NBA Trivia Contest #2

[key2win]

Here is the next installment of the NBA Trivia Contest. Mods can participate as well. It will be time to test your basketball knowledge past and present. I will give everyone a hint and then answer who you think the NBA player is. Some questions will be harder than others.

There needs to be at least 10 participants for this contest to be valid. Every correct answer will be worth 1 point. Question #10 is a Bonus Question worth 2 points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the contest will win the Grand Prize below. In case of a tie, there will be a tie breaker question to determine the winner.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, JUST POST A REPLY SAYING YOU WANT TO JOIN. THEN PM ME YOUR ANSWERS, PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS ON THIS THREAD!!!

PLEASE ONLY GIVE ONE GUESS AS YOUR ANSWER. I DONT WANT (EITHER THIS PERSON OR THAT PERSON) AS AN ANSWER. I ONLY COUNTED WHATEVER ANSWER WAS GIVEN FIRST!!!


Grand Prize
07-08 Bowman Elevation Jason Smith Rookie Remnants Relics #89/199
07-08 Bowman Elevation Baron Davis Blue Parallel #99/99
07-08 Bowman Elevation Paul Pierce Red Parallel #21/49
07-08 Bowman Elevation Retired Cards x6
(Moses Malone David Robinson Bill Russell Isiah Thomas Bill Walton Dominique Wilkins)
07-08 Bowman Elevation Base Cards x5 (Random Cards)


Example

Hint: The choke heard around the world.
Answer: Latrell Sprewell

Hint: I won an NCAA title with my brother and got drafted in the second round. He was drafted to the NBA 2 years before I was.
Answer: Charles O' Bannon


10 Trivia Questions

Here are the answers.

Hint #1: I was the first Japanese player to play in the NBA.
Answer #1: Yuta Tabuse
Points: moosejaw00 jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23 kobe080 risanjax da_man1980 sgtpepper reggie025 butch cardtrader2000

Hint #2: I was the first of the 3Js to be traded.
Answer #2: Jason Kidd
Points: micha jammingjames23 kobe080 risanjax da_man1980 sgtpepper reggie025 butch cardtrader2000

Hint #3: My nickname is the Spider.
Answer #3: John Salley
Points: threebearfan jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23 kobe080 risanjax da_man1980 sgtpepper reggie025 butch cardtrader2000

Hint #4: I was the 3rd player of the Fab 5 to be drafted.
Answer #4: Jalen Rose
Points: moosejaw00 threebearfan jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23 kobe080 risanjax da_man1980 sgtpepper reggie025 cardtrader2000

Hint #5: My nickname is Tractor.
Answer #5: Robert Traylor
Points: moosejaw00 threebearfan jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23 kobe080 risanjax da_man1980 sgtpepper reggie025 butch cardtrader2000

Hint #6: People believe I work at a church when I tell them my name.
Answer #6: Priest Lauderdale
Points: threebearfan jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23 da_man1980 sgtpepper

Hint #7: I have the longest last name in NBA history.
Answer #7: Martynas Andriuškevičius
Most people answered Dikembe Mutombo (and whatever his birth last name is) but he was known by Mutombo in the NBA, I never asked for longest official birth name
Points: da_man1980 (Congrats only one to guess it right)

Hint #8: Opponents would need an umbrella to guard me.
Answer #8: Shawn Kemp "The Reign Man"
Points: moosejaw00 jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23

Hint #9: One of my Rookie Cards has me on ice skates with a hockey stick.
(Must guess year, card brand, and player to get answer correct)
Answer #9: 96-97 Upperdeck Steve Nash RC
Points: moosejaw00 threebearfan jan_vs_shaq micha jammingjames23 kobe080 risanjax da_man1980 sgtpepper cardtrader2000

Bonus Question 2 Points
Hint #10: My name sounds biblical.
Answer #10: God Shammgod
Most people answered Moses Malone, but that is too obvious for a 2 pt bonus question.
Points: jan_vs_shaq kobe080

moosejaw00 - 5
threebearfan - 5
jan_vs_shaq - 9 WINNER!!!
micha - 8
jammingjames23 - 8
kobe080 - 8
risanjax - 6
da_man1980 - 8
sgtpepper - 7
reggie025 - 5
butch - 4
cardtrader2000 - 6

[moosejaw00]

PM Entry sent~~~~

[Threebearfan]

Im in, entery sent

[Jan_vs_Shaq]

I´m in, PM send.


Jan

[cdahlk2001]

im iun

[micha]

I´m in

Michael

[JammingJames23]

I'm in - thanks

[kobe080]

Im in. Thanks

[risanjax]

I'm in. Any hint for 8 or especially #9?

[da_man1980]

PM sent. Thanks.