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
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.
secrets teams
You play so many teams so many times, I don't think there are any secrets about what teams do.
change coming expected good helping memories nba playoffs season teams worst
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.
amazing best few games head potential talked teams turn weeks
Two weeks ago we were being talked about as one of the best teams in the NBA. It's amazing what a few games can do. At the same time, we know what our potential is, and we just have to turn it around and head back in that direction.
athletic good helped quicker team
I thought we did a good job. We have come in here and helped the team and elevating the team to a more athletic team and a quicker team in transition. We want to be competitive and I think we are.
close fun save took
I'm very close with him. His grandmother is like my grandmother. They took me in. It's always competitive during the game. We save the fun for after.
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.
feeling niche style
I'm getting a lot more comfortable. I'm just feeling out my niche and it's a different style of play and a different mentality.
advantage coming starting taking time whether
I'm taking advantage of the time I get, whether I'm starting or coming off the bench.
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.
dictated second style
Their whole style of play dictated the second half.
allen changing chris create dominated game good job playing style tempo took
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.
hit opens
You hit one and it opens a lot of gaps.
add known
I've always been known for defense, but I wanted to add something new to my game, a whole new dimension.