Post by FLCeltsFan on Jun 16, 2017 14:45:23 GMT -5
I am giddy about the prospect of having Zizic on the team this year. I just read this from the Globe.
www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2017/06/16/meet-celtics-prospect-ante-zizic
Be still my heart... This guy just may just fill the hole in my heart from Danny trading Perk.
Here's a bit of it from David Blatt
And here's a couple more bits from the article.
Reminds me of Havlicek! I can't wait to see this kid.
www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2017/06/16/meet-celtics-prospect-ante-zizic
On TV, ESPN cut to a row of Celtics fans in the crowd at Barclays, giving a double thumbs down.
“I would caution those Celtics fans,” said Fran Fraschilla, ESPN’s international basketball guru. “[Zizic] is one of my favorite kids in this draft. He’s 6-11, 240. He has a mean streak.”
“I would caution those Celtics fans,” said Fran Fraschilla, ESPN’s international basketball guru. “[Zizic] is one of my favorite kids in this draft. He’s 6-11, 240. He has a mean streak.”
Here's a bit of it from David Blatt
“It was obviously hard on him,” Blatt says. “He was 16 years old. He was playing against grown men.”
“This other kid,” Blatt says. “A big man. He was matched up against Sofoklis Schortsanitis.” Blatt laughs. “Do you guys know who Sofo is? Either way I can tell you he is one of the biggest, strongest human beings I have ever seen.”
“We called him Baby Shaq,” Blatt says. “He was a tremendously strong guy. Agile. Athletic. This kid from Croatia is matched up with Sofo, and guys, what I’m going to tell you right now is the truth.”
“This kid was flying all around the room. He was bouncing off the walls. Bouncing off the floors. He’s getting hit every which way possible. And you know what stuck out most? He kept getting up.”
“This kid reminded me of Ali on the ropes,” he says. “Just sitting there yelling ‘Punch me! Punch me! Punch me!’ until the guy’s tired, and then he KNOCKED George Foreman’s !!!GREENIAC!!! out.”
“That’s what this kid was doing. He just kept coming, and coming, and coming. And old Sofo finally just said the ‘The hell with it, I’m going home.’ He walked off the court, and this kid was left standing.”
“That was two and a half years ago,” Blatt says. “And I remember I said to myself that day: This kid’s gonna be a player. This kid’s going to the NBA.”
“This other kid,” Blatt says. “A big man. He was matched up against Sofoklis Schortsanitis.” Blatt laughs. “Do you guys know who Sofo is? Either way I can tell you he is one of the biggest, strongest human beings I have ever seen.”
“We called him Baby Shaq,” Blatt says. “He was a tremendously strong guy. Agile. Athletic. This kid from Croatia is matched up with Sofo, and guys, what I’m going to tell you right now is the truth.”
“This kid was flying all around the room. He was bouncing off the walls. Bouncing off the floors. He’s getting hit every which way possible. And you know what stuck out most? He kept getting up.”
“This kid reminded me of Ali on the ropes,” he says. “Just sitting there yelling ‘Punch me! Punch me! Punch me!’ until the guy’s tired, and then he KNOCKED George Foreman’s !!!GREENIAC!!! out.”
“That’s what this kid was doing. He just kept coming, and coming, and coming. And old Sofo finally just said the ‘The hell with it, I’m going home.’ He walked off the court, and this kid was left standing.”
“That was two and a half years ago,” Blatt says. “And I remember I said to myself that day: This kid’s gonna be a player. This kid’s going to the NBA.”
That if there’s a loose ball he’s going to get it. That if there’s a rebound in his area, he’s going to go after it. That if he has to run the court as a trailer, he’s going to make that effort every single time.”
“Zizic has the pedigree for the NBA already. He’s got the body and the size and the strength. But the thing about Ante is just the way he moves. In an NBA game, the big has to be able to get up and down the floor really well and the way he is with his motor, he can run the floor so well. It’s nonstop.”
Does Ante ever get tired?
“No, no, no, no,” he said, half-laughing, almost insulted by the question. “Never tired. I don’t know why, but I was just born with something. I just want to win the game. That’s my mentality.”
“No, no, no, no,” he said, half-laughing, almost insulted by the question. “Never tired. I don’t know why, but I was just born with something. I just want to win the game. That’s my mentality.”
