Tom Crean: NBA Development and Brutal Honesty

Gary is joined by legendary basketball coach Tom Crean. Currently Head Coach at University of Georgia, and with a hugely successful spells at Indiana and Marquette, Tom has developed winning teams and NBA players in the process. In this interview he disucsses: - How to challenge players every day - Ways that staff can help or hinder environment - Pathway of NBA Player Development - Communicating to families and club coaches - Dwayne Wade's level of honesty and awareness in college And much more!!! This podcast is brought to you by Bounce Athletics. If you are running a summer camp Bounce Athletics offers fully customized micro-stitched textured premium camp balls for under $9/ball. To receive free shipping, with delivery in May, order by February 15th. These are same camp balls that are used by major DI programs like Wake Forest, Creighton, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Florida State, and Clemson to name just a few. Modern Soccer Coach listeners can get a $50 discount on their first order of custom balls or training vests by mentioning the podcast when they email info@BounceAthletics.com to begin the order process.