"If you're going to emulate some NBA star, there are far worse choices than Steve Nash and to see Leandro Barbosa go about his business is like watching a skinny Brazilian impersonation of the slight Canadian NBA all-star.

From trying to develop extraordinary core strength to hold off the ravages of an NBA season to a silly little private shooting game that teaches balance while maintaining accuracy, new Raptors guard Barbosa tries his best to Be Like Steve.

"He's different. He's different," Barbosa said of his one-time Phoenix Suns teammate. "It's tough when you talk about Steve — he always does stuff that everybody doesn't do. It's unique but (he's a) good player and I try to do everything he does because it's good.""