Tag: Coaching
Jovan Buha: Nick Nurse on Kawhi: “He’s …
Jovan Buha: Reporter: “Have you noticed …
Jovan Buha: Reporter: “Have you noticed a change in Kawhi’s demeanor around this game?” Doc: “Have you ever noticed a change in his demeanor?” (Pause while the media laughs.) “Neither have I.”
Scott Kushner: Alvin Gentry gets a tech …
Scott Kushner: Alvin Gentry gets a tech for touching a ball in play. On a very obvious backcourt that was going to the baseline. Wow. That is quite a brain cramp.
Marc J. Spears: Hornets head coach …
Marc J. Spears: Hornets head coach James Borrego and forward Nicolas Batum flew in for Tony Parker’s retirement. Thierry Henry is here as well as executives of @LDLCASVEL_EN. Spurs legend David Robinson was wearing a VIP badge and was told he didn’t need to wear it here.
Dane Moore: Josh Okogie is starting in …
Dane Moore: Josh Okogie is starting in place of Jeff Teague (the spot Jarrett Culver had been in). This isn’t an indictment of Culver — he had his best game of the season yesterday — Ryan Saunders just really liked what he got out of the Wiggins-Okogie backcourt last game.
Christian Clark: James Harden is …
Christian Clark: James Harden is shooting 14.4 3s per game. “Larry Bird shot 14 a season,” Alvin Gentry said. Gentry says Harden is the toughest cover in the league.
A. Sherrod Blakely: The #Celtics Brad …
A. Sherrod Blakely: The #Celtics Brad Stevens believes the #Mavericks Luka Doncic is as good a player as he has seen at this age, when it comes to effectively running pick and rolls.
Paul Garcia: “From beginning to end, he …
No one on Minnesota’s side complained …
No one on Minnesota’s side complained about the no call after the game. A call there certainly would’ve bailed Minnesota out. The Wolves last-second play didn’t play out as they had hoped. “We knew they were going to switch everything, so we tried to get a step to the basket,” Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders said. “We heard them call out a slip early. They ended up switching — they did a nice job of it. And then we just didn’t get a good look.”