TORONTO — A week before they won the 2019 NBA championship, a couple of Toronto Raptors assistant coaches discussed the physical and mental toughness it takes to compete with the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson bend defenses with the mere threat of their shooting, and they tire out opponents with their movement[…]
Philadelphia 76ers Assistant Coach Jim O’Brien teaches you the “Automatic” set to run in an out of bounds situation after a timeout or foul shot. This set prepares your team to go against any sort of defense – trapping half court, man to man, and zone. This particular drill teaches you how to respond to[…]
The Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA) announced today that L.A. Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers has won the 2018-19 Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors an NBA coach for his cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court. In his sixth season with the Clippers, Rivers, who previously won the[…]
The Memphis Grizzlies have named Taylor Jenkins as the team’s new head coach. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Grizzlies will officially introduce Coach Jenkins as head coach at a media availability at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12 in the Don Poier Media Center at FedExForum. The availability will[…]
In a landmark appointment for the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers have hired University of California, Berkeley women’s coach Lindsay Gottlieb to be an assistant coach on John Beilein’s staff, it was announced Wednesday. Gottlieb — a Final Four and seven-time NCAA tournament head coach for the Golden Bears — is the first women’s collegiate head[…]