Growing Your Athletes; An NBA Story
The article below are notes taken from an article I first found through Ron Sen's blog here . You can find the full article here or after the jump. It talks about how Lakers assistant coach Brian Keefe is using the same growth and professional development the young trio of Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, and D'Angelo Russell that he used in OKC with KD, Westbrook, and James Harden. 1 - Before each game Keefe and KD worked together on the court. Keefe would give a schedule to create a routine so he could learn habits that would stay throughout his career. “Taught me everything I know,” said Durant, a seven-time All-Star and league most valuable player in the 2013-14 season. “About work ethic, being a pro. He wouldn’t take any credit for it, but he taught me everything I know as far as how to approach shoot-arounds, practices, games, workout sessions.” 2 – Their extra work was scheduled and they got individual attention that expanded their games. Dur...