Lights, camera, and action! Rockets draft pick Joey Dorsey is ready for his closeup. The former Memphis star, along with the Rockets other draft pick, Donte' Greene of Syracuse met with the Houston media today. Were they nervous? Maybe a little but in
Dorsey's case it didn't show. He was under the spotlight, and he loved the hot lights.

At 6'9 and 265 lbs, his personality is as large as his derriere, and that's pretty big. But Dorsey was also very funny. The Rockets comedy routine started when owner Les Alexander's cell phone went off, as Rick Adelman was answering a question. Adelman was distracted as Alexander answered the phone. Heck, for all we know it could have been Bill Gates why not answer it. But without skipping a beat Adelman responded, "That's usually a fine, but I understand he can pay it."

After that , everybody had a one liner. When General Manager Darryl Morey said it was to early to grade the draft Dorsey followed with this zinger, "You get an A. I think you get an A , just want to tell you , you did a great job. When asked if he ever heard a player grade his own draft Morey had this bit of wisdom," I think he gave me a better grade than he ever got at Memphis ." That one brought the house down.

Dorsey did throw out one more jewel before the end of the press conference. When I asked if he could be the big body guy inside and do the dirty work for Yao Ming Dorsey
Said, "Think of me as Ray Lewis with a basketball, Ray Lewis with a basket. That's a scary image for the Rockets opposition.

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