Have any of you guys played against an NBA player?

[IGOTGAME]

Prob played against a lot throughout AAU and high school. Some notable ones:


Melo
Dajuan Wagner
JR Smith
Deng
Villanueva
Taquean Dean
Randy Foye
Allen Raye
Andrew Bynum

[SacJB Shady]

YES!!!!!! When I was 9 I played with a player who was in the NBA for a little bit. I don't remember his name. But this was in Vegas at that famous hotel. It was him and I verse two regular dudes. We LOST! The guy even dunked but it just goes to show how 1 NBA player can't always beat 2 regular guys.

[Mr Exlax]

Prob played against a lot throughout AAU and high school. Some notable ones:


Melo
Dajuan Wagner
JR Smith
Deng
Villanueva
Taquean Dean
Randy Foye
Allen Raye
Andrew Bynum

Hey how dominant was Melo when you played against him? Was it like a man among boys type of domination? I would imagine the same thing with JR Smith.

[elementally morale]

Oh cool, do you happen to follow local basketball? I'm wondering how Miljan Rakic is doing over there now playing for Jaszberenyi, he is a childhood friend of mine. :)

No, not really. But if you tell me what you are interested in, I can make a quick search and a few translations for you. I'm more or less fluent in Hungarian.

[IGOTGAME]

Hey how dominant was Melo when you played against him? Was it like a man among boys type of domination? I would imagine the same thing with JR Smith.

It was hard guarding Melo because he was so strong. You could beat him to the spot and he would just bounce off you. Then it was even tougher because he had a ton of spin moves and stuff.

JR was tough because he shoot so well. But it wasn't the same kind of physical domination. He used to get dunked on a decent amount when he was younger, also used to miss a lot of dunks.

[Mr Exlax]

It was hard guarding Melo because he was so strong. You could beat him to the spot and he would just bounce off you. Then it was even tougher because he had a ton of spin moves and stuff.

JR was tough because he shoot so well. But it wasn't the same kind of physical domination. He used to get dunked on a decent amount when he was younger, also used to miss a lot of dunks.

Damn that sucks man with the Melo thing. That's the most frustrating part to me. Just knowing that you yourself are skilled and all that, but your opponent is just that much more stronger than you are.

How about Bynum? How did his post game look back then? I know it has come a long way in the NBA, but how about back then? Did you see anything that told you he'd become a force in the NBA? When I heard Rashard say he was going pro I pretty much figured we'd draft him (Rockets) and he'd end up playing SF, but being a mediocre role player. Never thought I'd see him put up 50+ point in a single game. He didn't suck, but I just didn't see it back then.

[NickTheQuick31]

Played against Luke Schenscher (Aussie, NBA Scrub) when I was 17....he was almost 7 foot then and I think I was about 5'5.



Played in a game a few years back that was coached by a former NBA player Kevin Brooks. Brooks was a legend here, teaming with Darnell Mee to help our Pro team win back to back titles. I loved KB, and played probably the worst game of my life!

[IGOTGAME]

Damn that sucks man with the Melo thing. That's the most frustrating part to me. Just knowing that you yourself are skilled and all that, but your opponent is just that much more stronger than you are.

How about Bynum? How did his post game look back then? I know it has come a long way in the NBA, but how about back then? Did you see anything that told you he'd become a force in the NBA? When I heard Rashard say he was going pro I pretty much figured we'd draft him (Rockets) and he'd end up playing SF, but being a mediocre role player. Never thought I'd see him put up 50+ point in a single game. He didn't suck, but I just didn't see it back then.

I actually started getting recruited by schools after a game I had against Bynum. He was smaller back then tho(6"6). We used to also be on the same AAU team except he played in the younger version. He had OK moves but was nothing special athletically or skill wise. Just a good post player who might have had a shot at D1. Then he grow up to 7 feet tall.

[red1]

I played kobe in the summer of 06. I embarrassed him pretty bad tbh, crossed him up a few times. After getting dunked on for the second time, he caught feelings and started whining about fouls so I slapped him and told him to gtfo the court. Not a good day for the kobester. I am planning to do the same thing to lebron this summer, this time I will get it all on camera because people dont seem to believe this story when I tell them.

[elementally morale]

I played kobe in the summer of 06. I embarrassed him pretty bad tbh, crossed him up a few times. After getting dunked on for the second time, he caught feelings and started whining about fouls so I slapped him and told him to gtfo the court. Not a good day for the kobester. I am planning to do the same thing to lebron this summer, this time I will get it all on camera because people dont seem to believe this story when I tell them.

What's so hard to believe here? That there are some people on a basketball message board who actually did play basketball (some of them 20+ years ago)?

[Calabis]

Tim Hardaway, Mike Bibby, Mike Dickerson, Chris Webber, Lindsey Hunter and Kenny Thomas.

Only one I guarded was Dickerson...dude could shoot then if u got to close he would go by you and be well above rim level in a heartbeat. I played all theses guys in their prime or rookie years and glad i didnt have to guard the PGs...playing half ass making people fall all over the place. Tim Hardaway shot knuckleballs and rarely missed...strong as hell too. Webber by far the scariest shit I seen live while on the same court....he was destroying a player from overseas. Kenny Thomas was still in high school not very good. Went to college matured into his body and was killing people crazy transformation from a timid kid to a strong physical player.

[willds09]

Tim Hardaway, Mike Bibby, Mike Dickerson, Chris Webber, Lindsey Hunter and Kenny Thomas.

Only one I guarded was Dickerson...dude could shoot then if u got to close he would go by you and be well above rim level in a heartbeat. I played all theses guys in their prime or rookie years and glad i didnt have to guard the PGs...playing half ass making people fall all over the place. Tim Hardaway shot knuckleballs and rarely missed...strong as hell too. Webber by far the scariest shit I seen live while on the same court....he was destroying a player from overseas. Kenny Thomas was still in high school not very good. Went to college matured into his body and was killing people crazy transformation from a timid kid to a strong physical player.

Dickerson was nice on tha grizzlies especially live 99 for ps1, good memories

[Calabis]

Dickerson was nice on tha grizzlies especially live 99 for ps1, good memories

What's crazy is that I was a pretty good defender...did well against several D1 guys who got tryouts in NBA. He was just fvcking hard to guard...jumping ability made it even harder. He had deep ass range..then was explosive when going to the basket...strong too. Makes u think what the hell guys like Kobe, Wade would do to you. I was 6'4 205 at the time...so its not like I was some short dude getting towered over.

[SilkkTheShocker]

I once drove a limo for Eddy Curry

[Orlando Magic]

No but I remember hearing about Anthony Bowie coming to a local college (FIT of Melbourne FL) and wrecking everyone back in the mid 90s when he was barely playing for the Magic and considered a scrub on the NBA level.

Shaq as well at FIT while playing for the Magic.