I dont watch sport anymore, for long time already.
There was still Iverson, Kid, Shaq and Divac around when i saw my last full game.
Rodman was still climbing up to his current US ambassador role.
For the last 10 years or more, ive ignored all the national competitions, world championships, euros, olympics and stuff.
Its like, impossible to reverse the process and find it interesting again. Somehow, only sport im into, is the one i am playing. And i love to watch amateur sport, street level mostly.
Well little tiny bit of my interest for sport returned recently. Thanks to this guy. He is 22, coming from Sombor, Serbia and he plays some really really weird basketball.
Ive been professional player, sport fanatic and ive seen many players, matches, seasons and talents in this sport. This is something i didnt seen yet. This kid is center, 2.08 tall, and plays it with brain. I personally believe that his peripheral sight is much better than his focus. At least, thats how it looks like.
But what is he best at, is not really passing or vision, its his ability to play and have fun while playing basketball. Wonder if he will remain the same and keep it for the rest of his career. I dont know much players in any sport who are having fun on the field like he does. Most are robots on legal steroids, running after their personal records only, taking it really seriously all the time.
He is simply playing with his teammates, opponents and people who are trying to have ball in focus of their cameras.
I like how people says he reminds them on Sabonis, Yao Ming, M Gasol, T Duncan, Nowitzki, Divac... its funny that he was actually playmaker in his childhood days.
"This is not the job. We are just playing the game here. I am enjoying the game. I am playing every game as a game of pickup basketball in my hometown.’’
and its obvious^
And im not watching his games really, i tried, it wont work. But there is always full video of his game highlights day after.