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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Duke Basketball | Gold Medal Coach of Team USA | Author: “The Gold Standard: Building A World-Class Team”.
TOPICS: Coming in studio vs. doing it on phone | Talking about his new book; coaching the “Dream Team” | Getting the opportunity to coach for the Olympics | The 3-year commitment; after effects with best year at Duke | Fueling his fire; the experience | FIBA World Championship loss; devastating moment | Greek team was better for one day | Sticking the ultimate Alpha-Dogs together; checking egos at the door | Coaching pros vs. College athletes | Getting the team to trust each other | Concern over getting LeBron and Kobe together? | LeBron’s leadership abilities; humor and being enthusiastic | LeBron guarded and close to the vest; opening himself up | Father leaning on the daughter and family | Knowing Kobe; finding out so much more | Not knowing what really makes guys like Jordan and Kobe different; not getting in the way of it | Kobe not revealing exactly how he’s preparing; keeping the team in the gym longer | Learning from Kobe; how he prepares and practices | MVP on the best team in the world; Jason Kidd | Wanting to do it again? | The commitment factor | Capable of giving a 3-year commitment? | The thought behind doing the book | … | Getting tough by remembering tough situations | Not forgetting a situation; why he’s still at Duke | Thoughts about going to other colleges | No thoughts of going to the NBA | College coaches lack of success in the NBA level | The learning curve going to the pro-level | The book signing at Border’s at South Coast Plaza | … | Overcoming the matchup | Working with Team USA helping the coaching experience with Duke | Practice and drills | Crappy game against West Virginia | Good coach because of good talent | Excited about big guys with a veteran team | The next great point guard for Duke | Differences in recruiting today vs. 5 year’s ago | Not liking the one year rule | Depending on each individual kid | Better going out of high school or a 2-year college model | Unique players and personalities that he keeps close to his heart | Coaches loving Battier | Reaction to Carlos Boozer | His two rings; the wedding ring and West Point ring | West Point’s impact on his life and career.
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