NBA fan Profiles

[Matthew]

Alright, this is sorta similar to the get to know each other thread in general talk, but this is strictly all nba stuff. Lets get it started (note, there can be more than one answer to each ):

Teams

Current favourite: New York Knicks
All time favourites 94-95 Magice, 95-96 and 96-97 Bulls, Pistons (98-2002), Wizards (01-02, 02-03), 96-97 Bullets.
Dream starting five Shaq, Malone, Bird, Jordan, Magic
Favourite player starting five David Robinson, Chris Webber, Pippen, Jordan, Isiah.
Most hated team New Jersey, Toronto, Clippers.
most disapointing team Minnesota Twolves (marbury, googs and kg)
Most over achieving team Pistons last season

Players

Current Favourite Corey Maggette, Steve Francis, Elton Brand, Jerry Stackhouse, Stephon Marbury, Allen Iverson, Webber
All time favourites Jordan, Pippen, Isiah, Magic, Bird, Robinson,
Most respected player Karl Malone
Biggest overachiever Dennis Rodman
Most clutch play Jordan in utah, game 6, 1998.

Other

Best moment as a fan Larry Johnsons 4 point play in 1999, Jordan's game winner over the cavs in 2002, kobes game tying 3 in game 2 of the finals this past season.
Most couragous moment Alonzo Mourning returning to the game.
Most controversial moment Karl Malone winning the 1999 mvp over duncan, shaq being traded, mike returning to washington.
Best game Game 6, 1999 conference finals, Knicks and Pacers. Game 7, 2000 east semis, knicks/heat
Biggest gameBulls/ Jazz, game 6 1998, Lakers/ Kings, game 7, 2002.
Best perfmornace under pressure Jordan, 98 finals game 6. Kobe, game 7, 2000 west finals. Iverson, 2001, east finals, game 7.

[Andrew]

Nice idea.

Teams

Current favourite: Chicago Bulls
All time favourites Chicago Bulls; to a much lesser extent, most of the top teams from the 90s
Dream starting five: Russell, Bird, Pippen, Jordan, Magic
Favourite player starting five: Hakeem Olajuwon, Shawn Kemp, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Gary Payton
Most hated team: Utah Jazz (though I give respect where respect is due)
Most Disappointing Team: Probably the 2003/2004 Bulls - after the 2002/2003 season, I thought they would at least win around 30 games again.
Most Overachieving team: 1996 Miami Heat

Players

Current Favourite: Kevin Garnett
All time favourites Michael Jordan; followed by Scottie Pippen, then Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson (as well as some of the top players from the 90s)
Most respected player Michael Jordan
Biggest overachiever Dennis Rodman
Most clutch play MJ, Game 6, 1998 Finals

Other

Best moment as a fan: Most MJ highlights...the 1997 All-Star Weekend (50 Greatest Players Ceremony)
Most couragous moment: MJ in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals
Most controversial moment: Karl Malone's two MVP awards (moreso 1999)
Best game: Today, I'd say...Game 1 of the first round matchup between Chicago and Miami in 1992
Biggest game: Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals
Best performance under pressure: MJ, Game 6, 1998 Finals; Rex Chapman's shot vs Seattle in the first round, 1997

[Stevan]

Good Idea Matthew
Teams

Current favourite: Chicago Bulls
All time favourites Jordan Era Bulls,
Dream starting five Olajuwon, Malone, Pippen, Jordan, Magic
Favourite player starting five Zelly, dunno, Pippen, Jordan, Pax!
Most hated team Probably Detroit. Utah also got on my nerves at times, as well as the Lakers.
most disapointing team So many! Overall I guess the Clips.
Most over achieving team New York reaching the finals in 99.

Players

Current Favourite Stojakovic, Finley.
All time favourites Jordan, Pippen, Barkley and so many more.
Most respected player Jordan, John Paxon, Bill Cartwright, David Robinson...
Biggest overachiever Dunno, can I write something bad about Wilt here?
Most clutch play 1998, Game 6, Luc Longley ties the game with 55 seconds left! LOL, Oh yeah, and then MJ makes two buckets and strips Malone for the championship.

Other

Best moment as a fan So many. Probaly the Bulls championship in 96. I was a kid who cried
Most couragous moment Hmm... Isiah/Willis Reed on injured ankles. I've only read about both and seen the highlights and both seemed like pretty corageous things. Even Pippen playing some in 98 game 6 with that back. MJ comming back at 40 to play for the Wizards
Most controversial moment Kobe rape case. Everything Dennis Rodman did. Pippen not wanting to get back into the game against NY. Jordan retires in 93.
Best game Dunno. I like the Bulls killing the Jazz by like 40 in a finals game
Biggest gameRaptors versus Grizzlies in 96
Best perfmornace under pressure Jordan I'll have to go with 98 game 6, Pippen out, in Utah, Jazz with every advantage to win the game, Jordan already on almost an empty tank after a long season, killing the Jazz. Steve Kerr 97, risking getting another black eye from MJ if he misses the jumper in game 6.

[.]

Great Idea Matthew, you are so freakin awesome

Teams

Current favourite: Los Angeles Lakers
All time favourites Shaq, Eddie Jones, Kobe and Nick Lakers
Dream starting five Shaq, Malone, Bird, Kobe, Magic
Favourite player starting five Shaq, Malone , Worthy, Kobe, Magic.
Most hated team Sacramento, Detroit, Portland, Houston.
most disapointing team This years Lakers
Most over achieving team Pistons last season

Players

Current Favourite Kobe Bryant, Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, *Karl Malone?* Corey Maggette, Carmelo Anthony.
All time favourites Kobe Bryant, Cedric Ceballos, Magic Johnson, Eddie Jones
Most respected player Karl Malone
Biggest overachiever Karl Malone
Most clutch play Kobe vs Portland last game 2003/04

Other

Best moment as a fan Kobe´s 42 first half points, Kobe lob to Shaq WCF game 7 2000
Most couragous moment Dunno
Most controversial moment Dunno
Best game Lakers vs Portland 2000 WCF
Biggest gameLakers vs Portland 2000 WCF
Best perfmornace under pressure Lakers game 4 comeback vs Kings, Kobe, game 7, 2000 west finals.

[twolvezfanfoever]

Teams

Current favourite: Minnesota Timberwolves
All time favourites 90's Bulls,03-04 Timberwolves,
Dream starting five Wilt, Barkley, Bird, Jordan, Magic
Favourite player starting five Shaq, KG, Pippen, Jordan, Kidd.
Most hated team Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio, Dallas, Portland.
most dissapointing team:94 Supersonics (lost to #8 Nuggets)
Most over achieving team:03-04 Pistons

Players

Current Favourite: KG,J-Mash,LBJ,Michael Redd
All time favourites Jordan, Pippen, Jerry West, Magic, Bird,Shaq
Most respected player Nobody
Biggest overachiever Dennis Rodman
Most clutch play Derek Fisher in San Antonio, 2004

Other

Best moment as a fan:Timberwolves reaching conference finals,Seeing MJ in his prime
Most couragous moment Alonzo Mourning coming back
Most controversial moment:Duncan winning mvp over Kidd in 2002 and over KG in 2003.
Best game-Suns vs. Bulls,game 6,1993
Biggest game Denver vs. Seattle 94,Utah vs Bulls 97,game 1
Best perfmornace under pressure Jordan with the flu,KG against the Kings,game 7

[MikeBibby]

Teams

Current favourite: Kings
All time favourites bulls from 1984-1996
Dream starting five Shaq,KG,Carter,Jordan,Mike bibby
Favourite player starting Peter John Ramos,Webber,Peja,Jordan,bibby
Most hated team Lakers
most disapointing team knicks
Most over achieving team miami heat( i thought they wasnt gonna make the playoffs let alone past the first round)

Players

Current Favourite Mike Bibby,Lebron James, vince carter,Carlos Arroyo
All time favourites Air jordan
Most respected player Air jordan and mike bibby
Biggest overachiever Kobe
Most clutch play Bibby in the western conference finals in 2002

Other

Best moment as a fan kings game back in the 2004 semi finals againest wovles
Most couragous moment Alonzo Mourning returning to the game.
Most controversial moment Jordan coming back to play for the wizards
Best game Game Kings and lakers in game 7 2002 playoffs
Biggest game bulls/cavs jordan scores 69
Best perfmornace under pressure Mike bibby in the 2002 playoffs

[Jackal]

Teams

Current favourite: Los Angeles Lakers
All time favourites Magic, Bulls, Knicks & now LA.
Dream starting five: Wilt-Duncan-Pippen-MJ-Magic
Favourite player starting five: Shaquille O'Neal-Karl Malone-Kevin Garnett-Michael Jordan-John Stockton
Most hated team: Sacramento Kings
Most Disappointing Team: I'll go with the all time faves, Clippers.
Most Overachieving team: Dunno..

Players

Current Favourite: Shaquille O'Neal (, Tim Duncan, Amaré Stoudemire & Eddy Curry.)
All time favourites I can watch anyone, faves would have to go to MJ though...
Most respected player Michael Jordan, until someone achieves more than him & has a personality like him, he'll be the most respected by alot of players. I respect Stockton too, always does his work, no fusses, no flash just the basics.
Biggest overachiever Dunnow..
Most clutch play MJ vs the Jazz. What a shot..*tear*

Other

Best moment as a fan: Watching Shaq take the finals MVP three consecutive years in a row & ofcourse, Horry sinking the Kings. I jumped around for an hour straight. Then I had to go have dinner. I even blew up my neighbours mail box.
Most couragous moment: Any player that plays injured.
Most controversial moment: Kobe Bryant's rape case.
Best game: Game Seven Kings-Lakers
Biggest game: Game Seven, Kings-Lakers
Best performance under pressure: Jordan, game Six in 98, Kobe everytime he steps on the court.

[LouisvilleLip]

Teams

Current favourite:Indiana Pacers
All time favourites: Any pacers team, current memphis grizz, jason williams kings era.
Dream starting five:Wilt-KG-dr.j-mj-magic.
Favourite player starting five: Smits, jermaine o'neal, dominique wilkins, reggie miller, pistol pete
Most hated team: Jordan Bulls and the Kobe Shaq lakers
Most Disappointing Team: clips with andre miller
Most Overachieving team: current boston celtics

Players

Current Favourite: Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'neal, Kg, Jwill
All time favourites: Pistol Pete, Dominique Wilkins, Magic
Most respected player: Artest, Barkley, david robinson, reggie miller
Biggest overachiever: damon stoudamire
Most clutch play: All of Reggie's Huge shots.

Other

Best moment as a fan: Any of Reggie's famous clutch shots or performances, all the times the pacers had made it too the ecf and especially when they beat the Knicks to go to the fina;s.
Most couragous moment:Any player that plays injured. Same as Jackal
Most controversial moment: As a pacer fan it would have to be Larry Johnson stupid 4 point play.
Best game: Reggie's shot over Jordan in the ECF, and Reggie's two moments in Game 5 of the Nets series; the 40ft 3 that banked in, and then his dunk in traffic at the end of OT. 8 in 8 Game 5 Semifinals New York. Reggie going at it with Spike, then hitting the 3 and doing the choke thing. Getting to the Finals against the Lakers. game 5 of the ECF against the Knicks in 1994 when Reggie scored 25 points in the 4th quarter.
Biggest game:game 5 of the ECF against the Knicks in 1994 when Reggie scored 25 points in the 4th quarter.
Best performance under pressure:game 5 of the ECF against the Knicks in 1994 when Reggie scored 25 points in the 4th quarter.

[FanOfAll]

Teams

Current favourite: Wow. All the teams?
All time favourites '93 Suns, Bulls' Dynasty, '94 Rockets
Dream starting five Hakeem, Russell, Bird, Jordan, Pippen
Favourite player starting five Hakeem, KG, Pippen, Jordan, KJ
Most hated team None
Most disapointing team There are lots, but probably Lakers of last season, maybe Sonics of I believe '93 (whenever they were #1 seed)
Most over achieving team '03-'04 Pistons

Players

Current Favourite Ok give me a few months and I'll get back to you. Alright fine...PP, AI, Bosh, Gordon, Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Big Ben, Redd, Ford, Wade (probably tops this list, even in college), KG, Brand, Odom, Marion...that ends the list.
All time favourites Jordan, Pippen, Dumars, KJ, Hakeem, Magic
Most respected player Jordan
Biggest overachiever Tough one...probably Sir Charles
Most clutch play Wow there's a lot...probably one of the Jordan moments (like Game 6 vs Utah in 98 or 97)

Other

Best moment as a fan Jordan's game winners, Knicks-Heat, Knicks-Pacers, Paxson's game winner vs PHO, Lakers-Celtics
Most couragous moment Hard to say...
Most controversial moment Have to think hard...
Best game Man. Tough questions. Really gotta test this memory. One of those Knicks-Heat, Knicks-Pacer games as usual...Jordan hitting the game winner over Russell in Game 6...that Lakers-PDX game in 2000 (or was it 2001? lol)
Biggest game See above
Best performance under pressure Probably Jordan's shots...

[Colin]

Teams

Current favourite: Phoenix Suns
All time favourites Vancouver Grizzlies, 2001 Raptors, and last year's Heat.
Dream starting five Hakeem, KG, Dominique, MJ, Big O
Favourite player starting five Ben Wallace, Amare, Marion, Bron, Marbury
Most hated team Sacremento Kings
most disapointing team Suns this year, took a big drop
Most over achieving team That Clippers team that made the playoffs in...97 or 98, that's never happening again.

Players

Current Favourite Marbury
All time favourites Marbury, Marion, Joe Johnson, Amare, Dominique, MJ, the old VC, Ray Allen, Desmond Mason, Skip, KJ, KG, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West
Most respected player MJ, I mean c'mon
Biggest overachiever Any player who wasn't drafted, but mostly Ben Wallace
Most clutch play MJ's entire career

Other

Best moment as a fan Marbury and Amare's buzzer beaters against the Spurs during the 2003 first round.
Most couragous moment Willis Reed in 1970 or w/e, and when Isiah playing the lakers hurt, and whenever AI plays because he's always hurt and always takes it to the hole.
Most controversial moment Every single round in every single year's playoffs has controversy. Every one.
Best game 200 Western Conference Finals when the Lakers came back.
Biggest game Wilt's 100, you can't not say that.
Best perfmornace under pressure too tough to call[/b]

[J@3]

All time favourites Chicago Bulls; to a much lesser extent, most of the top teams from the 90s

Lol like any good foreign fan.

[.]

Best game 200 Western Conference Finals when the Lakers came back.

They actually had basketball back then?

[air gordon]

Teams

Current favourite: chicago bulls
All time favourites bulls, 93 warriors, 94 nuggets, 03 suns to name a few
Dream starting five Dream, Russel, Bird, Jordan, Pippen
Favourite player starting five same
Most hated team detroit and nyk during the bulls dynasty
most disapointing team sacto kings
Most over achieving team 94 nuggets

Players

Current Favourite ron artest, kG, shawn marion, kidd, crawford, yao ming
All time favourites Jordan, Pippen, Bird, Worthy, Dream
Most respected player Jordan
Biggest overachiever Larry Bird/Pippen
Most clutch play Jordan in utah, game 6, 1998.

Other

Best moment as a fan attending 5 of 6 Bulls championship rallies
Most couragous moment bulls vs jazz game 5 1997
Most controversial moment 94 ECF- hugh hollins calling pippen for a foul on hubert davis in the closing seconds of game 6 IIRC
Best game bulls-jazz game 6 1998
Biggest game1993 ECF bulls vs nyk game 5: series tied 2 a piece, bulls go into MSG where nyk had won like 50 straight . bulls come away with pivotal game 5 win on a big defensive stop on charles smith- "smith stripped, blocked, stripped, smith blocked again!"
Best perfmornace under pressure Jordan in utah, game 6, 1998

[Sauru]

Teams

Current favourite: Boston Celtics
All time favourites Celtics, Jordans Bulls
Dream starting five: Russel,Mchale,Bird,Jordan,Magic
Favourite player starting five: Russel,Bird,Dominique,Jordan,Stockton
Most hated team: Lakers,Lakers,Lakers, and ummm oh the Lakers
most disapointing team: Kings,Mavs. way too much talent on both of these teams to not atleast reach a finals

Players

Current Favourite: Pierce,Yao,Carmelo,Lebron,Dirk
All time favourites Bird,Jordan,Stockton,Barkley, Chambers
Most respected player: Bill Russel
Biggest overachiever: Mugsey bouges
Most clutch play: Magic Johnson with a hook shot over half the celtic team to win the NBA Finals(may i add that it still angers me to this day).

[Riot]

Teams

Current favourite: Minnesota Timberwolves
All time favourites: '94 Warriors,'99 Knicks, '01 Wolves, '03 Wolves.
Dream starting five: Shaq, Reed, Bird, Jordan, Magic
Favourite player starting five: Theo Ratliff, Kevin Garnett, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Pistol Pete!
Most hated team: Lakers!
most disapointing team: Blazers '00
Most over achieving team: Pistons last season

Players

Current Favourite: KG, Hassell, Ratliff, Magloire, Cato, Kirilenko
All time favourites: Reed, Wilt, Jordan, Magic, Bird
Most respected player: David Robinson
Biggest overachiever: Earl Boykins
Most clutch play: Jordan in utah, game 6, 1998.

Other

Best moment as a fan: Malik Sealy 3 at buzzer vs. Pacers at Target Center (first game I ever went to), KG's two tieing three's vs. Kings, Sealy's buzzer beat vs. Magic (next game from pacers), Wolve game 5 vs. Nuggets first playoff series win.
Most couragous moment: Don't have one.
Most controversial moment: Shaq dealt, Rodman anything, MJ returns to wizards
Best game: Wolves/Kings OT this year, I think it was game 3 in 200 finals Spurs/Knicks....maybe 4 or 5
Biggest game: Bulls/ Jazz, game 6 1998, Wolves/ Kings, game 7, 2004.
Best perfmornace under pressure: Jordan, 98 finals game 6. Kobe, game 7, 2000 west finals. Iverson, 2001, east finals, game 7.

[Sauru]

you know riot i like you more and more with each post. by listing the lakers as your most hated team you have gained mucho respect from me(incase you didnt most of us from boston dont like the lakers much ). also i almost listed robinson as my most respected player. he came in second behind russell.

another thing, i dont see any "dream" 5 as being worthwhile unless bird,jordan,and magic are listed. these 3 were basketball gods and easily have earned thier spot on the best team ever. the center is definetly up for debate. i went with russell for his defense. no center ever had his defensive skills. wilt was an amazing scorer, but when you already got jordan and bird on a team with magic at point, you dont need anymore scorers. thats kinda the same reason i took mchale, i think he would fit well with that group.



seeing as i never mentioned my favorite moment as a fan i will now.

it was actually after Larry Bird retired. in Boston they gave him a whole night devoted to him. they had magic johnson come to this event. watching those 2 sit and talk for a couple of hours was probably the best thing i ever saw basketball related.

[Riot]

why thank you

[twolvezfanfoever]

ay,I hate the Lakers too,maybe more than him.

[Jackal]

The hatred is pretty explainable.

They did win the championships thrice, kicked Minny out once, it's understandable.

[twolvezfanfoever]

well,its that plus the fact that I hate Kobe with a passion

[Sauru]

i hate kobe too, mostly cause he is a laker. another reason i hate him is cause of his fans. they are so damn annoying. kobe is not the best, he is not the next mj, and he wont carry the lakers to anything.

now as for the lakers, growing up in boston i cant see anyone hateing the lakers more than me. the fact that they are catching up to 16 while the celts are stuck fighting for the 8th seed every year is really annoying.

[.]

You get influenced very easy, hate the fans, not him because of that.

[Riot]

I hate the Lakers because of the fans too. The fans don't even care it seems like. Like on TV during laker games on Staples they are too focused on the stars off the court than the stars on it.

The team didnt/doesnt show heart. It's depressing to say that is the premier franchise.

[twolvezfanfoever]

Riot strikes again!

they do that for NY too actually
there aint nobody in Minnesota to focus on though.lol

[Riot]

Coach Bill (fan on the sideline with the game program)


Sometimes Matt Birk (vikings center), Randy Moss (we all know him), MIKE TICE (vikes head coach) and Gov Jesse Ventura!

Those are about the biggest celebs we see in Target Center. I love it when they annouce it on the PA like it's a huge thing.