Popovich was much less forgiving after Monday morning's shootaround when a New Orleans reporter persisted in prying for information about what adjustments Popovich planned to deal with Hornets power forward David West.
Here was their exchange during a postpractice press session:
Reporter: “Will you try to change up your defenses on David West a little tonight?”
Popovich: “We're probably going to do four or five things you've never seen before in basketball.”
Reporter: “I sense sarcasm.”
Popovich: “You sense correctly. We're going to spend the afternoon re-inventing the light bulb. Those CFLs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs)? There are a lot of people who have problems with them, so we're going to think of something different.”
Reporter: “Might you try to use (Bruce) Bowen on David tonight?”
Popovich: “That's a good idea. Look at this guy right here. He's got all kinds of ideas. Let's do that. What's (West) going to do? Get 30? Let's put Bruce on him. What's Bruce weigh? About 90 pounds? He'll just knock the (snot) out of him.”
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