They’ve already got rings.
For my first blog interview I thought I’d start off with some winners. 2012 Super Bowl Champions that is. Dave Diehl and Terrell Thomas of the NY Giants!

Dave Diehl @Davediehl66
So Dave, what’s your favorite basketball team?
“Hands down the New York Knicks”

Favorite player of all time?
“My favorite player of all time is Charles Barkley. I was big just like Charles growing up so I could always relate to him.”

Favorite Knicks player?
“I can’t just choose one, I love the whole team”

Do you find time to watch games while you’re on the road during the season?
“Absolutely, even though you’re a professional athlete you never lose the aspect that you were a fan at one point.”

If you could be Charles Barkley for a day, what would you do?
“I don’t know that’s a good question, I would love to sit on set as Charles Barkley one day and say this is turrible!! Just Turrible. He hasn’t changed who he is because of the game and I respect that. Everybody should be like that, the same person you were before the attention no matter what.”

Thoughts on this shortened season?
“We came off of a lockout and we won the Super Bowl, didn’t affect anything at all with us. Nobody wants to have a lockout, business interferes with the game itself. I couldn’t imagine what it’d be like without football, without basketball, think about all of the people who were directly affected. It’s not about the players it’s about everybody who thrives off of the field. All the stadium workers, hotels, bars, restaurants, etc. They’re the ones who suffer more than us, we have to think about them so I’m glad the lockouts ended.”

Who wins it all?
“Ah, I’m hoping for my Knicks to pull it off. People can count ‘em out but it’s just like with us, there’s no telling what can happen when you come together as a team so I hope they pull it off. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Terrell Thomas @TerrellThomas24

Favorite team?
“Los Angeles Lakers”

Do you call Kobe the Black Mamba?
“Ah no, I call him Kobe MF Bryant, sorry kids it’s what I say on twitter.”

I know DeMar Derozan went to USC just like you did, have any favorites/ friends in the league who went there as well?
“Yea Nick young (Clippers), Taj Gibson (Bulls) , and Gabe Pruitt (played for Celtics)”

If you could be Kobe for 1 day what would you do?
“I’d take his helicopter to practice every single day”

Fisher now plays for OKC, do you miss him?
“I don’t miss him because his time has run out, but he was a great player for us over the years and his leadership is something you can’t replace.”

Has the lockout affected this season in your opinion?
“I don’t think it affects basketball like it affects football. The practices we have with our teams aren’t the same. You can’t play football year round. Basketball you can play year round. You can go in the gym and practice drills and layups. It didn’t affect their ability to play or be around their teammates if they wanted to. So not as much as it affected us.”

I saw you at a Knicks game recently, when Mike Woodson was appointed interim coach. Are you a Knickerbeliever?
“No, because I’m a Laker fan. They have the talent, but everybody wants to be the star. They have good D, but I think they need to find the right players to gel with on the floor. I like Mike Woodson and definitely think that he is a great coach for them going forward.”

Who wins it all?
“It’s hard right now because the playoffs aren’t the same. A lot of teams are getting blown out, we’ll see in the 2nd round. It’s all about matchups. Who comes out of the east and the west. Lakers or San Antonio to the finals is my pick. Lakers are 7 footers and now we have a point guard that can penetrate. And as long as they put Lebron in the 4th then we’ll be good against the Heat since they’ll probably take the East”

Haha good one. Big thanks to Dave and Terrell for being the 1st to give some of their views to Heels to Hoops!!!