Three silly pieces

[Victor Steinbok]

  Very quick response from the reporter. I've heard "bigs" before, but,
in this case, it was "a big", which is not in my memory banks.

> Generally, NBA people call centers and big guys "bigs" and that's a
> term that's become normal over the past few years. So it was a
> complete quote,
>
>
> Gary Washburn
> NBA/Celtics Reporter
> Boston Globe

     VS-)

On 7/8/2010 6:20 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
> ...
> 3. In a Boston Globe story (July 7) on the Celtics trying to negotiate
> with centers Kwame Brown and Shaquille O'Neill, Celtics coach, Doc
> Rivers, is quoted as saying, "Nothing is out of the question, we need
> a big." It's possible that this is a screwed up partial quote. It is
> also possible, however, that Rivers really did say "a big" meaning "a
> big guy". Can't tell without a tape. I requested further clarification
> from the reporter, but I am not holding my fingers crossed.
> ...

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