Bear with Us.
Graham Hays takes a close look today at Mystics Interim Head Coach Tree Rollins, in an excellent article found on ESPN.com. Alana has this to say about Tree . . .
"I think he continues to remind us that it's just basketball and the coaches can only do so much," Beard said."I think Tree does a great job of just giving us a little structure but allowing us to go out there and really take control out on the floor as players. And we didn't have that the past couple of years. You know, he gives us a little bit of structure and it's our time."
The coach is quick to point out that he's not just rolling the ball out on the floor and taking a seat on bench to see what happens.
Well, that's good to know! As for Tree's demeanor and personality, Alana has an opinion on that, too . .
."There's definitely two sides to him; he's a teddy and he's a bear," Beard said with a wry smile. "You've got the teddy part, and you don't want to see the bear very often. But we have seen it a few times."
There's plenty more of interest in Graham's column . . . the BasketCases rate it a must read!
posted by BasketCases @ 5:03 PM
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GREAT article! I think Tree is making himself a good case for having the "interim" tag removed from his title. We'll see what happens the rest of the year.
I finally had a chance to chat with him at the season-ticket holder party a few weeks ago. I told him that I remembered when during his days with the Hawks, he used to bang under the boards with Elvin Hayes during the NBA playoffs and he said, "Whoa, you go way back!"
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