O'Brien' to coach summer league team.
Posted: Thu Jul 2, 2009 10:55 pm
O'Brien's presence shows importance of summer camp By Conrad Brunner
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http://my.nba.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5700039508
Just goes to show how serious Bird was when he said this would be our future. I like the fact that Obie is taking the time to coach these young guys.
This is normally a time for NBA head coaches to sit in the stands in golf togs, leaving the on-court work, including game coaching during summer league play, in the hands of the assistants.
Not for Jim O'Brien. Not this summer.
With three first-round picks from the last two NBA Drafts (Tyler Hansbrough in 2009 and Brandon Rush and Roy Hibbert in 2008) as well as second-rounders A.J. Price (2009) and Josh McRoberts (2007), the Pacers' 10-day summer session has taken on an unusual level of importance.
Full article here:
http://my.nba.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5700039508
Just goes to show how serious Bird was when he said this would be our future. I like the fact that Obie is taking the time to coach these young guys.