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OG Hack Wilson:
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--- Quote from: Hack Wilson on November 30, 2008, 10:28:41 AM ---can bynum make it through the whole season?
im not sure
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Is Kevin Garnett going to miss 9 games b/c of a Stomach Ache again?
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Yeah KG must really look at last year as a failure huh?
Teddy Roosevelt:
A game with mixed results. Good shooting (everyone except Fisher and Odom shot 50% or better), but too many turnovers. At least it was a win.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Another easy win...and Sun Yue got to play 8) (though he looked a bit shakey :-\)
Here comes the Sun Yue, a big darling
Updated: 12/07/2008 11:02:46 PM PST
It's not often, at the end of a lopsided game, when anything or anyone can upstage ... the tacos.
The popular Lakers promotion -- where every fan gets a coupon for a free taco if the Lakers win and hold their opponent under 100 -- has kept many a fan in their seats at the end of a noncompetitive game.
Sunday night though, the tacos were no match for Lakers rookie SunYue.
The rookie from China made his NBA debut in the Lakers blowout victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday, entering to a thunderous applause from whatever was left of the sellout crowd with 5 minutes, 41 seconds remaining in the game. "I heard them," Sun said. "I thought they were putting Kobe in. I think they like me, so I have to work harder for them so that I can make the scream louder."
Sun had been inactive for the first 18 games of the season. He got the call Sunday because Luke Walton was sick. Though it was definitely garbage time, Sun made every second of his time count. He scored four points, committed four fouls and turned the ball over twice.
Every time he even got near the ball the home crowd cheered loudly, encouraging him to shoot.
Asked how it made him feel to hear such applause, Sun joked "I feel that maybe I'm the Kobe of the yellow color.
"People have been waiting a long time to see the Chinese player and how they do on the basketball court. ... I think people think I can play in this league. I just need time to adjust. Myself, I think I can play in this league."
The Lakers have approached Sun about playing in the D-League for parts of the year, to get him more experience. So far, he has balked at that idea. "I'm not saying anything about the D-League is bad," he said. "I just think, when I signed the contract and put my name on the paper, that was an NBA contract. I think the NBA will help me improve much faster."
Teddy Roosevelt:
--- Quote from: Now_I_Know on December 08, 2008, 04:19:13 AM ---Asked how it made him feel to hear such applause, Sun joked "I feel that maybe I'm the Kobe of the yellow color.
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LOL. :laugh:
7even:
I'd hate him for that comment if I were north-Asian
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