http://www.we-the-voices.com/know101/archi...part_1_of_3.php This article lists the top NBA players, but this portion of it only goes from 25th (pau gasol) to 17th (ben wallace). Whats interesting is that it also gives pop-culture parallels for each player. Example... 24. Stephon Marbury I?m going to name two names for you. Ron Artest. Stephon Marbury. Ladies and Gentleman, take a look at the only two New York-bred basketball players that can even laughably be considered to be NBA stars today. The ?Mecca of basketball?? Where you either ?sold crack rock or had a wicked jumpshot?? N-word, please!! One could even argue that the decline in the quality of New York City basketball is strikingly parallel to the decline in the quality of New York City rap. This is a sad choice for me because Steph was the best point guard in the league two years ago; a playground bully with 30 foot range and a seemingly endless supply of ugly AND1 sneakers, punking Tony Parker for his lunch money. Now he?s the sad clown, his complete regression and lack of basketball savvy the primary reason why the Olympic team lost last summer. To top it all off, he came in second place to Jason Kidd?s son in the annual ?biggest, most unproportional head in pop culture? contest, narrowly inching past John Lithgow, Ron Pearlman, and the actor that plays ?Cutty? on The Wire. Pop culture twin: Nas. Once the Golden Child of hip-hop, and still the most talented person behind the m-i-c EVER, the career of Nasir Jones has actually been somewhat of a disappointment. The ultimate proverbial ?hit or miss? artist, Nas has yet to release an album since ?It was Written? that could be played for the duration without a skip. With him, you?re either getting ?Second Childhood? or ?Braveheart Party?, there?s no in between. He did get the chipped tooth fixed though. lol. I'm wondering how the NYC heads and Nas fan boys are gonna take that one. The language is a bit "colorful" at times, but its a good constrast to the stale basketball analysis that permeates the internet.
This article forgot to mention "Stubbo" as a person that would consistently put you on your ass when you check them.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">This list is so not accurate...</div> Compared to the All-Banks team, I'm glad it's not. This article forgot to mention "Stubbo" as a person that would consistently put you on your ass when you check them. Love the Bodiroga shout out. I've been told Artest kept whispering his name in Ben's ear on November 19th.
