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Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:15 pm EDT

There Can Only Be One: Sean Marks and Walter Herrmann

By J.E. Skeets

You've seen the new NBA commercials featuring LeBron/KG longing for a 'chip and Shaq/Kobe embracing the playoff fear. Dramatic stuff. But did you know there were other, long-lost 'There Can Only Be One' ads that got left behind on the cutting room floor? Yup. Here's one such commercial:


There Can Only Be One: Sean Marks and Walter Herrmann

"Up 30 with three minutes to go. Time out. Coach looks to the end of the bench and calls my number. You give the starters a standing ovation, but I pretend you're cheering for me. I grab a board and hit an uncontested three while you're busy thinking about beating the traffic home. But I don't mind. I am the 12th man on your basketball team. I am ... the Human Victory Cigar."

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  1. Kevin L
    1. Posted by Kevin L Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    haha good stuff..."Human victory cigar"..hahaha
  2. Jeff Wong
    2. Posted by Jeff Wong Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    Niiiice. But, whither Primoz Brezec?
  3. Martin W
    3. Posted by Martin W Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

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    Michael Redd!
    Also boy is the above post relevent. And technically Walter Herrmann is the Human Ball Claw. And it's not like it's just on that freaky "Dramatic Hermann" post you did, check the youtubes he always goes to the hoop with the ball locked in one of those freakishly large paws.
  4. Justin
    4. Posted by Justin Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT

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    One of the most bizarre developments in basketball history is the fact that, in international play (including the Olympics), Sean Marks averages over 20 ppg.
  5. Kyle M
    5. Posted by Kyle M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    i daresay that when your hummann victory cigar is as good as herrmann, you've got a pretty good team.
    the boy ain't no darko milicic, that's for sure.
  6. Older_than_Moses_Shaq
    6. Posted by Older_than_Moses_Shaq Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:56 pm EDT

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    Wow! Brady Quinn look alikes.
  7. JChang
    7. Posted by JChang Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:45 pm EDT

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    Sean Marks is waaayy underrated
  8. Trakta
    8. Posted by Trakta Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:19 pm EDT

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    Marks has to be the pride of New Zealand... I can't think of any other NBA players to come out of Kiwiland...
  9. Young Krakaw
    9. Posted by Young Krakaw Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:57 pm EDT

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    look up sean marks dunking on yao, mint
  10. Luke P
    10. Posted by Luke P Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    they also have the best hair in the league
  11. Leo Batfish
    11. Posted by Leo Batfish Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT

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    the NBA stole the split-face idea and the phrase "there can only be one" from the website www.reapernation.com they used the split-face with their football players in 2006 and 07 with the same phrase "there can only be one". Reaper Nation has used that phrase since 2005. NBA very creative haha......
  12. Pekka P
    12. Posted by Pekka P Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:48 pm EDT

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    Being 11th man on any team in the NBA is better than being a never was or a has been in the backyard with your kids or in the park as a weekend warrior. An earlier comment talked abut Marks scoring 20 plus in international games and the reason for this is because in international games he is given a chance, in the NBA, especially in the Suns, no confidence is shown in the bench. Marks v Shaq, one on one, my money would be on Marks.
  13. afr0ninja
    13. Posted by afr0ninja Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    what program is used to make this video?

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