[#149; Twice -- twice! -- allowing assistants to buy groceries for players who didn't have enough money to eat: $20-$30 for a player whose meal plan hadn't begun yet and $20 for a prospect who hadn't yet received his scholarship.] I just felt sorry for those guys, ... Maybe because I was that kid once, you know? No money, no friends, and you haven't eaten for two days. |
[Twice -- twice! -- allowing assistants to buy groceries for players who didn't have enough money to eat: $20-$30 for a player whose meal plan hadn't begun yet and $20 for a prospect who hadn't yet received his scholarship.] I just felt sorry for those guys, ... Maybe because I was that kid once, you know? No money, no friends, and you haven't eaten for two days. |
But when I left the Spurs last year I told Pop, 'You're the best defensive coach in the league. You play great defense. Put this thing away and never use it, because you don't need to use it, |
George's surgery was very successful and he expects a full recovery, ... We anticipate he will be enthused and excited and able to conduct a terrific training camp. |
George's surgery was very successful and he expects a full recovery. We anticipate he will be enthused and excited and able to conduct a terrific training camp. |
Golf is a diversion to get away from basketball, and then when he's golfing, I think his attention is diverted to plays. That's his New York Times crossword puzzle every day. This is the most enthused I've seen him in the 20-plus years I've known him. |
He's real energized and enthused. It consumes his every waking moment, |
He's right where I want him to be -- focused on his health. |
Hello, ... I'm on my way to the High Street YMCA. |
I guess I should've reached over as he was getting on the plane and said, 'Hey, you owe me $9.90 for the ham and eggs,' |
I just felt sorry for those guys. Maybe because I was that kid once, you know? No money, no friends, and you haven't eaten for two days. |
I said, 'Are you going to come out? Al said, 'I'm not coming out until he stops talking to his team. I really want to hear what he says. He's in a really good rant, and this is terrific.' Al just sat in there and listened. |
I'm one of those guys who liked the corner drugstore, and it feels like it just got bought up by Wal-Mart. But they can never take away your memories. |
It looks like they don't have confidence in him. I see him open and not getting the ball. |
It was just like coaching him in college. He's got a great attitude. What was really nice about coaching these guys here was their passion for the game. |