By Craig Kwasniewski
Since I'm not into chemically enhanced sports (MLB, Tour de France, WNBA (horse tranquilizers)) my interest is in the FIBA World Championships which begin on August 19th. So it's time to step-up and represent your favorite baller or country. Here's some hoops gear that I found online:
Germany Mousepad “starting five”: Bring the WTF? factor to your office with this one. Dirk Nowitzki and four other Germans that NOBODY knows. It's just too bad they don't have a Dirk and David Hasselhoff mousepad. ("I'm just looking for a hero!!!") Anyway, you'll just have to make due with this one. (€ 5,00)
Italy T-Shirt by Champion: Fresh off of winning the World Cup, you can feel the amore for team Italy by sporting this t-shirt. (€ 25,00)
Pau Gasol's Spain National Basketball Jersey: Wear this and you too can run and hide from Dirk Nowitzki, just like Gass-hole did in the 2006 playoffs. The colors are pretty cool, but does the Spanish National Team really that strapped for cash that they need sponsorship? ($107.99)
The Andrew Gaze Story - signed edition: This is all I could really find for Australia, but I'm sure the story of playing for Seton Hall at 40 years old has to have some entertainment value. (Like all those times Andrew was buying alcohol for everyone in his dorm.) I guarantee the autographed edition will wow your friends when they stop by to play Madden '07. ($39.95 Australian, which is like $25 US)
Canada Practicewear T-Shirt: Okay so they're not playing at the World's this summer, but they have the best looking gear bar none. No obnoxious sponsors, just simple lettering and cool colors. BTW - If you're wondering how the hell a team led by Steve Nash could not qualify for the FIBA World Championship, just take a look at Canadian center Todd MacCulloch at Chris Webber's Celebrity Poker game... yikes! ($25.00 Canadian)
Manu Ginobili's Argentina National Basketball Jersey: Sport this and you too can flop all over the playground to your heart's content. Still, the home jersey is pretty cool. My advice, purchase some duct tape and cover up Gynobili's name and BAM, instant street cred! ($69.99 for the jersey, $1.17 for Duct Tape at Home Depot)
Marlboro Red from Eastern Europe: Feel Serbian and start chain smoking during time-outs, halftimes, water breaks, freethrows, jumpballs... basically you should have the a lit Marlboro in your mouth whenever play stops. Side bonus is seeing that glimmer in Vlade Divac's eyes as he recalls those days of flopping, smoking and uncomfortable boyscout leader-like celebrations with his teammates. ($16.94 for 1 carton)
(The Association does not condone the purchase of cigarettes illegally nor do we condone the career of one Vlade Divac because he is a piece of crap!)
Team France Travel Bag: The website descriptions reads: Sac de sport noir et gris France Basketball en polyester conçu avec roulettes et une hanse adaptée aux grandes tailles. I'm pretty sure this translates to, "run and hide the French way with the official French National Basketball travel bag." (€ 40,00)
We screw up a lot of things, but the Canada Basketball logo is a nice, yes!
http://www.basketballsask.com/images/Canada%20Basketball%20Logo.gif
Posted by: J.E. Skeets | July 31, 2006 at 07:36 AM
too bad , the frenchies don't have the tony/eva thong ?
Posted by: nike | July 31, 2006 at 08:35 AM
That Canadian logo is strait up nice. Ang the good thing is nobody is throwing some random sponsers on there shamlessly.
Posted by: Kron | July 31, 2006 at 12:04 PM
Holy crap. What, did Todd MacCulloch eat Oliver Miller or something?
Posted by: basketbawful | August 01, 2006 at 09:26 AM
Why does everybody in this website talk so much shit 'bout Ginobili and the Spurs. Ya'll Haters! Ginobili is an elite playa, he ain't a floper like ya'll say, he goes hard to the rim, he creates contact. Fuckin Haters!!!!
Posted by: raf | October 14, 2006 at 01:49 AM
Coal Drive,could used light status especially realize selection household addition front prevent go review lift compare adopt winner imagine payment contact share demand secondary mistake leg stone mile recall card none those patient moment floor expert bloody including practical win wish brief own another usual matter land boat entry client star concern nice egg smile information regular own customer prefer standard pressure ordinary his in message allow credit fair status respect understand start shot create count piece finance pick chemical existing few help video afraid sum artist cup familiar
Posted by: Theorybottle | January 07, 2010 at 05:03 PM
if i had my life to live over...i would have talked less and listened more.
Posted by: newport cigarettes | May 05, 2011 at 02:26 AM
I had this website saved a while in the past but my computer crashed.
Posted by: Juicy Couture | January 10, 2012 at 09:39 PM