Is he the best athlete in the NBA?When the U.S. men’s national team was in New York on June 30 for a one-day media free-for-all, I remember one reporter — he must have been from FLEX or something, only he looked nothing like the people who appear in the mag — who was running around asking every player who was the strongest Team USA member and who spent the most time in the weight room.
That got me to thinking, if we held an Olympics just for NBA players, who would end up on the medal stand? Pick your medalists for the following events:
BASEBALL (home run derby)
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division
* 6-3 to 6-7 division
* 6-8 to 6-11 division
* 7-foot and up division
GYMNASTICS (all-around)
TRACK & FIELD
* 100-meter dash
* 400-meter dash
* 1,500 meters (mile)
* Marathon (26 miles)
* 4×100 relay (teams broken up by divisions; Atlantic, Pacific, Southwest, etc.)
* High jump
* Shot put
* Decathlon
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division
* 6-3 to 6-7 division
* 6-8 to 6-11 division
* 7-foot and up division
WRESTLING (freestyle)
* 6-2 and under division
* 6-3 to 6-7 division
* 6-8 to 6-11 division
* 7-foot and up division
August 6th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
bballinca says:
I know one thing Kevin Durant wouldn’t place in weight lifting
August 6th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
shake&bake says:
BASEBALL (home run derby)- Rashad McCants
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division- Chris Paul
* 6-3 to 6-7 division- Ron Artest (6′7″ or 6′8″?)
* 6-8 to 6-11 division- Al Harrington
* 7-foot and up division- Shaq
GYMNASTICS (all-around) Ryan Bowen (he looks like he prances when he runs)
TRACK & FIELD
* 100-meter dash- Nate Robinson
* 400-meter dash- Gerald Wallace
* 1,500 meters (mile)- CP3
* Marathon (26 miles)- Rip Hamilton
* 4×100 relay (teams broken up by divisions; Atlantic, Pacific, Southwest, etc.) CP3, Tony Parker, Mike Conley, Aaron Brooks
* High jump- Josh Smith
* Shot put- Shaq
* Decathlon- Gerald Wallace
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division- Ben Gordon
* 6-3 to 6-7 division- Artest
* 6-8 to 6-11 division- Boozer
* 7-foot and up division- Shaq
August 6th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Who wins the 100m dash out of
Eddie Curry, Yao, big Z, and Mutombo???
On the real I’d like to see a race between
Flash, lil Nate, Barbosa and Matrix.
I got Barbosa all day!
August 6th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
SayItAintSo says:
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division: Jameer Nelson, dude just looks tough.
* 6-3 to 6-7 division: Jason Maxiell or Ron Artest
* 6-8 to 6-11 division: Dwight ‘Superman’ Howard
* 7-foot and up division: D.J. Mbenga because 1) He has to be good at something, right? And 2) His face looks like he’s been boxing for years.
August 6th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
smity far away says:
@sayitaintso
you wrong for that second D.J Mbenga comment
August 6th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Austin Burton says:
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division: Nate Robinson
* 6-3 to 6-7 division: Caron Butler
* 6-8 to 6-11 division: Eduardo Najera
* 7-foot and up division: Andrew Bogut
August 6th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Justice says:
Andrew Bogut? Are u serious over brendan haywood or jerome james?
August 6th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
shake&bake says:
Yeah, looking back I think CP3 was a bad choice for boxing. I just picked him for his quickness. Nate and Jameer are much better choices.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Austin Burton says:
War of attrition. Bogut seems like he’d keep fighting and getting up until you knocked him unconscious. A lot of those 7-footers would get tired.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Sorry Smity…didn’t mean to hurt your feelings with the Mbenga comment.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
rangerjohn (mccain in '08) says:
man i got d howard taking the boxing, lifting, wrastlin, and shotput in the 7′ + division
i would have gone with shaq in the last olympics.
also parker or barbosa or ellis, anyone would take the 100 and 400 and throw cp on there and take the 4×100 relay.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
rangerjohn (mccain in '08) says:
got to go with big ben wallace in the boxing for 6′8 -6′11 cat
August 6th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Celts Fan says:
BASEBALL (home run derby)
TMac (I’ve heard he loves the game and has spent some time hitting w/ the Rocket down in Houston.)
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division (Nate Robinson, just ask him.)
* 6-3 to 6-7 division (Ron Artest)
* 6-8 to 6-11 division (LeBron, Melo if it was slap-fighting)
* 7-foot and up division (Shaq, gotta assume he knocks people out the second he gets a clean shot. Just know this division would be UGLY. Sleeper: Tyson Chandler - guy’s from Compton, gotta assume he can mix it up.)
GYMNASTICS (all-around) (CDR. Most gymnasts are half anorexic. He fits the bill)
TRACK & FIELD
* 100-meter dash (TP)
* 400-meter dash (Barbosa - couldn’t decide between him and Parker, so went 1 each.)
* 1,500 meters (mile) (a mile’s 1600M, but there’s a 1500M event in indoor track too. AI. So many minutes for a somewhat older guy = endurance, that combined w/ his speed means I’ll give it to him.)
* Marathon (26 miles) (LeBron. He plays the most minutes in the league, so why not give him THE endurance race. He’d probably lose about 20 pounds of muscle between when it started and when he finished up though!)
* 4×100 relay (teams broken up by divisions; Atlantic, Pacific, Southwest, etc.) Probably Southeast with the team of: DJ Augustine, Dee Brown, Marcus Banks, and either Speedy Claxton or JSmooth.
* High jump (JSmooth)
* Shot put (Shaq)
* Decathlon (JSmooth)
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division (AI, he’s gotten strong from carrying so many teams on his back. Seriously though, can’t think of anyone that it should be, so I’ll go w/ Nate again on the strength of his college ball playing corner. Football players put in some serious work in the weight room.)
* 6-3 to 6-7 division (Joey Dorsey)
* 6-8 to 6-11 division (Dwight)
* 7-foot and up division (Shaq)
WRESTLING (freestyle)
* 6-2 and under division (Nate. The Napolean complex mixed w/ his experience as a corner and obvious toughness convinces me.)
* 6-3 to 6-7 division (Raja Bell, we know he’s got a nice clothesline!)
* 6-8 to 6-11 division (PJ Brown. gotta go old school, ask Charlie Ward how his wrestling moves are)
* 7-foot and up division (Shaq. Who’s gonna take him down? Wanted to go with a younger, more agile guy, but Dwight’s under 7′, Greg would get hurt, not sure about Chandler, I don’t think any Euros could take him, and Brook Lopez would end up w/ a closed casket funeral.)
btw, you missed one:
Fencing: Rafer Alston
August 6th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
smity far away says:
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division: Bobby Jackson (am i remembering what went down between him and tmac correctly?) or Jeff Van Gundy
* 6-3 to 6-7 division: I’d go with Caron on that one too
* 6-8 to 6-11 division: Al Harrington (only cause its been known that he boxes in the offseason) or Zach Randolph
* 7-foot and up division: Robert Swift (for out of nowhere/sleeper pick)
August 6th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
I think Bron would KO Artest
August 6th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Celts Fan says:
made a mistake: Decathalon: LeBron
@Shake&Bake, I like my 4×100 team, but would’ve done yours had I put enough thought into it. CP3, Tony Parker, Mike Conley, Aaron Brooks. Forgot about Brooks and Conley. Dumb…
and that’s funny, to me, it was the first Mbenga comment that wasn’t right. He has to be good at something!?! that’s hilarious!
@Rangerjohn, Dwight’s under 7′, but I can’t knock you saying he’d take all of those things, just knock him down a height class.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Michorizo says:
100 meter dash goes to Carmelo Anthony … he sure moved like he can run it under 10 seconds after he punched Mardy Collins at MSG.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
smity far away says:
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division- Pargo
* 6-3 to 6-7 division- kobe
* 6-8 to 6-11 division- Lebron
* 7-foot and up division- shaq
August 6th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
doc says:
doc says:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz69y_1er-match-de-drobinson-au-csp-33-sport
August 6th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
JarrJohnson says:
@shake&bake
“GYMNASTICS (all-around) Ryan Bowen (he looks like he prances when he runs)”
LMAO!!! That’s some funny sh–!!
August 6th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Blue says:
The boys at Dime must be bored!! Excuse me if I don’t get the heights right…
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division - A.I…he looks wirey, i know, but he looks like he can take a punch.
* 6-3 to 6-7 division - Caron Butler…looks tough, and it seems like he’d just come back at ya
* 6-8 to 6-11 division - PJ Brown…he’s old, but shit if he’s not the most intimidating senior citizen in the league
* 7-foot and up division - Bogut…only because AB said so!
August 6th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Blue says:
for the weightlifting 6-2 and under…you gotta go with D-Fish. homeboy is cut!!
August 6th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Joe says:
If the reports coming out of Portland are true, I’ll take Oden in the weightlifting competetion
August 6th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
kb24! says:
No AI or monta ellis in the track and field???
August 6th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Taj says:
Dont sleep on Ben Wallace in the Weightlifiting comp!
August 6th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Harvey Dent says:
Ron Artest would beat the sh*t out of LeBron.
‘Bron is from Akron, OH….Ron Ron is from Queensbridge. Come on.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Lee says:
Boxing
You forgot about Andre “I will break you” Kirilenko !!!
August 6th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
C Burner says:
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division: Earl Boykins (he benches 315!)
* 6-3 to 6-7 division: Kobe Bryant
* 6-8 to 6-11 division: Brian Skinner
* 7-foot and up division: Dwight Howard
HOMERUN DERBY: Deron Williams, he’s got a good look
August 6th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
@Harvey
Artest punched that fat boy piston fan in the face on the floor at the palace and the dude didnt even wobble.
If that was Lebron that dude would have been layed out
August 6th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Harvey Dent says:
@ Mox
You’re trippin dude! Ron is a solider. ‘Bron was pouting and shit when the Wizards roughed him up a lil bit this year in the playoffs.
Ron Ron would give LeBron the drugs.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Three Stacks says:
Doc got a highlight reel!
Dude’s got Euro groupies. I’m jealous.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
@ Harvey
Thats true. He did bitch a lil vs the Wiz
I just figure since LBJ is stronger, quicker and longer reach…
But then again Ron Ron has the crazy factor!!
August 6th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
celt
yeah d howard is listed at 6′11″ but then so is dirk and duncan, i still call him 7 footer. (i could have swore he was listed at 7′ but hey close enough lol)
i have to change to shaq in the wrastlin, he is a brownbelt in brazilian jiu jitsu under royce gracie and the valente brothers out of miami so he knows the ground game.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
the other thing, ron artest might like to mix it up, but he has no power, (the world saw that) and this is a boxing match not a street fight. hell dont the olympics make them wear head gear? no way raons weak punches get past that head gear with 12,14, or 16 oz gloves on.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Somebody send that video to ML!!
Doc- “You aint a real baller”
lol
Where the hell is that clown?
I’m pissed I missed that!
August 6th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Austin Burton says:
@rangerjohn — Is Shaq a “brown belt” in the same sense that he’s a “cop” or that Mike Tyson has a “college degree”? Just asking.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Austin Burton says:
Pacific Division 4×100 relay: Barbosa, Monta, Kobe, Azubuike
Northwest: R. Westbrook, Deron, Iverson, Telfair
Southwest: CP, Aaron Brooks, Gay, Parker
August 6th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
dewayne carter says:
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division—>NATE ROBINSON. why? ask the nuggets and jerome james.
* 6-3 to 6-7 division—> DOUG CHRISTIE. why? he kicked kobe’s ass.
* 6-8 to 6-11 division—> DRAW BETWEEN JOEY DORSEY AND DWIGHT HOWARD. i sure as hell wouldnt wanna tell either one that they came in second.
* 7-foot and up division—>SHAQ. why? who can honestly take a big right hook from shaq and still function properly? sleeper: tyson chandler. dude is from compton. enough said.
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division—> EARL BOYKINS. dude benches 315lbs or sumtin
* 6-3 to 6-7 division—–> JOEY GRAHAM. dude is dieseled outta his mind and since he doesnt play (on the court) for the raps, he prolly puts all his time into weightlifting.
* 6-8 to 6-11 division—> KING KONG LEBRON.
* 7-foot and up division—-> EDDY CURRY……if the weights were chicago deep dish pizza
August 6th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
bigdoggchad says:
Boxing and Weightlifting for 6′3″-6′7″ has to go to the rhyno…… Craig Smith.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Austin Burton says:
Kevin Willis comes out of retirement and gives Dwight all he could handle in the 6-8/6-11 weightlifting finals.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
bigdoggchad says:
oh yeah and D-Fish for boxing under 6′2″. He is pretty cut and he is a southpaw.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Dagomar says:
All I know is that Ron Artest, Lebron and Ben Wallace are the biggest/toughest guys in their size group, and probably the best in a fight considering that you get a whole lot slower when you get bigger. Give me those three any day. I’d say Dwight Howard but he just seems like too much of a nice guy.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Michorizo says:
Chuck Hayes would have a wicked realease in the shot put.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
courtlegend says:
Boxing:
1. Marbury
2. Artest
3. KG
4. Shaq
August 6th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
mike says:
boxing Jermain O’Neal
does everyone forget when he dragon punched dude that stepped onto the court?
August 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
DT says:
Lebron would get rocked in boxing… He’d be too busy checking his lip for blood after every punch. Caron Butler would eat his lunch.
I’m surprised no ones gone with Corey Maggette for weight lifting. Dude is one of the dieselist guys in the NBA. You know he puts in work in the weight room.
Also, I might have to give Nick Young a look at high jump. You gotta have hops to pull off a 360 behind the back dunk.
Marathon I’d go with T. Prince or A.Randolph. They both have the body type down.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
smity far away says:
“dragon punched”…that made me chuckle to myself…nba fight memories are what its about
August 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
AY says:
everyone’s taking shaq for 7ft, i’d rather have alonzo mourning. even with one kidney he’s a badass mother.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
aaron says:
man
i agree with bigdogchad about dfish for boxing. boxing requires patience and a lot of yal pick nate robinson but i think he’s too wound up for that, wrestling tho he’s it
Any sprint I pick Lebron or Barbosa. Yes baseline to baseline Bron is the fastest in the league. Other guys can move laterally or change direction faster though.
A foreign guy would probably be the best boxer, Ginobili would be slick
Any Distance race, Rip Hamilton. This guy run just for fun. He loves to run, its his thing. He’ll probably do marathons when he retires.
High Jump - Bron, Josh Smith, JR
Long Jump, same 3
Shot put - Shaq, Dwight Howard, Oden
Weightlifting - same three
Decathalon - Wade, Bron
Gymnastics - gotta be a small guy, AI or cp3. Dee Brown still in the league?
August 6th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
austin
nope shaq is a true brown belt and has put in about 10 yrs or so to jiu jitsu. while some of the gracies are known for or accused of “taking money for belts” the valente brothers at http://www.graciemiami.com will not do so. not to mention helio gracie (the father of the entire martial art) is at gracie miami for about 75% of all promotions over purple belt level. shaq has also trained at gracie torrence where there are rumors of bought belts but no “proof”
i have to say one thing i have noticed, people around here are asuming that because a guy is from a certain “hood” he can box. boxing is not a street fight, just because chandler is from compton or artest is from queensburrow or what ever, or labron is from akron or shaq is from san antonio (he was born in NJ but graduated and grew up in SA) that does not mean he is a bad ass.
case in point, would any of you consider melo a “tough guy”? yet his is from NYC,NY, and we all saw what he is capable of. weak ass punch, duck and RUN!
August 6th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
oh maybe we need to put malone in there in the wrastlin category i do believe he has already got some experience lol
August 6th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
dagwaller says:
These all look pretty good, except that people seem to forget that Rip was a ridiculous runner back in HS, and still does all that running around. I think that his specialty was the mile? So 1500, I’d take him.
August 6th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Austin Burton says:
Manu would be a good boxer. The Spurs added boxing to their training camp regimen a while back, and their trainer (ex-pro Jesse James Leija) said Manu was nice.
Shawn Marion won be a contender in the 1,500 race, the marathon and the decathlon. He never seems to get tired and he’s a hell of an overall athlete.
Didn’t Antoine Walker play baseball in high school?
August 6th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
dagwaller says:
Antoine Walker would be the Cecil Fielder of the NBA.
August 6th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
GEE...when we conspire to conceive says:
BASEBALL - Ben Wallace
BOXING
* 6-2 and under division - Nate Robinson - hand speed.
* 6-3 to 6-7 division - Kendall Gil would come back just for it since he does it fa real and as long as depression don’t kick in he straight.
* 6-8 to 6-11 division - Zo - strong and would last 12 rounds if need be
* 7-foot and up division - Tyson Chandler - name alone plus he pretty quick and agile
GYMNASTICS (all-around) -John Amechi (however you spell it) would come back and he would win in the final vs.Wade
TRACK & FIELD
* 100-meter dash - Nate Robinson - no one faster
* 400-meter dash - Nate Robinson - no one faster
* 1,500 meters (mile) Rip - running man
* Marathon (26 miles) Rip - running man
* 4×100 relay (teams broken up by divisions; Atlantic, Pacific, Southwest, etc.) Tony, M. Conley, A. Brooks, Deron - I think CP3 would false start so Deron gets nod
* High jump - Nate Robinson - he got hops
* Shot put - Dwight Howard - Superman
* Decathlon - Shawn Marion - do it all as someone stated
WEIGHTLIFTING
* 6-2 and under division -Nate Robinson - just strong
* 6-3 to 6-7 division -Kobe - dude is pretty strong
* 6-8 to 6-11 division -Dwight Howard -nobody seein him
* 7-foot and up division -Shaq - He still strong
WRESTLING (freestyle)
* 6-2 and under division -Nate Robinson - Tenacity
* 6-3 to 6-7 division - P Dub- Stabbed and still doin work
* 6-8 to 6-11 division -Ben Wallace - Power mainly
* 7-foot and up division - Shaq (He ain’t got to know anything he just big and heavy)
John Amechi (spelled wrong again) wants to get in on the wrestling.
August 6th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
kobeef says:
High Jump
Rudy Gay - has a higher vert than JSmoove and Gerald Green at 42 inches.
Boxing
under 6′2 - Ben Gordon - dude has long arms and is ripped
under 6′7 - Kobe - somehow I see an Oscar De La Hoya type style in kobe - looks like a wuss but has the touch of death.
Under 6′11 - I’m going out an a limb and saying Beasley. The kid is fearless and moves really fast for a big guy.
7′ plus - Darko - Serbian people are tough and Darko is a big dude…
August 6th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
DurrtyInjun says:
lol… a lil late but just have to add to the lebron boxin comments (actually all the boxing comments). Do you really think the “man” has ever been in a fight? In a boxing match especially, the size won’t matter if he can’t take a punch, can’t defend, and probably has no idea how to fight (even the players who do boxing training in the offseason rarely, if ever, get in the ring). ToughJuice, RonRon, and even Leon Powe could take him out
August 6th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
barons beard says:
boxing
under 6′2 - nate robinson
under 6′8 - ron-ron da rotweiler
under 6′11 - kenyon martin, dude is pretty ripped and tough and has a chip on his shoulder. he would probably get injured though lol
over 7 foot - gotta be shaq
larry johnson would have served all of those mofo’s though
weightlifting
boykins
baron davis
dwight howard
shaq
high jump - jamario moon
decathalon - marion
marathon - tayshaun prince, cos hes built like an ethiopian
1500 metre - rip hamilton
100 metre dash - barbosa
400 metre dash - monta ellis
August 6th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Yoooo says:
Melo is not from NYC clown
August 6th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
doc says:
@gee-I like your gymnastics.@ranger-I agree it dont matter where you from,you can get your ass kicked by the right one.But Melo from B-More.
August 7th, 2008 at 12:02 am
DCFlash says:
I remember when Karl Malone challenged David Robinson to a sprint during the training for the 92 olympics…. D-rob clocked a ridiculous 10.7 whilst Malone ran a respectable 11.2… I’d take D-Rob against anyone in the history of the league except Melvin Levitt… did he make the L?
August 7th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Amar says:
deron williams used to wrestle and (i think) was all-state in texas in Highschool.
paul millsap trains in the off-season with (among other things) boxing and some MMA.
manu and oberto would win synchronized flopping.
August 7th, 2008 at 1:20 am
frankie says:
Amar would win the jazzblowing event.
August 7th, 2008 at 1:53 am
K.i.n.G. says:
for 100 is gunna b barbosa, tj ford, and monta ellis. wut eva order.
August 7th, 2008 at 1:55 am
K.i.n.G. says:
and nate
August 7th, 2008 at 2:24 am
Amar says:
lol @ frankie, it’s not like i said something stupid like “AK would win shot put” or “jarron collins for 100 m dash” . . .
August 7th, 2008 at 3:01 am
$filmoney$ says:
BOXING
6-2 and under division = Mike James, he’s a pitbull
6-3 to 6-7 division = Hands down ron artest
6-8 to 6-11 division = Jermaine o’neal, just ask that fan who came on the court during the malice at the palace
7-foot and up division = Diesel power
August 7th, 2008 at 3:06 am
$filmoney$ says:
100-meter dash - Barbosa, fastest player in the L from 0-60
400-meter dash - Monta Ellis, 2nd fastest but has more stamina (from what I’ve seen)
1,500 meters (mile)- A.I., fast and high stamina
Marathon (26 miles) - Rip hamilton, the boy never gets tired
August 7th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Rob says:
WRESTLING (freestyle)
* 7-foot and up division => DJ Mbenga would own anybody on this. Dude is strong like an ox & has the black belt in judo!!
August 7th, 2008 at 5:58 am
M Intellect says:
Do not get it twisted Amare Stoudamire is laying cats the fuck to sleep in the 6′8 - 6′11 boxing.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:00 am
DeGuy says:
man, all of you guys taking shaq. diesel power? more like biogas. he’s not tough, he’s just like a big toddler.
dj would change his nappies anytime…
August 7th, 2008 at 7:48 am
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
“August 6th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Yoooo says:
Melo is not from NYC clown
August 6th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
doc says:
@gee-I like your gymnastics.@ranger-I agree it dont matter where you from,you can get your ass kicked by the right one.But Melo from B-More.”
sorry guys go look at his profile on espn.com
says clearly
“Birth Date May 29, 1984
Birth Place New York City, NY
Height 6-8
Weight 230 lbs”
August 7th, 2008 at 8:26 am
yoda says:
dj mbenga has black belt in judo plus he knows some other martial arts. so i guess he could be nasty in any ring you put him in. ai would be good in boxing. he has speed and i belive he got moves.
August 7th, 2008 at 8:35 am
frankie says:
Ha, touche, Amar.
So Ranger, you’re telling me that if a guy was born in Idaho, but raised in NYC, he’s a farmboy? Or if he was born in DC, and raised in Tennessee, he’s a city slicker?
August 7th, 2008 at 8:49 am
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
frankie
being born someplace doesnt make you a type of person, apparently you dont read much of these posts. being born some place makes you FROM THAT PLACE. so if you where born in NYC then you are FROM NYC. like me for example, i am from san antonio but i have lived for the last 13-14 yrs in houston, but i am FROM SA.
hell just because you where born in idaho does not make you a farm boy and dc doesnt make you a city slicker. i mean damn really?
so everyone from miami is a super model? everyone from seatle is a barista? everyone from san fran is gay?
get out of here with that shit, try again
August 7th, 2008 at 8:51 am
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
another example for you frankie, shaq was born in NJ but grew up all over ending up in SA yet he not from SA he is FROM NEW JERSEY.
would you like more?
August 7th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Young Lebron 23 says:
@ 27 Good point but will still get knocked out by Artest
If you think about,”SHAQ IS THE NEXT KIMBO SLICE”! As a matter of fact, I would boycott that match and hey might even announce it!!!It could happen…
100 meters: Don’t forget about my man Bassy
That John Amechi with Gymastics wasn’t cool. I know what you meant by that
And speaking of my man LeBron did you see that press confrence with Soulja boy on Youtube LOLx50
August 7th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Celts Fan says:
Ya, but Melo spent almost his entire life in Baltimore. If he’d spent 10 years in NYC and then 10 in Baltimore, that’d be different. I agree w/ you in theory Ranger, but on this one, I think you’re off the mark.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Celts Fan says:
just like MJ was born in NYC, but moved when he was a toddler. He’s FROM NC, but was BORN IN NYC. If you weren’t old enough to remember being there, you’re not from there, you were just born there.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Celts Fan says:
@Kobeef, “Serbian people are tough and Darko’s a big dude.” Come on man. That’s like saying all people from NYC are tough. There are plenty of dudes that are soft as a grape despite being from hard areas. Everything we’ve seen from Darko says he’d get hit in the mouth once and fold up like Kwame Brown. I like where your head was at there and I was trying to find a good Euro to make a military police joke myself, but Darko definitely isn’t the one I’d've gone with and Jorge Garbajosa’s gone now. Shaq would leave Darko in a coma, pooping in a bag, and eating through a straw.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:41 am
rangerjohn (mccain in '08) says:
celts fan (and who ever else lol) lets see, melo lived in red hook NYC till he was almsot 9, then moved to baltimore, where he went to high school, then in 2002 he went to syricuse university (in NY) at the age of 18. so by that he lived in NYC only about 1.5 yrs less then he did baltimore, then he returned to NY for college for a single year before going to the nba, so by that count he would have lived in ny state for about 10 yrs and baltimore for about 10 yrs. being born and living half you life growing up in a place IMO would make you from that place.
its all right there on the worlds worst reference site WIKIPEDIA lol
its ok guys you can admit it this san antonio spurs fan was right AGAIN lmao
August 7th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
K.i.n.G. says:
Melo reps Baltimore. Thats why a few ago there was that B More campaign for Jordan brand.
August 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
K.i.n.G. says:
and rangerjohn, college doesn’t count.
August 7th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
DO says:
boxing - allen iverson. he’s quick and in boxing, speed kills. the same for lebron
weightlifting - ben wallace
high jump - gerald green
marathon - rip hamilton
decathalon - andre iguodala. just a good all around athlete
shaq is big and strong but not quite the athlete that would do well in the olympics
August 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
BC says:
No Reggie Evans for Wrestling? You gotta figure the ball-grab maneuver would help him win the gold.
I’d also say the Joey/Stephen Graham combo would win wrestling, since they could pull the old Killer Bees move from WWF and switch half way through the match.
For boxing, I would think that training in the off-season would be a major factor, so:
- Mike James
- Caron Butler (or Kendall Gill - who actually WAS a boxer after retiring)
- Al Harrington or Paul Milsap
- Manute Bol (ok - maybe the Celebrity Boxing training wouldn’t help him beat Shaq)
Home Run Derby — aren’t there any current NBA’ers who were taken in the MLB draft? I remember Donny Marshall from UConn and the Nets was drafted as a pitcher, MJ had that stint in the minors, and Danny Ainge back in the day also was drafted.
If not, then I’d have to say Ray Allen, since he is also the best golfer in the NBA apparently.
Marathon — Rip’s mask would hold him back, so I’d have to go with Devin Harris, Luol Deng, or maybe Steve Nash as a sleeper.
Decathalon — Kirilenko or Marion. Both are freaks.
High Jump — has to be a 1-footed jumper over 6′7″, so Josh Smith, Rudy Gay, or Jamario Moon seem like the favorites.
100m Dash — gotta be about 6′ to 6′4″ and athletic, so Barbosa and Monta Ellis fit the profile of a sprinter.
August 7th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
frankie says:
Ranger, I tried to explain it before, but apparently reading and/or comprehension isn’t your strong suit.
MY point was that just because you’re BORN somewhere doesn’t mean ANYTHING. So, Melo was born in New York. Then he lived there for 9 years. That made him tough? He got into lots of big boy fights when he was 5? Get your own shit out of here. How much of your personality and current contacts did you get from before you were 9? Don’t think too hard on this.
Again, my point was that just because you were born in a certain place, you don’t automatically take on personality traits from that place. So, to reiterate, just because you were born in the city doesn’t make you a city person. It’s where you were RAISED. And Melo was RAISED, really, in and around Baltimore. And no, I don’t really want any more from you, since all it’s doing is making this page worse…
August 7th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
ok 1st scientists have shown that humans take on 75% of their personality in the 1st 10 yrs of life, and they take on some 50-60% in the 1st 5 yrs so yes you would become who you are in the 1st 9 yrs. second where you “claim” or “rep” is in your head, where you are from is where you are from. melo was RAISED both in NYC AND BALTIMORE.
and once again i have stated SEVERAL TIMES where you where raised means absolutely NOTHING about how tough a person is. (but then you didnt both to read the entire thread did you?) that is how this conversation got started in the 1st place genius.
where you “rep” may not be where you where raised, where you where born or even where you live. take me for instance, i am FROM SA but i live in houston, i “rep” SA (ask anyone here). shaq for example, was FROM NJ and still “reps that way” but he lived there for only about 5 yrs. he “grew up” mostly in san antonio (we used to go watch him play at cole high school), every claims shaq to be a bad ass but san antonio is not the “mean streets of baltimore” and if melo is a “tough guy” because he grew up in baltimore OR in NYC then both places mus not be all THAT hard because he is one pussy ass bitch if i ever saw one, punch duck and run my brother run.
buuuhhhhhh bye
August 7th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
frankie says:
Jeeeeez - no one cares, not even Melo. Just stop and never post again please? Entire minutes were just wasted reading your drivel.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
rangerjohn (McCain in '08) says:
buh bye frankie knows little
your new name, change it. and suck my left testie
August 7th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
BC says:
rangerjohn - get your testie-sucking mccain-voting bs off the site, would ya?
August 8th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
frankie says:
From the conservative minds of America - “frankie knows little”, ladies and gentlemen. Classic.