Sofoklis Schortsanitis "Big Sofo" Now 300 Pounds

The Greek national team played their first two exhibition games of the summer. Schortsanitis scored 15 points in the first game and 23 points in the second game.

He is now said to be by Greek national team trainers to be at 6-10 and 300 pounds in weight. He has lost another 50 pounds since earlier this summer when he was trying to play with the Clippers summer league team.

[B]He is now 53 pounds LIGHTER than when he helped Greece beat Team USA[/B] and only 13 pounds heavier than when the Clippers drafted him. [B]His body fat is said to be at 8%.[/B]

Pic from the first game of the Sofo:

[IMG]http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/et/eth10_2009_8_11_20_23_53_b.jpg[/IMG]


Highlight clip

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrs4rGBMlbw[/url]

Where qrich?

Wasnt Greek Big Baby supposed to be joining the Clippers where he would provide an impact off the bench this season?

He doesn't even look like that player I saw at the Olympics. :eek:

Wow, thats a lot of weight lost. Would like to see him be an impact player for the Clips so them let go of Camby or Kaman for some more young talent. We'll see if this is legit.

Good maybe he'll actually get some playing time for Olympiacos.

It'll be hard to come by with Bourousis, Kleiza, and Vujcic in the front court.

He's better than Glyniadakis so that should get him 10 mins a game.

Thats a huge weight drop. These international athletes are heavily tested for banned substances right?

[QUOTE=iDunk]He doesn't even look like that player I saw at the Olympics. :eek:[/QUOTE]

He went from this:


454 pounds 2007-08 season

[IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CvXEhdXFheY/SKRM_TTZluI/AAAAAAAACqc/lh_goPELvkw/s400/Greek+Baby+Shaq+Sofoklis+Schortsanitis.jpg[/IMG]


to this

420 pounds 2008 Olympics

[IMG]http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Olympics+Day+6+Basketball+Ah8SO1bQG3Il.jpg[/IMG]


to this

365 pounds early 2008-09 season

[IMG]http://www.euroleague.net/resourceserver/18598/27097484-a149-4f4f-9c82-02d851d678b6/62f/rglang/en-US/filename/sofoklis-schortsanitis-olympiacos.jpg[/IMG]


to this 350 pounds about 4 months ago

[IMG]http://www.euroleague.net/resourceserver/18517/27097484-a149-4f4f-9c82-02d851d678b6/5e9/rglang/en-US/filename/sofoklis-schortsanitis-olympiacos.jpg[/IMG]


to this 300 pounds now

[IMG]http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/et/eth10_2009_8_11_20_23_53_b.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Grinder]Good maybe he'll actually get some playing time for Olympiacos.

It'll be hard to come by with Bourousis, Kleiza, and Vujcic in the front court.
[B]
He's better than Glyniadakis[/B] so that should get him 10 mins a game.[/QUOTE]


Glyniadakis has been far better than him for the last 3 years. Perhaps that will change but no way you can say "he's better than Glyniadakis" just like that.

[QUOTE=bigboi_baller]Thats a huge weight drop. These international athletes are heavily tested for banned substances right?[/QUOTE]

He's been on a special diet and training program from a Swiss clinic. And yes they are tested, and unlike NBA athletes that includes all substances that the EU and FIBA bans, not just what the NBA selects.

Damn, those are some impressive changes.

Wow hadn't seen the weight loss in pictures like that. Thats a dramatic loss done the right way; gradually. I can respect that.

[quote=Lakas Fan Yo]Glyniadakis has been far better than him for the last 3 years. Perhaps that will change but no way you can say "he's better than Glyniadakis" just like that.[/quote]

Being better than Sofo the last 3 years isn't saying much considering he couldn't give you more than 5 productive minutes at a time. Glyniadakis is extremely mediocre.

You know that Sofo playing to his ability at 300-320 lbs. is clearly a better player than Glyniadakis was or will ever be.


I was very impressed by the play of Kostas Papanikolaou today, this kid's gonna be a player.

Wow very impressive, he must be very determined to make an impact in the league. :applause:

[QUOTE=Lakas Fan Yo]

[IMG]http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/et/eth10_2009_8_11_20_23_53_b.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Wow, the big fella is looking good. Keep up the good work! :applause: :applause: :applause:

[QUOTE=Grinder]Being better than Sofo the last 3 years isn't saying much considering he couldn't give you more than 5 productive minutes at a time. Glyniadakis is extremely mediocre.

You know that Sofo playing to his ability at 300-320 lbs. is clearly a better player than Glyniadakis was or will ever be.


I was very impressed by the play of Kostas Papanikolaou today, this kid's gonna be a player.[/QUOTE]

Glyniadakis is the most underrated player in Europe. He's very, very good these days. This last season he was fantastic.

Supposedly Papanikoloau cannot be on the team though. FIBA rules prevent it. Anyway so far Greece has mainly just played their third string unit. We will see what Sofo does against real competition.

He's got some serious b!tch tit's
[IMG]http://i28.tinypic.com/301lov8.jpg[/IMG]

to think that he looked like this before.. wow
[IMG]http://graphiteworks.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/barret.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CvXEhdXFheY/SKRM_TTZluI/AAAAAAAACqc/lh_goPELvkw/s400/Greek+Baby+Shaq+Sofoklis+Schortsanitis.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i31.tinypic.com/1zmlddv.jpg[/IMG]

He has taken a long time to reach the current goal, and I hope he'll get a nice reward for it.

[QUOTE=Jonelo][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CvXEhdXFheY/SKRM_TTZluI/AAAAAAAACqc/lh_goPELvkw/s400/Greek+Baby+Shaq+Sofoklis+Schortsanitis.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i31.tinypic.com/1zmlddv.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
:eek:

Don't think he'll ever play in the NBA, but the work he's put into his body is something to respect.

is he the only black man in greece?

[QUOTE=DCL]is he the only black man in greece?[/QUOTE]

I hope this is a joke.

[QUOTE=artificial]:eek:

Don't think he'll ever play in the NBA, but the work he's put into his body is something to respect.[/QUOTE]

He told reporters he will be with the Clippers next year.

If all the weight he lost somehow dripped off and into a separate pool and then formed into a body Terminator 2 style, the creature from the fat lagoon would outweigh me.

That's wild.

That's impressive! There are so many fat asses out there that weigh like around 300 pounds that gave up so easily.

Sofo looks like a professional wrestler.

Box score to those games?

god damn!

He had 16 points in Greece's win over Israel today at EuroBasket.

Here are the images of him.

[IMG]http://www.fibaeurope.com/files/%7BE1A74782-3FBD-4AF7-A26A-012A36651E28%7Dflexible.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.fibaeurope.com/files/%7BFA0D638C-952C-4D84-A8D8-0BCC93539B6F%7Dflexible.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=DCL]is he the only black man in greece?[/QUOTE]

nah, there are a lot of black people in greece, many african immigrants. There are also a lot of Arabs and oddly enough Filipinos.

How about his 4 points and 4 fouls in 14 minutes against Croatia or his 4 fouls in 14 minutes against Macedonia.? He's also a poor rebounder for a guy his size, his stamina is still lacking and he's a foul magnet for both drawing and committing. He's got a long way to go before being able to make any kind of impact in the NBA.

Isn't his other nickname "Baby Shaq"

[QUOTE=Grinder]How about his 4 points and 4 fouls in 14 minutes against Croatia or his 4 fouls in 14 minutes against Macedonia.? He's also a poor rebounder for a guy his size, his stamina is still lacking and he's a foul magnet for both drawing and committing. He's got a long way to go before being able to make any kind of impact in the NBA.[/QUOTE]


You are the classic guy that never watches a game and tells everyone what an expert he is. He would easily play 15 minutes a game for the Clippers or any other NBA team right now.

[quote=Lakas Fan Yo]You are the classic guy that never watches a game and tells everyone what an expert he is. He would easily play 15 minutes a game for the Clippers or any other NBA team right now.[/quote]


Hahahaha. You're a funny guy.

He'd get absolutely 0 time behind Blake Griffin, Craig Smith, Marcus Camby, and DeAndre Jordan or pretty much any team unless it's in garbage time.

[QUOTE=Grinder]Hahahaha. You're a funny guy.

He'd get absolutely 0 time behind Blake Griffin, Craig Smith, Marcus Camby, and DeAndre Jordan or pretty much any team unless it's in garbage time.[/QUOTE]

Clearly you have not watched him play once this summer. He's way better than any center the Clippers have. Still he would only play 15-16 minutes because of stamina.

[QUOTE=Grinder]Hahahaha. You're a funny guy.

He'd get absolutely 0 time behind Blake Griffin, Craig Smith, Marcus Camby, and DeAndre Jordan or pretty much any team unless it's in garbage time.[/QUOTE]

Spot on. You also forgot Chris Kaman and if we retain Novak, I'm certain he'd get more playing time due to his sharp shooting (Sofo and Smith provide something around the same thing, don't they?)

[QUOTE=Lakas Fan Yo]Clearly you have not watched him play once this summer. He's way better than any center the Clippers have. Still he would only play 15-16 minutes because of stamina.[/QUOTE]

How is he better then Kaman or Camby? And if he were to come over, he'd play PF, not CE. He's what, 6'8/6'9 and overweight.

I'd pretty much written Sofo off after he got up to 400lbs but after watching him during EuroBasket i've hope again.

The guy is a force down there. No one can handle him single coverage in the post. He is quick, strong and has excellent footwork.

I think he could be a "change of pace" big brought in 10-15m a game to get post buckets when there's a scoring drought.

[QUOTE=qrich]Spot on. You also forgot Chris Kaman and if we retain Novak, I'm certain he'd get more playing time due to his sharp shooting (Sofo and Smith provide something around the same thing, don't they?)



How is he better then Kaman or Camby? And if he were to come over, he'd play PF, not CE. He's what, 6'8/6'9 and overweight.[/QUOTE]

He is probably 10 times the player Camby or Kaman could ever dream of being. And once again, he is 6-10.

Baby Shaq's dunk against Germany. He had to let go of the rim because it was about to fall to the floor. Clippers fans enjoy.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW1mWoG1AjE&fmtl=35[/url]

[QUOTE=Lakas Fan Yo][B]He is probably 10 times the player Camby or Kaman could ever dream of being.[/B] And once again, he is 6-10.[/QUOTE]


:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

And that is how you know when not to take someone seriously in any sort of basketball conversation. Kaman was the 6th overall pick in one of the best drafts of all time, had a season of 15/13 and averages 10/8 for his career.

Camby was the 2nd pick in another loaded draft, career numbers of 11/10 with 2.6 blocks and 5 seasons of 3+ blocks per, 6 seasons of 11+ rebounds (including 13.1) to go with a DPOY, 2 Defensive First Teams, 2 Defensive Second Teams and numerous college awards.

Yet, Sofo is 10 times what Camby or Kaman can dream of being?

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: