This is a true story. I was in San Francisco a couple years ago, and got to talking to our Uber driver. He was a friendly Romanian dude. He asked me about work and we started talking ball. He told me his daughter was going to play college basketball. “She must be good!” I said.

He turned to me and raised a finger and said “No. She is not good. She is THE BEST.”

I’m from the Balkans, I’ve been around proud Eastern Euro parents my entire life, they’re a people who ALWAYS have “the best” everything. I sort of laughed and was like “that’s awesome, man”.

We talked hoops a little bit longer and he gave me his card in case I ever needed a ride somewhere.

Couple years later it turns out he was 100% right. She WAS the best.