If Casey and Masai are not on the same page, I hope Casey heeds the words of Bill Russell and the assessment he has of Red and Pop:
"(Late Celtics coach Red) Auerbach had a system where there's a place for every kind of player," Russell said. "Never once in the years he coached that I was there did I ever hear him say to a player, 'You have to change this.' He said my job as a coach is to figure out what you do, and find a place in the system."
It's not all that different than what Popovich has been able to do with the Spurs, making the most of role players like Steve Kerr, Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen in the past and Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Matt Bonner in the present. Asked if he saw similarities between the Celtics' Red Auerbach and Popovich, Russell agreed.
"Yeah," he said. "Even when they had a bad year, it was a good year. I think he does a remarkable job."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...spurs/2436743/
It's not all that different than what Popovich has been able to do with the Spurs, making the most of role players like Steve Kerr, Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen in the past and Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Matt Bonner in the present. Asked if he saw similarities between the Celtics' Red Auerbach and Popovich, Russell agreed.
"Yeah," he said. "Even when they had a bad year, it was a good year. I think he does a remarkable job."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...spurs/2436743/
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