“One of the main things I told him was, ‘I’m going to be for you what I needed at this age,’ ” Billups told Andscape. “I needed somebody that knew what I should be doing. I needed somebody that could help me learn the game. I didn’t have that. Somebody that was going to be patient with me, knowing that there’s going to be some nasty, ugly games. Someone that was going to be patient, that understood it. I didn’t have that.
“I told him, ‘I’m going to be what I needed as the third pick in the draft at 20 years old. I’m going to be that guy for you.’ I promised him that. And that’s exactly what I’m going to be the whole time. I’m always going to be consistent.”
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Brandon Roy had more support in his left nut.
Droopy91
I actually didn’t realize that Chauncey was the 3rd overall pick in ‘97. Kind of cool.
mm825
I read this article and the Ja Morant piece from ESPN this morning. And my takeaway was that year 1 isn’t really the challenge, he’s still a student trying to learn and listening to advice, but year 2-4 is when everybody is telling you how great you are and you still have to get better.
Really glad they have Brogden as well, there’s only so much the coaches and front office people can do. Brogden leads by example on the court.
JamesTerevau
The Brogdon quotes were great. Not sure how long he’ll be here, but guy seems like such a professional and good person.
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An excerpt from the article:
“One of the main things I told him was, ‘I’m going to be for you what I needed at this age,’ ” Billups told Andscape. “I needed somebody that knew what I should be doing. I needed somebody that could help me learn the game. I didn’t have that. Somebody that was going to be patient with me, knowing that there’s going to be some nasty, ugly games. Someone that was going to be patient, that understood it. I didn’t have that.
“I told him, ‘I’m going to be what I needed as the third pick in the draft at 20 years old. I’m going to be that guy for you.’ I promised him that. And that’s exactly what I’m going to be the whole time. I’m always going to be consistent.”
Brandon Roy had more support in his left nut.
I actually didn’t realize that Chauncey was the 3rd overall pick in ‘97. Kind of cool.
I read this article and the Ja Morant piece from ESPN this morning. And my takeaway was that year 1 isn’t really the challenge, he’s still a student trying to learn and listening to advice, but year 2-4 is when everybody is telling you how great you are and you still have to get better.
Really glad they have Brogden as well, there’s only so much the coaches and front office people can do. Brogden leads by example on the court.
The Brogdon quotes were great. Not sure how long he’ll be here, but guy seems like such a professional and good person.