Gentry rips official in loss to Rockets
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Alvin Gentry probably doesn’t mind that a fine likely awaits him. But after his Pelicans fell to the Rockets Saturday (107-101), he couldn’t take it anymore. Instead, insisting that Anthony Davis doesn’t get calls.“The thing that bothers me more thanGentry rips official in loss to Rockets
Alvin Gentry probably doesn’t mind that a fine likely awaits him. But after his Pelicans fell to the Rockets Saturday (107-101), he couldn’t take it anymore. Instead, insisting that Anthony Davis doesn’t get calls.“The thing that bothers me more than anything, and I really don’t care, is that we try to play the right way and we play our ass off, and then what happens to us is that AD never gets a call. He never gets a call. We talk about them holding him, we talk about them grabbing him on rolls, we talk about them coming under him on post-ups. He never gets the call. Not one. And you know why? Because he doesn’t b—- and complain about it. He just keeps playing the game.”It’s a fair point to consider. But this is also a perfect example of what Gentry’s job sometimes entails. Sometimes as a head coach, you have to take the pressure off your players. That’s what Gentry does here. But he wasn’t finished.“Call it both ways. When AD rolls to the basket and AD’s grabbed and he’s held, then give him the same call th Read more