TAQ (Theoretically Asked Questions)

Q: So...who's Daniel Santiago?

A: The Puerto Rican center who has conquered two continents.

Q: You mean the guy whose NBA stats were: 122 games, 417 points (3.4 PPG) on 46.9% shooting (68.5% from the line). 260 rebounds (2.1 RPG), 38 assists (0.3 APG), 39 steals (0.3 SPG) and 47 blocks (0.4 BPG). That guy?

A: And Pizarro was assassinated. THAT'S NOT THE POINT. The point is, he's excursed (yea) on excursions, and competed in the NBA, Olympics, FIBA World Championships, Euroleague, and liga ACB. Basically? The world's 5 biggest basketball competitions. Probably.

Q: Alright, fair enough. So, are you actually "amigos" with Daniel Santiago?

A: No. Here at ADS, the word "amigo" is used rather liberally. Basically, our amigos are anyone we like. For actual amigos, we'll probably just go with English. Comprende?

Q: So, then...why Daniel Santiago? Other players have played in the US and abroad. Some have even played in Asia and South America.

A: Other guys may better embody the "pangea" aspect of this site, but...who's honestly had a weirder career than Santiago? He started at New Mexico, then moved to an NAIA school, where he won player of the year. Began his professional career in Puerto Rico, before moving to Italy. Got his break in the NBA with the Suns, but moved back to Italy after a couple seasons. After a single season with Lottomatica Roma, he gave the NBA another try, having his most productive season in the league as a Milwaukee Buck in 2003-2004. But it was not to be, and he went back to Europe once again, after his second season with Milwaukee proved far less successful (successful being a relative term). This time he went to Spain, where he played for Unicaja Malaga. During his time there they won their only liga ACB title to date, forever making Santiago a legend in Andalucia. Probably. Anyway, after three seasons at Unicaja (an eternity, for our Daniel), he moved onto FC Barcelona. Yea, that FC Barcelona. There he won his second ACB title, playing a key role in a front line that includes Fran Vasquez, David Andersen, and Ersan Ilyasova.

That's a really weird career, right? That kind of weirdness must be revered. So, basically? In summary, Daniel Santiago is a bad motherfucker.

Q: Wait, you mentioned that Barcelona have Vasquez, Andersen, and Ilyasova available. Aren't those guys all better than Santiago?

A: Shut up.

Q: Fair enough. Back to this "blog" thing. What are you going to talk about here?

A: Everything. Well, alright, maybe not everything. But lots of things.

Q: That doesn't answer my question.

A: That one's not even a question. I win.

Q: Are you drunk? You're drunk, aren't you?

A: We're done here.