Ime Udoka chips away at doubt, just like he did with Spurs
Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka reacts during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. The first question was about credibility. How could anyone expect Ime Udoka to walk into that locker room and command any?
As the Spurs looked to defend their title in 2007, they saw enough potential in the dogged journeyman to award him the first multiyear contract of his career. But they weren’t sure they needed him, and to start training camp their head coach predicted there wouldn’t be much playing time for Udoka.It wouldn’t be the last time Udoka had to prove he deserved an opportunity, or the last time he showed a knack for making skepticism disappear.
In 2007, he was coming off a solid year with the Trail Blazers, but the Spurs were his 13th professional basketball team in eight years. With a two-year contract in hand, he scouted just “almost every neighborhood in San Antonio” and purchased his first house.
During Boston’s home opener last October, the Celtics were booed off the floor at halftime and lost by 32 points. On Jan. 28 they were in danger of missing the playoffs with a 25-25 record, and some called for drastic measures. Wasn’t it finally time for general manager Brad Stevens to make a big move? Or for Udoka to try something new?
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