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
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At first they told me I'd be out the rest of the season.
dictated second style
Their whole style of play dictated the second half.
anyone control judge meant perfect words
I'm not one to judge anybody. Who am I to judge? I'm not perfect . I don't know what he said exactly, and I don't know what he meant by it. But I'm not one to judge anyone by their words or actions. I can only control what I can control.
almost guy hooking hurt people relationship talking
My relationship with Hubie was almost like father-son. It's a guy hooking up to a guy, talking about basketball, talking a lot about life. When he left, that hurt a lot of people on the team.
ask knew whatever
I didn't ask too many questions. Whatever (West) told me to do, I just did it. It's benefiting me right now. This summer, I knew it would be good.