Tomorrow night the Knicks will play the Orlando Magic, and we will get our first view of the newest Polish player in the league, Mr. Marcin Gortat:
It's my dick in a ball...Interesting facts about Marcin:
 
-He was drafted by the Suns in 2005, with the 57th pick.  As always, the Suns traded the pick, in this case to the Orlando Magic.

Free (Agent) Darko:
-Marcin has played overseas for the past two seasons, but he has finally made it to the NBA, thanks to Darko Mlilic's signing with Memphis and Marcin's strong summer league performance.  Gortat averaged 10 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 3.2 bpg during the summer.  He has yet to play an NBA game. 

-Marcin is Polish for "warlike".

Link To Spinks:
His father is Janusz Gortat, a famed amateur boxer who twice won bronze medals in the Olympics.  In 1976 Janusz lost in the semi-finals to Gold Medal winner Leon Spinks. 

-He was ranked #235 on Yahoo!'s fantasy rankings to start the season; he's now #389, thanks to 0 minutes of action.

-Like almost every other Polish player ever in the NBA, he's 7'0, 240 lbs.  He's credit as being the third in the NBA, but actually 8 Polish players have been on NBA rosters.

-His favorite TV show is Jerry Springer, he loves hip hop, winter and Will Smith.  He hates fast food.

-He actually wrote that he wants to be a car mechanic when he's through playing professionally.

Strong Praise:
-From the Orlando Sentinal:
 
"You could do a lot worse than Marcin Gortat," Magic General Manager Otis Smith said.

-Draft Express wrote that his best case scenario is "Chris Anderson", and his worst case scenario is another 7'0, 240 lb Polish center - Cezary Trybankski.  7'0, 240 lb Polish center Maciej Lampe's NBA career is rolling in its grave.

-Other 7'0, 240 lb Polish centers of no note:  In the 2003 Draft the Bucks took Szymon Szewczyk.  Wojciech Barycz was taken recently by the Minnesota T-Wolves, and the Bulls have 7'2 260 Dawid Przybyzewski (his first name is pronounced "Joe Kim").

Finally, the real reason I posted this, so I could use this video of Marcin Gortat attempting to dunk over 12 mascots laying on a pile on the floor:



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[November 9, 2007 4:37 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Ricky - Sixers4guidos said

this post is awesome

SML at his best

nice reading indeed

[November 9, 2007 6:32 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Ricky - Sixers4guidos said

speaking of Poland & NBA, what about this blog that I just found?

http://www.sixers.e-nba.pl/

even if they are fellow Sixers fans, I honestly can't say I agree with them on anything.. but maybe someone can ;-)

[November 9, 2007 10:46 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Jack Cobra said

I agree, these are golden. I wish I could package them up like trading cards.

[November 9, 2007 10:57 AM]  |  link  |  reply
goathair said

This is hilarious.

[November 9, 2007 12:57 PM]  |  link  |  reply
The GM said

I love the attempted dunk! Then the crowd going...ooooo

[November 9, 2007 1:29 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Seth said

That is AWESOME.

[April 16, 2008 9:55 PM]  |  link  |  reply
Anonymous said

Interesting facts about Marcin Part II:

First Double-Double in the NBA against Washington Wizzards April 16 2008

Marcin Gortat had a career-high 12 points and 11 rebounds.

[March 17, 2009 5:06 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Natalie said

"-He actually wrote that he wants to be a car mechanic when he's through playing professionally."

No, he ACTUALLY wrote:

"After my career is over, I want to: help other big men
If I didn’t play professional sports, I’d like to: go back to school, or be a car mechanic"

http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Get_to_Know_Marcin_Gortat-145851-800.html


[October 10, 2009 8:26 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Sylwia said

Marcin is the best Polish player...Im so glad to see him in Orlando Magic:)

Tak dalej Marcinku ;*

[December 18, 2009 2:24 AM]  |  link  |  reply
Dentists Plantation said

Gortat needs a playing the Magic is lucky that Marcin re sign with them. By next year surely Gortat will be playing for other ball clubs.




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