The other day Gregg Popovich was tiring of reporters’ questions in Toronto, because that is who he is, and so proposed one of his own.
“Any more questions for me to give a trite-as-hell answer? ‘Why is Kyle Lowry so clever?’” the San Antonio Spurs coach asked himself, and then gave the answer.
“Because he is. That’s what he does. He’s a competitive, tough-minded, physically tough guy. That’s what he is. People say, ‘Shouldn’t so and so be more competitive?’ If he were more competitive, he would be. It’s just like, ‘Make Lowry or Ginobili less competitive.