Re: AW commercial

["Nathan A." <nj13@navix.net>]

If they didn't use the real people, Adidas must have gone to lengths to make
sure that they got good look-alikes for the "employee #8" spot. For a brief
moment they show a view from the sideline where you can see all 10 players,
and I swear there is a guy that looks just like Travis Knight (same height,
hair, posture, etc.) setting a pick.

>Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 22:55:22 EST
>From: jwt2@lehigh.edu (jwt2@lehigh.edu)
>Subject: Re: Walker's shoes
>
>Thomas doesn't have his own shoe (I think that he wears the one that Antoine
>wore last year), but he is endorsed by Adidas so that's why they could use
>him in the commercial.  Same for Tyus.  he other players in the commercial are
>anonymous because obviously Adidas can't use guys that wear other brands in
>their Adidas commercials.
>
>Jeff
>
>>In the commercial for Adidas, where he describes, his customers, employee
>>#8. He is playing against the Philadelphia 76ers. I noticed the #1 and
>>Thomas on the opponents back. Tim Thomas is #1 on the team.
>>
>>Anyone near the Philadelphia market knows whether Tim Thomas has his own
>>shoe from Adidas? If so whether he is playing against the Celtics (Walker
>>and Tyus)??
>>
>>Ritesh Ramani
>>ramani_rite@bentley.edu