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The real question lies not in skin tone, but as to how they will represent some of the more colorful characters in the NBA. Even with Rodman gone, we still have characters like Allan Iverson (famous for throwing his wife naked out of the house) and (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) That's my assumption. The hands are kind of curved, probably to fit the round ball. (...) If you look at the card it says "Traded to Bucks". I don't follow the NBA, but I assume the uniform in the photo on the card is his old team from last (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) They look like they are spring-loaded - is that true? --Bill. (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I've played with the legs (someone had them in their posession at LEGOWORLD), but I can't remember if they were or not. Not like it matters though, the legs are made for the basketball game, not for use as regular poseable figs. -Tim (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) You know, they do look one piece. In fact, they kind of remind me more of Mega Block people then Lego people. Not to mention the heads look oversized. Hasta La Vista, Sean (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) And I'm sure I've said this before, but I don't buy this slippery slope. Yellow has been used to represent generic non-white peoples in the past. It's just my opinion that it is incapable of representing black people. (Someone once used the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) This suggestion has been floated before, I believe, and in my view it makes a fair bit of sense! There then could be lugnet.sports.soccer and lugnet.sports.basketball (or sports.nba?? I'm not sure) and sports.hockey etc... In parallel I know (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Good explanation, Anthony. I see it, but its so frustrating. I hate all the hoops the politically correct make us jump through. Makes some things that should be simple a real pain in the you know where. -Tim (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) It was said before in another thread, but I believe it is a good point to make so I'll say it. If LEGO had introduced 'Minifigs of color' along side yellow minifigs, instead of the new caucasian lego color, then LEGO would be proclaiming that (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) While I like the brown minifigs, my one disappointment is the caucasian players are that icky color (can't think of a name for it) versus plain yellow. In Star Wars, they created minifig likenesses of caucasian characters/actors in yellow, why (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Is it just me, or do the left hands on these minifigs seem different in shape? I wonder if they changed them to make it easier for them to hold the LEGO basketball or something. Weird to have minifigs with one hand bigger than the other, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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For those of us who don't use Macromedia Flash, I've put screencaptures of the 3 new "draftees" from the ongoing LEGO NBA draft at lego.com/sports up on Brickshelf: (URL) when it gets through moderation, you can view this folder for a comparison of (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Speaking of which, how can you have an NBA collection of any sort without Jordan? I'd love to see a 'classic' line with Rodman, David Robinson, Larry Bird, Magic J, etc. (...) I wholeheartedly agree :) especially since LEGO hairpieces are (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)
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Does anyone know how many NBA figures TLC is planning on releasing? I wonder if they have to get permission from the players's agents before making a figure of them? Who are your predictions? What sort of sets do you think we'll see? I'm pretty (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) figure is listed as SH_Custom SPEEDSTER Minifigure. The picture is at (URL) The splash page for the shop is at (URL) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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I was walking to work this morning and saw the linked Flash minifig picture taped to someone's second story window on 18th near Hartford in San Francisco. It looks too well rendered to be CGI and too sharply painted to be a painted custom. Maybe (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Don't feel bad about not knowing Toni Kukoc, he was a pretty good role player with the Chicago Bulls during the Jordan era, but has done little else of note since then. He is from Croatia, so naturally he is white. Kobe Bryant is black, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Kukoc is caucasian, so it looks like they got around the "yellow" issue by making black and white players with out using yellow. That kind of keeps a balance in the LEGO world. jt (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Woo-hoo! Bring on Mace and Lando! Very interestingly, they have two colors here. I'll have to display my basketball ignorance here, but I don't know the players Kukoc and Kidd. Does the tan head indicate an African-American with a lighter (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.starwars)
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