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Title: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Stevesie60 on April 03, 2013, 01:15:27 PM
If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 03, 2013, 01:18:07 PM
i was #42.

i liked #42.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: kso_FAN on April 03, 2013, 01:19:59 PM
I was #23. I wanted to be like Mike, but I wasn't even close.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: CHONGS on April 03, 2013, 01:20:52 PM
9
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: steve dave on April 03, 2013, 01:22:00 PM
13
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: shivvyman on April 03, 2013, 01:23:53 PM
What a stupid thread.

Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Institutional Control on April 03, 2013, 01:35:31 PM
14... no reason.

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Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 03, 2013, 01:37:40 PM
9

That's in illegal number. You can't wear it unless you are in the NBA and are willing to get fined.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: OK_Cat on April 03, 2013, 01:40:49 PM
69, am i right guys
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 03, 2013, 01:41:33 PM
69, am i right guys

Also an illegal number. :nono:
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on April 03, 2013, 01:41:45 PM
23 & 3. MJ & The Babe.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 03, 2013, 01:43:13 PM
23 & 3. MJ & The Babe.

You can only choose one number. :nono:

I'm taking #1, by the way.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 03, 2013, 01:44:28 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on April 03, 2013, 01:46:39 PM
23 & 3. MJ & The Babe.

You can only choose one number. :nono:

I'm taking #1, by the way.
I lost 23 when they made new Jerseys in HS and ended up with #3 my last two years. So I guess I'll go with that.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Institutional Control on April 03, 2013, 01:47:57 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Stevesie60 on April 03, 2013, 01:49:24 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

I think Winters has you beat.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: EllRobersonisInnocent on April 03, 2013, 01:51:08 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

I think Winters has you beat.

I heard Winters played along side Ernie Barrett back in the day
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 03, 2013, 01:51:59 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

That photo looks much older than it is, then.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on April 03, 2013, 01:53:38 PM
#22

Thanks for asking, Jake.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Institutional Control on April 03, 2013, 01:56:31 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

That photo looks much older than it is, then.

1986
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 03, 2013, 01:59:37 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

That photo looks much older than it is, then.

1986

Yeah, I knew it had to be mid-to-late 80's, given your age, but looking at the hairstyle and given how the photo was grainy and black and white, I was assuming it was shot in the 70's. Maybe the 80's just weren't as advanced as I remember them being.
Title: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Tobias on April 03, 2013, 02:00:22 PM
10, pearl jam
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Institutional Control on April 03, 2013, 02:00:51 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

That photo looks much older than it is, then.

1986

Yeah, I knew it had to be mid-to-late 80's, given your age, but looking at the hairstyle and given how the photo was grainy and black and white, I was assuming it was shot in the 70's. Maybe the 80's just weren't as advanced as I remember them being.

I think our school was too poor for color photos in the yearbook.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: GCJayhawker on April 03, 2013, 02:01:36 PM
4.  Growing up they gave jerseys out by size of the player.  Lower numbers were smaller sizes and vice-versa. Since I was just a little tyke, I got #4 and it has been my number ever since.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Johnny Wichita on April 03, 2013, 02:02:17 PM
13

 :thumbs:
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: slobber on April 03, 2013, 02:49:37 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.
Did you hs coach die of cancer?
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Institutional Control on April 03, 2013, 02:50:57 PM
14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.
Did you hs coach die of cancer?

I'm not sure but I think he might have.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: slobber on April 03, 2013, 02:51:06 PM
22
It was my hs girlfriend's bball number. I was whipped. We were a thing and everyone thought it was cute. Whatevs.
Title: Re: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: mocat on April 03, 2013, 02:52:17 PM
14... no reason.

Too much
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: michigancat on April 03, 2013, 02:54:54 PM
If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: CNS on April 03, 2013, 02:55:26 PM
If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

Spradling.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: star seed 7 on April 03, 2013, 03:30:33 PM
I didn't make the Jr high b team, so I never had a basketball #.

Wore 44 and 32 in football though.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: The1BigWillie on April 03, 2013, 03:48:23 PM
44 because there were several bad ass power forwards in the NCAAs that wore 44 at the time (early 90s')
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Stevesie60 on April 03, 2013, 03:53:58 PM
If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

Spradling.

Nailed it.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Super PurpleCat on April 03, 2013, 04:00:22 PM
In little league baseball and soccer I was always #3.  Why?  Because it's a cool number.   :dunno:

Basketball was for thugs.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Cartierfor3 on April 03, 2013, 04:12:11 PM
If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

Spradling.

Nailed it.

Also Tyler Huges  :sdeek:
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: The Big Train on April 03, 2013, 05:54:56 PM
31, its my jersey number for every sport, don't remember how I picked it
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: nicname on April 03, 2013, 05:56:55 PM
i was #42.

i liked #42.

#5 - YMCA
#42 - JR.High
#42/ 33 - HS

Was a pretty big Jalen Rose fan.  He wore #42 in HS.  We didnt have a #5 in HS or Jr. High.

Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: AppleJack on April 03, 2013, 06:03:28 PM
4

Because Danny Tartabull and Chris Webber. One season in High School I was 42 because I liked Walt Williams and our uniforms looked just like the mid'90's Sacramento Kings.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: MeatSauce on April 03, 2013, 06:16:18 PM
#20 because I loved Damon Stoudamire at Point Guard U
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: FuzzyWuzzy on April 03, 2013, 06:17:01 PM
any two digits which add up to 6.  i don't remember why.

edit:  i remember now.  i liked grant hill and if i couldn't get 33 i needed backups
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Lynchmobrules on April 03, 2013, 06:38:09 PM
31. Chosen because it was one of two numbers (other was 14) when I picked my number as a freshman.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 03, 2013, 07:39:07 PM
i was #42.

i liked #42.

#5 - YMCA
#42 - JR.High
#42/ 33 - HS

Was a pretty big Jalen Rose fan.  He wore #42 in HS.  We didnt have a #5 in HS or Jr. High.



I always knew you were a stud, nicname. Glad this confirms it.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Boom Roasted on April 03, 2013, 08:47:22 PM
2 when I was a young tyke.
66 for football and took 6 as my practice jersey
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: mocat on April 04, 2013, 06:57:11 AM
Can't remember if I was #1 or #1000
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: kitten_mittons on April 04, 2013, 12:13:25 PM
I always wore #1 in city league basketball as a kid.  In 7th grade football I was given #12 so I stuck with that throughout school in bball and football.  Was very excited when Bill Walker debuted in it.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: j-dub on April 04, 2013, 01:59:51 PM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: SwiftCat on April 04, 2013, 02:32:41 PM
I never played basketball in school. But right now I'm number 4 on team #StrutNCut. But the only reason I'm 4 is because someone else already had 3.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Cartierfor3 on April 04, 2013, 03:04:24 PM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:

Whatever the number of some player who shot constantly without making very many shots and bragged about each shot he actually made was the guy who's number you should've had
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: yoEMAW on April 04, 2013, 03:28:19 PM
4

I was away at a scholar's bowl the day everyone got to pick their number. I guess no one wanted it because the year before some exchange student from Japan wore it and they were all :opcat: about it. Everybody called the kid "yoshi" and he drove a badass trans am while he was there, so I wasn't even mad.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: ChiComCat on April 04, 2013, 03:46:58 PM
Was a either of 13/00/55 throughout my career.  I'd go with 00 just because I enjoyed having the big center number and being an extremely undersized post for most my years.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Stevesie60 on April 04, 2013, 04:50:45 PM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:

Whatever the number of some player who shot constantly without making very many shots and bragged about each shot he actually made was the guy who's number you should've had

22 for Marshall Henderson?
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: AppleJack on April 04, 2013, 05:23:40 PM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:

Oh I was 31 one year also because of Ed O'bannon.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Cartierfor3 on April 04, 2013, 05:50:27 PM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:

Whatever the number of some player who shot constantly without making very many shots and bragged about each shot he actually made was the guy who's number you should've had

22 for Marshall Henderson?

oh man yes!
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: SabiNation on April 05, 2013, 08:33:58 AM
Surprised no one has mentioned the most stud of all numbers, #11.  So far superior than any other non-stud numbers IMO. 

YAO MING!   :block:  ISIAH THOMAS!  :alleyoop:
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: kso_FAN on April 05, 2013, 08:37:32 AM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:

Whatever the number of some player who shot constantly without making very many shots and bragged about each shot he actually made was the guy who's number you should've had

22 for Marshall Henderson?

oh man yes!

This is good. j-dub to Marshall comparison is pretty eerie really.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: MakeItRain on April 05, 2013, 08:49:20 AM
I was 24 in high school, I wasn't able to pick my own number if so I would have picked 34 for Sir Charles.

I have been 1 since, it was my baseball number and I like it. In retrospect my baseball number might have been slightly racist, back then I feel like every speedy black baseball player wore 1.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: slobber on April 05, 2013, 08:54:50 AM
I was 24 in high school, I wasn't able to pick my own number if so I would have picked 34 for Sir Charles.

I have been 1 since, it was my baseball number and I like it. In retrospect my baseball number might have been slightly racist, back then I feel like every speedy black baseball player wore 1.
Oh crap, now I have heard it all. You are speedy and black?
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: MakeItRain on April 05, 2013, 08:58:44 AM
I was 24 in high school, I wasn't able to pick my own number if so I would have picked 34 for Sir Charles.

I have been 1 since, it was my baseball number and I like it. In retrospect my baseball number might have been slightly racist, back then I feel like every speedy black baseball player wore 1.
Oh crap, now I have heard it all. You are speedy and black?

I stopped being one of those things a long time ago, you can pick which
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: slobber on April 05, 2013, 09:00:53 AM
I was 24 in high school, I wasn't able to pick my own number if so I would have picked 34 for Sir Charles.

I have been 1 since, it was my baseball number and I like it. In retrospect my baseball number might have been slightly racist, back then I feel like every speedy black baseball player wore 1.
Oh crap, now I have heard it all. You are speedy and black?

I stopped being one of those things a long time ago, you can pick which
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Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: j-dub on April 05, 2013, 02:34:03 PM
31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face  :eye:

Whatever the number of some player who shot constantly without making very many shots and bragged about each shot he actually made was the guy who's number you should've had

22 for Marshall Henderson?

oh man yes!

This is good. j-dub to Marshall comparison is pretty eerie really.

what a bunch of losery and totally jelly dorks.

i would destroy all of you from 3. heck, i would destroy sprads and tay from 3 too. not that that is saying anything.
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: owl borland on April 05, 2013, 02:40:27 PM
in soccer, the best player wears #10. used this logic in bball, so i was #10 :gocho:
Title: Re: Your Basketball # and Why
Post by: Boom Roasted on April 05, 2013, 02:40:52 PM
Surprised no one has mentioned the most stud of all numbers, #11.  So far superior than any other non-stud numbers IMO. 

YAO MING!   :block:  ISIAH THOMAS!  :alleyoop:
Sure you werent a hawk fan for Jacque Vaughn?