When Mike D'Antoni was developing his offensive system in Phoenix, it was not all pace-and-space, and Steve Nash running the offense. D'Antoni also helped unlock the creative talents of Boris Diaw, who has produced as a point center over the years, including with the Utah Jazz, the Rockets' opponent tonight at Toyota Center.
"For sure, that helped me a lot," said Diaw, who played for D'Antoni with the Suns from 2005 to 2008. "That was really a breakout for me, a breakthrough in the NBA. I got a chance to play pretty freely, play with a lot of reads that we had on the court.