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Since I'm always asking you guys questions -- thought it could be fun to flip the script and let you guys shoot questions at a new guy.
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What got you into basketball and specifically liking the management side of basketball?

Favorite NBA team/college team/real life players?

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Myles wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:34 pm What got you into basketball and specifically liking the management side of basketball?

Favorite NBA team/college team/real life players?
My old man was a big baller back in his day growing up in Detroit. I grew up in Brazil/Boston but I was raised as a big Pistons fan. '04 championship run is one of my favorite memories. That team - how oddly it was assembled - probably is also what got me into management. I've never liked having superstars on my team. I like assembling the perfect pieces that create exciting team ball. Also I work in Data Viz so it's fun to do a different type of data work.

Obviously Pistons are my favorite franchise, and I'm also a big Michigan State fan (though I didn't go to school there). Favorite players are Manuuu, Jamal Crawford, Patrick Beverly, and of course Big Ben Wallace. Pretty much anyone who is a resilient little fucker haha
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How did you learn about CSL?

And how about those ties to Brazil? Do you speak Portuguese like Rizzo (BKN) does? I'm Brazilian! That's really cool!
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Marcos_Beck wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:51 pm How did you learn about CSL?

And how about those ties to Brazil? Do you speak Portuguese like Rizzo (BKN) does? I'm Brazilian! That's really cool!
Learned about through a r/nbadiscussion thread on reddit. I can't remember who posted it -- but I've always wanted to do something like this so I bit immediately.

And I do speak portuguese! I was born/lived in Florianopolis when I was very little, then moved to the States in time for kindergarten. My mom's side of the family is still all down there so we stay pretty connected. Força Figueirense!
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TheTwoWallaces wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:36 pm
Marcos_Beck wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:51 pm How did you learn about CSL?

And how about those ties to Brazil? Do you speak Portuguese like Rizzo (BKN) does? I'm Brazilian! That's really cool!
Learned about through a r/nbadiscussion thread on reddit. I can't remember who posted it -- but I've always wanted to do something like this so I bit immediately.

And I do speak portuguese! I was born/lived in Florianopolis when I was very little, then moved to the States in time for kindergarten. My mom's side of the family is still all down there so we stay pretty connected. Força Figueirense!
So nice! For real!
I'm from Salvador, anytime you want to come visit, I'll be available to guide, it's a pretty nice place.

I've heard Florianopolis is amazing but never been there...

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Marcos_Beck wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:52 pm
TheTwoWallaces wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:36 pm
Marcos_Beck wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:51 pm How did you learn about CSL?

And how about those ties to Brazil? Do you speak Portuguese like Rizzo (BKN) does? I'm Brazilian! That's really cool!
Learned about through a r/nbadiscussion thread on reddit. I can't remember who posted it -- but I've always wanted to do something like this so I bit immediately.

And I do speak portuguese! I was born/lived in Florianopolis when I was very little, then moved to the States in time for kindergarten. My mom's side of the family is still all down there so we stay pretty connected. Força Figueirense!
So nice! For real!
I'm from Salvador, anytime you want to come visit, I'll be available to guide, it's a pretty nice place.

I've heard Florianopolis is amazing but never been there...

Great to have you in CSL!
Valeu cara! My mom was in Salvador just last year to visit a friend. She absolutely loved that city. I’ve always wanted to go. I’ve heard it’s a lot more beautiful than my racist ass family in Santa Catarina haha
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Come visit us here next time you’re in Brazil!
Btw we should be speaking only Portuguese from now on.
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Did you play basketball? And do you watch/follow other sports?

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Will you trade for Tyrone Wallace from Atlanta ;)

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Stockton12 wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:14 am Will you trade for Tyrone Wallace from Atlanta ;)
Is he the only Wallace left in this league? If I was commissioner that would be the first issue I would address. We need more Wallaces. At least two.
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Myles wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:41 am Did you play basketball? And do you watch/follow other sports?
Yea I only played through high school. But I was 2 years behind Pat Connaughton and I got to play against Nerlens, Wayne Seldon , Jake Layman, and Bruce Brown. So I always casually root for those guys. But Pat is the hometown hero so everyone’s a fan here.

I mean, is there any Brazilian who doesn’t love soccer? I always say I got basketball from my Detroit dad and soccer from my Brazilian mom. I was probably a better soccer player but I follow the nba slightly more closely.
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Marcos_Beck wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:16 am Come visit us here next time you’re in Brazil!
Btw we should be speaking only Portuguese from now on.

Ninguém vai gostar d nós rsrs. Mas então- Me dê Jarrett Allen haha
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TheTwoWallaces wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:47 am
Stockton12 wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:14 am Will you trade for Tyrone Wallace from Atlanta ;)
Is he the only Wallace left in this league? If I was commissioner that would be the first issue I would address. We need more Wallaces. At least two.
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TheTwoWallaces wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:51 am
Myles wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:41 am Did you play basketball? And do you watch/follow other sports?
Yea I only played through high school. But I was 2 years behind Pat Connaughton and I got to play against Nerlens, Wayne Seldon , Jake Layman, and Bruce Brown. So I always casually root for those guys. But Pat is the hometown hero so everyone’s a fan here.
Did you play for FiHo with Pat or are you talking about St. John's Prep? I was the varsity coach at Revere High for a few years and coached against Bruce Brown in a summer league.
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Rizzo wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:03 pm
TheTwoWallaces wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:51 am
Myles wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:41 am Did you play basketball? And do you watch/follow other sports?
Yea I only played through high school. But I was 2 years behind Pat Connaughton and I got to play against Nerlens, Wayne Seldon , Jake Layman, and Bruce Brown. So I always casually root for those guys. But Pat is the hometown hero so everyone’s a fan here.
Did you play for FiHo with Pat or are you talking about St. John's Prep? I was the varsity coach at Revere High for a few years and coached against Bruce Brown in a summer league.
Ah dope. No I'm actually from Arlington -- so only from playing pickup as kids & then playing against FiHo for years. I played for Arlington High -- we never played against Revere though. But that's cool!
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TheTwoWallaces wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:24 pm
Rizzo wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:03 pm
TheTwoWallaces wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:51 am

Yea I only played through high school. But I was 2 years behind Pat Connaughton and I got to play against Nerlens, Wayne Seldon , Jake Layman, and Bruce Brown. So I always casually root for those guys. But Pat is the hometown hero so everyone’s a fan here.
Did you play for FiHo with Pat or are you talking about St. John's Prep? I was the varsity coach at Revere High for a few years and coached against Bruce Brown in a summer league.
Ah dope. No I'm actually from Arlington -- so only from playing pickup as kids & then playing against FiHo for years. I played for Arlington High -- we never played against Revere though. But that's cool!
Weird, my middle school was named "Arlington", but I'm all the way in Toronto.
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TheTwoWallaces wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:55 am
Marcos_Beck wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:16 am Come visit us here next time you’re in Brazil!
Btw we should be speaking only Portuguese from now on.

Ninguém vai gostar d nós rsrs. Mas então- Me dê Jarrett Allen haha
Hahahahaha
Tudo bem, Dennis fala alemão o tempo todo nos fóruns.
Allen ama Chicago haha
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