"Popovich, an Air Force Academy grad, is fluent in Russian and Serbian and has a great familiarity with Eastern European culture, which may help to explain why the Spurs seem such a comfortable fit for foreign-born players. Beno Udrih and Rasho Nesterovic both occasionally speak to Popovich in their native language while playing in conditions that resemble a European team more than an NBA team. The two best Europeans on the team (Parker and Manu) know that on the spurs they are no better than any other player on the team.
Udrih and Rasho Nesterovic were having a postgame dinner back in November in a Boston restaurant with then-Celtic Jiri Welsch. Duncan entered with Robert Horry, and when he spotted the table of players, he walked over. "Hey Jiri," he said. "What's going on fellas?" After a few minutes after Ducan left, Welsch was in disbelief. "our stars would never come over like that" he told Udrih and Rasho. As if on cue, Ricky Davis walked by. He nodded and kept going."
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Ist natürlich auch wieder typisch Rciky Davis.