Current All-Texan NBA Team
by Xiane on Aug 23, 2010 4:48 PM CDT
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PrintAh, the joys of no NBA ball, NFL pre-season and once-again irrelevant Astros.
Here’s a roster of current NBA Texans. Maybe one day we’ll get something like the Aussies’ "State of Origin" games. For the purpose of this bit of harmless fun a Texan is: someone born in Texas, who grew up in Texas for considerable parts of childhood, or who self-identifies as a Texan.
PG
SG
SF
PF
C
Hashem Thabeet *
This team is weakest on the wings, but can at least play D there and shoot the 3. A very big team at nearly every spot. Very strong at point and at PF/C. Bosh can play C, or you can let Aldridge play a "big SF" role (the one he was probably born to play, actually – he’s good almost to 3pt range), of course Rashard Lewis is pretty good too**. You can move a C (Perkins?) to PF, and send out waves (6) of 6’11+ guys. A small lineup would move Williams to SG, Jackson to SF, Aldridge to PF, and Bosh to C. That's some mobility folks. I’ll look at some other states, but think these guys could probably win a FIBA championship.
*I’ll claim D Williams, since he grew up in Texas, also Thabeet for the same reason. They both consider themselves from Texas from what I’ve read.
** Overlooked again! Sorry Rashard, thanks Moondebah, also swapped Gibson for Birdman Anderson.
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What qualifies someone a Texan?
"But that's nothing new. We're going to be a running team whether it's Ben or Tommy or Charlie at quarterback. And we'll still throw the football, too." - Jerome Bettis
I'd say being born in Texas,
spending substantial periods of childhood in Texas, self-identifying as a Texan. I’ll edit.
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An All-Texan NFL Team
would probably be even stronger.
"I am from one of the top 15 cities in the world. Buffalo, New York." - TrentEdwardsHoF2018
Oh, definitely, but this isn't bad at all.
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What about shad?
not born in texas, but pretty sure he grew up in Texas
Shaq?
Hmm, we have enough centers. ;)
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Rashard Lewis?
Put him at your small forward. If you’re worried about him identifying as a Texan, ask him how pissed he was when the Rockets passed on drafting him.
Whoops!
That was a clear miss on my part.
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I remembered that he did.
But you don’t see him up there, though.
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i guess
kevin durant doesnt count bc he only went to texas for college??
by FLASH94 on Aug 23, 2010 6:47 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Sadly no, though that would just be sick.
Durant is from Maryland/DC I think.
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Go ahead and put the Undertaker up there
No but seriously, I feel like someone big is missing.
You forgot
Larry johnson Aka Grandma ma maw, Mookie Blaylock, kurt thomas, Bo Outlaw,Desmond Mason and my all time favorite Craig Ehlo
It's current players.
The All-Time team would be different.
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Ironic...
Three Jazz players and not one Rocket, Mav, or Spur.
I noticed that too. Painful.
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You ever watch the movie Sonicsgate?
I used to love the Sonics. It’s a movie about all the shit that happened when they moved the Sonics. It’s really great, it’s free to watch online just google it. Anyways they interviewed players from the Seattle area and holy shit there is a lot of talent from there (including Aaron Brooks)
I'll check that out - Seattle has come up with a lot NBA talent in recent years - like Houston in the mid 1980s.
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Not a bad team
I’d go with:
Williams,Jackson,Lewis,Bosh,Perkins
w/second unit of Price,Matthews,Dunleavy,Aldridge,Okafor.
Those practice scrimmages would be fun to watch!
Replace Perkins w/Hill and the 12 would have a good shot at winning the Worlds :)
That probably works.
I was thinking, with all the NBAers shirking the Olympics and National Team right now, what if we said – ok, we’ll raise the bar – we’re just sending Texas to the Worlds/Olympics. You think those guys wouldn’t show up?
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Speaking of national Team
The whole “We’re not sending an All-Star team,but one with role players” didn’t last long.
Everybody is whining they don’t have an inside player,so why the f*** didn’t they ask Landry or Milsap or Blair or any of the inside players of the League instead of the cast of thousand young name PGs? Was Minn GM picking the roster?
Part is Coach K doesn’t know what to do w/low posting bigs.
But look at who they invited-Aldridge is a jump-shooting big,Lopez prefers playing outside,Love is not an inside player and somehow low-post play is not what comes to mind when discussing Odom’s game.. Even the bigs they asked weren’t low-post players.
And the bigs they asked outside of Chandler aren’t exactly known for their defense.
If the US loses because they get killed by another teams bigs it’s the fault of the idiots putting the team together.
I agree.
Also, I’d swap one of those PGs who are almost exactly the same for Brooks. But yes, there are absolutely no inside players. Crap, why not bring Cousins?
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Xiane
I’m impressed with you knowing about “State of Origin”. Nice work mate!
I think you guys should do this at least in your college system…
The way it works in Australia, it’s who ever you play your first senior game for (so High school or older) so you could go for the same thing with high school/ college
for those who ask what is “State of Origin”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquYHOExEmM
Thank god we are past the Rafer Years
Thanks!
I think for American purposes it should probably be games as a high school senior.
I lived in NZ for a few years and really got into rugby (union mostly) but my Kiwi friends would say “Hey come over and watch State of Origin with us – there’s an excellent chance these guys are going to beat each other stupid.”
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1 year at a Texas university doesn't count?
Kevin Durant disapproves.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
I think it just gets too confusing.
Kentucky becomes a superpower, for example.
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