Big V Player Profile Justin Guppy
Big V player Justin Guppy takes time out to talk to magic.com. Justin is filling a role as an Assistant Coach this season after a season ending injury earlier in the year.
Above: Justin Guppy giving Big V player Paul Kopanidis the lowdown on the pre game mixtape.
Name: Justin Guppy
Nickname:
SoulTrain, Young Money, Lil Tunechi, Sebastian Telfair, Boobie Gibson
Playing position:
PG, Starting Assistant Coach
Earliest Basketball Memory:
Dunking over my brother in my room in Brisbane, breaking the shelf while doing it. Mad poster though...
Career highlight:
Championship first year playing Big V
Hardest part of pre-season:
Not being able to do it because of injury, i was actually keen to run some 10 in 2's
Favourite training drill:
Anything involving me going one on one with someone on the break
Coaches favourite saying:
"Get Better, except for you Guppy"
Describe your perfect day off:
A day off in any other country is a good day
If you were to play another sport it would be?:
I dabbled in curling during the last Winter Olympics, but got dropped from Japan's national team for trying to do the Dougie during play and tweeting at half time.
Who inspires you?
Apart from NBA players, Jazzy Jay, born leader, always knows the right thing to say to me when I need it. Also Sloan from Entourage...
What is something people would be surprised to learn about you?
My age, so youthful looking... Baby Faced Assasin.
Best advice received?
You don't need a voucher to get 2 for 1 whoppers at Hungry Jacks
Person you would most like to meet:
MJ, Greatest ever. Also probably a night out with Kanye could be kind of crazy...
One thing you cannot eat:
Soup, get out of here trying to be a meal.
Favourite TV show:
Hanging With Mr Cooper
What rules you more. Head or your heart?
Heart, if my head ruled I wouldn't wake up in NYC on New Years
Day in a stairwell with some random dude kicking me in the ribs telling me I'm a bum.
What's on your iPod?
If you have been to a magic party then you know how I "gets down."
But more recently my iPhone has a lot of French hip hop and Frank Ocean on repeat. Also anything YMCMB get's mad plays on a Thursday night.
Last Modified on 21/06/2011 12:10
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