OT: Post heart attack Arvydas Sabonis training Lithuanian team [video]

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  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    The Lithuanian national team is in Houston training for their upcoming qualifiers in Venezuela and 47-year old Arvydas Sabonis is on the court with them despite suffering a heart attack less than a year ago. He has taken a special interest in last year's draft pick and highly touted Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas, who you see him being guarded by for a portion of the video. Sorry if this has already been posted.

    [video=youtube;nPmuOI456jA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPmuOI456jA&feature=player_embedded[/video]
     
    speeds, Jun 25, 2012
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    He would still be more effective than any other center we currently have. Sign him up!
     
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    Man I miss Sabonis. One of my all-time favorite Blazers.
     
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    Great tape. I kept thinking, watch the heart attack...take it easy...If he lost 80 pounds he'd last longer on the court. I thought, Shaq should watch this. He's about the same age.

    I posted in the game thread when I saw him sitting there, "Sabonis sighting."
     
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    Thanks for posting that. You made my day.
     
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    From behind he looks like he's in great shape, then you see his tummy. Still awesome though. I was 10 and under when he was playing, but he was my favorite player.
     
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    Man, he makes Jonas look like a SF.
     
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    How can someone be both 10 and under?
     
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    Because a whale swallowed Jonas?
     
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    If I said I was 10 when he was playing, that would be wrong, as I wasn't 10 the whole time he was playing. 10 was the oldest I was when he was playing.
     
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    I see now. Thanks.

    This will help me to plan ahead.
     
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    Ditto

    makes me smile to see him on the court
     
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