Today, the 08-09 NBA season starts. Â Every fall when the new season starts I get a comforting feeling of joy. Â Not sure how many of our readers here are basketball fans, but, I love it. Â I love playing, watching, reading. Â I’ll admit I’m not a stats junkie, or fantasy sports fanatic, but I will keep up around the league and sit down and watch a good game, and I’m definitely looking forward to another exciting 8 months of bball.
The team I follow and root for the most is the Houston Rockets. Â I’ll admit, it started with Yao back in 2002 (Look at that picture, they had to extend the photo another inch just to fit him!) I was just so excited for the first real Chinese allstar in the NBA that I woulda loved any team he was on. Â (C’mon, what asian guy wasn’t stoked?) And then Tracy McGrady (one of my fav players in the NBA) joined the team in ’04, so it just made me love the Rockets more. Â Anyway…yes, I’m really looking forward to a powerful year from them, and hopefully a healthy one too (pllleeease no injuries). Â With Artest on board too, it looks promising (assuming he behaves).
And of course, there are the Golden State Warriors. Â Man, I remember going to their games when I was in high school back when they were horrible! It was still fun to go though. Â The last couple years have been exciting for them, but I’m not so sure how this one is gonna be with Baron Davis gone, and Monta Ellis out for 30 games. Â sigh. I am from the Bay Area, so my heart is still with them. Not a fan of the orange jersey’s tho, =P
Finally, since we do live in LA, I will put on the record that, no, I’m not a fan of the Lakers. Â I don’t hate them or wish ill will upon them…but let’s just say, I was rooting for Boston last June during the finals. Â Kobe, definitely an MVP, but there are other allstars I’d side with. Â I’m just saying. Â haha, please no hate mail.
Alright, I’m done. I wonder how many people even care about what I just wrote, lol. Â
While we’re on the topic of basket ball…here’s a video for old times sake.Â
*No, I’m nothing like that when I play…not all the time at least. Â jk
Goodnight.
-phil
November 1, 2008 at 10:51 pm
yessssssssss! go Rockets! btw i loved your Baller short…i can watch it over and over and over again and still laugh at it…you’re a pretty good actor lol…didnt know it was your birthday, but happy belated birthday! 25 right?
October 29, 2008 at 4:31 am
lol I love that short…after watching I felt like getting some wristbands so I could be more balla. =P
Happy birthday Phil! Hope you had a great day!
October 28, 2008 at 8:43 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
that video always puts a smile on my face
I <3 to watch basketball but I am not fan of any particular one. 
October 28, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Phil, you can’t forget about the asian girls who were excited about the first asian NBA player!
Warriors will always be my favorite team even if they suck.
and team kobe is such fail =\
Happy Birthday Phil
October 28, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Funny that it’s my first time on this site, and it just happens to be your birthday! Happy Happy Birthday Phil
Your blog totally caught my attention since I LIVE FOR THE NBA!!! I’m a Raptors fan! Actually just got tix to the Raps v. Rockets game on Jan. 2 !! SOOOOO EXCITED to see mah boys…CB4!!!!! Yao and T-Mac too of course
October 28, 2008 at 8:07 pm
basketball season is exciting, and fantasy is time consuming. i always say i don’t care, but i do.. to a certain extent. no one likes to come in last haha
October 28, 2008 at 7:07 pm
OMG HOUSTON FTW
October 28, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Not so much a fan of sports…
Happy Birthday Phil!!!
October 28, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Yay!
GO ROCKETS!! Opening game is tomorrow night!! Im so excited.. Can’t go though, need to study for exam on Thursday. You guys should come to Houston and watch a game lol. Happy Birthday Phil! Hope you have a great one. 
October 28, 2008 at 6:21 pm
happy birthday, phil! (english) football > bball
baller is one of my favorite shorts. it makes me laugh every time!
October 28, 2008 at 5:09 pm
teehee, i havent seen that short for a while.
生日快樂!!!!!
October 28, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hahahaha – the first thing I thought of when I read this post was the “Baller” short.
(good laughs mate)
October 28, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Happy Birthday Phil!
yea basketball’s pretty interesting, although i dont have time to keep up with the games. id love to go to watch a game at some point, (: if possible. yea im pretty sure asians would be psyched and cheer for the team that has an asian on it- well that’s what asian parents do, no matter what sport. =.=;; i love the “BALLERR” video! ive watched it so many times because of the comedy and everything about it. ^^ oh and to democracy, it’s called an a**pack but in more polite terms- a buttpack. sometimes it’s worn on the shoulder though. :T
October 28, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Dude, I’m totally psyched for this season even though my team (Dallas) isn’t doing so well… or at least, in the preseason anyway. Thursday night’s gonna be amazing, and just so you know, don’t get your hopes up cuz the Mavs are gonna crush your boy Yao.
jk.
But it will be a good game.
October 28, 2008 at 3:20 pm
The video was awesome! Made me laugh soo much:D Thx!
October 28, 2008 at 3:07 pm
This comment got nothing to do with basketball
Just wanna greet Phil a happy birthday!
Have a good one
Hope u aint stressin too much on the new short u guys are working on.
October 28, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Happy Birthday Phil!!!
October 28, 2008 at 2:29 pm
What’s that Wes was wearing? Looked like a fanny pack.. but more hardcore.
October 28, 2008 at 2:19 pm
IM SO EXCITEDDDDDDDDD FOR THE NBA SEASON!!!
i have honestly missed my dose of NBAness. lovee the rockets. love tmac. love yaoming. loveee lakers. love kobe. love fisher 
k i could go on foreverr.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY :]
October 28, 2008 at 11:09 am
nhl for the win!!!
hockey rules
LA kings aren’t that great though
October 28, 2008 at 10:04 am
Im assuming it’s phil’s birthday with all the posts haha so
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! hope you have a good one
October 28, 2008 at 9:43 am
HAAPPPPPYYYYY BIRRTTTDAAAAY!!!
i don’t follow the NBA much either, except for the Celtics & Yao Ming once in a while. teehee. watched the finals in june too – aaweeessommeeness! whoo Celtics! hehe i likee parades!
hehehe i have a friend who played ultimate with sweatbands and knee high socks
October 28, 2008 at 9:19 am
LOL @ Baller… and Happy Birthday Philip!
October 28, 2008 at 9:12 am
BY THE WAY, NJ HAD THE FIRST SNOW OF THE WINTER OF 2008.
October 28, 2008 at 9:09 am
I LIKE ROCKET, BECAUSE OF YAO, HE’S CHINESE.
I LIKE HEAT, BECAUSE OF WADE, HE IS A NICE GUY.
I DONT LIKE LAKE, BECAUSE OF KOBE, HE IS WAY TOO INSOLENT.
* HAPPY BIRTHDAY Phil
(TODAY IS MY LITTLE CONSIN’S B’DAY ALSO >.<)
BEST WISHES TO U ALL =)
October 28, 2008 at 8:06 am
I’m not a huge sports fan, but I’d have to say basketball is my favorite. It’s not like soccer where they only score like, 4 times a game. You’re constantly cheering or booing in basketball. ^^
happy birthday phil!!!
heh Disneyworld in one week?? wahh jealous.
and hey, a newly recruited Wongfu fan says you look like
劉畊宏
xD!
October 28, 2008 at 6:49 am
ooh yah! happy bday! *bakes a yummy cake*
October 28, 2008 at 6:16 am
Birthday Boy? WOW. Happy Birthday!!
And though I’m not too much of basketball fan, I still enjoy watching the NBA from time to time. However, I’m usually only updated with the Toronto Raptors. I prefer NHL over NBA haha despite the fact that I don’t really play hockey and haven’t watched it in ages. But woot for sports!
October 28, 2008 at 4:38 am
Phil’s birthday? Woaaaaah! Happy birthday, baller.
October 28, 2008 at 4:37 am
I don’t follow the NBA all the way down here at the bottom of the world, but I follow the ANBL, which has been going for about a month. Supporting the New Zealand Breakers of course… they’re finally doing well. Kirk Penny’s an ex-NBA player, was with the Timberwolves about three years ago. Travelling all the way to Melbourne for the Tigers versus Spirit in January too.
…and probably nobody will understand or care, but hey! It’s sports!
October 28, 2008 at 4:11 am
Basketball… I should pay more attention to it since pretty much every guy watches it… -dies-
Sheng ri quai le!! n_nv
or
Sang yat fai lok!! n_nv
or
Happy Birthday!!
whichever you speak…
October 28, 2008 at 3:45 am
HAHAH @ BALLER.. I dont think I’d ever get bored watching any of wongfu shorts.
Basketball? Not really big here in Australia..
But I guess go the Rockets!!? haha
Btw, Happy Birthday Phil.. Hope you have a good one.
October 28, 2008 at 2:44 am
where i’m from, we go crazy from august till may because that’s when the football season starts. no, i refuse to call it soccer. it’s FOOTBALL. ok? =P
and no worries, being a sports fan is to wax lyrical about your team and your love for the game even when no one cares or understands. haha. i can relate!