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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I've always been known for defense, but I wanted to add something new to my game, a whole new dimension.
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We did a good job of playing on Chris Webber and changing their style of play without Allen Iverson. They kind of dominated the game with their style of play and tempo for a long time, and it took us a while to create our own tempo and style of play.
work
I wouldn't want to come to work with handprints all over my cheeks.
attached spend time
I didn't really spend enough time there to get attached to any one thing or anyone. So for me, it's another game, another trip.
expect lose
I don't even expect to lose by 30. When you get down like that, it has to become personal. At least it does for me.
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.
happened rumors since
No one has come up to me and said the rumors was false. I feel like since that hasn't happened it has to be the obvious.
hit opens
You hit one and it opens a lot of gaps.
crowd fun game locker passion pick room three transition winning
The passion for winning in this locker room is so strong. The transition game is fun with this team, because everyone runs. Every play in transition, I've got like two or three options. ... You have so many options, you get to pick how you want to get the crowd going.
coming deficits huge team
This team is still growing. Now we're coming back by huge deficits and that's the kind of team we want to be.
week
This whole week has been great. They really know how to make us feel special.
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.
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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.
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.