<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As strangers in a strange land, it made sense that Sonics center Johan Petro, a Frenchman, would invite countryman Mickael Gelabale and his parents to his Redmond home to celebrate Christmas. The two families had what Petro described as a West Indies-themed celebration, where their mothers prepared the meals and they spent the day relaxing and getting away from basketball. "The way he's playing right now, it doesn't seem like he needs a break at all," Petro said of Gelabale. "He's playing very well. When he first got in the league back in France (in 2001) he was like this. "He's the kind of guy who would play everywhere. He's the kind of guy who is going to surprise you because he'll do things that you didn't think he could do." Gelabale, 6 feet 7, is incredibly thin at 215 pounds, which hurts him in the post, but enables him to slither around defensive screens on the perimeter. He sometimes looks as if he's gliding on the court, which belies the effort he's exuding. And his easy-going demeanor and unflappable coolness sometimes causes skeptics to question his desire.</div> Source
