![]() I think, for me, you expect certain things out of guys and to me, it’s a big effort thing on the defensive end. And then I would say from the defensive standpoint, a good defensive team, defensive individuals and team defense in general. And that goes across the board, no matter who you’re with. What are your constants, your philosophy or the ways you most like to see basketball played?Ī: I would say regardless of any team or personnel, the one thing you want to see is offensively, team basketball, unselfishness, guys playing the right way. Q: With some guys, you know, “this is his philosophies, this is how his teams played all these years.” What you did in Boston had to be directed by the roster at the time. With that in mind, Udoka chatted in a break between NBA draft combine games and workouts to talk about the way he will instruct the Rockets to play and his own philosophies. With Udoka, they needed to learn about his tastes and philosophies, his preferred way to have the young roster he inherits play. ![]() When they hired Jeff Van Gundy, they knew he didn’t, or at least not until looking for what 20 years ago were considered to be better shots. When the Rockets hired Mike D’Antoni, they knew he believed in the power of the 3-pointer. RELATED: How the Rockets missed on winning the lottery. That season reached the NBA Finals but the ways that team played, the offense it ran and the defensive style it used, could not entirely reveal Udoka’s philosophies since so much of that was determined by the talent on the roster. ![]() But his time in Boston lasted just one season. Udoka prepared for the position for years, most notably as a top assistant under Gregg Popovich with the Spurs, and then as a 76ers and Nets assistant before his one season as head coach of the Celtics. ![]()
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