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The Great Surname Challenge
« on: January 30, 2009, 11:13:30 PM »

Offline LarBrd33

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I'm bored.   

Pick a starting 5 using players (past and present) who share a surname.

I'll try one:

PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Dennis Johnson
SF - Joe Johnson
PF - Larry Johnson
C - Gus Johnson?

or maybe I just go total smallball and have

PG - Kevin Johnson
SG - Dennis Johnson
SF - Joe Johnson
PF - Larry Johnson
C - Magic Johnson



Ok now you go...

Smith?  Williams?  Jackson?  Jones?  Davis? 
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2009, 11:20:00 PM »

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i'm pretty sure Gus was a guard...

Baron Davis
Johnny Davis
Brad Davis
Glenn Davis
Dale Davis
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2009, 11:47:18 PM »

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Gus Williams
Deron Williams
Eric Williams
Walt Williams
Buck William
Not Rod Williams
Jayson Williams
Jason Williams

lordy there are too many
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2009, 10:40:07 AM »

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Johnson has definitely got to be the best.  I might try fielding a team of "Jordans" or "Russells", though.




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Re: The Great Surname Challenge
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2009, 11:59:52 AM »

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James Gang

PG-Mike James
SG-James Worthy (cheating and out of position)
SF-Lebron James
PF-James Posey (cheating and out of position)
C-Jerome James
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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2009, 12:06:18 PM »

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1- Russell Westbrook
2- Cazzie Russell
3- Byron Russell
4- Campy Russell
5- Bill Russell

check out basketball reference for cazzie and campy... they weren't too bad.

I cheated on Russell Westbrook but throw him in there and you have a pretty solid team.
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2009, 12:22:20 PM »

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Larry Bird
Larry Nance
Larry Johnson
Larry Krystkowiak
Larry Drew
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2009, 12:41:59 PM »

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Allen Iverson
Tony Allen
Ray Allen
Malik Allen
Bill Allen?
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2009, 01:25:54 PM »

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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2009, 01:46:23 PM »

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Quote from: Redz on January 31, 2009, 01:25:54 PM
Rick Barry
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Brent Barry
Scooter Barry
Marion Barry


you forgot about Dingle...
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2009, 01:50:00 PM »

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Quote from: Andy Jick on January 31, 2009, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Redz on January 31, 2009, 01:25:54 PM
Rick Barry
Jon Barry
Brent Barry
Scooter Barry
Marion Barry


you forgot about Dingle...

Dana Dingle  ;D
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2009, 01:50:36 PM »

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Quote from: Andy Jick on January 31, 2009, 01:46:23 PM
Quote from: Redz on January 31, 2009, 01:25:54 PM
Rick Barry
Jon Barry
Brent Barry
Scooter Barry
Marion Barry


you forgot about Dingle...

haha TP for both of you
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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2009, 01:57:02 PM »

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Al Jefferson
Richard Jefferson



A friend of mine recently asked me to name all the famous people I know with the last name Jefferson or Washington....which I could rattle off a few names rather quickly.  Then he said, aside from the Presidents, name one famous caucasian with the last name Jefferson or Washington.  I could not.  Odd.
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« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2009, 02:14:58 PM »

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Here are last names that have 5 or more players:

(including NBA/ABA players from basketball-reference.com)

Abdul-XXXX (5)
Adams (5)
Alexander (5)
Allen (9)
Anderson (20)
Armstrong (7)
Bailey (5)
Bell (5)
Bennett (6)
Bradley (10)
Brewer (5)
Brown (33)
Bryant (5)
Butler (7)
Carr (6)
Carter (10)
Coleman (5)
Collins ( 8 )
Cook (9)
Cooper (5)
Daniels (5)
Davis (37)
Edwards (9)
Ellis (9)
English (5)
Evans (7)
Farmer (5)
Ford (10)
Foster (5)
Gardner (5)
Gibson (5)
Graham (7)
Grant (9)
Gray (9)
Green (18)
Hamilton (10)
Harris (10)
Hawkins (7)
Henderson (9)
Henry (5)
Higgins (5)
Hill ( 8 )
Howard (7)
Hughes (5)
Hunter (7)
Jackson (24)
James ( 8 )
Johnson (50)
Jones (44)
Jordan (9)
King (16)
Knight ( 8 )
Lee (14)
Lewis (11)
Lloyd (5)
Long (5)
Marshall (5)
Martin (17)
Miller (14)
Mitchell (5)
Moore (11)
Morris (5)
Murphy ( 8 )
Nelson (6)
Owens ( 8 )
Patterson (6)
Perry (5)
Price (6)
Ray (5)
Reid (5)
Richardson (7)
Roberts (7)
Robinson (20)
Rogers (7)
Russell ( 8 )
Sanders (6)
Scott (9)
Simmons (6)
Sims (5)
Smith (53)
Stewart (5)
Taylor (14)
Thomas ( 18 )
Thompson (15)
Tucker (6)
Turner (11)
Vaughn (5)
Walker (13)
Wallace (5)
Washington (12)
West (7)
White (12)
Wilkins (5)
Williams (64) ********* (most) ***********
Wilson (15)
Wood (5)
Wright (15)
Young (7)
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