<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Somewhere in the NBA, there's a souped-up Hummer to buy or bling with the value of a home in the suburbs. Brook and Robin Lopez, the Stanford basketball team's 7-foot twins, will pass on such things for now. Fancy cars and jewelry won't do them much good, not when they don't even have driver's licenses and would rather spend the money from any future big contracts on a home for their mother overlooking Puget Sound. Besides, they are serious students, and when the freshmen aren't studying, they can be found sketching superhuman cartoon characters or engaging in other unusual endeavors. Last fall, Robin Lopez participated in "Gaieties 2006: From Cal With Love," a series of comedic skits held before the Stanford-California football game. An online promo for the student-run theatrical extravaganza proclaimed that "singing, dancing and nudity are guaranteed." At this rate, the NBA lifestyle might seem like a letdown. Basketball has a place in the twins' lives, of course. But even on days such as today, when the Cardinal opens play in the Pacific 10 Conference tournament against USC at Staples Center, it does not define them. Regardless of how many millions they might someday make in the NBA, the twins would like to produce a comic book or perhaps an animated movie. "They're really creative and some of the smartest people I know," said Alex Lopez, an older brother who coaches boys' varsity basketball at Woodland Hills El Camino Real High. "They're both artists." Count Tim Floyd among the legion of college coaches who wish the twins would forgo leather and hardwood for charcoal and canvas. On Jan. 25 at Stanford's Maples Pavilion, the Lopezes put on a display worthy of their otherworldly creations, combining for 24 points, 15 rebounds and 15 blocks during a 65-50 victory over the Trojans. "At times they've been dominant, which you don't see many freshmen do in college basketball," Floyd said. "I think they're only going to get better."</div> Source
