Remember?
I thought about making this a post yesterday........ I remember when Shaq said, "This is the dumbest thing some basketball expert has ever come up with."
Dhamp...the most intelligent basketball thinker in the world. Next to Hubie Brown anyway.
Yea they were saying the ball felt like a basketball that you get at Toys-R-Us. And it was sticking to their hands during games because of the sweat from their hands. That was going to be a huge pain to deal with if they didnt change the ball.
you know, I think the composite balls they tried to use were actually really good balls. I think it was just a matter of what the players were used to. If they had been using it for 3-4 seasons, then they probably wouldn't want to change back.
It had way more grip wich allowed for better control, but it just felt different and had a somewhat different reaction on bounce passes, bank shots, or how it bounced off the rim.
I only used it once for a couple hours, and it does feel cheap. But I just felt like it had good control and stuck to your hand more. It was better for pulling up on a dime for a jumper because it wouldn't slip in your hands. But I'll take an nba players opinion over mine since I only used it for a little while. I believe it is the ball they use in international competitions though.
The ball doesn't feel cheap at all IMO, it feels cheap to you everyone at first because the material is different, it was a superior ball, more grip, better feel, more seems, better color, everything was better, i still have mine i bought it in the NBA store for a buck and i regret ever playing with it, its a collectible now.
He wrote a letter to the refs in 2002 to extend the King's and Lakers series when it was 3-2 Kings, he fiixed that, fixed the lottery so Ewing could end up a Knick...... im sure that wasn't the only time, knew about the ref, scandal and never said nothing, he's scum
Spurs were this decade's dynasty, there were 2 dynasties lets keep it real , L.A. had a 3-peat, Stern wanted to advertise Kobe as the new Jordan
Spurs vs Pistons. WOW come on
Pistons won a title.1 in a decade WOW
Shaq to Miami,Whats he gonna tell L.A. they cant trade him? D-How to Orlando, dont know what u mean
Knicks have been bad for years, He tried once we just suck
From 1999 to 2009- 4 titles for the Spurs. 3 for LA....Spurs win.
The point is, you cannot blame someone for what happens. I mean, in the NBA you see different things happen. I mean, the Suns thing. If it were the other way around...you would say Oh, they should get suspended"
Overall Stern has done a amazing job and he has made the NBA better since his arrival in the 80's
From 1999 to 2009- 4 titles for the Spurs. 3 for LA....Spurs win.
The point is, you cannot blame someone for what happens. I mean, in the NBA you see different things happen. I mean, the Suns thing. If it were the other way around...you would say Oh, they should get suspended"
Overall Stern has done a amazing job and he has made the NBA better since his arrival in the 80's
Listen...he did that because of the Ron Artest thing. The rule is you leave the bench, you get suspended
To I agree with it? No. But looking at the past...it was the best situation.
What if Horry threw a punch at a Suns player? I mean, blackeye for a league many people dont watch because of it's "thuggish" past
Overall Stern has done a amazing job and he has made the NBA better since his arrival in the 80's
Yea he's been decent, but don't you think he would do everything in his power to make sure thing's go good for him?Im stating cold hard fact'sif you don't believe me start opening your eyes up to reality, everyone care's about money, Stern wanted to see Kobe be great, sooo he made sure he wins, in the Kings series, as well as Shaq, Watch the games if you don't believe me .....the are truely SAD for Sac.
I saw the Sac-LA series...I sae Peja miss everything. I saw the bench play small. I saw Divac flop and allow Shaq to score when he fell.
I hear you Yup, but that was not a issue when the game stop. The game did not stop when Duncan left the bench. When Stoudemire and Diaw got off the bench...it was during a issue
....Your right Mike If Stern pulling strings
Why did Cleveland not get into the Finals last year?
Why didn't New Orleans get into the Finals the year before?
You look too deep into things and sometimes you make up stuff that's not there...Yea everyone loves money but then some teams will never be good.
Stern is not picking years to fix the NBA.....don't be "that guy"
Why did Cleveland not get into the Finals last year?
Why didn't New Orleans get into the Finals the year before?
Didn't the F.B.I. get involved with the Donaghy scandal last time they were fixing games? You thing Stern wants anythingto do with the F.B.I. ? HELL NO
Ref's have admitted it
Remember when the NBA tried to change the game ball a couple years ago? If so do you think they should have kept it? Or do you think they shoud keep the same one as now? Or do you think they should change it again to a different type/color? any thoughts?