Chris Grenham: Kara Lawson got choked up when she was asked about her experience with the Celtics. “It’s been an emotional three days. … I’ve built a lot of deep relationships with these guys. … It’s hard to leave.”
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Then there’s the other Snyder …
Then there’s the other Snyder reputation, one that actually has followed him from the college coaching ranks to the current era: He’s known to be brilliant. “I mean, he has a J.D. and an MBA from Duke,” Zanik said with a chuckle when asked about his coach’s intellect. That an unusual resume wrinkle among clipboard carriers, to be sure. “He’s a deep thinker,” Krzyzewski said when I reached out to him to ask about Snyder. “His attention to detail is amazing.”
Ingles might be the perfect …
Ingles might be the perfect illustration of Snyder’s approach. He understood more than other coaches about Ingles’ skills, due to knowledge of the European game. From there, Snyder was able to fashion plans around what a plodding-though-playmaking forward might accomplish for his team. “His game plans are personalized to take advantage of the people that he has,” Krzyzewski explained of his protégé’s gift. “He’s trying to fit what he does to the people that he has.”