If you're trying to gauge how serious Lloyd Pierce is about the card game Spades, don't base it on the fact that he has played it for as long as he can remember. And don't base it on the fact that Pierce has wanted to hold a Spades tournament in Atlanta from the moment he became the Hawks head coach.
Instead, base it on his relationship with his partner.
"No lie. My wife and I have it in our vows. We spoke about being spades partners in our vows at our wedding. It's serious."
So when Pierce did hold his first Community Spades Tournament in Southwest Atlanta, he made a point of finding like-minded players to fill out the 68 teams.