Tag: Scott Brooks

In the past, Brooks has stopped short …

In the past, Brooks has stopped short of publicly calling out players, particularly veterans and stars. But clearly he sees this as a tactic that can help light a fire under young players who have not yet established themselves in the NBA. Wagner, for one, didn’t take issue with Brooks’ assessment. “He’s not wrong,” Wagner told NBC Sports Washington. “I didn’t have the energy I usually have… I think that’s the biggest thing when you’re young, the consistent effort and the consistency of doing your job. It’s easy to do it every other night, but you have to do it every night.”

At 29 years old last season, he was the …

At 29 years old last season, he was the youngest front-of-the-bench assistant in the NBA. The Wizards flipped him from Scott Brooks’ staff to their G League team for the start of this season. Plenty believe Richman could be an NBA head coach one day. They wanted to hand him experience running a team. And he’s not trying to act older than his age. Instead, he’s embracing it. “He’s more of a big-brother-type vibe,” Schofield said. “I think that’s always different, but it’s good for our team with a lot of guys pretty much around the same age. … It’s fun. It’s a different vibe. He plays music during practice, that type of stuff.”

The Wizards felt it would be mutually …

The Wizards felt it would be mutually beneficial to swap Christian’s and Richman’s roles before this season. Christian coached for five years in college and five more in the G League. He is used to working with young players. And the Wizards have a bunch of those on their NBA roster. His expertise would be invaluable. And Richman, meanwhile, would get a chance at running his own squad. He started as a grad assistant for Mark Turgeon at Maryland, where he was also a practice player for the women’s team. The Wizards hired him as a video coordinator in 2013. He rose to assistant coach from there. And so far, he’s impressed in his new gig. “I think Ryan’s doing a terrific job. He’s a good coach. I don’t look at him as a good, young coach. He’s a good coach,” Brooks said. “He’s gonna lead that team and be a big part of our organization and change things up. And we’re all one.”

Rivers no longer drinks after games. …

Rivers no longer drinks after games. Portland coach Terry Stotts will go home and watch a show like “Madam Secretary” with his wife. Brooks’ training staff told him to quit eating a giant bowl of cereal before his late-night film sessions. “The biggest challenge is to take care of yourself physically,” Brooks said. “Like everything else, you have so many things on your plate and you forget about yourself.”