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10-22-2010, 01:48 PM
Building up from zero, Richard Jefferson finds his place (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/)
by Jesse Blanchard
48 Minutes of Hell
Richard Jefferson spent months preparing for this moment, working through weeks and weeks of repetition until it became second nature, muscle memory taking over.
So with eyes on him, and with an assist from Manu Ginobili, the Spurs small forward locked in, squared up, and….laughed?
Surrounded by a few remaining beat writers , Jefferson, standing in his usual spot in front of his locker, which is next to Manu Ginobili’s, had a little fun with his teammate, all at the writers’ expense, of course.
Having just finished one of his finest performances in a Spurs uniform (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/jefferson_evolving_105502718.html?showFullArticle= y), a 111-103 San Antonio Spurs victory (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-111-houston-rockets-103-the-preseason-is-over) over the Houston Rockets to end the preseason, Jefferson had a question he is sure to hear often this season intercepted by Manu Ginobili.
Asked if the night’s performance reflected the hard work he famously put in over the summer with Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/20185/gregg-popovich-and-richard-jefferson-work-overtime), Jefferson and Ginobili burst out in a fit of laughter.
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/building-up-from-zero-richard-jefferson-finds-his-place#more-10332)
by Jesse Blanchard
48 Minutes of Hell
Richard Jefferson spent months preparing for this moment, working through weeks and weeks of repetition until it became second nature, muscle memory taking over.
So with eyes on him, and with an assist from Manu Ginobili, the Spurs small forward locked in, squared up, and….laughed?
Surrounded by a few remaining beat writers , Jefferson, standing in his usual spot in front of his locker, which is next to Manu Ginobili’s, had a little fun with his teammate, all at the writers’ expense, of course.
Having just finished one of his finest performances in a Spurs uniform (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/jefferson_evolving_105502718.html?showFullArticle= y), a 111-103 San Antonio Spurs victory (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/san-antonio-spurs-111-houston-rockets-103-the-preseason-is-over) over the Houston Rockets to end the preseason, Jefferson had a question he is sure to hear often this season intercepted by Manu Ginobili.
Asked if the night’s performance reflected the hard work he famously put in over the summer with Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/20185/gregg-popovich-and-richard-jefferson-work-overtime), Jefferson and Ginobili burst out in a fit of laughter.
Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/building-up-from-zero-richard-jefferson-finds-his-place#more-10332)