http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014...-antonio-spurs
Which leads us to Nash's favorite Boris story. Or what folks from the Seven Seconds Or Less days refer to as the "That's What You Think" story ... which sounds even better when Nash says it with his attempt at a French accent."He kept driving to the hoop, and he'd basically be right on top of the rim and kicking it out to the corner for a 3 instead of just laying it in," Nash said. "I don't know if he didn't want to get fouled and go to the line or if he just didn't want to shoot, but we couldn't take it any more.
"I yelled at him, Raja yelled at him, everyone was yelling at him: 'Borrrrris! Just f------ lay it in. You're right on top of the rim. We need your points, man. Don't you understand? The layup is wide open!'
And he just said: 'That's what you think.'
When the team is saying you don't shoot the ball enough, you're doing something right. They know you can get to the rim and you have a wide open look and you're a good shooter. That a lot of "doing the right thing" stuff.
LOL...I love that fat bas of a baller.
Hope we see some more Boris magic in a few hours.
I wasn't watching NBA during his early days but to hear he was the fastest player on the Bobcats and could jump at least as high as Amare is insane.
I wonder how much more effective he'd be if he was in top shape.
"Boris walks into the gym one day wearing flip-flops and holding his customary cappuccino, which was a staple for him every morning," Griffin recalled. "It was during pre-draft workouts, so he sees the Vertec [machine] and asks what it is.
"We tell him it measures your vertical leap by determining how many of the bars you can touch. He asks what's the highest anyone has ever gone, and we tell him Amare' [Stoudemire] cleared the entire rack.
"Boris puts down the cappuccino, takes off his flip-flops and clears the entire rack on the first try. Then he calmly puts his flip-flops back on, picks up his cappuccino and walks away, saying, 'That was not difficult.'"
Yeah, the flip-flops story is just as good.
The whole article is highly recommended.
Holy , thats the best story I've heard in a minute.
"Ca, ce n'etait pas difficile. Ou sont mon cafe et flip-flops??"
Excellent read and I have the perfect pic
GO SPURS GO
sorry guys, the pic is super big... well big like "Bobo"
That was not difficult.
Nice indeed! Thanks Shoogar... Thought you left.
Timvp and Kori are probably lurking...
Boris used to be one of the nightmare players on the Suns when they were our worst rivals.
I remember a back-breaking three pointer from a long time ago in one of the games... Completely shut down a late cone back attempt.
Glad he is with us now.
I was always infuriated that we couldn't cut the line in front of Phoenix to get him when ATL dumped him. Now, I think it might have been for the best. Pop, back then, probably couldn't have wrapped his head around Boris' personality. It's probably for the best that they joined forces at a later date.
Great video on that page
Awesome stuff, tbh
Added Quinter: "We sent a trainer to accompany Boris one summer when he was playing for the French national team. The trainer comes back when the event is over and says Boris is in fantastic shape. Boris comes back to Phoenix after about two weeks, lifts up his shirt, and everyone is flabbergasted. How do you add that much weight in two weeks?
Did JJ Abrams edit that?
lol lens flares
Stein is slowly turning into the new Johnny Ludden. I Like his style of writing.
Ludden's articles for SA Express News were amazing btw.
Got to agree.
Stein really impress me with his recent article on Pop and Timmy before the finals started.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10...duncan-stories
Just tanking it until he could get traded or released and go to Spurs.
Stein has always been a closet Spurs fan. You can find articles from him 6-7 years back gushing about them.
Wow.. Indeed the best read in a long time since Ludden left.
So many "never-heard-before" stories in there...
If anything he's a Mavs fan. That's where he got his start if I remember correctly. But he appreciates quality organizations so he has always seemed to be a fan of the Spurs.
"That was not difficult" "That's what you think"
That fat and arrogant croissant... Boris is cool.
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