Malik Rose wasn’t being scouted by the NBA before he got a phone call from his agent one Sunday when he was asked if he could be in San Antonio the next day. He got up in the middle of watching the Eagles game and headed to The Alamo City.
In Episode 17 of The Sound of Spurs podcast, Bill Schoening talks with Rose about the phone call that sent Malik to San Antonio, the difference between the two championships, and Malik’s post-playing career involved in NBA Basketball Operations.
On that championship 1999 season, Malik recalls starting 6-8 and having David Robinson address the team, which was not as common (usually Avery led the huddles).