CAN - A look is enough for Rautins family

MAR DEL PLATA (FIBA Americas Championship) - Leo Rautins is a hall of famer in Canada, who was playing in the NBA when his son Andy was born. In those days he had no idea that 25 years later he would be his coach in the National Team.

When Leo became coach of Canada Team, in 2005, a young Andy was travelling to Argentina to play the Under-21 FIBA World Championships, while he was still at Syracuse University.

Daddy called him up in 2007 and since then, they have shared team during a couple of months every year.

"We have fun, we have been doing this for a while," said Leo, a former Philadelphia and Atlanta player in the NBA. "It's really comfortable for us, I enjoy it."

Andy agreed with his father on the fact they have a good relationship, but he thinks there are no differences regarding other players while Leo expressed a different opinion.

"I may be harder on him because I think the team has to see that."

Andrew Jay came off the bench in all of the first seven Canada's games in FIBA Americas and averaged 11,1 points per game with a respectable 38 per cent from beyond the arc.

Even though Andy's dad is the coach, experienced Carl English maintained his position as the starting shooting guard.

Leo said he knows almost everything about the New York Knicks player.

"I know him intimately; I can look at his eyes and say if he's going to play good or bad. I may not know that with every player," said Leo.

Andy agreed again.

"When I need to know something, I just look at him, make eye contact and ask him what kind of play he wants me to run."

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