Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Nick Collison has spent the last two seasons contributing to GQ.com. Today Nick makes his glorious return with his trademark Twitter mailbag column...

LaNeale Robertson @lanealerob

** @nickcollison4 what’s the douchiest thing you’ve done since being in OKC?**

Well, I wasn’t in Oklahoma City yet, but the way I’m flexing my farmer-tanned arms (I was #2) in this high school AAU picture is pretty uncool. Also, see Sean (#25) in his cargo shorts, and notice how Scotty (#34) has his hand resting ever so gently on Kurt’s (#5) shoulder.

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Kasiah Robinson @kasiah5

** @nickcollison4 What’s the most important thing your parents did to help you get to the NBA?**

I’m fortunate to have very supportive, old-school parents. They were always present. They encouraged me. They made me take responsibility for my mistakes. They traveled thousands of miles to watch me play.

My dad had a huge influence on me as a basketball player. He was a high school basketball coach for 25 years. When I was 9 years old I started to hang around the gym at all of his team’s practices, and I was also a ball boy at the games. I always had a basketball in my hand. I would ride the bus to road games and I was around the team all the time. I would hear him talk about the good things players did and I would hear him complain about the bad things they did. I feel like this gave me an understanding of how I was supposed to play the game that I could not have gotten only playing in youth leagues. This was a tremendous advantage for me growing up, and I think it allows me to see the game differently than I would have without those experiences.

Ben Mabra @benmabra20

** @nickcollison4 If Emilio Esteves and Liam Neeson had a love child, do you think it would look like Scott Brooks?**

Yes.