Listen "Basketball is Jazz w/ David Thorpe"
Episode Synopsis
Ray and Aaron talk with Coach David Thorpe—longtime personal basketball coach, mentor, analyst, and author—about his recent TrueHoop story “Jazz Lessons,” which explores the success of incorporating improvisation into NBA offenses. The conversation touches on some of the all-time greats who set the standard, highlights a few teams thriving with free-flowing styles, and examines how Coach Thorpe teaches players to embrace improvisation through instruction and practice habits.Links to Coach Thorpe’s and Henry Abbott’s stories:Jazz lessonsTurns out basketball is jazzCheck out the daily newsletter at www.basketballintelligence.net for all the best NBA stories hand-curated from around the web!
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