Earl Watson
Earl Watson
Earl Joseph Watson, Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a four-year starter. Watson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft with the 39th overall selection. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams before becoming a coach in 2014...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth12 June 1979
CityKansas City, KS
both gearing page played together trying
They play so well together and they are gearing up for the playoffs. They have played together for a long time, and you can see they are on the same page both offensively and defensively. That's where we are trying to get.
game might miss percent
You're going to miss them and you're going to make them. You can't make every game winner. You might not even make 50 percent of your game-winners, but the ones you make are the ones everyone will remember.
secrets teams
You play so many teams so many times, I don't think there are any secrets about what teams do.
energy fighting flu physically run stay strong tried trying
A little different. Just trying to get my energy together. I've been fighting the flu for a while. I got to get some medicine. I just tried to stay physically strong and not run out of gas.
beat blown excuses expect game
There are no excuses for getting blown out like that. Your competitiveness makes you try to find a way to play and to try and get back into the game. You take a game like that personally. I never expect to get beat by 30.
matter mind peace
I'll play no matter what, but at the same time, I need a peace of mind of what's really wrong. This is serious.
feeling niche style
I'm getting a lot more comfortable. I'm just feeling out my niche and it's a different style of play and a different mentality.
advantage coming starting taking time whether
I'm taking advantage of the time I get, whether I'm starting or coming off the bench.
anyone best games played previous
Hopefully, we won't let anyone down. (The previous meeting) was one of the best games I've ever played in. One of the best games I've ever seen.
happens hope move whatever worry
I don't think I'm really going to be here. Whatever happens, you hope it happens quickly, so that way you can get it going and not have to worry about what's going to happen tomorrow, so you can move on, so there can be some closure.
close fun save took
I'm very close with him. His grandmother is like my grandmother. They took me in. It's always competitive during the game. We save the fun for after.
boards draw follow hitting misses player power scheme shot stop three until
He's hungry. If he misses a shot, he'll follow up his shot two, three times until he scores. As a coach, you can draw up any scheme you want, but you can't stop a player who is driven. He's hitting the boards like a power forward.
change coming expected good helping memories nba playoffs season teams worst
It's always good memories coming back here. Being part of the 50-win season with Hubie (Brown), the change from being one of the worst teams in the NBA to helping them make the playoffs ... I think the playoffs are expected here now.
hands knew shot situation type walked
I walked back down the court. I had my hands up. I knew it was good. You could just tell in that type of situation that the shot was going in.