In Episode 1421, Sean Woodley reacts to the Toronto Raptors hiring the 44-year-old Darko Rajaković to become the franchise’s 10th head coach, and then welcomes in Damichael Cole of Locked On Grizzlies to discuss what Rajaković will bring to Toronto after spending the last three seasons as the top assistant with Memphis. Off the top, Sean digs into why the hiring is super exciting, and represents a massive shift away from the style of play and big picture philosophies present during the tail end of the Nick Nurse era. Next, Damichael Cole stops by to discuss what Rajaković is like as a person, why player developement is the area in which he excels the most, and the work he’s done to faciliate development across the Grizzlies roster, but in particular with burgeoning star guard Desmond Bane. Plus, they discuss Rajaković’s focus on empowering players and communicating effectively, and the ways in which the Grizzlies teams he worked for overcame their notable lack of spacing to create solid offense.
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5 Comments
Darko wasn’t my first (or second or third) choice but he’s the right choice!
As for Nick Nurse, Nurse is a championship coach not a rebuild and development coach. Darko is a good rebuild and development coach, who can also pivot if they decide to run it back.
As much as I’m not a fan of all the off the court stuff I wouldn’t mind seeing Dillon Brooks come over to his home town team. I think playing at home might straighten him up
I for one am very critical of the FO, but this hiring is great for the team. Now the next step: get Siakam (no screaming after each
play at the basket) and VV outta here. Getting rid of those two just a retool not a total rebuild. Can't wait for the rest of the
coaching staff to fillout. Let Rico walk
i can't wait to see Pascal, Precious and Boucher operate with 0.5 second. Gone in 0.5 seconds