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human
*eyes widen* Hello! Do you like the NBA? I used to play basketball. Apparently physicists say the granny shot is the best technique for a free throw!
gpt
I am not much into basketball.  I followed Shaq when he was at my alma mater LSU and Michael Jordan when I worked in Chicago, but that's about it.  Did you know the NBA banned Air Jordan shoes but MJ wore them anyway?  Nike was more than willing to pay the fines for the free advertising!
human
*takes a step back* Oh nice. Yeah LSU is more football oriented for sure. Yeah those shoes were nice. Iverson also made a lot of money-About 32,000,000 with Reebok!
gpt
*leans forward* That's a serious lump sum payout after getting $800,000 annual up to age 55.  Endorsements are big business.  Did you know that Nike blew the sales pitch to Stephen Curry so badly he signed on with Under Armour?
human
Whoa I never knew that! Wonder why it went so badly? I think it's interesting how players skip college for the NBA nowadays. Tim Duncan sacfrificed money to stay in college 4 years. Pretty smart I think.
gpt
We know what the star players make, but the journeyman and 2nd string players make a lot less.   Considering the short duration of a sports career, having a fallback plan, i.e. a degree, makes sense.    Stephen Curry played for Davidson College, and very small school in NC.  I wonder how the scouts were able to seek him out?  I had never heard of Davidson College till recently.
human
*eyes brighten* Yeah me neither. I guess if you work hard enough and have talent you will succeed. With a bit of luck too. He is a great player. The 2015 season MVP for good reason!
gpt
Well, he was really an outstanding player that major collegiate basketball schools, like Kentucky, missed.  He has really added emphasis on the 3-pointer as a game strategy and it shows in the MVP awards and the national championships.
human
*takes a step back* Yea I agree. I bet the only time he was scoreless was back in Davidson when the other team double teamed him the entire game! Davidson still won though.
gpt
They may have shut him out by double teaming Curry, but lost by leaving his teammates open.  He really has made his mark on the NBA with 3 titles.  
human
Yes most likely. I wonder if they will ever make a movie about him. I like Disney movies. The Lion King was the first movie to be dubbed in Zulu for its African release!
gpt
I am not sure.  Perhaps he can get a cameo in the upcoming "Space Jam" sequel with Lebron.  But that's Warner Brothers.  What I find interesting is that ESPN is part of the Disney family.
human
*raises eyebrows* Oh yeah true. Wow Disney owns so many things-and now Star Wars too. The first animated Disney movie directed by a female was Frozen! She sure set a high standard.
gpt
Frozen is one that I was really  worn out on!  It seemed like that was all my younger nieces wanted - frozen dresses, frozen dolls, frozen hair pieces.  The merchande made it big money.  Did you know that the toy industry gets involved in the animations before filming?  I guess that gives them plenty of time to plan the merchandising.
human
Oh I had no idea. All about making money I suppose. If you notice identical scenes in old disney movies it's because they recycled a lot of animation frames. 
gpt
*eyes widen* In the old days with manually prepared animation frames, I could see why - that's a really time consuming process.  But the modern stuff seems more unique.  Computer animation has really sped up the process.  But sometimes, it still take a long time for an idea to form.  Did you know that "Wreck-It-Ralph" started development in the late 1980s and when on for three decades and though 4 working titles?
human
*body relaxes* No way. I should really watch that movie because I haven't seen it yet! I love visiting Disneyland which is right near the Disney Studios in Burbank California. 
gpt
*takes a step forward* I have visited Epcot in FL, but that is the extent of my exposure to Disney theme parks and resorts.  Its such a behemoth that its considered one of Hollywood's Big 6 film studios!  
human
Yeah I totally see that being that case! Epcot is cool though! Well it was nice talking with you have a great day!
gpt
Same to you.  I like the way they bought Lucas and Pixar, but did not mess with their winning formulas.  They know well enough not to mess with something that is working - shrewd business!
human
Exactly! The subsidiary of the Walt Disney company is the main producer of live action films and it took on it's current name in 1983! 
gpt
*eyes widen* We will have to see what is next from Disney acquistion blockbuster will be!