The NBA’s compliments to European coaches continue, in this case to the Balkan school. After Kenny Atkinson, coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, praised Pedro Martínez and put him as a reference for the American league, coach of the Indiana Pacers, Rick Carlisle, praised Zeljko Obradovic y Dusko Ivanovic.
Ivanovic was coach of Barça between 2005 and 2008, a period in which he was barely able to win the Copa del Rey as the only important title in 2006 and was dismissed in February 2008, despite which the Montenegrin has had a brilliant career on the bench that now goes through the The power of Bologna. Carlisle spoke about the European coaches from whom he has learned the most.
“About 20 years ago I did a clinic with Obradovic and Dusko Ivanovic and a couple of other great European coaches at that time. You always learn things and then now on Instagram there are those examples of plays that appear and you don’t know where they come from, but great examples of plays that come from all kinds of international things, High School, it is very interesting. The flow of information never stops and it is a great agent in the evolution of the game,” reflected the Indiana coach when asked by MD about whether he has learned from any coach European.
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The only Barça title with Ivanovic
The 2007 Cup
To his 66 yearsCarlisle is an active NBA legend, a champion during his time as a player with the Celtics Larry Bird in 1986 and as a coach with the Dallas Mavericks of Dirk Nowitzki in 2011.
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