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Pop on his former assistant and new Celtics coach Udoka:
"He exudes a confidence and a comfort in his own skin where people just gravitate to him," Popovich said, per Arnovitz. "He's a fundamentally sound teacher because he's comfortable with himself, he knows the material and players read it. Often times, I'll say, 'Ime, can you go talk to so-and-so? Go talk to Patty Mills, go talk to Timmy, go talk to Kawhi.' And he'll do it better than I would do it -- and I'm not blowing smoke. The only thing I don't like about him is that he doesn't drink, so I can't enjoy a glass of wine with him. He's really boring at dinner."
Boring? Look who's talking.
"He exudes a confidence and a comfort in his own skin where people just gravitate to him," Popovich said, per Arnovitz. "He's a fundamentally sound teacher because he's comfortable with himself, he knows the material and players read it. Often times, I'll say, 'Ime, can you go talk to so-and-so? Go talk to Patty Mills, go talk to Timmy, go talk to Kawhi.' And he'll do it better than I would do it -- and I'm not blowing smoke. The only thing I don't like about him is that he doesn't drink, so I can't enjoy a glass of wine with him. He's really boring at dinner."
Boring? Look who's talking.
steve williams
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The other thing about Booker is he has a very chippy attitude and receives a lot of T's. He was even ejected from the 1st game in the Lakers series where he threw down a Lakers player
What I saw yesterday was Booker bothered by that mask.. His shooting was errant and bad. I also thought Paul was rusty and my arm chair coaching would not have started Paul but brought him off the bench
If Booker can't sort out the mask issue that could be a real problem for the Suns as the Clippers were in total control of last night's game.The Suns are like a fish out of water when the game is slowed down....so if history repeats itself again, Clippers should win the next game
Finally there's still that something about KL that I can't cozy up to and that is his lack of team spirit and camaraderie. WTF was he doing upstairs in one of the luxury boxes with his cronies rather than on the floor with his teammates cheering them on and giving advice. He clearly marches to the beat of a different drum
What I saw yesterday was Booker bothered by that mask.. His shooting was errant and bad. I also thought Paul was rusty and my arm chair coaching would not have started Paul but brought him off the bench
If Booker can't sort out the mask issue that could be a real problem for the Suns as the Clippers were in total control of last night's game.The Suns are like a fish out of water when the game is slowed down....so if history repeats itself again, Clippers should win the next game
Finally there's still that something about KL that I can't cozy up to and that is his lack of team spirit and camaraderie. WTF was he doing upstairs in one of the luxury boxes with his cronies rather than on the floor with his teammates cheering them on and giving advice. He clearly marches to the beat of a different drum
Kawhi is a very unusual person. Immensely talented as a basketball player but very unusual in the way he conducts himself. Hard guy to understand. *
Paul George says he has been engaged with the team during his recent absence but it certainly doesn't appear that way to an outsider. No way as a fan to know what the dynamics are.
* I am being as polite as I can be.
Paul George says he has been engaged with the team during his recent absence but it certainly doesn't appear that way to an outsider. No way as a fan to know what the dynamics are.
* I am being as polite as I can be.
Jason Kidd to be head coach for the Mavericks
Mavericks tab Jason Kidd as head coach, Nike executive to run basketball operations
Jason Kidd spent the past two seasons with the Lakers as an assistant coach and was the head coach in Milwaukee and Brooklyn before that.
www.usatoday.com
As I previously noted above....today's news below
Kawhi won't play in game 4
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard out for Game 4 of Western Conference finals vs. Suns
This will be Leonard's sixth consecutive game missed after suffering a knee injury in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Jazz.
theathletic.com
Having seen Gordon Hayward for a few years in Boston, he was always not present in the bench to support his team too. I always felt it's a minus, for whatever reasons he doesn't have much rapport with his teammates off the court. I see Harden and Kyrie on the bench cheering, in street cloths.Kawhi is a very unusual person. Immensely talented as a basketball player but very unusual in the way he conducts himself. Hard guy to understand. *
Paul George says he has been engaged with the team during his recent absence but it certainly doesn't appear that way to an outsider. No way as a fan to know what the dynamics are.
* I am being as polite as I can be.
steve williams
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Totally agree Phil
even LeBron who you guys hate was always on the sidelines cheering on the team. Mind you he and AD also showed up and it became a fashion and bling show.
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My take is to limit Young to 30 points and game is winnable for the Bucks.
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To me, I see the Bucks lineup is one really built for a title run. Center in Lopez, who has suddenly revived his career, of course Giannis who has a longer sliding footwork than McHale, Middleton, a really tough scorer and gets my vote for one of the hardest working player I've seen, another tough nail PJ Tucker, and Jrue Holiday, who was signed to help Giannis win this year. And to think that they lost starting guard Di Vincenzo to injury. This is as close to a perfect team in recent memory. Plus they've got a good coach who is known as a defensive minded coach. I can't help but think the 80s Celtics vs the young Jordan led Bulls. The Bulls (and now the Hawks) have one guy who can score at will, but the other side has a very balanced team.
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steve williams
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I can’t disagree Phil but Trae inspires his team and when he’s hot, so are they.
Looks like Trae's shimmies yesterday inspired the Bucks to put a thumping on the Hawks tonight.
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