Along the same lines, how is Coach Romar similar to Portland Trailblazers coach Nate McMillan?
Roy: “I think they are similar just with how disciplined they are and the discipline they demand out of their players. Playing for both of them, you see that they are both player-coaches. They both played in the NBA, they both played college basketball, so they understand what I’m going through out there on the floor. So when I have questions, it’s like, ‘Coach, what did you do in this situation, what did you do in that situation,” and they both understand. The thing that I really like about both of them is that on the court, they are all business. You’re not joking around with either one of them. But off the court, they joke around and you know people often say that Coach Nate is this hard-nosed guy, but off the court he jokes around with us, he talks, he tells us stories about when he was a player, and that’s the same way Coach Romar was. It’s similar that when they’re on the court it’s basketball first, but off the court they really care about their players and they take the time to
