Sorry if this is considered spam. I just want an answer, even if this thread ends up closed. Everyone's been calling him Kill Bill and I don't get it. Does he look like Uma Thurman or something? Thanks in advance for your answer. - The RiceDaddy
Yup, b/c Vassilis is apparently the equivalent of William. Bill = short for William, and he's a killer? crazy greeks
Imagine this exchange by Gene... " ...good defense by Deke STOLEN by T-Mac!!! T-Mac to Skip to My Lou skip skip skip finds an open man to his left KILL BILL FOR TWO! KILL BILL! KILL BILL! " And then Jim Foley will say something like... " And Spanoulis just became the 487th Rocket to score their first point from the 45 degree angle and the 890th overall in the NBA. The last person to do that right-handed was Carl Herrera back in 1991! " Crazy Jim Foley and his stats.
im not so sure, doesn't make sense to me. He's bill but he's trying to kill bill? Shouldn't it be killer bill? That sounds lame too. I vote for a new nickname.
I think Kill Bill was the Babelfish translation. The Greek version was probably kille Vassilis. Probably because he's a killer on the floor when the game is on the line , and hopefully not because he has a history of homocidal tendencies.
Here is the article which was originally posted by Amel. http://www.sport24.gr/html/ent/932/ent.129932.asp
Because Vassilius, unbeknownst to Rocket Management was once the number one hitman for the Greek underworld. But when he found himself pregnant by none other than Underworld Leader William Agamemnon Baklava AKA BILL he decided to leave that world for his baby's sake. Upon discovering Vspan's departure Underworld Leader Bill ordered him found and killed by none other than notoriuos hit woman and hollywood actress Lucy Liu. Lucy found Vspan and left him for dead at a church altar but surprisingly Vspan survived the murder attempt, although he lost his baby, and he recovered, traumatized from the loss of his baby he made a vow to kill Bill and anyone else involved in the murder of his baby. Thus the name "KILL BILL"!
Because "Kill Bill" is far better than "V-Span" (sounds like a feminine hygene product) or his real first name (you think people had trouble spelling "Juwan"? Also sounds like a feminine hygene product).
