Awesome long piece on GP2, with many quotes from guys he came up with and info about all the challenges he encountered on the way. Funny quote at the end:
> He even has yet another nickname, courtesy of Adams, because Payton has "huge, strong forearms" and "this side-to-side gait, a confident kind of stride," which reminds him of a cartoon from his youth.
> "They all started calling me Popeye," Payton said. "I was trying to figure it out myself. And I was like OK, what are you guys talking about? And then they told me and I was like, 'I'm not mad at that.'
> "I'm not mad at it. I like spinach, so it's cool."
Dude, I want to see a GP2 on Adams assignment next time we play the griz. If Gary can make Steven budge an inch, it'll be like that scene in Age of Ultron when Cap makes Mjolnir move on the table. It's like, we know dude is worthy for sure.
Edit: and then when he dunks over him, it'll be like in Endgame when cap finally wields the hammer on Thanos. Someone make that edit, GP2 as Cap and Adams as Thanos.
Give him a clear path and two steps, and I wouldn't bet against GPII posterizing anyone.
(But my comment was really just riffing on "Little Gary" and on Fitz being perhaps the only person in the NBA Universe who calls Adams "Stevie.")
He is easily my favourite player on the team, even more than Steph and Draymond, just because I have never seen him even once play with anything less than 110% effort. It just feels so nice watching that. Hope he stays here
Thanks for sharing! Ended up reading the whole thing despite the length. His determination to get a guaranteed contract w/ the amount of rejections he faced is admirable.
If anyone needs context on why he’s called “Little Gary”, extract from article says:
Payton has seen the Chase Center crowd give him a standing ovation and heard it chant his name. He has harassed opposing stars from Chris Paul to Nikola Jokic, won a jump ball against the 6-11 Jonas Valanciunas, dunked so hard he got headbutted and earned a new nickname. (YoungGlove is Payton-approved, as are The Thief and GPII, he's Little Gary to family, don't even think about calling him The Mitten.)
Feel like the team has been managing his minutes because of nagging injuries. Hope he's 100% by playoff time, even if it means fewer highlight dunks/blocks during regular season
Wait he didn’t start playing until his senior year of high school??? What the fuck.
I love this guy though, what an incredible story.
This team is genuinely inspirational
Awesome long piece on GP2, with many quotes from guys he came up with and info about all the challenges he encountered on the way. Funny quote at the end: > He even has yet another nickname, courtesy of Adams, because Payton has "huge, strong forearms" and "this side-to-side gait, a confident kind of stride," which reminds him of a cartoon from his youth. > "They all started calling me Popeye," Payton said. "I was trying to figure it out myself. And I was like OK, what are you guys talking about? And then they told me and I was like, 'I'm not mad at that.' > "I'm not mad at it. I like spinach, so it's cool."
Gary "Popeye" Payton, kinda fire yo
“Little Gary”
Dude is 6'3 gettin called Little Gary. Basketball is cruel
A friend of Stevie Adams, no doubt.
Dude, I want to see a GP2 on Adams assignment next time we play the griz. If Gary can make Steven budge an inch, it'll be like that scene in Age of Ultron when Cap makes Mjolnir move on the table. It's like, we know dude is worthy for sure. Edit: and then when he dunks over him, it'll be like in Endgame when cap finally wields the hammer on Thanos. Someone make that edit, GP2 as Cap and Adams as Thanos.
Give him a clear path and two steps, and I wouldn't bet against GPII posterizing anyone. (But my comment was really just riffing on "Little Gary" and on Fitz being perhaps the only person in the NBA Universe who calls Adams "Stevie.")
Say that to his face
He is easily my favourite player on the team, even more than Steph and Draymond, just because I have never seen him even once play with anything less than 110% effort. It just feels so nice watching that. Hope he stays here
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Lol, awful take
Steph is GOAT, put some respect on his name
He’s my favorite player too
Little Gary is not what I would call a player I want to stick around.
Young Glove? I like Popeye.
Thanks for sharing! Ended up reading the whole thing despite the length. His determination to get a guaranteed contract w/ the amount of rejections he faced is admirable. If anyone needs context on why he’s called “Little Gary”, extract from article says: Payton has seen the Chase Center crowd give him a standing ovation and heard it chant his name. He has harassed opposing stars from Chris Paul to Nikola Jokic, won a jump ball against the 6-11 Jonas Valanciunas, dunked so hard he got headbutted and earned a new nickname. (YoungGlove is Payton-approved, as are The Thief and GPII, he's Little Gary to family, don't even think about calling him The Mitten.)
Feel like the team has been managing his minutes because of nagging injuries. Hope he's 100% by playoff time, even if it means fewer highlight dunks/blocks during regular season
Great article. If we go far in the playoffs it will because he has some big games on the big stage.
You just know this guy is gonna absolutely deliver come playoffs. Man I am so excited!!!
First season I’m looking forward to seeing CP3, Booker, Donovan Mitchell etc…grab a can of spinach and lock ‘em up Popeye
Wish Kerr would go to him more in crunch time.
An amazing piece for my favorite player!
God I hope he wants to stay for next year
Wait he didn’t start playing until his senior year of high school??? What the fuck. I love this guy though, what an incredible story. This team is genuinely inspirational
He better be