With Mitch Johnson running his first full-scale Spurs practice since taking over for Gregg Popovich, a few players had flashbacks Monday morning to their days playing for him in Las Vegas. 'It's kind of full circle moment for me playing for him in Summer League, so it's really cool,' Tre Jones said. Tuesday night's home outing against Oklahoma City will mark the 10th game in a row Johnson has been at the helm after a mild stroke suffered Nov.
Without Pop on the sideline, you kind of feel like you're missing your head coach, someone that means so much to us on a day-to-day basis. 'But Mitch has been there for us and he's been very vocal about having our backs and about making sure we stay locked in and we're doing the right things.' Said Zach Collins, 'There really is not too much of a difference.