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buddha made of stone

the latest from my student terra, the biggest NBA fan this side of the pacific:

as for the NBA playoffs, spurs finally won the game over mavericks,i believe it can win the final champion and also glad to see that result, because besides jordan and yaoming, i like tim duncan best.he is so calm in the court and never shows off and i can’t help appreciating this kind of property.his nickname is so great,but i don’t know how to say it in english, while in chinese called “shi fo(pronounce like four)” it means a buddha made of stone.

06.01.2003, 7:39 PM · School, Sports

7 Comments


  1. What is weird is how great the Mavs have been playing the last couple of seasons. I remember in the early to mid ’90s (as I was born/raised in Dallas) how terrible they were. The commentators would even say something like: “I predict that they’ll win 14-15 games” — someone like Dale Hanson. Anyways, they must’ve all had rabbits feet this past season, though a buddha would’ve been nice : )


  2. :o the picture is so funny,i can’t help laughing, if duncan can see the picture, he must laugh,too, in spite of, he seldom smile.i now know the Americans’ creativity


  3. funny that nickname hasn’t caught on stateside… oh well…

    anyway, also wanted to say hi


  4. hahah that’s pretty good!! only if the buddha can hit his free throws…


  5. Whoa, is that statue from Hangzhou’s Ling Yin Temple? Looks very familiar.


  6. his body is Chinese and his face is Mexico


  7. oft used expression for sportsmen. most associated with korean go player, lee chang-ho