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Kevin Garnett visits Howard's showroom with Demany to look at jewelry. He likes some earrings, gets them cleaned for free, then turns to the watches. "I would think you'd have bigger rocks than that," he teases, and Howard shows him an old President model before the talk moves on to diamonds.
Bigger Rocks Than That
No Box and Papers
Demany brings Kevin Garnett to Howard's showroom, where the star looks at earrings and watches. He teases Howard about the size of the stones, gets a pair of earrings cleaned for free, and asks to see the President watch that Howard once bought cheaply. Howard admits it is an older model but a great piece, then steers the conversation to the diamonds.
The scene shows Howard in his element, working a room and a customer at once. He has brought a basketball star into the store, and everything he does is calculated to keep him there: the free cleaning, the flattery, the story about the watch. KG gives as good as he gets — "I would think you'd have bigger rocks than that just 'cause you're a big guy" — and the talk about watches is really a negotiation by other means. When the question of papers comes up, Howard cannot answer it, and he does what he always does: he calls the problem a moot point and moves the conversation to the next thing. The scene is a portrait of a salesman who survives on charm and momentum, and it explains why his life is a series of deals that almost work.
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
“It's a moot point, Demany, because I don't have these. All right?”
Ends an argument by removing its premise: if the thing is absent, the debate is empty.
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“Fucking older model, but it's dope.”
A connoisseur's verdict: old, yes, but still excellent.
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“I would think you'd have bigger rocks than that just 'cause you're a big guy.”
A backhanded compliment that turns a man's size into a joke about his jewelry.
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“It scares the shit out of people.”
A crude but exact way to say it terrifies people, said with pride.
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Siguiente · 04get your hands on somethingLa escena: Howard Pitches KG the Black OpalBecause the star is a valued customer and Howard wants to sell to him. Demany is Howard's connection to athletes and celebrities, and the visit is business.
It means an issue that no longer matters or cannot be settled. Howard uses it to end an argument about the watch's missing box and papers.
To keep the customer in the store. The free service is a small gesture that buys time and goodwill, which is how Howard builds a relationship.
A luxury watch model that Howard once bought for an unusually low price. Kevin asks to see it, and Howard admits it is an old model without its box and papers.
Because the discussion about papers is going badly. Rather than lose the sale, he moves attention to another product where he can start fresh.
