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As basketball fans, when our team loses, we suffer. Imagine being the head coach.
Former NBA head coach David Fizdale — the creator of “Take That For Data” meme — recently visited with Michelle Beadle, Chandler Parsons, and Lou Williams on Fan Duel TV’s Run It Back. Anyone aware of Fizdale knows he does not shy away from controversial statements. This visit was no exception.
Fiz revisited the “Take That For Data” and “Not Gonna Rook Us” comments he made as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies after a playoff loss to the Spurs. He added to his conspiracy that the Spurs were favored by the refs adding “I’m not calling out the refs officially, but I did a podcast with a guy and he said two of the refs went to San Diego State. I know a guy on that team that shot 19 free throws that went to San Diego State” referring to Kawhi Leonard.
He doubled down on his contempt for the Spurs as he reminisced about the air condition going out during Game 1 of the 2014 NBA Finals, believing the air condition going out was done on purpose. He also revealed that at some point when the Heat played in San Antonio, a snake was discovered in the visitor’s locker room.
See the entire interview here, Spurs related topics begin just after the two-minute point.
Fizdale started his coaching career as an assistant for his alma mater, the University of San Diego. Between 2003-2016 he serves as an NBA assistant for Warriors, Hawks, and Heat, the latter being where he picked up two rings.
In his first year as head coach, he and the Memphis Grizzlies met the Spurs in the playoffs where he unleashed his now infamous rant.
Fizdale went to the Knicks for a year before returning to assisting for the Lakers and eventually the Suns.
This season he did not sign on with anyone and currently resides in Southern California, which you might be able to tell from the video chat.
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