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Getting to Us

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by Seth Davis


  Elsberry, Chris. “UConn’s Rise to National Prominence.” Connecticut Post, November 15, 2008.

  Fitzpatrick, Frank. “Hide and Peak.” Philadelphia Inquirer, January 21, 2000.

  Garber, Greg. “With His Team Unbeaten in 33 Games, UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Continues His Drive for Perfection.” Hartford Courant, March 31, 1995.

  Jacobs, Jeff. “Geno Still Seeking That Perfect Recipe.” Hartford Courant, September 9, 2006.

  ———. “The Marvelous Woman Behind the Coach.” Hartford Courant, April 1, 2016.

  Jenkins, Sally. “Muffet McGraw, Geno Auriemma: These Two Plain Don’t Like Each Other.” Washington Post, April 7, 2014.

  Jordan, Pat. “Geno Auriemma, Mr. Women’s Basketball.” Deadspin.com, March 22, 2012.

  Longman, Jere. “Always Pursuing Perfection.” New York Times, March 18, 2002.

  ———. “Close to Perfection.” New York Times, January 17, 2003.

  ———. “Debating the Male Coach’s Role.” New York Times, March 29, 2002.

  MacMullan, Jackie. “Striving Instructor.” Boston Globe, November 26, 1995.

  Tucker, Karen. “Geno Touched by Hall Honor.” New Haven Register, April 30, 2006.

  Doc Rivers

  Araton, Harvey. “Willing to Take a Charge, but Not of Nepotism.” New York Times, March 19, 2015.

  Bolch, Ben. “Blunt Force of Nature.” Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2013.

  ———. “Doc Is a Shot in the Arm for L.A.” Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2014.

  Bulpett, Steve. “Rolling with the Punches.” Boston Herald, May 6, 2004.

  Howard-Cooper, Scott. “Smooth Operator.” Los Angeles Times, January 8, 1992.

  Lupica, Mike. “Reality Hits Home for Doc.” Newsday, December 17, 1994.

  MacMullan, Jackie. “Family Doc.” Boston Globe, October 1, 2006.

  Massarotti, Tony. “Rivers Runs Through It.” Boston Herald, December 19, 2007.

  O’Donnell, Jim. “Family Doc Makes House Call.” Chicago Sun-Times, April 24, 2009.

  Pierce, Charles L. “Order on the Court.” Boston Globe Magazine, May 30, 2004.

  Povtak, Tim. “Doc Remakes the Magic in His Own Tough Image.” Orlando Sentinel, October 29, 1999.

  ———. “The Little Team That Couldn’t . . . Almost Did.” Orlando Sentinel, April 21, 2000.

  Raissman, Bob. “Why Rivers Burns Inside.” New York Daily News, October 26, 1997.

  Reid, John. “Austin Rivers Strives to Make It on His Own.” New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 14, 2012.

  Schmitz, Brian. “Magic’s Rivers Recalls Bigotry in Milwaukee.” Orlando Sentinel, April 25, 2001.

  Springer, Shira. “Rivers: Rave Reviews.” Boston Globe, October 12, 2004.

  Wertheim, L. Jon. “Sleight of Hands.” Sports Illustrated, April 10, 2000.

  Brad Stevens

  Brown, Clifton. “Don’t Be Fooled by That Baby Face.” Indianapolis Star, May 7, 2017.

  Grossfeld, Stan. “Floor It.” Boston Globe, January 8, 2016.

  Holmes, Baxter. “Business Decisions.” Boston Globe, October 28, 2013.

  ———. “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.

  Keefer, Zak. “Butler’s Magical Run.” Indianapolis Star, April 2, 2015.

  King, Robert. “The Stevens Way.” Indianapolis Star, May 15, 2011.

  Layden, Tim. “Hub Fans Bid Kid . . . What, Exactly?” Sports Illustrated, August 26, 2013.

  Rehagen, Tony. “How Does Brad Stevens Compete with Big Schools for Star Recruits? He Doesn’t.” Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, December 7, 2012.

  Scalzo, Joe. “Not Taking After His Father.” The Repository (Canton, OH), April 22, 2017.

  Springer, Shira. “Firm Foundation.” Boston Globe, July 23, 2013.

  “Talking Teamwork with Celtics Coach Brad Stevens and Angela Duckworth.” Heleo.com, May 16, 2016.

  Washburn, Gary. “Pull of Indiana Always Looming in Stevens’s Case.” Boston Globe, December 14, 2014.

  Winn, Luke. “Homeward Bound: Butler to the Final Four.” SI.com, March 28, 2010.

  Woods, David. “His Life’s Passion.” Indianapolis Star, April 22, 2007.

  ———. Underdawgs: How Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs Marched Their Way to the Brink of College Basketball’s National Championship. New York: Scribner, 2010.

  Dabo Swinney

  Bamberger, Michael. “Reborn in Death Valley.” Sports Illustrated, December 16, 2015.

  Connolly, Matt. “How Dabo Built Clemson into Nation’s No. 1 Team.” The State (Columbia, SC), December 2, 2015.

  “Dabo Swinney Laments Brother’s Arrest, Says He Must ‘Suffer the Consequences.’” ESPN.com, January 8, 2016.

  Eagleton, Rachel, and Elaine Day. “Knowing Your Tigers: Behind the Ball with Dabo Swinney.” Tiger Town Observer (Clemson, SC), April 23, 2015.

  Hale, David M. “There Is Always a Bright Side from Where Dabo Swinney Sits.” ESPN.com, November 5, 2015.

  Hamilton, Brian. “You Don’t Know Dabo.” Sports Illustrated, November 3, 2015.

  McDonald, Zack. “Brother of Clemson’s Dabo Swinney Charged with Aggravated Stalking.” News Herald (Panama City, FL), January 7, 2016.

  Morris, Ron. “Making Business Sense of Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.” Raleigh News and Observer, December 2, 2015.

  Russo, Ralph D. “Fearlessly, Swinney Has Exceeded Expectations at Clemson.” Associated Press, December 3, 2015.

  Schlabach, Mark. “Dabo Swinney Overcame Pain and Poverty to Be on the Cusp of History.” ESPN.com, January 7, 2016.

  Solomon, Jon. “Swinney Faces Beloved Tide.” Birmingham News, August 27, 2008.

  Vandervort, Will. “Clemson’s Silver Lining.” Daily Journal-Messenger (Seneca, SC), December 11, 2008.

  Wallace, Greg. “As Tigers Emerge as ACC Power, Phillips’ Faith in Dabo Pays Off.” Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail, October 2, 2011.

  Wetzel, Dan. “Dabo Swinney Travels Long Road to Restore Clemson to Prominence.” Yahoo! Sports, September 19, 2012.

  Wolken, Dan. “Clemson Proves It’s Ready for Big Time.” USA Today, October 5, 2015.

  ———. “Clemson’s Swinney Winning His Way.” USA Today, August 27, 2013.

  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

 

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