Could you envision Brad Stevens being an NBA coach at the time? Shelvin Mack: Yes, I could definitely envision it, seeing it once I got to the NBA. We had very NBA-style practices, from 6:15 [am] to 7:15 [am]. It wasn’t your typical college practices. Also, the players we recruited and players that Butler prospected, there was more, “Kind of be a pro, do your work. I don’t need to come here and yell at you and force you to do all this other stuff [like] running sprints. It’s up to you to do it.” And that’s simply how the NBA is, you have players who do their work, take care of yourself. It’s very good. Having relationships, communicating well, whether I might not play this year, [or] might not play today. That’s a big factor of being a good NBA coach is communicating with your players and letting them have an understanding of what’s going on. -via HoopsHype / April 1, 2024
