theirs that they get to see shoot the rock day in and day out. Chris Paul thought Peja Stojakovic: "We shoot those shots everyday in practice, me and him play HORSE against each other about every other day, but Peja's tough."
Tim Duncan thought Manu Ginobili might be the trickiest of them all: "Manu Ginobili, for sure."
The biggest question is what the man of the year says. LeBron James, who went out of his way to hand gifts out to his All-Star teammates, had to pick himself, right? I mean, he's The King. He's the favorite for MVP of the NBA. He is Chalk in Flight.
"Antawn Jamison. Antawn Jamison makes some of the most wild shots, underhand flip shots, layup at free throw lines, he's one of those type of players," James said emphatically.
As far as the shooting spectrum goes, Shaquille O'Neal and Ray Allen couldn't be further apart. Did the NBA ask Shaq to play in the HORSE game on Saturday?
"No, I'm terrible at Horse."
But Ray-Ray? He'd be solid, right?
"I like my odds. I've got a lot of stuff up my sleeve if that was the case," Allen said as he rolled up one of his sleeves.
I guess the real answer is, there isn't a favorite.