Quotes about the team breaking the routine on the 11-day road trip

About need to break their routine on day 6 of their 11-day road trip, Patek said:
"You've got to make things interesting." (HA)

HA Note: "Sequestered two time zones from Las Vegas, site of Saturday's game against UNLV, and under the watch of security director Manny Rezentes, the Warriors had to find amusement in limited time and spaces. And that was why safety Viliami Nauahi was aiming a mango-shaped decorative piece at a propped-up menu 25 feet away in the hotel's third-floor lobby."


About hitting the menu, Nauahi said:
"Nothing to it." (HA)

HA Note: "Several yards to the side, cornerbacks Ryan Mouton and Myron Newberry were playing one-on-one basketball — without a ball. Newberry backed his way into the imaginary lane, then turned around and swished a jumper. But a basket is in the eye of the beholder, and Mouton argued that Newberry's imaginary shot was nowhere near the imaginary basket."


About the argument between Mouton and Newberry about whether Newberry's imaginay ball went in the basket, Gerard Lewis (who served as ref) said:
"Un ... be ... lieveable. You're really arguing about nothing." (HA)

HA Note: "The Warriors had a piano-playing contest, with eight taking turns. Linebacker Adam Leonard, who did not rehearse, was surprisingly good. But head coach June Jones, serving as Simon and Paula, declared student manager Kyle Kamau as the winner. Kamau's father, Keoki, was an NFL trainer, and his grandfather, George, was a Pro Bowl trainer.

The piano competition paled to the contest in which offensive linemen were asked to give their best impersonation of left tackle Keith AhSoon. AhSoon waves his arms wildly when he flashes the sign for a particular offensive formation."


About how his teammates tease him about how he makes the OL calls, AhSoon said:
"They always make fun of me. They said I look like a gorilla when I make the calls." (HA)


About AhSoon's motions on his OL calls, John Estes said:
"When you see him doing it on film it's pretty funny, especially from the end-zone camera. The defense is probably like, 'What's wrong with him?' He just does weird stuff because ... well, I don't know why. It looks funny on film because we rewind it, play it in slow-motion, rewind it. It's pretty hilarious." (HA)

HA Note: "Offensive line coach Dennis McKnight could not pick a winner."


About how nobody could fully imitatte AhSoon, Larry Sauafea said:
"Nothing is as good at the original." (HA)


About the ribbing, AhSoon said:
"Whatever makes the team happy, I'm good with it." (HA)


About the fun the team had yesterday, JJ said:
"We do things differently on this team." (HA)

HA Note: "The day's highlight was the distribution of Texas-styled beef jerky. Patek's parents, Gay and Gary, picked up several packages of sticks in a store between Houston and Victoria, Texas. The jerky is wrapped in paper, as if it were deli meat."


About the beef jerky his parents bought, Patek (raised in Victoria) said:
"It's a great place. When we were kids, we used to always stop there. We used to get sausage wraps — sausage and barbecue sauce wrapped in bread — and jerky, all kinds of meat." (HA)

HA Note: "Each of the defensive backs receives the jerky. Patek also worked out a trade agreement with slotback Ryan Grice-Mullins, whose mother sends pre-cooked meals."


About the jerky, Keao Monteilh said:
"The first time I tasted some of (the jerky) was in (Patek's) dorm room. It was on his counter. I took a piece. I asked for more, and he gave me more. Everyone loves it." (HA)


About the jerky, Lewis (raised in Houston) said:
"There's something special about Texas beef jerky. It's tough and spicy — just like players from Texas." (HA)