I take it as a coach that is no nonsense & realizes one play doesn’t define a game.

To be clear, I don’t think the game was reffed in a way that benefited San Antonio. I just think that play at the end was a foul and the league rarely takes accountability for referee mishaps on the 2 minute report.

You take that quote as him definitively saying it wasn’t a foul?

Sounds to me like he’s saying we need to play better and we’re not gonna make excuses.

I think it’s a foul. It’s not obvious. It probably goes uncalled most of the time. But your point about both going for the rebound is irrelevant once Caruso actually gets it. At that point, contact that continues from Vassell’s attempt to grab it is illegal.