100% Greek?
Former columnist Fran Blinebury posts this rather strange report to the Chronicle:
What was lost in translation during a transatlantic phone call Wednesday was Vassilis Spanoulis, who reached a deal with the Rockets, saying that he wants to be the first 100 percent Greek to "make it" in the NBA.
In other words, hold down a significant role in a long career.
Antonis Fotsis was a second-round draft pick of Memphis and played just 320 minutes in 28 games for the Grizzlies in the 2001-02 season.
Efthimis Rentzias was a first-round pick by Denver (No. 23) in 1996 and made it to the NBA with Philadelphia in 2002-03. He played just 144 minutes in 35 games.
Jake Tsakalidis, who has played the past six seasons with Phoenix and Memphis, has a Greek passport but is only Greek on his father's side. He has a career average of 5.1 points a game.
Tsakalidis has a Greek passport. He's Greek! And he's been an NBA player (however unspectacular) for six years. So Spanoulis won't be the first Greek to "make it" in the NBA.
The "100 percent Greek" reference is just bizarre.
Still, we're thinking Sunday night Bad Sports podcasts at Byzantio during Rockets games could be fun.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/21/06 11:56 PM | Technorati | Comments (0)
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