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Dale

Years ago

Funny-True, B'BALL Stories.

nickyg, if you didn't know that story, you need to dust off come fly with me...

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Mantis

Years ago

<BLOCKQUOTE>who is Mel Turpin?</BLOCKQUOTE> He was a 6'11" centre whose nickname was "Dinner Bell Mel", although during his time with the Jazz he was also called "The Mealman". That may give you a hint about why that story is so funny. Or you can just watch the video: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YBfIeHgL04o&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YBfIeHgL04o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

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orbit

Years ago

TC2 who is Mel Turpin?

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Matt Richards

Years ago

One time I was playing against the Jazz and I dunked on John Stockton, and some guy got up and followed me almost all the way down the sideline, yelling "hey, pick on someone your own size."
So the next time down the court I dunked I Mel Turpin. I ran back past him and said "was he big enough?"

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Coopz

Years ago

Skull, do you mean James Caviezel played too?

who knew Jesus was a good Bball player?

and that his brother was a pro/semi pro?

would've been some good pickup games in bethlehem...

(Passion of the Christ reference, FWIW)

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Dale

Years ago

Great thread guys...lol

DJ Rod, I got teched for the same thing about 4 weeks ago. Except I thought he was a dickhead.

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Matt Richards

Years ago

This one time, I organised a pre-season bbq for my favourite team and told everyone it was official and put phone numbers in and everything.

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Matt Richards

Years ago

Yeah, I used the old it cant be true because it was said on the internet line.

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Matt Richards

Years ago

I was playing once and I was getting heckled by some Asian guy in the crowd. I got subbed out so I yelled back at him, and even threw in a few racist comments, asking for spring rolls and stuff. Oh man, I was pretty happy with myself.

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orbit

Years ago

Another quick one, back in those days i owned a bar & Steve Carfino popped in. After quite a few bourbon & cokes i got the band to play a song he liked & he grabbed the microphone & he brought the house down.
Some of you may have heard him sing the national anthem from time to time & yes, he has amazing vocal talent.

I also talked him into playing a game with us & it was great to see the trade mark shake & bake 12 foot jumper was still there. Great bloke!

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orbit

Years ago

I was there that day with Skull & it was very amusing. Skull also drove Woody & co to the stadium & apparantly it was a quiet car ride home.

About 2 weeks after this Shane Heal was in town & we took him for a run around as well. This was when he was with Minnesota. I reckon 50 kids got wind of it that he was here & flocked to the stadium to meet him.

Now you can think what you like about Hammer & most bball fans love to hate him but he was great that night. He signed autographs, scrimmaged with all the kids & even took time to talk to the media.

Not bad for a bloke who was on a family holiday & trying to relax in the Nba off season. We finished in a bar in the wee hours & he told me BBall stories like the Charles Barkley incident & when he got 5 junk minutes in a game & hit 6 treys against the lakers.

It wasnt long after this he got hurt & was released but it was great to see him at the top point of his career!

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Matt Richards

Years ago

Oh no you di'nt!!

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Beantown

Years ago

Good story Skull. Dare I ask how things 'got heated'? Woody didn't dunk on you did he? ;-)

Big Sexy, how old was Al Green at that stage? Was this before or after he lost his hops?

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Matt Richards

Years ago

Crowd in the vacinity, I should have said.

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Matt Richards

Years ago

I was watching a game down at Cockburn stadium one night, and it was the Cougars hosting the East Perth Eagles which was Cal Brutons team. It was Cals last game, or close to it. Cockburn had some dickhead playing for them who decided to talk some trash to Cal. Cal burned him on a couple of consecutive plays and the dickhead was getting dragged, but said something to Cal about him being an old timer. Cal said Old timer? Im a fucken legend! and the crowd pissed themselves laughing.

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