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Primoz Dislikes Bridges, Sets Them on Fire

Feb 24, 2008 – 12:30 PM
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Tom Ziller

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New Raptor Primoz Brezec got in front of the media and let his hair down a little. Michael Grange of Toronto's Globe & Mail first got Rasho Nesterovic to explain why Primoz speaks in 'almost perfect gangsta slang' -- "[H]e started in Indiana. That's a pretty tough organization to pick up English." But the salvo to take from this comes from Primoz himself:
"Sam Vincent, he changed it up. He wanted to go more run-and-gun. I have no problem with that, I can run three days in a row. But I think I set a record in the NBA: out of 50 games I started I didn't get the ball, I didn't get a shot off. So I was like, you know what Sam? You don't need me, you don't like me and I don't like you, so get me out of here. And see how they're doing this year?"
Did a player who has been traded twice this year and has played a total of 365 minutes in 2007-08 just call 'scoreboard' on a former employer? Touche, Primoz.

(On the impact of your first franchise on non-native English speakers: The next time you listen to a Hedo Turkoglu interview, do so with the knowledge Jason Williams taught the man English.)
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