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While they were at Colorado, Rodney Billups noted Dinwiddie was a joy to coach

Those big baskets Spencer Dinwiddie have made since he joined the Dallas Mavericks about two months ago in a trade

with the Washington Wizards doesn’t surprise Rodney Billups.

Billups was an assistant coach for the University of Colorado from 2012-’16, and Dinwiddie played three seasons for the Buffaloes from ’11-’14. He saw Dinwiddie rise up and convert big basket after big basket during his three-year apprenticeship with the Buffaloes.

“He loves it and he prepares for it,” Billups said. “I don’t know if you’ve paid attention to his routine and his regiment, but he’s locked in.