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Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:30 pm EDT

The 10-man rotation, starring NBA Live music

By Kelly Dwyer



A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: Basketball-Reference.com Blog. Classic NBA Live themes, YouTubed.
PF: The Blowtorch. G-Man's into acting, now, and covering Lakers camp.
SF: HoopsAnalyst. Was Ced Ceballos the league's best SF in 1995-96?
SG: ESPNChicago.com. Nick Friedell talks to Marcus Jordan.
PG: Basketball Prospectus. BP's 2009-10 Pro Basketball Prospectus is now available.
6th: Sun-Sentinel. Michael Beasley(notes) just needs to stay away from computers.
7th: Indy Cornrows. Is Jim O'Brien already sick of his rotation?
8th: Docksqaud Sports. Derrick Rose's(notes) new shoe commercial.
9th: SRI. Mark Cuban continues to heap praise on the replacement refs.
10th: Los Angeles Times. Tex Winter will get his 10th ring on opening night.

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  1. Brett
    1. Posted by Brett Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:04 pm EDT

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    first!!!!!!!!! loser
  2. Peter D
    2. Posted by Peter D Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:13 pm EDT

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    so beas admits to the worst secret in the NBA
  3. Ol' Leather Pumpkin
    3. Posted by Ol' Leather Pumpkin Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:15 pm EDT

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    my favorite part about all those old NBA games (like Bulls vs Blazers, etc) was when the clock was winding down, a scary slo-mo voice would say SHOOT IT! you know, just like marv albert. except if marv was a dinosaur.
  4. adseljuk
    4. Posted by adseljuk Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:59 am EDT

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    Ever notice that this Dwyer idiot only selects comments that he can easi
    How come you never comment on the fact that so many readers want you fired?
    How come you never show your picture on yahoo sports, in order to have our readers
    identify and familiarize ourselves w/ you. (oh yeah, because there are just too many
    people who want you replaced)
    ** nonetheless, if any of you readers are curious to what this amateur writer looks like,
    here's the link. **
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/kelly_dwyer/archive/
    In any case, a lot of us are very frustrated that you are still linked to Yahoo Sports Dwyer. Seriously,
    if you have any consciense, you'd resign. Still, several of us are finding a way to create a formal petition
    to have you fired, and get a better writer. Please just be patient folks
  5. klick10110
    5. Posted by klick10110 Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:56 am EDT

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    adseljuk - you're an idiot. It's a blog you moron. A blog!!! I love the faction of readers that want every blogger or whatever they're called on Yahoo to be fired. You're just as dumb. You're not paying anything. Don't read it if you don't like it. You and all of your let's-get-this-guy-fired friends are all idiots.
  6. nick
    6. Posted by nick Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:11 am EDT

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    im sorry, but wtf is this $#$@!!! when did a picture along with a bunch of links become a blog? let alone a blog on a major sports site?
  7. Phobia111
    7. Posted by Phobia111 Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:25 am EDT

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    Dwyer sucks as usual
  8. C
    8. Posted by C Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:34 am EDT

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    I'm still waiting for the Arch Rivals soundtrack
  9. curtis
    9. Posted by curtis Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:14 am EDT

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    Holy [profane]! I just had a flashback of epic, mid-90s proportions with that photo of NBA Live. Thank you, KD.
  10. Taeho
    10. Posted by Taeho Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:55 am EDT

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    I was in high school when NBA Live 95 came out, and I get Nintendinitis just thinking about it again. First non-NBA Jam game where you could do turbo I think. Problem was once you got the timing down, you realized you could just play as Reggie Miller or Mitch Richmond and drain 3s all game.
  11. ZuihoT
    11. Posted by ZuihoT Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:49 am EDT

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    There's a few people to blame in this. Yahoo itself has gotten pretty trashy these days. It used to be REAL news, these days I feel like I'm looking at PEOPLE magazine, or STAR when I log on. Combine that, with a moron like Dwyer who tries to write controversial blogs to stir up the pot, you get crap. Warrior fans are still pretty upset about your pointless blog you wrote a few months ago insulting us on our intelligence. Dwyer ended up crossing out those lines with a red maker. Ghetto! Finally, I know you were always the kid that never got picked because you suck at sports. So writing about it made you feel better. Have a good one, keep writing so we can keep dissing.
  12. ZuihoT
    12. Posted by ZuihoT Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:56 am EDT

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    My sentiments exactly.......
    http://rootzoo.com/articles/view/NBA-Basketball/Cleveland-Cavaliers/Bone-Head-Writers-Volume-1-Shaq-at-6_17262
  13. d roy
    13. Posted by d roy Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:37 pm EDT

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    http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/fireKD/index.html
  14. GM Seeder
    14. Posted by GM Seeder Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    Goooo leafsss goooooooo
  15. MAX_IN_MISSOURI
    15. Posted by MAX_IN_MISSOURI Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    I played the hell out of NBA Live 95 and 96 on Sega...the first great NBA video game!
  16. BobcatsD
    16. Posted by BobcatsD Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    KD, thanks for bringing back fond memories! I can tell this one is the SNES version based on the graphics. I had all of the 16-bit versions of the NBA Live series until they pulled the plug on the 16-bit consoles after NBA Live 98 with Tim Hardaway on the cover.
    And #10 Taeho, I know exactly what you're talking about! Find the right player to just jack threes, and you can score 100 in a 12-20 minute game! I thoroughly enjoyed the create-a-player function on Live 98 because then I would create myself and set all kinds of NBA records--something that could never happen in any alternate universe!
    Anyway, the soundtracks are great. Anyone know where they can be downloaded? I'm not content to just have them as youtube links!
  17. BobcatsD
    17. Posted by BobcatsD Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    Oh, and can't forget the UNREAL dunks that even mediocre dunkers (in real life) could pull off in the Live series! I probably have videos lying around somewhere at home, where I taped replays of said dunks by the most obscure players (and some from legit superstars). Hypothetical example: Anthony Peeler on a fast break doing a two-handed, COMPLETE 360 dunk over a perennial shotblocker like Hakeem Olajuwon! No harm, no foul. Just a pixelated 16-bit poster of the NBA's bottom-feeders over the elite!
  18. sean
    18. Posted by sean Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    what no run n gun? konami made the best basketball games ever!!!
    http://sean-boyles.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-basketball-game-ever.html
  19. Drew
    19. Posted by Drew Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:13 pm EDT

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    What about the old school NBA Jam - He'ssss heating up, He'ssss on fire.
  20. erwin
    20. Posted by erwin Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:09 am EDT

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    where are the the 3 Stooges refs? hahahahahahahahahaaha!
  21. ZuihoT
    21. Posted by ZuihoT Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:42 am EDT

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    Post #13 ROCKS!! I signed it many times. Hope it hits 1,000,000 signs. Then we can send it to yahoo, and finally his supervisor can get rid of him.
  22. Zorgon
    22. Posted by Zorgon Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:05 am EDT

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    I have those NBA Live tracks on a CD in my car, and I listen to them all of the time. Amazing stuff. Whoever decided to go with licensed music in 2000 (although I love the Mothership Connection) was an idiot. Honestly, 2000 was good, but the series just started going downhill after that.

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