In Tuesday’s post contrasting the Spurs and Patriots, Marilyn included this video Spurs first round pick Derrick White speaking with Gregg Popovich:
If you missed this during the NBA Draft, you missed a defining moment of why the Spurs are the Spurs. Gregg Popovich called and welcomed his newest draftee into the fold. And White’s family and friends were there to share in the moment.
Can you imagine graduating from high school and going on to college with no scholarship offers; then playing three years of Division II basketball before transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder?