100 signs You might be a Hardcore basketball fan?

[AlphaWolf24]

100. after you put on Deodorant you look in the mirror and say .."anything less would be uncivilized"...

99. every time you see the Statue of Liberty you think of Terrance Stansbury

98. you watch TNT basketball for the photoshops

97. you know the real GOAT starts with Earl

96. after shooting a 3 pointer in a pickup up game you raise your finger in the air and start to walk away before the ball goes in

95. every time you get sick you tell yourself to "Flu game UP"....

94. every time someone asks to go shootaround you respond`......"we talkin bout practice?"..."practice"

93. you know how to spell Dirks last name

92. when you lose you imitate Michael Cooper after Ralph Sampson tips in the game winner

91. the sight of Bill Lamebeer makes you vomit in your mouth

90. You start following the WNBA because there's no other basketball available.

89. You forget Kobe Raped a 19 year old girl.......but then you remember when the H8rz show up after another Laker championship.

88. you know who White Chocolate is..but you have NO IDEA who this scrub Jason Williams is?

87. you thought the Fab 5 was originally used for Webber , Rose , Howard , Jackson and King......you have no clue about John Lennon

86. every time you see a Lebronz pic, you spit on it

85. when you walk through a hallway you jump up and slap your hands against the top of the wall (imitating a slam dunk)...then you scream in your head and look around...

84. you come into the court throwing a bunch of leaves, flower pedals or whatever u can find, like lebron's pregame ritual...

83. you make bets on shooting challenges with people...

82. you bet on basketball games..

81. you know what the "slippery EEL" is...and how to use it...

80. you've never been to a Heat game in Miami

79. You know for a fact that Michael "Air jeffrey" Jordan is the Greatest Basketball Player of All Time....even though you were born in 1996

78. every time you score with no hand in your face you say "hand down - man down"...(in a deep voice)

77. you work your azz off all summer to get better.....in the first game you shoot lights out and drop 35 points.....you tell yourself only 47 more points to beat Kobe

76. every time you use the Microwave....you think of Vinnie Johnson

75. Every time you do a certain move you can remember the exact highlight commercial clip it is from (Jordan right to left, Dr. J up and under, Gervin finger roll, Magic hook, Kobe pass to Shaq) and the accompanying commentary.

74. You like to suck the gravity RIGHTTTT out of wtv park you are playing at.

73. You can't dunk, but have the Pippen down where it makes it look like you have great dunk form hahha.

72. That Sprite basketball court to a pool commercial is what you think about every time it's super hot on an outdoor court. You vow to work hard enough to someday make that a reality

71. If you play in a rec league, you still talk about, na man can't it's 'gameday'.

70. You practice shooting your J in the middle of a conversation, without a ball

69. your seasonal depressive disorder kicks in around mid june

68 .You run around corners in your home like you're curling off a screen

67. Before you throw things into the bin you touch your face 3 times like Jeff Hornacek

66. You try to reach the microwave just in time to beat the buzzer

65. When you see someone bouncing a ball in the street, you mentally critique their handle like a scouting report

64. Anything anyone says all summer relates (in your head) to some play, some game, or some player from the previous season...even if what they're talking about has nothing to do with basketball.

63. You imitate "The Shot" everytime you play a pick up game.

62. I have over 10,000 posts in 5 years on a web site dedicated to basketball talk, and I just started gracing the off the court forums. Granted I don't average that many posts because there was times where I'd go 3 or 4 months without posting, but with no job and no lady ... I'm here too much right now. Pisses me off how much of a hardcore basketball fan I am. Talking about the same repeditive junk.

61 . Sometimes you sit around and wonder what Arthur Agee and William Gates are up too?

60. you think the 1992 allstar game is a must see for all new basketball fans

59. You watch Zombie Land and keep hoping Billy Hoyle will raise his hand and say.."It's pretty ....so pretty......aint it Sidney"

58. Everytime you get hurt/injured, you yell "Yao!" rather than "Ow!"

57. every jumpshot you ever take is a game winner in your head

56. you've done the jordan jump and fist pump in a pickup game

55. you've rolled to the basket met by a 7 footer ready to swat your shit, throw up the ugliest finger roll known to man and hit the shot, swag back on defense acting like you meant to do it the whole time

54. try and take over a game 'cause theres a chick in the crowd you know

53. tried the behind the back elbow pass ala jason williams a million times and never got it right

52. Attempting jumpshot gesture when have nothing to do.

51. youve got 4 basketballs in your car at all times

50. you actually thought "the iverson" was a viable move for 20 seconds

49. you wear a pair of shorts under your pants so you can go play....you also wear a pair of practice shorts under your game shorts.

48. When you stay awake for whole night just to watch NBA. (For people from different time zones,for example games are around 1-4 am in my country)

47. Whenever rubish needs putting in a bin you ball it up tight, then throw up fadeaway three pointers. while yelling stuff like 'kobe for the win' followed by 'GOT IT!'

46. You shoot jumpers in the shower and pretend that the water falling down is your sweat

45. Whenever your out with friends you try keeping 5 friends out of foul "trouble".

44. You watched Dick Vitale's entire HOF speech. Truly inspiring.

43. You use terms like "2pac is the michael jordan of hip hop" or "soldier boy is the adam morrison of hip hop"

42. You own lots of tall socks

41. Would rather watch basketball workouts than the latest craze TV show...sometimes even porn.

40. Everytime your team loses you hear Jimmy V's voice "Don't give up...don't ever give up"....and you can recite the jim valvano espy speech from memory

39. you've adopted the bizarre free throw ritual of one of your favorite players(I.E. KJ right hand to temple sweat lubricant move, High five the air 4 times if you made a freethrow, Gary Neal style, recite a poem Karl Malone, Kiss J Kidd)

38. When you watch old basketball games and player highlights on youtube all day long.

39. When you dislike Kobe Bryant and LeBron James for no reason whatsoever.

38. when your having a bad day or feeling like shit.....you just pick up a basketball and everything is ok.

37. you go to play football and end up shooting the football through the feild goal posts like a basketball, you play golf and try to shoot the golf ball into the hole on the putting green , if you play volleyball you just end up shooting the volleyball into the hoop..you end up leaving early to just go play basketball.

35. you wear basketball clothes for pretty much anything, you can count on 1 hand how many times you did not wear a pair of Nikes.....you see nothing wrong with wearing Jordans for Weddings or pouring Concrete(just make sure thier your beaters)...come to think of it Jordans mean more to you then most family members.

34. you can point out French Lick Indiana on a map

33. You read pharmicuducal spam thinking it may help your vertical

32. You speak fluent "KG"


31. you know who the Bobcats' third string point guard is

30. seeing a pair of gives you a Bonnar

29. using basketball terminolgy to pick up girls... "hey I need an Iso on that"

28. Your Holloween costume this year is..."Elevator Ernie"

27. anytime you try to use the " Copy machine , Printer , I Pad or any other tech device to copy , retrieve , play or restore files ....yet fail miserably"...a Kid's voice chanting "Good Job!....Good Effort!" echoes in your head...

26. U own a D-BAND

25.When your favorite player gets his shot blocked in a allstar game.....

24. You wait with bated breathe for CavaliersFTW videos...especially CG recreations how Wilt could handle a Mountain Lion

23.Every year you watch all star weekend and you says it's pathetic and they should stop it but end up watching it again next year

[SpecialQue]

You start following the WNBA because there's no other basketball available.

[shaq's--lakers]

You forget Kobe raped a 19 year old girl.....

[alenleomessi]

You start following the WNBA because there's no other basketball available.

i would rather die

[Theoo's Daddy]

You start following the WNBA because there's no other basketball available.

This is pathetic.

[SpecialQue]

This is pathetic.

So's the "championship cruise."

OH SNAP.

[winwin]

89- every time you see a Lebronz pic, you spit on it

[Stuckey]

i watch WNBA whenever im at my friend's house and we're too baked to play video games

it looks really good on HD though


you come into the court throwing a bunch of leaves, flower pedals or whatever u can find, like lebron's pregame ritual

you make bets on shooting challenges with people

you bet basketball games

[AlphaWolf24]

This is pathetic.

maybe he was talkin bout Candace?........(hope so)

[Theoo's Daddy]

95 - every time you get sick you tell yourself to "Flu game UP"....

[Soothing Layup]

1. You know for a fact that Michael "Air jeffrey" Jordan is the Greatest Basketball Player of All Time.

[tommy3]

every time you score with no hand in your face you say "hand down - man down"

[AlphaWolf24]

1. You know for a fact that Michael "Air jeffrey" Jordan is the Greatest Basketball Player of All Time.

no one is ever gonna accuse you of originality...that's for sure.

[AlphaWolf24]

every time you score with no hand in your face you say "hand down - man down"

[sundizz]

Lol Lol true story.

75. Every time you do a certain move you can remember the exact highlight commercial clip it is from (Jordan right to left, Dr. J up and under, Gervin finger roll, Magic hook, Kobe pass to Shaq) and the accompanying commentary.

74. You like to suck the gravity RIGHTTTT out of wtv park you are playing at.

73. You can't dunk, but have the Pippen down where it makes it look like you have great dunk form hahha.

72. That Sprite basketball court to a pool commercial is what you think about every time it's super hot on an outdoor court. You vow to work hard enough to someday make that a reality

71. If you play in a rec league, you still talk about, na man can't it's 'gameday'.