When we talk about Gregg Popovich, recent retired, we often talk about his impressive ” Tree coaching“, Where we find his former assistants who have become coaches referenced in the NBA: Mike Budenholzer, Mike Brown, Ime Udoka, Brett Brown or Will Hardy.
And it turns out that this tree has grown well and gave beautiful fruits since Jordan Ottnew Phoenix coach, is a branch of Mike Budenholzer, itself “descending” by Gregg Popovich.
A five -star bench
In 2013, when the future NBA champion with the Bucks (2021) took control of Atlanta, he composes a bench which can now be judged, over time, five stars: Kenny Atkinson, Quin Snyder, Taylor Jenkins, Jordan Ott and Darvin Ham.
“There were high -level basketball discussions during these meetings”,, recall the latter. “They were not always pleasant discussions, I can say. We were clinging like rabid dogs. »»
The next season, Quin Snyder goes to Salt Lake City to become a jazz coach. He is replaced by Charles Lee, now a coach of Charlotte. Jordan Ott enters the club of former assistants of Mike Budenholzer who took the controllers of a franchise.
“It is good to see him grow up to the point of having his own team. We had long and deep discussions on what it requires to sit in this seat ”, continues Darvin Ham, who also knew it when arriving in Los Angeles. On the Lakers bench, to assist it, we found in particular … Jordan Ott. “No one deserves it more. He is humble, hard and intelligent. »»
“Create a common theme for the team”
The new technician arrives in a dysfunctional phoenix team, which will also change his face with the departure of Kevin during. The challenge promises to be complex but exciting and this is where the experience with Mike Budenholzer, with other talent assistants, will be precious.
“It's hard because everyone wants to hear about success but we rarely talk about work to go from point to to point Z. The most important thing is to create a common theme for the team. One or three words. And this theme, we cut it daily ”describes Darvin Ham who remembers that Jordan Ott often repeated that it is necessary “That the essential remains the essential”.
“This is what characterizes him. He goes straight to the point “continues the former player. “But he also knows that there are things to do in the short term to achieve his long -term goals. The mission is to improve on a daily basis and he knows it since Atlanta with Mike Budenholzer and Brooklyn with Kenny Atkinson, then with me in Los Angeles. He is aware of that. It is built for that, to progress every day and this daily process leads to progression. »»
