After a second straight loss at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich speaks to reporters about his team's starting lineup and Victor Wembanyama's "remarkable" ability to be coached.
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00:00 Is it fair to say you got the reaction you wanted from the line of change?
00:05 It ended up being a great night. Obviously the starters needed some sort of a message or infusion of something, whatever.
00:15 I don't know what. But I thought the starting team in the third quarter made their point.
00:21 And the first team came back and competed the way they're getting paid to compete.
00:25 So in that sense it made it a good night.
00:28 What did you see when they got back in the game in that starting group?
00:32 Everything. They played. They competed.
00:36 When you look at the totality of the first half of Victor's season, where do you think he's made the most progress?
00:45 Probably in aggressiveness. You know, running to the bucket and not being so concentrated on three-point shots.
00:57 Running the floor, being that target.
01:01 And of course our team has learned that they need to throw those passes.
01:05 That's not something we're used to.
01:07 But he's really learned how to do that and understand that that sets a tone for everybody.
01:13 Defensively, he's becoming a really good rim protector.
01:19 Obviously he's taller and longer than he should be, but he's figuring out how to make that a definite priority.
01:27 And everybody else has learned how to handle that by playing around him.
01:30 Is it fair to say Victor's receptive to that kind of coaching too?
01:34 He's receptive to any kind of coaching.
01:36 He has a really high IQ, understands the game intuitively.
01:44 You explain something to him and he understands it. He's just a remarkable 20-year-old.
01:51 Thank you.