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———. “The Marvelous Woman Behind the Coach.” Hartford Courant, April 1, 2016.
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———. “Close to Perfection.” New York Times, January 17, 2003.
———. “Debating the Male Coach’s Role.” New York Times, March 29, 2002.
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Tucker, Karen. “Geno Touched by Hall Honor.” New Haven Register, April 30, 2006.
Doc Rivers
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———. “Doc Is a Shot in the Arm for L.A.” Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2014.
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———. “The Little Team That Couldn’t . . . Almost Did.” Orlando Sentinel, April 21, 2000.
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———. “Homecoming King.” Boston Globe, December 22, 2013.
———. “It Adds Up for Stevens.” Boston Globe, March 1, 2014.
———. “A Mission, a Method.” Boston Globe, October 29, 2013.
———. “State of Immersion.” Boston Globe, October 27, 2013.
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Dabo Swinney
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INDEX
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Abdul-Wahad, Tariq, 199, 200
Above the Line (Meyer), 8
adaptability, 91–92
Addazio, Steve, 23, 27
Adolph, Dave, 115
Ainge, Austin, 238
Ainge, Danny, 201, 237–38
Alarie, Mark, 79–80, 81
Allen, Grayson, 95–96
Allen, Ray, 203–5
analytics, 236–37
Anthony, Carmelo, 146–47
Armstrong, Darrell, 199
Auriemma, Donato, 164, 187
Auriemma, Geno, 159–88
as assistant to Ryan at University of Virginia, 168–70
authenticity and, 161, 175, 184
childhood of, 159–62, 164–65
coaching style of, 172–73, 175–79
consecutive win streaks of, 162
empathy and, 161, 177, 179, 183
Final Four appearances of, 173, 183
first coaching jobs of, 166–70
knowledge and, 161, 162–63, 172, 179, 182–83, 184
Kris Lamb elbow incident and, 172
meltdown of, 175–76, 178–79
NCAA championship wins of, 174–75, 183
persistence and, 161, 183
recruiting style of, 172
self-doubt and failure, teaching players how to deal with, 179–82
swagger of, 162–64
as UConn Lady Huskies head coach, 162, 170–87
as U.S. National Team head coach, 187–88
White House visits of, 186
Auriemma, Kathy Ostler, 165–66, 167, 185–86
Auriemma, Marsiella, 160, 164
authenticity, 3–4
Auriemma and, 161, 175, 184
Boeheim and, 133, 137, 151
Harbaugh and, 114
Izzo and, 49, 54, 59–60, 64
Krzyzewski and, 69, 71, 76, 83, 92, 93, 94–95
Meyer and, 14, 18–19, 32
Rivers and, 191
Stevens and, 224, 225, 227, 234, 236
Swinney and, 257, 274
Baalke, Trent, 122
Ballmer, Steve, 209
Baltimore Ravens, in Super Bowl XLVII, 119–21
Barker, Jay, 258–59
Barlow, Alex, 218, 237, 240, 242–43
Barrett, J. T., 38
Bascom, Kerry, 172
Battier, Shane, 89
Beamer, Frank, 118
Belichick, Bill, 41
Bilas, Jay, 79, 80, 81, 95
Bing, Dave, 137–38
Blackledge, Todd, 34
Black Wednesday workout, 16
Blackwell, Richard, 135
Bleeding Orange (Boeheim and McCallum), 144
Boeheim, Barbara, 136–37
Boeheim, Elaine, 141, 144, 145, 148
Boeheim, Elizabeth, 144, 145
Boeheim, Janet, 135, 137
Boeheim, Jim, 4, 93, 131–58
attends and plays basketball at Syracuse University, 137–39
authenticity and, 133, 137, 151
childhood of, 131–33, 135–37
developing players for NBA and, 142–43
empathy and, 133, 146–47, 149, 153–54, 157
Final Four appearances of, 142, 144–45, 157, 158
as full-time assistant, under Danforth, 139
knowledge and, 133–34, 143, 151–52
NCAA championship win over Kansas, 146–48
NCAA postseason bans, 144, 154
persistence and, 134, 155, 157
prostate cancer of, 156–57
recruiting for USA Basketball for FIBA Americas Under-18 World Championships, 156
sexual molestation accusations against Fine and, 154–55
as Syracuse head coach, 140–58
underachiever criticism of, 141, 144
work routine of, 149–53
zone defense of, 151–52
Boeheim, Jim, Sr., 135, 136–37, 157
Boeheim, Juli Greene, 134, 145–46, 148, 156
Boone, Alex, 123
Boston Celtics
Rivers as head coach of, 201–6
Stevens as head coach of, 217–21, 237–45
Bouie, Roosevelt, 139–40
Bowden, Tommy, 261, 262
Bowling Green, Meyer as head coach, 16–19
Brand, Elton, 89
Brandon, Gregg, 17–18
Brey, Mike, 92
Brodie, Keith, 88
Brown, Larry, 197
Brown, Mack, 33
Bruce, Earle, 13, 14
Butler University Bulldogs, Stevens as head coach of, 230–37
Butters, Tom, 78, 82
Calhoun, Jim, 185
Cannon, Drew, 236–37, 238
Capel, Jeff, 90
Carroll, Pete, 116
Carter-Williams, Michael, 158
Cash, Swin, 178, 182, 185
Cassell, Sam, 211
Cipiti, Joe, 106–7, 120–21
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 169
Cleaves, Mateen, 52–54, 55–56, 57, 58, 61–62
Clemsoning, 263–64
Clemson University Tigers, Swinney as head coach of, 246–48, 262–68, 270–74
Coach K. Center on Leadership and Ethics, 99
Coleman, Derrick, 142, 156
Collier, Barry, 229–30, 236
Cook, Quinn, 90
Crabtree, Michael, 120
Crean, Tom, 51
Curry, Bill, 258
Dailey, Chris, 171, 175, 176, 177, 183, 184–85
Daly, Chuck, 199
D’Antoni, Mike, 93
Davis, Al, 114
Dawkins, Johnny, 79, 81, 83
Ditka, Mike, 101, 102, 111
Douglas, Sherman, 142
Drevno, Tim, 114–15
Duany, Kueth, 146
DuBose, Mike, 260
Duke Blue Devils, Krzyzewski as head coach of, 77–100
Duke Children’s Hospital, 99
Dunlap, Carlos, 28
Durant, Kevin, 91
Edelin, Billy, 147
Eisen, Rich, 118
Elliott, Brett, 20
Elway, John, 109
Emily K. Center, 99
Auriemma and, 161, 177, 179, 183
Boeheim and, 133, 146–47, 149, 153–54, 157
Harbaugh and, 115
Izzo and, 49, 51–52
Krzyzewski and, 69, 71, 72, 81, 83, 89–91, 94–95
Meyer and, 10, 19, 21, 32, 40
Rivers and, 190, 191, 208
Stevens and, 224, 226, 236, 240
Swinney and, 257, 261, 275
E + R = O (Event plus Response equals Outcome), 36
Feinstein, John, 81
Fenlon, Bill, 222
Ferry, Danny, 84
Few, Mark, 242
Fine, Bernie, 154–55
Forth, Craig, 147
Foster, Bill, 78
Foster, Jim, 166–68
Fratello, Mike, 196–97
Gardner, Davante, 152
Garland, Mike, 49–50, 51, 63, 66
Garnett, Kevin, 203–4
Gatling, Chris, 199
Gaudet, Pete, 88
Gilliam, Armen, 199
Gladwell, Malcolm, 231
Gongwer, Todd G., 34
Gordon, Jon, 247
Granger, A. J., 55
Grant, Horace, 200–201
Green, Draymond, 57, 61–62
Greenleaf, Robert K., 225
Gregory, Brian, 58
Griffin, Blake, 207, 209
Gruden, Jon, 202
Harbaugh, Addy, 128
Harbaugh, Jack, 102–3, 104, 107, 108, 109, 112–13, 116, 121, 127
Harbaugh, Jackie, 106, 121–22
Harbaugh, Jim, 4, 101–130
authenticity and, 114
as Chicago Bears quarterback, 101–2, 110–12
childhood of, 105–9
coaching positions with Oakland Raiders, 113–14
competitiveness of, 101–3, 106, 107
dui of, 116
empathy and, 115
Excel spreadsheets, use of, 104–5
as Indianapolis Colts quarterback, 112, 113
interpersonal skills and, 117–18
knowledge and, 114, 115, 125
as Michigan Wolverines head coach, 124–25
as NFL quarterback, 101–2, 110–12, 113
persistence and, 115–16
as San Francisco 49ers head coach, 118–24
social media use of, 125
as Stanford head coach, 116–18
in Super Bowl XLVII, 119–21
as University of San Diego head coach
, 114–16
as unpaid recruiting assistant at Western Kentucky, 113
as Wolverines quarterback, under Schembechler, 109–11
work/family balance and, 127–30
workflow of, 102–4
Harbaugh, Joani, 106, 108
Harbaugh, John, 105–6, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 119–20, 129–30
Harbaugh, Miah, 116
Harbaugh, Sarah Feuerborn, 116, 125, 127–28
Harris, Josh, 18, 23
Hart, Jason, 133, 148–49, 150
Hayes, Woody, 11
Hayward, Gordon, 94, 231, 232, 236, 244–45
Heathcote, Jud, 44
Henderson, Dave, 79, 81, 83
Herman, Tom, 36–37
Hill, Armond, 203, 213
Hill, Grant, 85–86, 87, 200
Hoke, Brady, 124
Hollis, Mark, 48–49
Holtz, Lou, 15
Hood, Dean, 8, 12
Hoosiers (film), 93
Hopkins, Mike, 134–35, 149, 150, 152, 155
Howard, Matt, 233–34
Hurley, Bobby, 89
instinctiveness, 91–92
Irving, Kylie, 245
Izzo, Carl, 42–43
Izzo, Lupe Marinez, 50, 61, 64
Izzo, Tom, 4, 42–66
academics of players and, 58–59
adaptability and, 65
authenticity and, 49, 54, 59–60, 64
early coaching jobs of, 47–48
empathy and, 49, 51–52
family ethos fostered by, 45–46
Final Four appearances of, 55–57, 58, 59, 61–62
guilt and, 42–45
as hard but fair with players, 57–58
under Heathcote at Michigan State, 48, 50–51
home life of, 61
knowledge and, 49, 51
media access to, 61
as Michigan State head coach, 51–66
in Naismith National Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 44
NCAA championships won by, 55–56
open door policy of, 45
persistence and, 49, 51, 60
as recruiter, 51
relationship building and, 62
rural upbringing of, 46–47
social media, views on, 62–63
2016 upset loss in NCAA Tournament and, 43–44
work ethic of, 46–47
work in grandfather’s family store and, 44, 46
Izzo, Tony, 46
Johnson, Eddie, 196
Johnson, Marty, 20–21
Jones, Cardale, 38–39
Jones, Roosevelt, 241
Jordan, LaVall, 244
Karageorge, Kosta, 38
Kelly, Brian, 33
Kelly, Chip, 33
