Yeah.

So, uh, he tells me a story o- one time about where he's, uh, in Europe somewhere, and Pop was actually behind enemy lines.

I mean, he was in the thick of it.

He was intelligence.

And he got some R&R.

And so one of his friends told him, "Hey, come on down to Africa.

Uh, I'm gonna go out in the bush for a couple weeks and, and hang out and go visit some villages and some towns." And Pop said, "All right." Very, really cool.

Yeah

I mean, he's just a stud.

He's special.

At the beginning of the year, I had a conversation with Avery Johnson.

And Avery said, tell me about this Dylan Harper kid.

I said, he's a superstar.

And he's like, really? I was like, yeah, just watch him.

You know, everybody was paying attention to, you know, Steph in his second year after the Rookie of the Year, obviously Victor.

I think you could be looking at a run like that for a guy like Wim Benyama because he plays both ends of the court so spectacularly.

[laughs]

He's a rat.

So ... [laughs] So look, he, he knows ...

He's practiced against Wemby every day.

He knows the in and outs, and uh, he brings a unique perspective.

And so KAT has done a great job getting, uh, physical with him, uh, forcing him out of his, out of his spots.

Uh, but I think a little bit of that is, is our, our guys too.

In your opinion, how long before we see Harper as a starter for the Spurs?

Just what do you think about his game and what the team can do to make some adjustments to get him some more points, you know, inside by the rim?

Well, I think his offense is going to get better the more times that he faces defenses like he saw last night.

He's seen a lot of different looks.

It's going to take a while to adjust and for him to process all these looks that he's getting.

And so, yeah, I feel like he's more successful when he works inside out.

I feel like the game has always been inside out.

talk about that on the broadcast all the time.

And I don't know, do you, do you, as these players have gone along, have you, have you been able to catch up with the guys and just kind of give them some of your influence of just kind of some of your past experiences? Yeah.

[laughs]

I said, "Boy, this kid, [laughs] he's got some, he's got some talent." I mean, he's one of those kids, you show him how to do something, you've been doing it for a long time, he does it better than you in about 10 minutes, and that's how he struck me as a, as a person first.

As a, as a basketball player, uh, just in practice I thought he was extremely polished, uh, really fundamentally sound.

Uh, but it wasn't like, you know, he was super athletic or, uh, you could see the kinda shot-blocking ability that he would, uh, develop later on.

And, and, you know, he still had a long ways to go with his game, but he was pretty much there.

Uh, with Victor at 22 years old, uh, he's still getting there.

I, I s- I, I still think he hasn't really begun to reach his true potential.

The matchup with the Knicks, uh, how do the Spurs match up?

[laughs]

I said, "Boy, this kid, [laughs] he's got some, he's got some talent." I mean, he's one of those kids, you show him how to do something, you've been doing it for a long time, he does it better than you in about 10 minutes.

And that's how he struck me as a, as a person first.

As a, as a basketball player, uh, just in practice I thought he was extremely polished, uh, really fundamentally sound.

Uh, but it wasn't like, you know, he was super athletic or, uh, you could see the kinda shot-blocking ability that he would, uh, develop later on and, and, you know, he still had a long ways to go with his game, but he was pretty much there.

Uh, with Victor at 22 years old, uh, he's still getting there.

I, I s- I, I still think he hasn't really begun to reach his true potential.

The matchup with the Knicks, uh, how do the Spurs match up?