If Haliburton Wins the NBA Finals This Year...

[drmwevr08]

All the number stuff was a function of refs indicating jersey numbers for fouls. Only 5 fingers per hand.
Apparently, they can speak now so its not as limiting.

 

[VeloClone]

All the number stuff was a function of refs indicating jersey numbers for fouls. Only 5 fingers per hand.
Apparently, they can speak now so its not as limiting.

They still use their fingers but instead of doing one number on each hand they do one number with both hands, then the second number with both hands. Kind of like the NBA has been doing it for decades. Rocket science it isn't.

 

[pourcyne]

All the number stuff was a function of refs indicating jersey numbers for fouls. Only 5 fingers per hand.
Apparently, they can speak now so its not as limiting.

Yeah, those one-handed refs limited to 1-5 always were confusing.

 

[moores2]

We putting THT and Haliburton up as NBA champions banner?

 

[Sigmapolis]

We putting THT and Haliburton up as NBA champions banner?

I like it when Cyclones go on to be successful pro ballers.

I love that Tyrese Haliburton is in the rafters forever for the gold medal.

But what you did in Ames is what matters for Iowa State honors.

Tyrese could win multiple NBA MVPs and championships and still not belong up there.

I hope he wins a few more gold medals, though, and he gets more banners.

 

[madguy30]

I like it when Cyclones go on to be successful pro ballers.

I love that Tyrese Haliburton is in the rafters forever for the gold medal.

But what you did in Ames is what matters for Iowa State honors.

Tyrese could win multiple NBA MVPs and championships and still not belong up there.

I hope he wins a few more gold medals, though, and he gets more banners.

Imo the pro sports stuff should be in a display case in the bball facilities, Hilton halls, etc.

 

[moores2]

I like it when Cyclones go on to be successful pro ballers.

I love that Tyrese Haliburton is in the rafters forever for the gold medal.

But what you did in Ames is what matters for Iowa State honors.

Tyrese could win multiple NBA MVPs and championships and still not belong up there.

I hope he wins a few more gold medals, though, and he gets more banners.

I agree with this 100%. I think the THT argument cements that we shouldn't be rewarding Haliburton even if he wins a championship (with a much larger role than THT).

 

[t-noah]

Surprised nobody corrected me when I said the NCAA used to only allow one and two digit numbers with 1-5 used. Actually it was 0-5 but you couldn't use 0 as a first number or alone.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. That's 35 numbers. (They previously doubled the available combinations when they stopped alternating odds and evens for road/home jerseys. So a player might wear 1 at home and then 2 on the road. His teammate then would wear 3 at home and 4 on the road and so on.) Now with 00 and 0-99 there are 101 numbers available - almost three times as many.

For some rugby clubs in history their players wore letters rather than numbers for a time. I could see at some point letters being added for football, probably initially just single letters to avoid the possibility of something being interpreted or pronounced as profane (FK, FU?). It might be a tough add for basketball unless all referees and scorer's table personnel learned the ASL alphabet. That could add 26 but more likely 23 if they excluded I, O, and Q to avoid confusion with 1 and 0. They might even have to exclude D and B to avoid confusion with 0 and 8.

So NBA #'s don't stop at 55, as it used to be, or in college? When did this start?

I have noticed a few NBA player #'s above 55, but then again I don't pay much attention.

 

[t-noah]

Yeah, those one-handed refs limited to 1-5 always were confusing.

Yeah, but the one-handed fisherman always gets the biggest fish.

 

[VeloClone]

So NBA #'s don't stop at 55, as it used to be, or in college? When did this start?

I have noticed a few NBA player #'s above 55, but then again I don't pay much attention.

Here is George Mikan playing for the Minneapolis Lakers. He joined the Minneapolis team in 1947.

 

[WISCY1895]

Take a couple mins and read it

 

[NWICY]

Take a couple mins and read it

Thanks for posting it's a good read.

 

[Pope]

This is pretty awesome praise for Tyrese from one of the greatest NBA players in history. Also, I'm not sure, is that Steve Nash who is interviewing him?

 

[drmwevr08]

This is pretty awesome praise for Tyrese from one of the greatest NBA players in history. Also, I'm not sure, is that Steve Nash who is interviewing him?

yes