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What kind of NBA fan are you?
Seems like a good time to find out a little more about just what kind of NBA fan you are. Play along, and all will become clear in a few minutes
1) Which approach would you prefer to see from an NBA player?
A: Always work hard but enjoy free time
B: Live it up, then take the games seriously
2) Now being the crucial time of the NFL season, whom would you rather watch as a hoopster?
A: Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme, because his daring and skill would make him an exciting, gritty gunner
B: Pittsburgh running back Jerome Bettis, who would be a Charles Barkley-like power source with surprising agility to awe and inspire
3) What's the main reason to respect LeBron James?
A: Michael Jordanesque work ethic to make what is already great into the best
B: Magic Johnson-like power to be a solo star dedicated to team ball
4) What's the main reason to root for Mark Madsen (besides hoping he wins another championship so he'll bring back those memorable dance steps)?
A: Truly a good-hearted, nice guy
B: An underdog making the most of what he has
5) Which is the cooler accomplishment?
A: Inspiring a home crowd and celebrating with your team
B: Silencing a road crowd and celebrating with your team
6) Which is more important?
A: The first three quarters
B: The fourth quarter
7) Which better summarizes your take on the NBA dress code?
A: Players should get to wear what they want and not be forced into being serious
B: A willingness to be professional is part of the maturation process that can never happen too fast
8) Which is the better approach to working with teammates?
A: Congratulate or berate them immediately when stuff happens
B: Joke around or give gifts to foster team harmony
9) Which was more embarrassing to you?
A: Not winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics
B: The Pacers brawling with Pistons fans
10) Which is worse?
A: Missing free throws
B: Missing open teammates
The scoring:For questions 1-3, give yourself one point for every A response and three points for every B response. For questions 4-7, three points for every A and one point for every B. For questions 8-10, one point for every A and three points for every B.
Once you have tabulated your score, read on.
Let's assess the results using the concise terminology of those close to the Lakers in recent years: If you scored 10-19, you are "a Kobe guy." If you scored 21-30, you are "a Shaq guy." The closer you are to 10, the closer you are to No.8. The closer you are to 30, the closer you are to No.32.
And if you scored 20, you are stuck in between and your name is Phil Jackson.
The point of this exercise is to address the reality that many local fans are torn over what happened to the Lakers and the split of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. It is especially true when games like Heat-Lakers on Monday night roll around and difficult for those who would score the biggest numbers on this quiz in support of the Big Fella.
One might argue that if you're a deep-seated Shaq guy, you should adopt the Clippers. They're decent now, and you're never going to love the Lakers with Bryant as their darling as you once did.
But consider Jackson. He was a Shaq guy, one would say - though not as unswerving as some might think - and has turned with the tide and become a Kobe guy. It is possible to be one while respecting the other.
Which is exactly what happened for a good stretch there in 2001-02 when Bryant and O'Neal were friends. They respected what was different about the other and used it to make themselves more whole.
It was wonderful to see O'Neal reach out to Bryant before the game. Maybe the wall can start to crumble now the way Jackson hopes it can.
I asked Jackson, a clear opponent of the O'Neal trade at the time, before the season if it had occurred to him that should he win a title with Bryant and Lamar Odom, it would only validate the Lakers' decision to get rid of O'Neal.
"Yeah," Jackson said. "That would be the obvious justification for the move."
He didn't have any more to say about it. It is what it is, and it was what it was.
After our little test, you should know definitively on which end of the court you stand. It is up to you whether you're now further fired up to throw more spitballs at that other camp or you decide to appreciate the good qualities of the other - as perhaps Bryant and O'Neal are starting to again.
-OC Register
Kevin Ding
1) Which approach would you prefer to see from an NBA player?
A: Always work hard but enjoy free time
B: Live it up, then take the games seriously
2) Now being the crucial time of the NFL season, whom would you rather watch as a hoopster?
A: Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme, because his daring and skill would make him an exciting, gritty gunner
B: Pittsburgh running back Jerome Bettis, who would be a Charles Barkley-like power source with surprising agility to awe and inspire
3) What's the main reason to respect LeBron James?
A: Michael Jordanesque work ethic to make what is already great into the best
B: Magic Johnson-like power to be a solo star dedicated to team ball
4) What's the main reason to root for Mark Madsen (besides hoping he wins another championship so he'll bring back those memorable dance steps)?
A: Truly a good-hearted, nice guy
B: An underdog making the most of what he has
5) Which is the cooler accomplishment?
A: Inspiring a home crowd and celebrating with your team
B: Silencing a road crowd and celebrating with your team
6) Which is more important?
A: The first three quarters
B: The fourth quarter
7) Which better summarizes your take on the NBA dress code?
A: Players should get to wear what they want and not be forced into being serious
B: A willingness to be professional is part of the maturation process that can never happen too fast
8) Which is the better approach to working with teammates?
A: Congratulate or berate them immediately when stuff happens
B: Joke around or give gifts to foster team harmony
9) Which was more embarrassing to you?
A: Not winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics
B: The Pacers brawling with Pistons fans
10) Which is worse?
A: Missing free throws
B: Missing open teammates
The scoring:For questions 1-3, give yourself one point for every A response and three points for every B response. For questions 4-7, three points for every A and one point for every B. For questions 8-10, one point for every A and three points for every B.
Once you have tabulated your score, read on.
Let's assess the results using the concise terminology of those close to the Lakers in recent years: If you scored 10-19, you are "a Kobe guy." If you scored 21-30, you are "a Shaq guy." The closer you are to 10, the closer you are to No.8. The closer you are to 30, the closer you are to No.32.
And if you scored 20, you are stuck in between and your name is Phil Jackson.
The point of this exercise is to address the reality that many local fans are torn over what happened to the Lakers and the split of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. It is especially true when games like Heat-Lakers on Monday night roll around and difficult for those who would score the biggest numbers on this quiz in support of the Big Fella.
One might argue that if you're a deep-seated Shaq guy, you should adopt the Clippers. They're decent now, and you're never going to love the Lakers with Bryant as their darling as you once did.
But consider Jackson. He was a Shaq guy, one would say - though not as unswerving as some might think - and has turned with the tide and become a Kobe guy. It is possible to be one while respecting the other.
Which is exactly what happened for a good stretch there in 2001-02 when Bryant and O'Neal were friends. They respected what was different about the other and used it to make themselves more whole.
It was wonderful to see O'Neal reach out to Bryant before the game. Maybe the wall can start to crumble now the way Jackson hopes it can.
I asked Jackson, a clear opponent of the O'Neal trade at the time, before the season if it had occurred to him that should he win a title with Bryant and Lamar Odom, it would only validate the Lakers' decision to get rid of O'Neal.
"Yeah," Jackson said. "That would be the obvious justification for the move."
He didn't have any more to say about it. It is what it is, and it was what it was.
After our little test, you should know definitively on which end of the court you stand. It is up to you whether you're now further fired up to throw more spitballs at that other camp or you decide to appreciate the good qualities of the other - as perhaps Bryant and O'Neal are starting to again.
-OC Register
Kevin Ding