By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The advanced playmaking skills of Sergio Rodriguez received praise by Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown who mentioned that all he needs from Chacho is to simply… be himself on the floor.
“He’s elusive in open court,” Brown said as reported by Philly.com. “He’s got a feel. He’s slippery with his handle and his vision. So I want him to play more like he’s always played.”
But what can be considered as… “always”? Rodriguez is a different man from when he first arrived to the NBA in 2006. For sure, a much improved baller.
“When I initially came I was 20, now I’m 30. So many things have changed in my life. Not only basketball-wise, I have a family now, I have a wife. I have a daughter. So the experience I have now is different than when I came in 2006.”
The circumstances were ideal for him to give a second shot at an NBA career. “This time, with my age, I felt I needed to get another opportunity here.”