San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich speaks to the media prior to facing the Milwaukee Bucks about Victor Wembanyama's ankle and competitive spirit.
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00:00 Malachi is out, Doug is out and then Zach.
00:18 Is it a long term thing with Doug? I don't think so.
00:38 Not that I know of. It's coming soon. It's within the next week or two I believe.
00:44 But I don't know the exact date. Was him checking in the other night just an example of his competitiveness?
00:50 Well everybody wants to play. I mean he doesn't want to sit on the bench so.
00:57 Definitely he's frustrated with the minute restriction.
01:01 But he's also intelligent enough to understand the long term is what we're interested in.
01:07 And so when I brought him out, he totally understood.
01:13 He didn't like it but he understood. I'm glad he didn't like it.
01:19 Coach this will be the first game this year with a more traditional point guard in the starting lineup.
01:24 Does that change anything in terms of the way you operate?
01:27 I don't know what you mean by traditional. So tough to answer your question.
01:31 With Trey Jones starting at point guard tonight, does that change the way you operate or do you think it just adds a little more?
01:38 We have to do what we do and just change everything because one person is out. That's an impossibility.
01:47 Who do you think you'll rely on more to fill Trey's role off the bench to get some of those minutes tonight?
01:53 Blake. Blake will play.
01:56 What have you made of Blake's minutes recently? It seems like he's been filtering in a little.
02:00 Yeah I think he's done a good job. He's played freely.
02:06 He doesn't look like he's worried about making a mistake.
02:10 He's been excellent at the defensive end.
02:14 At the offensive end, just trying to figure it out with everybody else that he's playing with at the moment.
02:20 What about Dominic who gets to play? What do you think about his growth this season?
02:26 Well he hasn't gotten that much time so there hasn't been a lot of time to grow.
02:32 His minutes have to become more and more for that growth to happen in a significant way.
02:38 But he was much better. He looked more comfortable the second game than the first game when he came in for sure.
02:49 Anybody else?
02:51 Is there any reason why you're here if you're not going to ask a question?
02:54 It's early. Because nobody wants you here.
02:58 How are you doing? Happy New Year.
03:02 Anybody else?
03:04 >> We got to do a TV so we're going to take you guys.