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Starting Five of the Jazzyapma Team ( Antalya Orcas)

"THE" Center

Kareem Abdul Jabbar



rejects Chamberlain





"Power" Forward

Kevin Garnett






"Small?!" Forward

Grant Hill


vs. Mourning

Judo King




In Your Face




"Shooting Guard"*

John Havlicek

*The wing that actually shoots the light out.

Before Dr. J, Havlicek was there.



One of the best shooters of the game, ever.



"Point" and "Guard"

Chris Paul

Warrior





 
addictionary said:
Sorry. No sleep. Terrible night at emergency but turned out ok.

I pick Shawn Kemp for my 53rd.



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Shawn Kemp is one of the flashiest and most by definiton power forwards there is. His years with Payton served him an amazing career of dominance over the game in some aspects, led by power, agility, leap and major major major explosion. This guy could make you jump of your couch and bump your head to the lamb out of excitement.

His reverse dunks are unforgettable. When it comes to dunks and showing of some dunkerness, he makes fun of the likes of Blake Griffin even today when asked. As much as I find a little exagerration in that, most of it is undeniable fact that if he went against Blake, he would make him quit playing basketball.

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Measurements: 6-10, 230 lbs
Achievements: 6 time NBA Allstar, 3 times All NBA 2nd Team, 1994 Canada World Champ, Being Awesome
Stats: 14,6 ppg, 8,4 rpg, 1,2 bpg


Kemp and Payton led Sonics to a franchise record 64 wins in 94-95 season and became an unforgettable duo of the time. Same season, the season they've made the Finals, Jordan and the Bulls were coming off from the famous 72 win regular season record. They lost but not swept, took the Bulls 6 games, who had only lost 10 in 82 games. In that series, the Reignman averaged more than 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks against the Bulls.

I don't want to get into the specifics of his personal life and drug/alcohol usage, because I believe that enough people know how he was in his prime.

Alcohol and drugs are never good for anything. Stay away.

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https://exnba.com/articles-news/sha...nyone-bigger-than-me-i-wanted-to-dunk-on-him/


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Jeffrey is up next for the 54th pick.
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addictionary said:
I pick Arvydas Sabonis.



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Cold War is a theme of the past for some, bitter and thrilling, yet buckle pulling memories for others. If it wasn't for it, if there wasn't a full scale (hell even existantialistic) competition between USA and the USSR, America might have been able to watch more of one of the greatest centers ever to play basketball.

Sabonis is a legend, not only because of his size, but his relatively unmatchable BBIQ. He was a 7-3 long guy from Lithuania, and weighted 279 lbs. Because of political restraints, he couldn't come start playing in the NBA from the year he drafted 1986 to 1995. He made an NBA career in Blazers, but had some even more major one across the Atlantic. He was the center of the famous Olympics Final game between the two giant rival countries.

He joined Lithuanian junior team at the age of 15 and joined the USSR NT in 17!

This was the guy playing center you would need on your team with the combination of his giant size that he used effectively, great balance for his size and his great intelligence, quick thinking and acting for the team play.


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Career Achievements in a nutshell:

FIBA World Champion (1982)
6× Euroscar Player of the Year (1984–1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999)
2× Mr. Europa Player of the Year (1985, 1997)
3× USSR League Champion (1985, 1986, 1987)
Club World Cup Champion: (1986)
4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1984, 1985, 1986, 1996)
3× FIBA All-Tournament Team (1983, 1985, 1995)
EuroBasket Champion (1985)
EuroBasket MVP (1985)
Spanish Basketball King's Cup (1993)
2× ACB Champion (1993, 1994)
2× Spanish League Finals MVP (1993, 1994)
Spanish League MVP (1994–1995)
Euroleague Champion (1995)
Euroleague Final Four MVP (1995)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996)
Euroleague Regular Season MVP (2004)
Euroleague Top 16 MVP (2004)
All-Euroleague First Team (2004)
LKL Champion (2004)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors (2008)
FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)

Led USSR to Gold Medal in Seoul 1988 Olympics, Colombia 1982 World Cup, 1985 West Germany Eurobasket; Silver in Spain 1986 World Cup, Bronze in France 1983 and 1989 Yugoslavia Eurobasket.
Led Lithuanian NT to Silver in 1995 Greece Eurobasket, Bronze in Barcelona 1992 Olympics and Atlanta 1996 Olympics.


NBA Stats: 12 points, 1.1 blocks, 2.7 fouls, 1.8 turnovers, 0.8 steals, 2.1 assists 7.3 rebounds, 50% field goal shooting and 33% 3 point shooting.
Added 354 points to Portland board in his 1st 3 years solely from 3 point shooting.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18tnToDLHV4


This is the 88 Semifinals game between USSR and USA.

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Spy is up next.
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Question for everyone. You guys up for doing 12 rounds? I just feel like 10 limits me/us in our ability to create a diverse, well-balanced complete team. Plus, it would keep this going for an extra few days and we'd have to dig a little deeper for solid guys historically.

I'm up for it. Obviously, the picks would just go in the same order they did for rounds 1 and 2...and it stinks because we could've involved these in trades but...

Let me know. I'm definitely up for it. This is fun and I'd like to keep that going a little longer.
 
fishonjazz said:
highlight vid power rankings

#1 magic
#2 nique
#3 kemp
#4 vinsanity
#5 cooze
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Fish, did you just seriously put Kemp over Vince Carter?

Will all respect to Magic, Dominique, and Kemp, they shouldn't be ahead of Vince when it comes to highlights. You can argue Magic, because its a different brand of highlights, but not Dominique and Kemp. They should not be put ahead of Vince. Dominique is closer, but Kemp doesn't compare. Neither compare really. Dominique probably could have done what Vince did because he was just as athletic, but Vince perfected it and did more of it.

Watch this video below, then re-watch highlights of Kemp and Dominique. Kemps dunk look weak compared to Vince's. It's comical to think someone would put Kemp even in the same vicinity (pun intended) as Vince. Dominique just doesn't have the variety that Vince has.


Best highlight real you will ever watch


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHG1g8IFbQk&feature=player_detailpage
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Question for everyone. You guys up for doing 12 rounds? I just feel like 10 limits me/us in our ability to create a diverse, well-balanced complete team. Plus, it would keep this going for an extra few days and we'd have to dig a little deeper for solid guys historically.

I'm up for it. Obviously, the picks would just go in the same order they did for rounds 1 and 2...and it stinks because we could've involved these in trades but...

Let me know. I'm definitely up for it. This is fun and I'd like to keep that going a little longer.
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I'm game. Waiting for my next pick, then I'm off until 95. Strictly spectator, until then when I have 5 of the last 25 picks. I'm curious to see who is still available at that point. Plus a 12 man roster is closer to an Olympic team, which is what this reminds me of.
 
I said to myself that I only would like Addies team if he landed a real good big. He got both Kemp and Sabonis. Found my favorite right now.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Question for everyone. You guys up for doing 12 rounds? I just feel like 10 limits me/us in our ability to create a diverse, well-balanced complete team. Plus, it would keep this going for an extra few days and we'd have to dig a little deeper for solid guys historically.

I'm up for it. Obviously, the picks would just go in the same order they did for rounds 1 and 2...and it stinks because we could've involved these in trades but...

Let me know. I'm definitely up for it. This is fun and I'd like to keep that going a little longer.
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Let's do it.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Question for everyone. You guys up for doing 12 rounds? I just feel like 10 limits me/us in our ability to create a diverse, well-balanced complete team. Plus, it would keep this going for an extra few days and we'd have to dig a little deeper for solid guys historically.

I'm up for it. Obviously, the picks would just go in the same order they did for rounds 1 and 2...and it stinks because we could've involved these in trades but...

Let me know. I'm definitely up for it. This is fun and I'd like to keep that going a little longer.
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People just need to focus on doing the rounds that we have left. We are having a hard time just getting those done. It's going so slow, that Im losing interest in the thing.
 
Hack said:
Fish, did you just seriously put Kemp over Vince Carter?

Will all respect to Magic, Dominique, and Kemp, they shouldn't be ahead of Vince when it comes to highlights. You can argue Magic, because its a different brand of highlights, but not Dominique and Kemp. They should not be put ahead of Vince. Dominique is closer, but Kemp doesn't compare. Neither compare really. Dominique probably could have done what Vince did because he was just as athletic, but Vince perfected it and did more of it.

Watch this video below, then re-watch highlights of Kemp and Dominique. Kemps dunk look weak compared to Vince's. It's comical to think someone would put Kemp even in the same vicinity (pun intended) as Vince. Dominique just doesn't have the variety that Vince has.


Best highlight real you will ever watch


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHG1g8IFbQk&feature=player_detailpage
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Yeah, I agree, Vince was unreal compared to pretty much anyone. But at some level, these guys take you to a level of excitement that you cannot put one above other judging by the level of excitement. Kemp was not the highest leaper and most airwalking dude or smth else, but the powerforwardness of his was really getting me. When Kemp punched that bitch in the hole, I was like "Whoaaaaaaaa!" and when it was Vince I was like "Did that just happen?" and when Spud Web or Steve Francis did it, I was like "GTFOOH!"
 
Me, Thee, Ellis and WC all want to do 12 rounds. Anyone else?

Hack, I hear ya. I know it gets frustrating. Just keep in mind some of these guys live on the other end of the Earth and some of these guys are at work and can't make their pick until hours later. It sucks but wharves, it's the summer so what the hell do I care.
 
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