By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Zeljko Obradovic gave an interview for the Spanish El Mundo, where, among other things, he expressed his opinion that in the age where physicality reigns in basketball, the sport needs players like Stephen Curry and Sergio Rodriguez who rely on their talent.
“We need players like Curry and Rodriguez”, said the Serbian coach. “Stephen Curry is changing basketball and, as he has also said himself, it is all through hard work. Some years ago he had said that he can score in a thousand more ways than Lebron James. Everyone, back then, was saying: “Damn! Who is that guy?” But Curry has done it. He has succeeded”.
Sergio Rodriguez was also characterized as a “pure talent” by Zeljko Obradovic. “That’s what he is. We need players like him too. I have many young players and I talk to them. I bring them Sergio Rodriguez as an example. What does his game include? Automatisms. He can pass the ball between his legs and then make a step back move. That’s an automatism. Because he has worked hard to do it. What is talent? To watch the very best players and try to do the same. For example, watch a video of Michael Jordan and then one of Kobe Bryant. It’s the same moves. That’s talent. Try to copy the best. And if you can do something different, then even better”