International Members

[Nicky]

Where's Wally World?

 

[TAS]

I am currently in Canada but i can see Ohio from my Condo.:chuckles:

 

[Damage]

Does living in downtown Cleveland count?

 

[THE CAVS FAN]

Croatia!!!

 

[kookoo]

Me and Lionheart be representing the Pilipinas. We're proud to say we've come from a basketball country. Doesn't matter if our NT sucks, we just love the game. We breathe basketball!

I love the Philippines. Boracay is beautiful. And I think filipinas are SEXY.

 

[THE CAVS FAN]

This Thread needed some pics.


Your Welcome

 

[Chardon]

Im from the warn torn state of Ohio















" Way to ruin the thread a**hole "

 

[camakazee]

This is a really cool thread, Karma. It's nice to see not just so many Cavs fans abroad, but NBA fans as a whole. I love basketball, but I think the NBA gets a bad wrap in the U.S. Too many nitwits talking about how there's no defense just because a 2-3 zone isn't trapping a 6'9" stiff, forcing him to travel. I just feel the NBA isn't fully appreciated here in the U.S. and it shows with television ratings and attendance numbers. [/rant]

Anyways, thanks for the cool look at international Cavs fans. Reminds me of when the only streams I could get a few years ago were usually Chinese streams, and reading a bunch of Chinese characters with "LeBron" sandwiched in the middle :chuckles:

That's another interesting question I had. How many of you international fans were Cavs fans before LeBron? I'm not calling any of you out on your Cavs fandem, but I understand how many international fans LBJ brought to the game with his global image. I was simply curious as to how many fans on this forum were brought in by that, or if the Cavs legitimately reached a decent amount of international fans pre-LeBron.

 

[KingSimba]

This is a really cool thread, Karma. It's nice to see not just so many Cavs fans abroad, but NBA fans as a whole. I love basketball, but I think the NBA gets a bad wrap in the U.S. Too many nitwits talking about how there's no defense just because a 2-3 zone isn't trapping a 6'9" stiff, forcing him to travel. I just feel the NBA isn't fully appreciated here in the U.S. and it shows with television ratings and attendance numbers. [/rant]

Anyways, thanks for the cool look at international Cavs fans. Reminds me of when the only streams I could get a few years ago were usually Chinese streams, and reading a bunch of Chinese characters with "LeBron" sandwiched in the middle :chuckles:

That's another interesting question I had. How many of you international fans were Cavs fans before LeBron? I'm not calling any of you out on your Cavs fandem, but I understand how many international fans LBJ brought to the game with his global image. I was simply curious as to how many fans on this forum were brought in by that, or if the Cavs legitimately reached a decent amount of international fans pre-LeBron.

Ill admit that is when I started liking the Cavs but that was when I also started getting intrested in NBA basketball. I had never even heard of a team called the Cleveland Cavaliers till Lebron so it shows you how much I payed attention

Croatia!!!

Im starting to take a liking for Croatia and Soccer as well :chuckles:

 

[-Akronite-]

The Special One is from Crumpetland.

 

[Karma]

This is a really cool thread, Karma. It's nice to see not just so many Cavs fans abroad, but NBA fans as a whole. I love basketball, but I think the NBA gets a bad wrap in the U.S. Too many nitwits talking about how there's no defense just because a 2-3 zone isn't trapping a 6'9" stiff, forcing him to travel. I just feel the NBA isn't fully appreciated here in the U.S. and it shows with television ratings and attendance numbers. [/rant]

Anyways, thanks for the cool look at international Cavs fans. Reminds me of when the only streams I could get a few years ago were usually Chinese streams, and reading a bunch of Chinese characters with "LeBron" sandwiched in the middle :chuckles:

That's another interesting question I had. How many of you international fans were Cavs fans before LeBron? I'm not calling any of you out on your Cavs fandem, but I understand how many international fans LBJ brought to the game with his global image. I was simply curious as to how many fans on this forum were brought in by that, or if the Cavs legitimately reached a decent amount of international fans pre-LeBron.

Long time Cav tragic here. I remember watching a game on free to air (Channel 10 for you Aussies) between the Cavs and Phoenix either 88-89 or 89-90. Anyways I was hooked for some reason from there. Always played with the Cavs in the awful bball games on the computer and stuff. Wasn't till the mid to late 90's that I become fully fledged.

Ugh there were some ugly years.

Thank god for our 17 win season.

Good to see a nice mixture of nations. I'll compile a total list a little later.

 

[Mdog1]

That's another interesting question I had. How many of you international fans were Cavs fans before LeBron? I'm not calling any of you out on your Cavs fandem, but I understand how many international fans LBJ brought to the game with his global image. I was simply curious as to how many fans on this forum were brought in by that, or if the Cavs legitimately reached a decent amount of international fans pre-LeBron.

I have been a fan of the Cavs for about 7 years (when I was 10) because my dad was, but I never really followed sports intently like now until I was about 15 so that is when I became a "realcavsfan" (not the website lol). I guess you could say that LeBron drew me in, but I kind of kept track of the team through my dad before him.

Forgot to tell yeah for the ones that don't know, I am a Canuck.

 

[camakazee]

Long time Cav tragic here. I remember watching a game on free to air (Channel 10 for you Aussies) between the Cavs and Phoenix either 88-89 or 89-90. Anyways I was hooked for some reason from there. Always played with the Cavs in the awful bball games on the computer and stuff. Wasn't till the mid to late 90's that I become fully fledged.

Ugh there were some ugly years.

Thank god for our 17 win season.

Good to see a nice mixture of nations. I'll compile a total list a little later.

Wow, that's pretty cool. I truly have no frame of reference for how the NBA used to attempt to connect with international fans. I know that now it's huge in China, mainly since the draft of Yao, but I had no clue the extent to which games would be available pre-2000 internationally. Now, even without the influence of many international NBA players and global stars like LeBron and Kobe, almost anyone can access NBA games live thanks to internet streams. It's nice to see earlier exposure.

 

[Rick Astley]

I love the Philippines. Boracay is beautiful. And I think filipinas are SEXY.

Yep. But I think Boracay is getting crowded already. Now I'm looking for Boracay-like destinations here in the country. And the babes? They keep getting hotter!

 

[Aussie]

How many of you international fans were Cavs fans before LeBron?

I became a fan of basketball after picking up a copy of NBA Live 06 on PS2. I never had really got into basketball, as it isnt that big over here, like you'd play it at school, but not follow it to the extent i do now. Now it has become bigger then what it was, mostly everyone know's LeBron, Kobe, Shaq, all the big names but not following it. Aussie Rules and cricket are bigger than basketball, or Rugby in some parts.

I chose the cavs on PS2 because Lebron was a beast, so if he was playing on the knicks or T'Wolves i probably would have chosen them. I dont believe, to an international audience it doesnt matter where the big stars play, they are big stars because they can play. Not many people would know of David Lee, or Chris Duhon because they play in a big market, they are not known because theyre team sucks. So a big market wont bring the world to them. The world will find them if theyre good enough.

So i probably wouldnt be a cavs fan if it werent for Lebron, but since joining up here you know this team is more than just LeBron, its Z with his midrange, Boobie with his 3's, Big Ben with his defense, Wally with his butt slaps, Sasha with his .................

So thats me.