nba stars

[jordan23]

what nba stars have been to australia or will be coming. just curious that's why.

 

[chadjaja]

Do you mean ones that have played NBL etc here or just done promo tours?

 

[white_chocolate_55]

jason kidd
kenny smith

where all at the giants/magic game back in 1996 (nbl game)

and those guys/olajuwon/bj armstrong and others where at the nba jam sessions

 

[chadjaja]

Well lets see. I've met Kareem, DrJ, Dee Brown, Kenny Smith, Moses Malone, Regie Theus, James Worthy, Kurt Rambis, Artis Gilmore, Detlef Shrimpf, Rick Barry to name a few and seen a whole lot more like Magic etc.

The NBA is focused on Asia and Europe these days more so don't expect a lot to come here soon.

 

[white_chocolate_55]

oh yes.. detlef schrempf/luc longley/sedalle threatt where at some nba/nbl function at msac not long ago, got to see those guys..

 

[clarkescards]

Shaq came over here in 90s. Many more would have been here that we may, may not have known about.

Plus there were about 12-15 here at Sydney Olympics!!! ;-)

John Amaechi was at Melbourne last week.

Gaze, Heal, Longley, Anstey, Mee, Kevin Brooks, JoJo English, Rick Brunson.

 

[white_chocolate_55]

haha amaechi.. could be the sixers hidden man they wanna sign ?

 

[Billyhoyle]

what about

Shane Battier
Calvin Booth
Baron Davis
Marcus Fizer
Rashard Lewis
Mark Madsen
Shawn Marion
Kenyon Martin
Andre Miller
Mike Miller
Jermaine O'Neal
Wally Szczerbiak
Jason Terry

for the 2001 Goodwill games in Brisbane

 

[JZA]

didnt clyde drexler and someone else come over recently to visit the aboriginal communities in the bush?

 

[chadjaja]

I forgot Acie Earl too!

 

[Billyhoyle]

and there was a big guy who played a couple of games with golden state after he left here I think he played for brisbane or townsville...

and chris jent

 

[Billyhoyle]

i know who it was - ray owes

 

[chadjaja]

Chris Jent was all Class. I don't know if I count some as stars though, Earl was simply a joke. And I mean that by my post and his game :-P

Adrian Branch if you count the scrubs...

Dane Suttle. One of the BEST NBL imports EVER!

 

[Billyhoyle]

plus some more

Schensner
Bradke
Bogut

Grace
Copeland
Rob Rose
Andre Moore

Drafted but never played
CJ, Pepper, Paulabinskas (sp?), Andersen (?), Rogers

 

[JZA]

did Jo Jo English ever play in the nba? i remember he was a gun import for the 36ers back in the 90s.

 

[white_chocolate_55]

jo jo english played for the bulls in 1994 and perhaps the season before or after that.. cant beleive he got playing time in the playoffs over bj armstrong/kerr.. geesus

 

[jordan23]

yeh clyde did come over here and it was last year too,also kobe was here in 98.but how do you guys know there coming over i mean basketball doesn't receive much publicity here. is there a site i can check out to know who is coming.thanks

 

[white_chocolate_55]

is this anthonypoweranthony? lol jk

 

[jordan23]

white_chocolate_55.hehehehehee......................lol

 

[MetallicA']

yeh i attended a usa game at goodwill 2001 in Brisbane.
Just remember baron and kmart throwing down so many dunks, also remember brazil coming close to beating them, forgot who the guard was but he shot the lights out for brazil..