But it was just a few years ago when he answered to "Charmin." His coach at Oklahoma called him soft. He cried.
"All the time," Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson says.

This is the same person? This is the same person. The Mavericks' toughest player, it seems, is also the one with the biggest heart. The same overflowing emotion that can send him to tears pushes him to challenge the fiercest in the league. He's the 6-8 fireball answer to the Mavericks' big man woes because he is the kind of player who gets under your fingernails, irritates you, and pokes and prods you. He's the American Airlines Center favorite because of his fearlessness and never-surrender approach.