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Lol... it looks like there's more GiG's in California than I thought.
Wrong.and 1 was a brand new shoe company that used stephan marbury as their first, and for a while only athlete sponser....in other words stephan marbury was and 1 for a while wasn't he.
Larry Johnson was the first to use And1. You would probably be surprised to learn that And1 has been around since at least 1994, possibly earlier.
Lol... it looks like there's more GiG's in California than I thought.
Actually, I talked with Spyda about that a lot. He specifically said he wasn't pining for a move to the NBA.
When I asked him why, he just said that he was having too much fun on the AND1 tour and that when his skills wouldn't let him play as well as he wanted anymore, he'd be happy to go home (to Atlanta, IIRC) and play video games and take care of his family.
The two guys that got picked up in the first few stops in this year's tour have high aspirations for the NBA (Ballaholic and 757).
Did ballaholic go to college?
I think he played college ball and participated in a dunk contest. Purdue?
Not sure, but if he has college experience he might make it, he's as good as a scorer as 757.
Rafer Alston (spelling???) is the only And1 player I know of to make it to the NBA anyone know of any others???
IIRC, he went to a school in Utah.
Let me look it up.
Yep. Utah State.
http://utahstateaggies.collegesports...cardell00.html
BTW, he was a really nice guy. I got to chat with him two or three times throughout the day and the "balla" persona is something he seems to put on for the fans. He was really cool and collective in our sit-down after the game.
And1 is the WWE of basketball. All style no substance.
True, but I don't think they're trying to "compete" in a sense with the NBA. The AND1 people know what they do and embrace it - unlike the XFL, for instance.
And Ballaholic (and a little from 757) was playing good defense and did a lot of the little things on offense.
If he did five "flashy" things during that game, it was too many.
Kinda off topic, but I think that the xfl would have worked had they had another 2-4 weeks to practice. There were a lot of broken plays when I watched it and everyone just looked like they weren't used to the playbook and their teammates.
I would have been into it but it was just bad football. Kinda reminds of some of the bowl games in college where they don't play for 4+ weeks.
And 1 is lame, I never watch that trash.
There's streetball legendz in the NBA, that doesn't mean they had to be in And1..
Speedy Claxton and Williams from the Memphis Grizzlies used to play streetball.
I watch it a couple of times a year when they show 4 or 5 shows at once...it was on tonight as a matter of fact.
I don't know why anyone would hate on those guys...they play hard, they take pride in what they do, and they aren't spoiled millionaires...
If you long for the old days when guys played for the love of the game...these are your type of guys right here...the modern day ABA...the NBA before it was bigtime.
IMO, the reason most of these guys aren't in the NBA is because they lack size. I think Bruce Bowen or Manu would be a C on most of these teams. They don't lack talent...most of these guys can jump out of the damn gym and what they do becomes more impressive when you realize their average height is about 6'1.
Tonight they showed a game in Phoenix, one in Houston, and the one in SA...
Amare Stoudamire was at the Phoenix game...he seemed to be having a good time...it's hard to dislike Amare, even if he is y. I like him.
One of the guys(AO) called out Mike James and he actually played against the And1 team in the Houston game...
Isn't he under contract to the Rockets? How did he pull that off?
His team barely won and AO held his own against him(I think that guy is the most likely to make it to the NBA...the others are mostly little guys that play like bigmen).
I was disappointed in the SA game...no Spurs were there. I guess because they are all sick of basketball and on vacation lmao.
I'd like to see Manu show up at one of those games...I bet they'd get a kick out of it, and Manu would make them look stupid if they tried that showy dribble stuff.
Again, I think AO is the best one...he's just a cut above all the other guys in terms of talent.
Supposedly the professor guy turned down a basketball scholarship to try out for the streetball contract...he says he wants to play in the NBA eventually...but at 5'9 he's just too small and too slow to make it in the NBA IMO.
Yeah that episode is kinda old..
but yeah, Mike James got schooled by AO on that one.
AO has the best "NBA" types of skills, but the best "AND1 Baller" is either Hotsauce or Pharmacist.. probably Pharmacist.
How old can it be? The Hou and SA games were in the same episode and SA game was a month ago or something like that...They were this summer lmao...I bet the finals were still on when Mike James was playing in that game lol.
Well I hadn't seen it before...the last block of espisodes I watched were the ones where Spyda won the contract, about 3 or 4 months ago.
And if that guy were about 6'8, instead of 5'10, he'd be in the NBA IMO.
All AND 1 players can do is ball...meaning carrying the ball, no defense...it gets old. Same over again. They aren't good enough to play in the NBA and they don't play the right way.
Hehe, if you look really hard in that SA game - I'm on for a total of 3-4 seconds in two shots.
Finals were just over, but that was pretty funny to see Mike James out there.
Oklahoma City, OK Thursday, June 23, 2005
Open Run: 4:00 PM
Game Time: 7:30 PM The Ford Center
Houston, TX Saturday, June 25, 2005
Open Run: 4:00 PM
Game Time: 7:30 PM Toyota Center
San Antonio, TX Monday, June 27, 2005
Open Run: 4:00 PM
Game Time: 7:30 PM SBC Center
They have a running clock and no fouls (stoppage for fouls, a foul results in taking the ball out or in the case of an "and 1", the point is immediately rewarded).
Reason I bring that up is it's very easy to say they don't play defense, et al., but while there wasn't a set defense (like an NBA team), a number of the individual players attempt defense in hopes of embarrasing the opposition.
But that's what I hate about AND 1. How they think they embarass people...If I got "schooled" by one of those AND 1 guys I wouldn't be embarassed at all, especially when they travel, carry the ball, palm it, and do all this that isn't part of basketball...I'd like to see team and1 play against the Spurs. They would get raped.
I don't think anybody doubts that.
The AND1 people realize it's entertainment. It's streetball - not basketball.
I am more on the lines of calling And1 entertainment too. I will, however, admit to enjoying watching it on tv. But what I don't like on the basketball court is when you get a couple of guys who come and try to ball like And1 and then get away with traveling, carrying, double-dribbling, etc. just because it looks cool. Maybe in a pick up game...ok...but when I play in tournements and all they have is a "court moniter" who doesn't know anything about basketball, I hate that .
Man, if they had only shown the bloopers from the open run in SA.
Why do you say that??? Were there some guys who couldn't ball...and what excactly does that have to do with my postMan, if they had only shown the bloopers from the open run in SA.
You were talking about travelling, double-dribbling, etc.Why do you say that??? Were there some guys who couldn't ball...and what excactly does that have to do with my post
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