Coach Porter: Alright fellas, good effort today, thanks for getting after it. We’ll really need to bring it tomorrow night if we’re to get a victory over those clowns from Los Angeles. Let’s get it done, let’s get it done! Dragic, stick around for a minute.
Everybody in! SUNS! SUNS! SUNS!
team heads to the locker room
Goran Dragic: you wanted to speak with me Coach?
CP: yes, Goran, I did. This has been a tough year for you so far and it’s only going to get harder. I want you to keep your head on straight and stay focused on improving. I have confidence in your abilities, and I know you can do it.
GD: thanks, Coach, that means a lot coming from you. This really has been a tough transition for me, but I’ll continue giving my all, you can count on me.
CP: glad to hear it, glad to hear it. Now let me ask you this. Will you continue making one-handed chest passes? Because it’s DRIVING ME UP THE WALL! A CHEST PASS IS THROWN WITH TWO HANDS, NOT ONE!
TWO HANDS! DO YOU HEAR ME?! TWO HANDS! LEFT HAND, RIGHT HAND, SNAP IT! YOU SNAP IT WITH TWO HANDS!
GD: whoa, easy Coach. Please relax. My one-handed passes get there.
I have to tell you, these NBA defenders are nothing like what I faced in the Euroleague. They don’t give me an inch to breathe, and their hands, damn their hands! Always slapping at the ball and annoying me a great deal. When I pass with one hand, I get rid of it quicker.
Besides, Mr. Nash does it all the time.
CP: point well taken. Steve does indeed use one hand to pass the ball on a frequent basis.
BUT HE’S ONE OF THE BETTER POINT GUARDS IN THE LEAGUE! HE’S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE YOU WERE IN DIAPERS!
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
GD: um, no Coach.
CP: STEVE DOESN’T TURN THE BALL OVER DAMN NEAR EVERY TIME HE MAKES A ONE-HANDED PASS! HE SOMEHOW MAKES THEM LOOK FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND!
YOU ON THE OTHER HAND, MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOUR TEAMMATES TO RECEIVE THE BALL, BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE IN THE HELL IT’S GOING TO END UP!
Goran, look, I don’t mean to shout. I’m sorry if I’m hard on you, but it’s because I want you to succeed. I need you to succeed.
BUT FOR CHRISSAKES, EVEN THE SAN DIEGO CHICKEN KNOWS HOW TO THROW A CHEST PASS!
LEARN IT. KNOW IT. LIVE IT. Understood?
GD: yes, Coach.
Runs to the locker room
GD: guys, did you see the size of that chicken?
