Mo and Veteran Leadership

[Blazer Freak]

As much as we all love to hate on "Bad Mo", I think his effect on this team off the court is nearly as valuable as his time as "Good Mo" is on the court.

Great article and I think this excerpt really shows the kind of chemistry and trust in one another that makes this team not only special, but a threat to beat anyone:

Robinson pointed to veteran players like Mo Williams, Earl Watson and Wes Matthews as teammates who have tried to impart guidance to him as a young player in the league.

“He’s hungry,” Williams said. “We call it thirsty and sometimes that thirst can be going in the wrong direction…we just make sure we get that thirst and all that motivation in the right direction and channel it and get him to understand it’s a process because he just wants to be the best.”

Williams also said that after seeing Robinson benched completely in game three, he went to the coach with some other players to tell him that they needed Robinson’s energy in the rotation.

“Us veterans had enough respect for his game to go to coach and say ‘what we get from T-Rob, we need it,” Williams said. “He’s been in the rotation ever since then, ever since veteran guys went to coach and said we need T-Rob’s energy and he’s been great.”

http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/robinson-finds-time-shine-game-six

 

[jlprk]

With that as your opening quote, you should have made this a praise-Robinson thread, not Mo.

 

[HailBlazers]

Williams also said that after seeing Robinson benched completely in game three, he went to the coach with some other players to tell him that they needed Robinson’s energy in the rotation.

“Us veterans had enough respect for his game to go to coach and say ‘what we get from T-Rob, we need it,” Williams said. “He’s been in the rotation ever since then, ever since veteran guys went to coach and said we need T-Rob’s energy and he’s been great.”

That. Is. Awesome.

 

[BBert]

I bet coach said: OK, I'll play him, but you guys keep him in check.

I really like this team.