Like many of the Thunder faithful, with rapt attention I watched Billy Donovan's first official press conference as the new head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday afternoon. Naturally, the questions covered a wide range of topics, such as his first impressions of Oklahoma City and his offensive and defensive coaching strategies.
I was looking for something deeper and got it when Donovan was asked to clarify Thunder GM Sam Presti's statement about Donovan's "emotional intelligence." I liked Billy Donovan's response.
I liked it a lot.
First, Donovan briefly touched on the misconception that Presti phrasing of emotional intelligence was referring to Donovan's sideline emotions.