Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego often tells a story about that day more than a decade ago when Gregg Popovich asked him what he thought about a particular strategy.
Borrego, then the San Antonio Spurs’ video coordinator, never imagined Popovich, the Spurs’ Hall of Fame coach, soliciting his opinion. He was lost for words, and Borrego promised himself he’d never again be unprepared if Popovich called on him.
James Borrego (center), worked for Gregg Popovich (right) first in the San Antonio Spurs’ video department and then in two stints as an assistant coach before the Charlotte Hornets hired him as head coach last spring.