Comments on: “The Reign Man” Shawn Kemp is slim, clean, and playing for Italy http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/08/the-reign-man-shawn-kemp-is-slim-clean-and-playing-for-italy/ The Hoop Doctors | NBA Basketball News, Rumors, Videos Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richie http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/08/the-reign-man-shawn-kemp-is-slim-clean-and-playing-for-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Richie Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:24:53 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=125#comment-723 When the blazers played the lakers in the western conference finals back in 2000, that was when i became a die-hard blazers fan. When kemp got traded to the blazers our local news showed highlights of Shawn doing windmill slams and throwing down nasty ally-oops when he was a sonic and I got so excited because i knew this was the final piece of the puzzle that the blazers needed and this was before i knew he had a weight problem. So here i was, a ten year old boy waiting to see the blazers first pre-season game with kemp. When the game started i said to my dad, "who was that fat guy with the number 40", he didn't answer. I then soon read that guys name on the back of his jersey and it said kemp. I was thinking, no freakin' way the blazers would pay a 330lb guy $96 mil. for a contract. I was expecting a lean 245lb highflying shawn kemp but what i saw was a BIG guy and all he could do was shoot 18-20ft jumpshots. He later averaged like 6.1 points a game that year and the blazers weren't the same again. When i saw kemp on the slam interview i couldn't believe how much weight he lost. I was happy to see kemp has sacrificed everything so he could play ball again. Last i heard he lost 75lbs! Good luck in italy Kemp and i can't wait to see you on youtube! Sorry my writing is worse than greg oden's. lol When the blazers played the lakers in the western conference finals back in 2000, that was when i became a die-hard blazers fan. When kemp got traded to the blazers our local news showed highlights of Shawn doing windmill slams and throwing down nasty ally-oops when he was a sonic and I got so excited because i knew this was the final piece of the puzzle that the blazers needed and this was before i knew he had a weight problem. So here i was, a ten year old boy waiting to see the blazers first pre-season game with kemp. When the game started i said to my dad, “who was that fat guy with the number 40″, he didn’t answer. I then soon read that guys name on the back of his jersey and it said kemp. I was thinking, no freakin’ way the blazers would pay a 330lb guy $96 mil. for a contract. I was expecting a lean 245lb highflying shawn kemp but what i saw was a BIG guy and all he could do was shoot 18-20ft jumpshots. He later averaged like 6.1 points a game that year and the blazers weren’t the same again. When i saw kemp on the slam interview i couldn’t believe how much weight he lost. I was happy to see kemp has sacrificed everything so he could play ball again. Last i heard he lost 75lbs! Good luck in italy Kemp and i can’t wait to see you on youtube! Sorry my writing is worse than greg oden’s. lol

]]> By: Vik http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/08/the-reign-man-shawn-kemp-is-slim-clean-and-playing-for-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Vik Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:22:26 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=125#comment-722 My congratulation with gold's second place on Olympic Games.<a href="http://bride-makeup.ru" rel="nofollow"></a> Michael Phelps was the best! My congratulation with gold’s second place on Olympic Games. Michael Phelps was the best!

]]> By: Shawn Kemp is Playing in Italy | micklanders http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/08/the-reign-man-shawn-kemp-is-slim-clean-and-playing-for-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Shawn Kemp is Playing in Italy | micklanders Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:32:52 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=125#comment-721 [...] it was rumored last week that Shawn Kemp aka ‘The Reign Man’ was coming out of retirement to play professionally in Italy I almost wet my [...] [...] it was rumored last week that Shawn Kemp aka ‘The Reign Man’ was coming out of retirement to play professionally in Italy I almost wet my [...]

]]> By: Kemptastic http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/08/the-reign-man-shawn-kemp-is-slim-clean-and-playing-for-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Kemptastic Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:28:59 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=125#comment-718 @Brandon Rodman used to really get in peoples heads. But you're right I don't think that series Rodman had much effect on Kemp as his series numbers were higher than his regular season numbers. Just so happened that Payton and Kemp walked into a really complete team, probably the best team ever with 72 win season. Payton and Kemp was pretty much all they had. Myabe schrempf @Brandon

Rodman used to really get in peoples heads. But you’re right I don’t think that series Rodman had much effect on Kemp as his series numbers were higher than his regular season numbers.

Just so happened that Payton and Kemp walked into a really complete team, probably the best team ever with 72 win season. Payton and Kemp was pretty much all they had. Myabe schrempf

]]> By: Brandon Hoffman http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2008/08/the-reign-man-shawn-kemp-is-slim-clean-and-playing-for-italy/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Brandon Hoffman Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:58:22 +0000 http://thehoopdoctors.com/online/?p=125#comment-716 @ Dan: How was Kemp psyched out by Rodman? He averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds, and shot 55% from the field. @ Dan: How was Kemp psyched out by Rodman? He averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds, and shot 55% from the field.

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