david b. thorpe
@coachthorpe
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Full time husband Former full time dad Writer Coach Author of "Basketball is Jazz"
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Joined June 2009
@stevemagness In other words, be more like women. That's literally how I operate. My wife is my inspiration and role model.
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@BBallImmersion Make the focus on helping them fall in love with the game and all that comes with it; joy, connecting to teammates, making healthy choices with food, rest, and exercise, playing for "us" not "me," not being afraid to play other sports, respecting parents, and caring about school.
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@davidjsmith1232 I just did a MIP rundown with @ZachLowe_NBA And I am embarrassed to admit I left Sexton off the rundown. He was in my tier labeled "average to great or very good." What a great story. I'm an idiot.
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@NielsenSTL @ZachLowe_NBA @espn_macmahon You are right, I was wrong. I'm sorry. Thanks for correcting me.
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RT @_NickKelly: .@RyanPannone showed me film for an hour. @nate_oats talked numbers on his laptop while eating a salad. @CoachBauman sat on…
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@dr_ilardi I was just telling a young NBA player about this yesterday. Playing against him is like playing against a shot blocking big.
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@DaveDuFourNBA The truth is I cheated to draft Mike and Doc(Julius) in the first place. I was 28 and too competitive for my own good. Still, it was nice crushing teams.
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@DaveDuFourNBA lots of single-double screens and staggers for Mike, an elite shooter who made the All-Star team the following summer(twice) at the top level of the camp. PF's couldn't chase him, and if Doc's man tried to curl protect early he'd just cook them. Doc ran Auburn's #1 team w Porter
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