A really long time you've worked.
You worked with Becky as closely as anyone.
Any player on the team.
Just your thoughts on what she
accomplished last night and what
makes her such a good coach. I mean.
I think the answer that
will be I didn't even notice
what was going on last night.
It was just Becky doing, you know,
doing Becky and that's true?
One that's that's.
That's that's the best part
about her is she's a coach.
He's a basketball,
she's basketball mind and she
goes out there and just treat it.
Just as such, you know,
we don't think of gender
one when you see Becky.
LeBron last night 1000 straight games
in double figures as a scorer can
you put that in perspective what?
What an accomplishment that is.
I mean, how about accomplishment?
The way he's taking care of his body,
the way he's been able to, you know,
play at a certain level for so
long thousand straight games,
that's crazy. You know,
I think he needs to think about him is
he needs to be more celebrated about
how you know how he treats the game.
As far as preparing for it.
We always talk about him
against Grace or whatever,
but his durability has been
great and you know only way
you can get to 1000 games.
Last year you're healthy and
he's been healthy for.
What 69 was 17 or 18 years one year
with the LALA he sat out for the rest,
but for the most part he's
been battling out there.
How do you? How do you think
you're playing right now?
Just just your thoughts on your game?
Me personally, I don't think
I think I did myself. I give myself
about a CC. C
-- I mean right now is is.
You know, we plan differently
is a different game right now,
and just trying to find ways to
fit in and trying to find ways
that will be effective in you know,
this season has kind of been
rushed so we never had time
to really fill anything out.
And you know,
we have a young team so you know,
I think that trying to figure things out.
I wouldn't say just for me.
I feel like a lot of
us trying to figure things out.
Thanks. Very happy,
New Year, same you. Thanks, Tom.
Let's go to Mike Finger from
the Express News Mike. Rudy
in terms of head to head coaching
styles, how would you compare?
Becky Hammon to Gregg Popovich.
I mean. I don't, I don't know.
I don't know.
Becky is obviously different
and we all know who pop is.
You know, that's not.
You know there are two totally
different people and I think that
he's going to be a great coach.
I don't think he's going
to be anything like Pop.
But that doesn't mean it's
not going to be affected,
so you know
has she ever had you ever been
**** ** you? Yeah, I mean we have
that kind of relationship.
She tells me when I mess up and you know,
and we talk and we talk
basketball so you know it,
you know she's a coach at the
end of the day so you know
all of you know you have to be
receptive to your coaches.
You mentioned that the best
thing you could say about last
night is that nobody noticed.
There seems to be anytime a
woman breaks through like this.
Some people try to dismiss
it and try to downplay it,
but it seems you guys used
especially Rudy you it's genuine
and what she accomplished is real,
right? Yeah, I
mean this is.
You know that he's done it.
You know I went and save.
The easy way is nothing been easy for.
I mean she came up another WNBA.
You know and and I guess other job
with the San Antonio Spurs and readies
and rose up the ranks until she had
a chance to actually culture game.
And you know, I still feel like there's
so much more she can accomplish,
but she's accomplished so much so far.
So like I said last night,
the biggest part of you know what happen
last night we didn't even notice that.
Becky was, you know,
and the first female to coach in NBA game.
It didn't matter,
we were just trying to win and she was.
She was a general so you know that's the
best part about them. Thanks very.
Thanks Mike, let's go to Tim
Reynolds from AP Tim. Thanks
Jordan, hey Rudy.
Happy New Year is going to kind of follow
up on what Mike and Tom both asked you.
You said you didn't notice in the moment.
Do you kind of look forward to the day
when the rest of us don't notice too?
I mean, do you look forward to the day when?
A woman can coach a game and a woman
can be the general manager of the
Marlins or the Red Sox today hired.
I think it's baseball's first black female,
you know, bench coach or position coach.
Whatever she's got minor League coach,
you look forward to the day
when all this stuff is normal.
Yeah, I look forward to the
day we don't have to say and talk about
whether she was the first female first.
Black disc where nobody gives a
**** is just people accomplishing
good things and good judges.
People based off of what they do so you know,
just like I say about Becky,
I see as my coach Tennessee Arizona.
Female coach she doesn't come out there,
you know.
In act like a male or female snacks
like my coach and I don't think
of any other way so you know of
course I look for a day where none
of this is none of this.
None of this is news,
just people accomplishing things
and and everybody having its chance
and everybody haven't shot the
same thing. And also people who
have been around the League a long
time people been around the game.
They know Becky's resume does it.
Even when young guys come into San Antonio
doesn't even have to be explained or do.
When kids come on,
kids join when kids join you guys.
They know who Becky is, right?
It doesn't have to be
explained why she's there.
And do you think people,
enough people within the
game understand it now?
I think the younger they get,
the more you gotta prove yourself.
These young kids don't.
If they don't Instagram,
they don't know about it.
So so you know,
you've got to continue to prove yourself
and she doesn't just by knowing what the
hell she's talking about, so you know.
Just as well it is, you know,
getting kids are getting
younger and they really don't.
They don't care about legacy.
He's trying to build their own so
you know continue to prove yourself.
Continue to, you know,
treat yourself like you know,
just walk around with purpose and and
be as as as professional as possible.
31 more for you.
Have you thought when you're
when your playing days are gone?
Do you think you'll coach
have you thought about it?
I don't know. I feel like I'm getting
my first taste at this year, but.
Is is I don't know there's
something that you have to.
You have to want to do and be motivated do
I haven't thought that much in the future.
I mean, obviously I'm still hearing oppidum.
We have a lot of business to take
care of this year so you know,
I haven't really thought that far but.
You know? Oh no, I don't know.
I mean, we have a good group.
Here are really receptive group.
And it's making it easier
to be a vet being here.
I know how it can be on the other
end and how it is with you.
Know, maybe other teams stuff so
that kind of shocked me away from
even thinking about being a coach.
But you know, if I had a group like this one,
I probably would be into it.
Thanks, very happy New year
man. Thank you. Thank you, Rudy.
We appreciate you man will see you
tomorrow at the game, alright?
Thank you everybody for being
patient will get this video turn.