What do you think of when you hear the names Alvin Gentry, Sean Makes, and Boris Diaw? If you’re a devout Spurs fan, you know Gentry was a Spurs assistant coach from 1988-1990. It was his first NBA position, but nowhere near his last. Marks played for the Spurs from 2003-2006 and served as an assistant coach form 2013-2016. Diaw played for the Spurs from 2012-2016.
But during the 2007 NBA Western Conference Semifinals, the trio were rivals of the Spurs. Gentry was an assistant coach to Mike D’Antoni, Mr. Pringles himself. Marks was a player though not suited up during Game 1 against the Spurs.