San Antonio's Vaughn content with his role

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San Antonio's Vaughn content with his role
Updated 1d 14h ago
By Roscoe Nance, USA TODAY

SAN ANTONIO ─ It's easy to overlook two points and one assist. But the San
Antonio Spurs say those numbers belie the contributions of backup point guard
Jacque Vaughn to their quest for a fourth NBA title in nine years.

Vaughn, a 10-year veteran, played 10 minutes in relief of All-Star Tony Parker
in San Antonio's Game 1 and Game 2 wins, and he was steady as he has been
throughout this postseason. In the Spurs' Game 2 win Sunday night, Vaughn
entered the game with 1:55 left in the first quarter and the Spurs leading
23-13. When he left the game five minutes later, he had only an assist and
two rebounds, but the Spurs' lead had grown to 38-19. He finished with two
points, two rebounds and two assists.

"He has made a big difference for us," Spurs assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo
says. "That's pretty much been the pattern throughout the season. He has been
a great addition."

"He's a great floor leader," Spurs forward Robert Horry says, "and he D's you
up from point A to point B. He's our little spark plug off the bench outside
of Manu (Ginobili)."

Vaughn, a career backup, joined the Spurs as a free agent during the offseason
as their No. 3 point guard behind Parker and third-year man Beno Udrih. He
quickly moved up to the No. 2 spot with his work ethic and court savvy.

"It's been a process for me," Vaughn says. "I joined a very established team
and had to learn a new system."

Parker is the third All-Star point guard Vaughn has played behind. He spent
his first four seasons with the Utah Jazz, backing up future Hall of Famer
John Stockton. He joined San Antonio after caddying two years for Jason Kidd,
another future Hall of Famer, with the New Jersey Nets.

"You accept your role and you relish it, but you don't become complacent in
it," Vaughn says. "I don't go into the game saying, 'I'm going to relieve
Tony for two or three minutes.' I go into the game saying, 'I want to at
least do the job he was doing or make an effort play, be a spark and do a
better job than he was doing.'

"There's a very fine line. If I make two shots, I still might come out of the
game. I understand that. I'm the backup. But I want to make those two shots."

Vaughn says it took awhile for him to develop the proper mental approach to
being a backup.

"As I've matured and gotten older and been around the league longer,
I understand that on the great organizations guys accept their roles," he says.
"As a young player, you're hungry, not that I'm not hungry now. There were
times in Utah where I made those two shots, and I came out of the game.
I wondered why I was coming out. I understand the process now. It's funny.
As a young player, I wanted to play just as many minutes as John. I didn't
understand the complete process."


www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/2007-06-10-vaughn-role_N.htm 

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