Billy [Donovan] is a Hall of Fame coach who not only has my respect, but the respect of the entire organization and locker room. I want it to be very clear, we want Billy to continue to be the coach of the Chicago Bulls.
Chang, the Hall of Famer who won the 1989 French Open at age 17 and later rose to No. 2 in the world, has rarely taken on coaching roles since retiring from the tour. But the opportunity to mentor Tien - a rising 20-year-old American with a brainy game and similar background - proved intriguing.
The Bearcats had recovered from a disappointing start to the season by winning seven of nine games down the stretch to play themselves into NCAA tournament consideration. But in a must-win game against UCF in the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday, they blew an eight-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation and ultimately lost in overtime, 66-65.
He wrote off on, 'Hey, we're gonna get you back this year' just by the way I'm rebounding on workouts and the way my arm looks and feels. My goal is hopefully be back even a little bit sooner than that (September), depending on how I feel, but I'm really optimistic about getting back this year and contributing.
Miller, 29, has spent some time in the big leagues in each of the last five seasons, after coming up as a notable Padres and then Guardians prospect ( you may remember his name from the big pandemic season trade that saw the Padres sending him, Austin Hedges, Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Gabriel Arias, and Joey Cantillo to the Guardians (then Indians) for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron).
I think the way that the Dodgers' organization and our staff take care of players and families is getting around the league. We've had agents reach out and say, 'Hey, I know you haven't called, but our player would really like to play there.' So we're feeling it way more over the last three-four years. That's the ultimate, because obviously winning is everything, but you win by creating that environment.
"You want me to compare us to them? That's a championship team right there. We're not," James told reporters. "We can't sustain energy and effort for 48 minutes, and they can. That's why they won a championship."