01-01-2023, 11:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-01-2023, 12:40 PM by KillerLeft.)
I think there is significance here beyond the usual coached media speak. During the Porzingis years, he and Luka would often say complimentary things about each other in a general sense, and Porzingis, especially, always struck me as uncommonly professional and good at handling interview situations. But, recently both players have said things about that time period that were variations on "we could have communicated better" when asked why things didn't work out here for them.
When I watch this Wood interview, not only does he seem plenty intelligent to me (if not as polished as Porzingis in public speaking), but he seems to have a genuine sense of pride and accomplishment relative to how he and Luka play together...how they communicate on the floor concerning the opposing team's pick and roll coverage, how they're figuring out how to beat those coverages, etc. In the simplest terms, he seems interested in and engaged with the process of learning to play well WITH LUKA, which is something I, personally, just never felt from Porzingis. There was also an interview for one of these past few games in which Luka said something along the lines of "he doesn't get mad when I yell at him" when asked about playing with Wood.
I think these are positive and significant indicators that this pairing has the potential to work out.
https://youtu.be/qFomGvfUo3Q
When I watch this Wood interview, not only does he seem plenty intelligent to me (if not as polished as Porzingis in public speaking), but he seems to have a genuine sense of pride and accomplishment relative to how he and Luka play together...how they communicate on the floor concerning the opposing team's pick and roll coverage, how they're figuring out how to beat those coverages, etc. In the simplest terms, he seems interested in and engaged with the process of learning to play well WITH LUKA, which is something I, personally, just never felt from Porzingis. There was also an interview for one of these past few games in which Luka said something along the lines of "he doesn't get mad when I yell at him" when asked about playing with Wood.
I think these are positive and significant indicators that this pairing has the potential to work out.
https://youtu.be/qFomGvfUo3Q
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