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y is francis's nickname wink?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by mrgoubople1, Jul 24, 2003.

  1. mrgoubople1

    mrgoubople1 Member

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    :confused: im not sure, but you guys refer to him as wink,
    (this has to do with the whodunit thing, if u know who did it plz tell
     
    #1 mrgoubople1, Jul 24, 2003
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    Quick as a wink...?

    SF did it, it's down to him or JRich...
     
    #2 tierre_brown, Jul 24, 2003
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    He was known as wink before he got famous, the fans did not make it up.
     
    #3 GrEgOnOmIcS, Jul 24, 2003
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    Didnt his grandmother give him that nickname?
     
    #4 codell, Jul 24, 2003
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    Actually there is a soft drink that is popular in the North East (at least Md. area) called "Wink" and it was Franchise's favorite drink as a kid. It also reffers to how quick he is. (quick as a wink, like tierre said).
     
    #5 eric.81, Jul 24, 2003
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    Here's a quote from a Francis fan page:

    "His story starts before college when he was just a kid he got the nickname Wink. He got that name because he always drank that soda."

    Here's the link to that page:
    http://www.bballone.com/stevef/stevefrancis.html
     
    #6 eric.81, Jul 24, 2003
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    I've read stuff in ESPN, SI, SLAM, etc and they always say it was because he was "quick as a wink" and quote somebody from his childhood. Never heard that soda mentioned and that site you linked doesn't say where it got it's info from.
     
    #7 Oski2005, Jul 24, 2003
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    they produced a website why don't you produce an article from one of your great sources
     
    #8 egn, Jul 24, 2003
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    because while he's dribbling the shotclock down to the buzzer, the time it takes to ask himself "should i pass the ball?" and the time it takes for him to say "no" to himself is as quick as a wink.

    sg, van gundy.... sg. :)
     
    #9 OmegaSupreme, Jul 24, 2003
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    funny as hell! i nearly spit my drink on my computer.
     
    #10 egn, Jul 24, 2003
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    Is there a Reebok Shoe named "The Wink" back to 2000?:confused:
     
    #11 Montrealjumpman, Jul 24, 2003
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