Comments on: What Type Of Fan Are You? http://rockintherim.com/what-type-of-fan-are-you/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:13:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sonny Gill http://rockintherim.com/what-type-of-fan-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Sonny Gill Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:51:43 +0000 http://rockintherim.com/?p=75#comment-32 @<a href="#comment-31" rel="nofollow">Kasey</a>: That's an awesome story of your connection with basketball as a kid. Being able to play anywhere, anytime was what made me love it even more - we were able to play wherever and whenever. Whether it be that laundry basket in my basement when I was a kid, to shooting by myself in the rain at the local court. And if you were at a court by yourself, 9 times out of 10, you would be able to play a pickup game with people you didn't even know, but had a common bond with the rock and the hoop. @Kasey: That’s an awesome story of your connection with basketball as a kid. Being able to play anywhere, anytime was what made me love it even more – we were able to play wherever and whenever. Whether it be that laundry basket in my basement when I was a kid, to shooting by myself in the rain at the local court.

And if you were at a court by yourself, 9 times out of 10, you would be able to play a pickup game with people you didn’t even know, but had a common bond with the rock and the hoop.

]]> By: Kasey Skala http://rockintherim.com/what-type-of-fan-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Kasey Skala Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:51:44 +0000 http://rockintherim.com/?p=75#comment-31 Basketball has been my passion since 3rd grade when I was able to play on the school team for the first time. I peaked in 6th grade (12 straight points to open the game still remains my career highlight) I stopped growing and realized that at 5'11 and 160 pounds I probably wouldn't make a career out of it. Sports has always been my biggest passion and basketball has been the one that I enjoy the most. In the town that I grew up, during my younger years basketball was the sport our high school was good at. So naturally, that was the sport I went and watched. The community was there, the atmosphere was unbelievable. From a NBA standpoint, Larry Johnson remains my favorite player followed closely by Hakeem Olajuwon. I remember putting on the old Hornets jersey, lowering my hoop to 7 ft. and playing as Larry Johnson. I remember posting up my buddies and unleashing my signature move - the Skala Shake (my version of the Dream Shake). I remember the Johnson Jiggle, the Chew Skyhook and other moves my friends and I made up. I think the main reason basketball grew on me so much was because it was the one sport where all you needed was a ball. Didn't matter what kind of ball, as long as it bounced, you could use it. Unlike football & baseball you only needed a few friends to play. It was easier to play a pickup game of basketball than baseball. This past season I went full circle and purchased my first set of season tickets to the Timberwolves. It's sort of like I completed the circle of basketball life. Basketball has been my passion since 3rd grade when I was able to play on the school team for the first time. I peaked in 6th grade (12 straight points to open the game still remains my career highlight) I stopped growing and realized that at 5’11 and 160 pounds I probably wouldn’t make a career out of it. Sports has always been my biggest passion and basketball has been the one that I enjoy the most. In the town that I grew up, during my younger years basketball was the sport our high school was good at. So naturally, that was the sport I went and watched. The community was there, the atmosphere was unbelievable.

From a NBA standpoint, Larry Johnson remains my favorite player followed closely by Hakeem Olajuwon. I remember putting on the old Hornets jersey, lowering my hoop to 7 ft. and playing as Larry Johnson. I remember posting up my buddies and unleashing my signature move – the Skala Shake (my version of the Dream Shake). I remember the Johnson Jiggle, the Chew Skyhook and other moves my friends and I made up.

I think the main reason basketball grew on me so much was because it was the one sport where all you needed was a ball. Didn’t matter what kind of ball, as long as it bounced, you could use it. Unlike football & baseball you only needed a few friends to play. It was easier to play a pickup game of basketball than baseball.

This past season I went full circle and purchased my first set of season tickets to the Timberwolves. It’s sort of like I completed the circle of basketball life.

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