Win Your Very Own NBA League Pass Broadband Account

SportingNews Nov 5, 11:16 am EST

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After my gushing ode to League Pass yesterday, Chris jokingly accused me of being on the NBA payroll. Not quite, but they have given us the remarkable power to give away one free Broadband account. All you have to do is tell us, in the comments section, what team or player requires you to have League Pass Broadband in your life. The winner will be selected by a council of the Baseline elders.

The more colorful, the better, and while I'm not discouraging you from obvious answers, that definitely makes your climb to the top more uphill-ish. Oh, and don't even come with "I left Miami but want to watch my Heat" unless you're stationed in a research facility in Upper Tuva, or something similarly fantastic.

For example, I am going to spend most of this year watching Brandon Jennings(notes), even though his Bucks team might as well be a bunch of papier mache chickens and his coach is my sworn enemy. What I've seen of him so far has me convinced not only that he can be an elite PG, but that he's also proven a fast study at the NBA game, and seems to get along with Skiles. I look forward to either seeing him fulfill his potential or crash and burn in a way that gives birth to its own kind of legend. Unless it just involves clashing with Skiles. That would be boring.

Straight from the heart. Now, your turn.

Some disclaimer/legal verbiage:

Nationally and locally televised games are subject to blackout and are therefore not available via NBA LEAGUE PASS BROADBAND (regardless of whether team is home or away). This contest is for US participants only.

By entering the sweepstakes you agree to release Sponsor, the NBA Entities, (your site name) and their respective affiliates and agencies from any and all liabilities for injuries, damages or losses of any kind to in connection with the sweepstakes, prize or any prize-related activity.
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  1. Michael Floorwax
    24. Posted by Michael Floorwax Fri Nov 6 3:28pm EST

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    If I had League Pass, the possibilites would be limitless.
    I would definitely watch my Lakers every single game. I wouldn't watch for the normal reason though. I mean, Kobe and Pau are good but there are way better things to watch during a Lakers game. We have Adam Morrison, making $5 million to high-five Kobe. We have Luke Walton, who brings in all the ladies. We have Sasha Vujacic, he doesn't need any explanation. We also have D.J. Mbenga, a black belt. Who else in the NBA is a black belt? If a fight broke out, you know D.J. is going to win. We also have Khlomar. What else could you ask for?

    Honestly though, the Lakers announcers are the best ever. Stu Lantz and Joel Meyers. Enough said.
  2. <i>my_name_is_tyler_24</i>
    23. Posted by my_name_is_tyler_24 Fri Nov 6 2:50pm EST

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    I have to watch all of the Denver Nuggets games. I have an addiction to that team. (Maybe addiction is a poor word to choose with Chris Anderson around.) Carmelo Anthony is starting to become one of the best in the league, barring another DUI or "slap and run incidents", ala Mardy Collins. J.R. Smith is one of the most electrifying and funky players out there. No, I don't say funky just because of his awesome chicken dance in the Western Conference Finals last year, though it was entertaining. Plus you have Kenyon Martin running around with possibly the greatest tattoo in the NBA, the huge lips on his neck. However, I wonder sometimes if he is half nuts...oooh, sorry Nene. Plus, there is the Nuggets strength coach Steve Hess. You know, the guy sitting behind George Karl who looks like he invented steroids. Seriously though, he has to do some research on how small a shirt can be to still "technically" fit him while not ripping off when he reaches for his beverage. Yeah, the Denver Nuggets are my life.
  3. marssy
    22. Posted by marssy Fri Nov 6 11:49am EST

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    I'm going to watch Andrea Bargnani have a career season, with his size on the defensive end and height advantage over most players allowing him to shoot the 3pt. He is going to be right hand man to Bosh, and with Calderon and Turk feeding him alley-oops and open 3pt, he will no doubt have one of the best seasons in his nba career
  4. <i>thethundakat</i>
    21. Posted by thethundakat Fri Nov 6 11:12am EST

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    At one time I was the most prolific NBA fantasy league champion there was. Much like the Yankees I dominated all competition in every league since 2001. I played at least 4 different teams a yr. In the last 2 yrs I have hit a drought. It has been a combination of competition getting better, NBA player information becoming more readily available, competetion copying my style and last but not least..I am now married with a child so I cannot watch TNT, Knicks and Nets in my living room to scout players, rotations etc. However, I can sit with my laptop while I am forced to sit through Gossip Girls watching any game I choose without anyone being the wiser. This method will be far more effective than waiting for boxscores to upload every 30 secs. With NBA LEAGUE PASS BROADBAND I will once again establish my dominance in NBA Fantasy league and serve as a teaching tool for future generations of NBA fantasy league players. So in a sense you would be doing your part to contribute to our NBA fantasy league society by assisting me in regaining my foothold as The Standard for all players.

    *Note* Time is running out for this season for me... 5 injuries in one league, 3 of which will be at least 2 weeks longer or more...I NEED THIS NOW
  5. Alex C
    20. Posted by Alex C Thu Nov 5 10:12pm EST

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    april 14th houston and new orleans battling for the 8th and final spot in the playoffs. loser goes home. that's the game to watch. trevor ariza with his then 21 points a game and his group of bandits, beating some of the top teams in the league throughout the season but still losing to some of the worst teams in the league throughout the season. And chris paul who by this time has been carrying his team the entire season not quite beating the elite teams but winning games he (and that team) should be winning. Chris Paul with an extraordinary season, will it amount to a playoff birth or will there be one top player in the league to miss the playoffs. Somehow they will have to try and get this one on espn. but just in case, please let me win the league pass. there will be so much a story for this game.
  6. Mad Bladder
    19. Posted by Mad Bladder Thu Nov 5 8:50pm EST

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    I need League Pass.

    I need it to keep up with every single insignificant iota of play so I can create the ultimate basketball blog. My basketball blog needs in-depth analysis to go along with witty pithy stories on player oddities. Without League Pass I won't be able to touch upon the nuances of a Bobby Brown jumper, or the true beauty that is a Ben Wallace free-throw. How am I expected to accurately poke fun at the small hands of #1 draft pick Kwame Brown or the low-hanging ears of DJ MBenga?

    Because I don't have League Pass, I don't know what my friends mean when they say things like, "You've just been Duhon'd!!" or "Stop being such a Frank Lawrence" (Although, I did figure out that the NBA star that was rumored to be in the 1987 classic Predator was, in fact, Ronny Turiaf.)

    Giving it to me is really just in the name of journalistic integrity. It's being AMERICAN.

    Now, you may also be asking yourselves "Why would us fine Baseliners (is that what you call yourselves?) want to contribute to the growth of a blog that is ultimately meant to destroy us?"

    And, to that, I can only say that my "plan" to become a 31 year old blogger without any "actual" income is actually more a cry for help. I'm mentally unbalanced. I have a sad existence. Sad indeed. (My friends also call this being "Anthony Randolph'd")
  7. radhika
    18. Posted by radhika Thu Nov 5 8:29pm EST

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    I’m a female NBA fanatic. Lakers fan 6 years and counting. Watched as Shaq walked out of Staples Center for the last time and saw the Laker dynasty wither away just like its successors Kwame Brown, Smush Parker and their ‘careers’. Fade, fade, fade; leaving Kobe in complete angst. Finally rebuilding to compete for the NBA championship for the next 10 years. Ready, set, another LA dynasty might have been conjured with Ron Artest and Pau Gasol by Kobe’s side. BUT that is not why I need, want, desireeee this NBA broadband pass. Never thought I would have interest in an Eastern Conference team but I was wrong; I want to watch the Orlando Magic play. I want to see them go 38-2 in the next two months, see them absolutely obliterate opposing teams, completely and utterly taking away their manhood, be up by 40 or 50 points some nights, VC15 dunking like vintage Carter, Dwight averaging historic numbers, Rashard holding it down at the 3 point line, Marcin Gortat brining down the polish hammer and who can forget Mickael Pietrus switching between Kobe Zoom’s and LeBron’s shoe, sneaker after sneaker, like the Three Little Pigs can never find just the right one. The one thing I CANNOT miss is with everything going undeniably right for the Magic, Magic’s coach Stan Van Gundy will sit there on the Magic bench with a deadpan expression and occasionally get up to waddle back and forth along the sideline. Is that too much to ask for?!
  8. Walter
    17. Posted by Walter Thu Nov 5 7:59pm EST

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    Two words... Kobe Bryant. Have you seen what Kobe and The Lakers can do? What else can I say. No other team in the NBA can do what the Lakers can do. 4 rings and counting!
  9. laker-fan-in-da-210
    16. Posted by laker-fan-in-da-210 Thu Nov 5 5:15pm EST

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    I just want to watch the so call contenders, like the Magic, Celtics, Cavs, and Spurs see what hey have. You know do some scouting. Being a Laker all my life but now living in San Antonio the league pass is my only option to watch Kobe and Company. I wasn't able to get the League pass on dish network this season because of how tight money is. So winning at least the broadband pass will be the saviour this season.
  10. Moseyah
    14. Posted by Moseyah Thu Nov 5 2:32pm EST

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    I should win because i want to. what else is necessary? i want to win, so i should win right? i mean seriously. =)
  11. cree
    13. Posted by cree Thu Nov 5 2:27pm EST

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    First of all, i have never won anything in my entire friggin sucky life.

    Having said that, I should be your winner because-

    1-I live in Va and root for the brandon jennings bucks ( that ought to be the new team name ) so clearly, i will never see a game this entire season.

    2-If I dont win i will have to leave my wife and job to move to the bucks viewing area....

    3-The jennings story is such a great one, I cant wait to watch him grow into an elite guard in this league. I followed him coming out of high school, the story about the questions surrounding his test taking ability....to put it nicely.....then his trip overseas and back to the nba. What a great story, this kid did it the right way for him, shapened his game against pros and is now looking like a man on a mission.

    4-Did I mention that I love the bucks?

    5-the fantasy league i am in is ultra competitive and im the only guy in it who doesnt have league pass.....i have no chance....help me out and even the playing field.

    6-The NBA.....I love this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank you for reading my post and please please please choose me!!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. Trojans
    12. Posted by Trojans Thu Nov 5 2:08pm EST

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    My roommates and friends have a very unique NBA fantasy league. The rule is to only pick the Non-US players that have been on a national team that have participated in FIBA World Championship, Olympic, or FIBA Euro since 05. We have 8 teams that are playing. Players such as Nicolas Batum (POR), Goran Dragić (PHO), Nenad Krstić (OKC), Konstantinos Koufos (UT), and Marco Belinelli are currently on our rosters. It’s not easy to find news or update on most of these players other than watch the games. We strongly believe that we can benefit from the League Pass to better follow our players. It’s funny that we get excited when we see our players play. Even just for a 3-5mins a game. We are diehard basketball fans that need your help to make our dream come true……..unlimited access to NBA games and achieves.
  13. <i>tupark82</i>
    11. Posted by tupark82 Thu Nov 5 2:06pm EST

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    There are so many teams I love to watch, but the team I want to focus on every game this season is the Los Angeles Clippers because of the talent and potential they have on that team, despite their poor start. Chris Kaman is producing at a clip no worse than Yao Ming thus far, Marcus Camby is still running wild and being an efficient player even at age 35, Eric Gordon is a joy to watch in only his second season, and it interests me to see how Davis will continue to adjust for a team that probably has a different concept than how he really prefers to play. Once the #1 overall pick comes back from his injury, I expect this team to really take off and I would love to watch this team fight their way through for a playoff spot this season.
  14. Chinito
    10. Posted by Chinito Thu Nov 5 1:47pm EST

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    I'm like a father who lost all parental rights to their children.
    I live in Vancouver and I lost my basketball team (Grizzlies) and my son that I adopted soon-after (the Supersonics) was taken from me just before I had the chance to watch them blossom with such a promising future.

    Please, do the right thing and grant me NBA League Pass so I can stop having to pretend to watch hockey. I hate hockey so much.
  15. <i>krzyslick</i>
    9. Posted by krzyslick Thu Nov 5 1:46pm EST

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    I want to watch my favorite player Derrick Rose.
  16. ElBoW
    8. Posted by ElBoW Thu Nov 5 1:43pm EST

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    I want to watch Eddy Curry gain weight faster than he can lose it. I also want to Coach D'antoni play Jared Jefferies a crazy amount of minutes (Because of course he deserves to play) over our first round draft pick Jordan Hill.
  17. Snodgrass
    7. Posted by Snodgrass Thu Nov 5 1:05pm EST

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    Oleksiy Pecherov , Aleksandar Pavlovic, Brian Cardinal, Corey Brewer- these Timberwolves have it all! If only Rambis would bring back the look of a champion this team would be unstoppable. Plus, I want to see Bill Lambier absolutely lose it sometime over the course of the season.
  18. A Team
    6. Posted by A Team Thu Nov 5 1:01pm EST

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    I want to watch Ron Ron's new "Laker's logo" hair cut every game. I want to see how long before he comes to blow with some of the top players he'll be guarding. Will he come out as defensive player of the year or continual suspension after flagrant fouling the likes of 'Bron, Melo, and D Wade. We might even be treated to a blow-up between him and the Black Mamba or worse, the Zen Master! Oh yeah, Kobe's kinda watchable...I suppose.
  19. Dr. Jon Majid
    5. Posted by Dr. Jon Majid Thu Nov 5 12:34pm EST

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    Westbrook, Westbrook, Westbrook...that boy is the future. In fact the whole Oklahoma team is just out of control, i want to watch the franchise every night. They almost beat the Lakers! . Without LeaguePass my chances of seeing Thunder games are gonna be few and far between.
  20. Phillip T
    4. Posted by Phillip T Thu Nov 5 12:14pm EST

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    I want to watch the Golden State Warriors! That team is like a bad 80's sitcom. The lead is poisoning the rest of the cast with his desire to leave and the 20's somethings only care about scoring. Plus, Don Nelson is ruining my fantasy team by blind-folding himself when naming a starting lineup or rotation. I grimace at the thought of tuning in but it is going to be so much fun! I think before the all-star break he relives himself of all coaching duties and hires a puppet to do his bidding while wearing crazy, Hawaiian shirts and offering the players on the bench malibu rum....
  21. Rodney B
    3. Posted by Rodney B Thu Nov 5 11:56am EST

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    To be honest I'd watch every single game...Alot of really good teams out there right now...Everybody has the Cavs and Boston as their favorites but the Magic is no joke...Same can be said in the west every body is loving the Lakers and Denver right now...but what about those Rockets and dun dun dun the Spurs I mean really what to the Spurs have to do to get respect in the league. Plus, I want to be a witness to the Thunder making the playoffs this year.
  22. <i>abethemysterious</i>
    2. Posted by abethemysterious Thu Nov 5 11:44am EST

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    I want to watch Kobe dominate every single game of the season. MVP
  23. Kook
    1. Posted by Kook Thu Nov 5 11:30am EST

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    I want to watch the Polish Hammer (Marcin Gortat), because I would like nothing better to come home from work to see him dominate opposing 2nd string centers.
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