Russo Eric Bledsoe pointed to Tyronn Lue's ability to just go with the guys he thinks are going to play hard and not care about the name power of the guys he's benching. Bledsoe said the only other coach he's seen like that is Gregg Popovich.

Sam Presti I'm more or less made a career from listening to people much smarter than meHe lists people he learned from Steve Kerr Stephon Jackson Malik Rose Manu Ginobili Kendrick Perkins Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Mike Brown when asked if hes encountered a leader like Jalen BrunsonTim Duncan and Steph Curry

JB Bickerstaff on Tobias Harris efficiency postgame - There's so many guys that think dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble is a game

Tyrese Haliburton I don't think it's as much head coach teaching as much as it is like player development even before you get to the NBA it's just something you like kind of work on by natureeven in pickup they're working on how they can draw fouls I think that's a part of the game

De'Aaron Fox We lost Game 3 but that was the first time he Gregg Popovich walked into the locker room and was like Nah that's BS that's not how we play basketball and obviously he had some choice words for us

JB Bickerstaff like every other coach and player these playoffs bitched about the refs postgame