“What was that shift like though, man, from getting coached? Was it that Ime Udoka? That’s how you pronounce it? Yeah. How—what was that shift like?” Jabari Smith: “Anybody who knows Ime knows that he’s got some missing screws. You know what I’m saying? I don’t know how to put this, but he’s gonna coach you hard. You know what I’m saying? As you see, like, he’s made the team play hard. Like, everybody knows we’re gonna play hard, and that’s just who he is. And he’s good to talk to—just a players’ coach, honestly. You can talk to him. Obviously, somebody who played in the league, he can relate to his players. So I mean, he helped me a lot. He obviously helped the team, helped the organization a lot. So I mean, things are looking up, man.” -via YouTube / July 4, 2025
