http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2009/10/21/brooks-outburst-very-revealing/ Oklahoma City Thunder News, Photos, Blogs, Videos and more Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2009/10/21/brooks-outburst-very-revealing/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Thursday Bolts – 10.22.09 | Daily Thunder.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:48:39 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/?p=877#comment-4036 [...] Scott Brooks got upset with his team after yesterday’s practice: ”Thunder coach Scott Brooks is about as upbeat a coach as you will see. He’s constantly encouraging players and prefers to talk about a player’s strengths instead of their weaknesses. That’s why Brooks’ late-practice, high-volume lecture to his team Wednesday afternoon at the end of practice was eye opening. After players half-heartedly completed what’s supposed to be a fast-paced, 100-pass, spacing, ball movement drill, Brooks screamed some unprintable words and then told his team that he and his assistant coaches, all in their 40s and 50s, could go at that speed.” [...]

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2009/10/21/brooks-outburst-very-revealing/comment-page-1/#comment-4035 Suicide lines: Feisty Celtics-Cavs dress rehearsal; vocal Brooks | Sports News Images and Videos Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:40:36 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/?p=877#comment-4035 [...] Mike Baldwin, The Oklahoman: "Thunder coach Scott Brooks is about as upbeat a coach as you will see. He’s constantly encouraging players and prefers to talk about a player’s strengths instead of their weaknesses. That’s why Brooks’ late-practice, high-volume lecture to his team Wednesday afternoon at the end of practice was eye opening. After players half-heartedly completed what’s supposed to be a fast-paced, 100-pass, spacing, ball movement drill, Brooks screamed some unprintable words and then told his team that he and his assistant coaches, all in their 40s and 50s, could go at that speed. Brooks almost never uses R-rated language but his tongue lashing certainly got his team’s attention. Brooks informed players they would re-run the drill and go at game speed, not just for this particular drill but every drill throughout the entire season. Players responded by running the drill crisply and effectively." [...]

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