Where Has the Time Gone?
The draft stock of PCTI's greatest instigator Dan the One Man Fedora Stand has dropped to the bottom of the barrel. One may ask; how can his stock drop any lower? The answer is simple. DTOMFS is climbing the corporate ladder of success, leaving little to no time for his 8th love, basketball. As many people know the Fuit Man dedicated a large chunk of his time last year to PCTI preparation. This included hooping multiple times a week, cross fit classes, and nightly film sessions with his wife Kelsey and son Bentley. Many PCTI brethren felt Dan was coming into III in the best shape of his life. Those that played with him in weeks leading up to PCTI Sabin felt that he was more explosive then ever, with a newfound confidence in his jumper. How did this pan out? 21% from the field, 14% from the arc, 25% from the charity strike, and a broom stick.
Currently the One Man Fruit Stand his taken his nick-name to another level and taken his talents to Modesto, FreshPoint Modesto to be exact. Each day the Fruit makes the trek 74.2 miles down I-580E to train in the art of slanging fruits and veggies. When he is not in Modesto you might find him in Orlando, Denver, or any of the other 32 Operating Companies around the country. Why is this relevant? TIME. Prior to PCTI III DTOMFS had ample time on his hand. His previous employer Conagra, could not find enough projects to keep one of there most valuable assets busy. This resulted in The Fruit working from his kitchen while eating organic free-range eggs and sipping ungodly amounts of tea. After putting in a solid hour and a half on a conference call (which he muted and focused on fantast sports), Fruit Man Dan dedicated the rest of his day to PCTI prep and chatting on the phone to his boys.
Now, long gone are the days of Dan sculpting his body, practicing his sweet jumper, and shopping online for his latest wardrobe. Fruit Man will now be dedicating his time to long commutes, business travel, and earned income. Is it possible that we could see his 21/14/25 drop even lower in IV? Could we see Dan pack on 10-15 lbs of flab? Could his focus pull away from victory and towards gross margin? Only time will tell. Two things Fruit has on his side is that he is one of the most beloved players in the convention and has a knack for fashion.
Draft is near. I am giddy as a school girl.
All in on just "Fruit" for new nickname. Says it all, concise, rolls off the tongue. So much potential.
ReplyDeleteExcellent effort Beas, as usual. What's ironic about Fruit's PCTI III performance is that he was the best player on the floor in my pickup game just 2 nights before the tourney. Let's hope that McKinney does not invite him to Arizona early for a pickup session before IV.
ReplyDeleteNobody, and Spotlight means NOBODY, pulls off a subtle nickname experiment like Michael Beasley. NOBODY. In three concise paragraphs, Beas drops the following on PCTI:
ReplyDelete1) Dan the One Man Fedora Stand
2) Fruit Man
3) The Fruit
4) Fruit Man Dan (gold)
5) Fruit
And the best part is, NOBODY is more jealous of Beas right now than Fruit Man Dan himself.
Beas is a dead man walking... Although I got to give him props for how accurate he was on his research. It's going to be a long offseason for the beloved Beas who now will need to watch his back with Bambi and Fruit lurking.
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