You do not develop into a legendary coach like Gregg Popovich with out realizing methods to give some sage recommendation. That is exactly what he did for Jayson Tatum on Saturday evening.
Tatum hadn’t been overly impactful early on in the course of the Tokyo Olympics, which bought him relegated to a bench position. He supplied a pleasant jolt Saturday although, dropping 27 factors off the bench in a Workforce USA victory over the Czech Republic of their last qualifying spherical recreation.
Seems, Popovich had a joking message for Tatum.
“I simply instructed Jayson to behave like he is taking part in the Spurs,” Popovich stated, through The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. “Each time he performs us he scores 90.”
Popovich is not totally incorrect, both. Of all of the groups within the NBA, Tatum averages his fourth-most factors (22.4) per contest towards the Spurs. That trails solely the New Orleans Pelicans (25.9), Portland Path Blazers (25.8) and Los Angeles Clippers (23.0)
Tatum’s subsequent alternative to play like he is dealing with the Spurs will likely be within the knockout spherical.
