Mike Conley out against Denver with sore Achilles

Was there a point where you had to tell him, like, ‘You’re just not doing enough homework?’ Mike Conley: Yeah, that’s basically it, yeah. When was that? Mike Conley: It was honestly probably the first few weeks we were around each other, like February or March of last year. When I noticed how good he was, I was like, ‘Man, he’s awesome, but there’s this and this where I think he could be better.’ So from there, I was getting with him, getting with C-Hines (Chris Hines), his development coach, telling them, ‘Man, when I’m not there, y’all need to be working on this, y’all need to drill passing out of double-teams or reading the pick-and-rolls.’ As much as I would love to handle the ball as the point guard, realistically, the ball is going to be in Ant’s hands. So if he’s gonna have the ball, he’s got to be able to make the same reads. I can space the floor. I can shoot for him. So can everybody else. And if he can (learn those reads), he can take his game to another level. -via The Athletic / May 10, 2024