My readers know the respect I have for five-time all-star and 2004 NBA Champion, Chauncey Billups. Well, this past summer, Celts Assistant Coach Jay Larranaga and Marcus Smart met with Billups for several days. Chauncey and Marcus did some on-court workouts, watched film and discussed the game. Here is Jay Larranaga's take on the meeting (per Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach):
“I just thought it was a great role model for Marcus. Even their style of play as physical guards that are really good in pick-and-rolls, really good at hitting the open man and just making all their teammates better, it just seemed to make sense.