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thejet24 Star Player
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Omar Little Moderator
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Did you say Rucker and fundamentals in the same sentence? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Lowest Merion Retired
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That's the equivalent of teaching moderation at Jenny Craig. |
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braid Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for posting |
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Omar Little Moderator
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The only fundamental you need to learn at rucker is where to hide your handgun so that its close enough to use when you get into an argument over fouls, travelling (OK, there's no travelling at rucker), etc. Barring that, you could use some practice at removing the chain net quickly to beat or strangle your opponent with. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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Laker_Leo Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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In one ear, out the other _________________ And always remember my brother, one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, knick knack, paddy whack, give a dog a bone, two thousand, zero, zero, party, oops out of time. My bacon smellin' fine. |
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Kobetide Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Fundamentals of learning to trash talk everytime you square up to your guy which adds intimidation and crowd factor. |
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24KaratGold Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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At Rucker Park, crossovers and dribbling between the legs are considered fundamentals _________________ Double rings > Double rainbow |
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Sage_10 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Good to hear Kobe stress that to the youth. _________________ "You Must Be Willing To Give Up That Which Can Be Lost In Order To Gain That Which Cannot Be Lost." - FORTUNE COOKIE |
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chilake24 Star Player
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Quote: | Kobe said his knee is “getting stronger every day” and considers this bout of rehab part of getting prepared for next season and attempting to three-peat. |
Quote: | He is also going to watch Team USA’s scrimmage against China later today at MSG |
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Master)v(ind Star Player
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Quote: | Kobe said his 5th NBA championship was the hardest one to get, crediting the Celtics for being a tough opponent. He said along the way he doubted if L.A. could pull it off, especially in Game Seven. (“Can we really do this?”) |
_________________ “A story about Kobe is the first time they went to be fitted for their USA uniforms and Kobe starts crying. The equipment person asks him what happened and Kobe was like, man, you don’t understand, I’ve dreamed of playing for my country." |
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undefeatedAJ Star Player
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24 wrote: | Did you say Rucker and fundamentals in the same sentence? |
yeah exactly what I was thinking |
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ChefLinda Moderator
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Master)v(ind wrote: | Quote: | Kobe said his 5th NBA championship was the hardest one to get, crediting the Celtics for being a tough opponent. He said along the way he doubted if L.A. could pull it off, especially in Game Seven. (“Can we really do this?”) |
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And when the Lakers were down big in the third quarter and most of the team was playing like crap, the thought never occurred to you, "Can they do this?"
And if your honest answer is the same as Kobe's honest answer, then you need to give yourself a double thumbs down. One for the answer and one more for the hypocrisy. |
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20,000 Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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24 wrote: | Did you say Rucker and fundamentals in the same sentence? |
I'm too slow.
Plus, you said this before I had the chance to. _________________ Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying...'I will try again tomorrow.' |
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danish87 Star Player
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maybe kobe being at MSG was why LO had a better game _________________ "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey |
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Master)v(ind Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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ChefLinda wrote: | Master)v(ind wrote: | Quote: | Kobe said his 5th NBA championship was the hardest one to get, crediting the Celtics for being a tough opponent. He said along the way he doubted if L.A. could pull it off, especially in Game Seven. (“Can we really do this?”) |
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And when the Lakers were down big in the third quarter and most of the team was playing like crap, the thought never occurred to you, "Can they do this?"
And if your honest answer is the same as Kobe's honest answer, then you need to give yourself a double thumbs down. One for the answer and one more for the hypocrisy. |
Never once occurred to me. _________________ “A story about Kobe is the first time they went to be fitted for their USA uniforms and Kobe starts crying. The equipment person asks him what happened and Kobe was like, man, you don’t understand, I’ve dreamed of playing for my country." |
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SemperMalum Star Player
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It's teaching a bunch of kids, seriously. An event held by Nike. Did anybody even read the article before making stupid comments? |
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ZenMaster4President Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if the Rucker legend and Chinese (?) league star is also scheduled to appear. |
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bobekryant Star Player
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Even though rucker park is known for streetball and nothing like nba basketball, I still want to go there one day and watch some games. |
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VALakerFan80 Star Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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MJ and Kobe... 'nuff said right there! |
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mandywwm Star Player
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Master)v(ind wrote: | ChefLinda wrote: | Master)v(ind wrote: | Quote: | Kobe said his 5th NBA championship was the hardest one to get, crediting the Celtics for being a tough opponent. He said along the way he doubted if L.A. could pull it off, especially in Game Seven. (“Can we really do this?”) |
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And when the Lakers were down big in the third quarter and most of the team was playing like crap, the thought never occurred to you, "Can they do this?"
And if your honest answer is the same as Kobe's honest answer, then you need to give yourself a double thumbs down. One for the answer and one more for the hypocrisy. |
Never once occurred to me. |
Fans will never understand the pressure they face on the floor.Only the players know it clearly,some of them will pull it off and fight for it,some will just let the doubt filled in their heads and feel lost on the floor. |
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ChefLinda Moderator
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:40 am Post subject: |
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mandywwm wrote: | Master)v(ind wrote: | ChefLinda wrote: | Master)v(ind wrote: | Quote: | Kobe said his 5th NBA championship was the hardest one to get, crediting the Celtics for being a tough opponent. He said along the way he doubted if L.A. could pull it off, especially in Game Seven. (“Can we really do this?”) |
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And when the Lakers were down big in the third quarter and most of the team was playing like crap, the thought never occurred to you, "Can they do this?"
And if your honest answer is the same as Kobe's honest answer, then you need to give yourself a double thumbs down. One for the answer and one more for the hypocrisy. |
Never once occurred to me. |
Fans will never understand the pressure they face on the floor.Only the players know it clearly,some of them will pull it off and fight for it,some will just let the doubt filled in their heads and feel lost on the floor. |
A healthy dose of realistic fear can be a huge motivator.
I'm sure LeBron thought his team would breeze through to the finals right up until the moment he realized "uh, oh, this ain't so easy" at which point it was too late because he wasn't mentally tough enough to face the fear and keep on playing.
Luckily, we have Kobe (and Ron, Pau, Derek, etc) and not LeBron. To that I say: |
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hoopschick29 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I'm sure LeBron thought his team would breeze through to the finals right up until the moment he realized "uh, oh, this ain't so easy" at which point it was too late because he wasn't mentally tough enough to face the fear and keep on playing. |
IMO, that was Cleveland's problem 2 years in a row - and it started with their 'fearless leader.'
You can't be afraid to look fear in the face. _________________ So glad we gave you your flowers while you were here, Kobe. |
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thejet24 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:49 am Post subject: |
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hoopschick29 wrote: | Quote: | I'm sure LeBron thought his team would breeze through to the finals right up until the moment he realized "uh, oh, this ain't so easy" at which point it was too late because he wasn't mentally tough enough to face the fear and keep on playing. |
IMO, that was Cleveland's problem 2 years in a row - and it started with their 'fearless leader.'
You can't be afraid to look fear in the face. |
How did this turn into a LeBron discussion? _________________ 2008-2010 Finals. 28.9 PTS 6.1 REB 5.4 AST 2.1 STLs |
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ChefLinda Moderator
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:23 am Post subject: |
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thejet24 wrote: | hoopschick29 wrote: | Quote: | I'm sure LeBron thought his team would breeze through to the finals right up until the moment he realized "uh, oh, this ain't so easy" at which point it was too late because he wasn't mentally tough enough to face the fear and keep on playing. |
IMO, that was Cleveland's problem 2 years in a row - and it started with their 'fearless leader.'
You can't be afraid to look fear in the face. |
How did this turn into a LeBron discussion? |
One poster gave Kobe a thumbs down because he admitted to having some doubt during a tough finals. Kobe overcame those feelings and helped win another championship. On the other side of the spectrum, as a counter example, was LeBron. One player faced his fears, the other didn't. Simple. |
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