Muslim Starting 5

Point - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Guard - Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Forward - Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Forward - Hakeem Olajuwon
Center - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Dominating frontline, solid defense top to bottom, and I have no idea why I thought to make this thread.

You do realize that there have been muslims in this league without "weird" names?

[QUOTE=statman32]You do realize that there have been muslims in this league without "weird" names?[/QUOTE]

lmfao

[QUOTE=statman32]You do realize that there have been muslims in this league without "weird" names?[/QUOTE]


thats really pretty irrelevant, the point he's making which i think we can all agree on, is that muslims are all terrorists, amIrite?

Larry Johnson

[QUOTE=statman32]You do realize that there have been muslims in this league without "weird" names?[/QUOTE]

His line-up sounds a lot funnier/cool though.

[QUOTE=statman32]You do realize that there have been muslims in this league without "weird" names?[/QUOTE]
true stuff

[QUOTE=eliteballer]Larry Johnson[/QUOTE]
ding ding ding

olajuwon a muslim? theres muslims in nigeria?:confusedshrug:

[QUOTE=iggy>]olajuwon a muslim? theres muslims in nigeria?:confusedshrug:[/QUOTE]
yea i remember studying history, some of those african countries are like 95% muslum

[QUOTE=baseketball4life]yea i remember studying history, some of those african countries are like 95% muslum[/QUOTE]
forreals? :eek: (no sarcasm)

I heard Shaq was muslim at one point. Something about the way he greeted Hedo Turkoglu before a game.

[QUOTE=starface]thats really pretty irrelevant, the point he's making which i think we can all agree on, is that muslims are all terrorists, amIrite?[/QUOTE]
this made me laugh....:lol

[QUOTE=iggy>]forreals? :eek: (no sarcasm)[/QUOTE]
idk

i vaguely remember something to that extent


go google it

[QUOTE=DULLAH]West Africa from Nigeria to Sierra Leone to Senegal all have prominent Muslim populations. the percentages vary, but are much higher in some of these nations than that of Christianity.[/QUOTE]
right there^^

[QUOTE=DULLAH]Hidayet Turkoglu
Mehmet Okur
Omer Asik
Hakeem Olajuwon
Rony Seikaly[/QUOTE]

Uh, Rony Seikaly is Maronite Catholic.

And for the millionth time, Okur is NOT a Muslim. I'm not even sure his parents are.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Muslims#Basketball[/url]

theres a list

pope kisses the quran i wonder why

[quote=baseketball4life][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Muslims#Basketball"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Muslims#Basketball[/URL]

theres a list[/quote]

Here's this "list"

[QUOTE][LIST][*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar"]Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association"]NBA[/URL].[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf"]Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Abdul-Wahad"]Tariq Abdul-Wahad[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim"]Shareef Abdur-Rahim[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Johnson_%28basketball%29"]Larry Johnson[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazr_Mohammed"]Nazr Mohammed[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Okur"]Mehmet Okur[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon"]Hakeem Olajuwon[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal"]Shaquille O'Neal[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad"]Ahmad Rashad[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedo_Turkoglu"]Hedo Turkoglu[/URL], NBA.[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersan_Ilyasova"]Ersan Ilyasova[/URL], NBA[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace"]Rasheed Wallace[/URL], NBA[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebron_James"]Lebron James[/URL], NBA[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Oden"]Greg Oden[/URL], NBA[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Gooden"]Drew Gooden[/URL], NBA[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani"]Andrea Bargnani[/URL], NBA[/LIST][/QUOTE]

I'm willing to bet there's a few discrepancies there.

[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Here's this "list"



I'm willing to bet there's a few discrepancies there.[/QUOTE]
lbj, gooden, oden, bargs

those are BS i think

idk about the others

[QUOTE=Hammertime]

And for the millionth time, Okur is NOT a Muslim. I'm not even sure his parents are.[/QUOTE]
Yes Okur is a Muslim.
[url]http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070218/ai_n18624504/pg_2?tag=artBody;col1[/url]

-Pape Sow is a Muslim
-Shaqs stepfather is/was a Muslim but Shaq is not and has never been a Muslim. He just knows the Muslim culture b/c of his stepfather.
-Rasheed is a Sunni Muslim.
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[QUOTE=statman32]Yes Okur is a Muslim.
[url]http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070218/ai_n18624504/pg_2?tag=artBody;col1[/url]

-Pape Sow is a Muslim
-Shaqs stepfather is/was a Muslim but Shaq is not and has never been a Muslim. He just knows the Muslim culture b/c of his stepfather.
-Rasheed is a Sunni Muslim.
-[/QUOTE]
that is accurate information

[QUOTE=statman32]Yes Okur is a Muslim.
[url]http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070218/ai_n18624504/pg_2?tag=artBody;col1[/url]
[/QUOTE]

This ain't apple-juice he's holding.

[url]http://www.sports.ru/images/object_61.1199981548.jpg[/url]

[QUOTE=Hammertime]This ain't apple-juice he's holding.

[url]http://www.sports.ru/images/object_61.1199981548.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
that doesnt mean he isnt muslim

you brought this up the last time


im guessing probably 20% of muslims drink alcohol even though its disallowed... it doesnt make him something else

[QUOTE=Hammertime]This ain't apple-juice he's holding.

[url]http://www.sports.ru/images/object_61.1199981548.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
its as if a mormon was to drink, again they are still mormon

heres a link on sheed

[url]http://www.woofactor.com/celebrities/Rasheed_Wallace/biography/[/url]

full name is Rasheed Abdul Wallace

[url]http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Rasheed-Wallace[/url]

I won't go into other things, such as his lack of fasting, but according to this logic, what makes one a Muslim? Simply a belief that you're Muslim? Or is there even a basic minimum of conditions one has to fulfill?

[QUOTE=Hammertime]I won't go into other things, such as his lack of fasting, but according to this logic, what makes one a Muslim? Simply a belief that you're Muslim? Or is there even a basic minimum of conditions one has to fulfill?[/QUOTE]
believe in one god that is allah

after that if you follow the rules your a "better" muslim and if you don't than your a sinning muslim

[QUOTE=DULLAH]That's your argument....BUAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA:roll:

I drank a few dozen times in HS that don't mean a thing.:lol
Haven't drank a drop since I was 19 though.
I prefer the herbals....:pimp:

and Mehmet is a Muslim >.<
And Walt Hazzard's kid makes ridiculous beats...LOL[/QUOTE]
you're muslim? can you verify if you are that just because you drink doesnt make you a non-muslim. its just a sin

[QUOTE=Hammertime]This ain't apple-juice he's holding.

[url]http://www.sports.ru/images/object_61.1199981548.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
Some practicing Muslims drink. In Muslim countries it is forbidden but in Western culture, you will find quite a bit of Muslims that drink alcohol. If they do drink most of them do not drink during the month of Ramada.

Plenty of practicing Catholics have pre-merital sex but they still are Cathoics.

Your argument = WEAK

Being born a Muslim a being a practicing Muslim are two very different things.

If I were to make a thread about an All-Christian team, I'd probably put guys like Howard or Korver on there. But am I going to put Biedrins, Dirk, Nash, or Kobe?

[QUOTE=Hammertime]Being born a Muslim a being a practicing Muslim are two very different things.

If I were to make a thread about an All-Christian team, I'd probably put guys like Howard or Korver on there. But am I going to put Biedrins, Dirk, Nash, or Kobe?[/QUOTE]
Okur is a practicing Muslim. Once again just because you drink or commit a sin does not mean you are not a practicing "insert religion here"

[QUOTE=Hammertime]Being born a Muslim a being a practicing Muslim are two very different things.

If I were to make a thread about an All-Christian team, I'd probably put guys like Howard or Korver on there. But am I going to put Biedrins, Dirk, Nash, or Kobe?[/QUOTE]
my friend your argument isn't valid, its actually quite comical

[QUOTE=statman32]Okur is a practicing Muslim. Once again just because you drink or commit a sin does not mean you are not a practicing "insert religion here"[/QUOTE]
exactly

Organized Religions are amusing.

The best part are the people who claim to be religious, but don't follow most of their religions rules and guidelines.

[QUOTE=statman32]Okur is a practicing Muslim. Once again just because you drink or commit a sin does not mean you are not a practicing "insert religion here"[/QUOTE]

How is he a practicing Muslim? He drinks, he doesn't fast, his wife doesn't wear a hijjab, his daughter has an English name....what exactly does he practice?

Like I said, can someone explain to me how he's any more of a Muslim than Dirk Nowitzki is a Christian?