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Forgive me if I am out of line...I am kind of new to this particular board. I just need some of you serious cats to round out what I think can be a fun league...help a brotha out?? No..

LOL. Here is my invitation....

You know what, I was just thinking of a way to spice things up a bit and I decide to begin a fantasy hoops ABA league on NBA.com!

Some of you are not old enough or astute enough I persume to know much about the ole' American Basketball Association...but I do.

I thought it would be cool to add todays New School NBA stars to outfit your ABA named old school team! In fact, today's young stars could not hold a candle to a lot of the players who played back in the ABA that has some great teams.

The Kentucky Colonels, the Virginia Squires, the Dallas Chapparels, the,....etc...You name it anybody who was any kind of baller at all played in the ole' ABA. Like the NBDL it was a league in some of the most remote cities and not many fans outside those towns got to see them as the TV networks were no where what they are today.

Just like during the major league season when I created a Negro League fantasy league with today's players drafted to play on on your customized Negro League team, I want to do the same with the NBA and it's distant and late cousins from the ole' ABA. I am feeling a bit nostalgic tonite on the eve of the 2009 season so forgive me. But answer me soon!

It is the league that had teams like the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, and New Jersey Nets came from that had a Hall of Fame lists of players who chose that league over the NBA back in the late 60's and early 70's.

I got interested it the league back in 1971 when Dr J spurned our Milwaukee Bucks to sign with the ABA and other players like high school phenoms Marvin Barnes, Connie Hawkins, David Thompson and a host of others went to the rival league with the NBA was struggling to make money and was near the point of folding under Larry O'Brien until David Stern came and Magic and Bird followed...

But enough of the history of the league...I will do more of that on the message boards of the NBA.com site. Go to Bucks.com and simply register and then look for this league.

League Name:NBA/ABA Fantasy HoopStars
Password is;ABAwasgreat (simple enough?)

Hurry up now...we got one day. If no one responses as I will get some invitations out tonite of some guys I know would appreciate it and be down with it, but I will goto NBA.com tommorrow to fill this out...

But I came to you all my homies first....I will take the New York Nets. I have a logo page as well!
Hit me up if you are interested! QUICKLY!!! PRIMETIMEBALLER07@YAHOO.COM

Oh well duh, I did not give you the info did I?

First you have to log into NBA.com and become a fan member just like you would do for yahoo.

It is real easy, and the League name is: NBA/ABA Fantasy HoopStars
Password Is: ABAwasgreat

Now there are only 9 spots open counting myself...I would like you to pick a team or to have an ABA team name and logo to enter this league and present it to me when you email me.

This is in honor of the old ABA league of long ago which was home to a great many NBA players and teams as well.

I want an ABA and NBA type vibe here not an individualized one like all the other leagues...work with me here, work with me people! LOL...

Come on, you can come up with one. Go look it up if you please and let me know. Tell me, would a PG like Chris Paul or Deron Williams and Derrick Rose have a spot on your...New York Nets or your...

Kentucky Colonels
Virigina Squires
Dallas Chapparels

I might ask for a player from that team and for you to give a brief history and synopsis of that team and what you remember about them or what you know about a player from that era and team...

Just to get the nostalgic juices flowing and get pumped for Opening day of the NBa season. Every season that goes by I recall the ole' ABA and ABA all stars.

Many crossed over and played in the NBA and came over with the merger in the late 70's when the ABA folded.

There was a time when the ABA just like the ole' AFL in football took many of the top stars from the NFL like the Euro League might start doing to the NBA next year...

I love history, and sports history and basketball history is one of my favorite pastimes. Come enjoy it with me and outfit your ABA styled team and league with present day NBA stars!

My scoring and points system is customized to fit an ABA style agenda with an NBA twist! Drop me an email and lets get going!

Thanks... and good luck to your teams. I am accepting your prayers for my Bucks.

Good day...