Steve Clifford on Herenda's Agenda

Herenda's Agenda

Orlando Magic head coach Steve Clifford is back on the agenda! :53 What strengths do you want to amplify with this squad and where do you want to see improvement? 1:46 Clifford on culture and turnarounds -- plus 17 wins in Orlando in first season there and plus 22 wins in first season in Charlotte. 3:19 Clifford on Magic personnel -- Nikola Vucevich, Terrence Ross, Michael Carter-Williams, Khem Birch et al 4:26 Four Magic players -- Vucevich, Birch, Evan Fournier and Al-Farouq Aminu -- are playing in the World Cup. How does that impact training camp and preparation for the upcoming season? 5:31 Depth at point guard position -- D.J. Augustin, Michael Carter-Williams and Markelle Fultz update? 6:40 Clifford on coaching young players with oodles of talent in the NBA but perhaps less fundamentals when they arrive in the league 8:33 Clifford on distilling information for players to succeed through all of the noise - analytics, size of NBA coaching staffs, individual coaches and trainers that players have plus off the court stuff including social media. 10:07 Jonathon Isaac HoopsHype interview with Alex Kennedy -- how gratifying is it when your message sticks with players? 11:17 Clifford shares more on "positional size and versatility" including Aaron Gordon, Wes Iwundu and Mo Bamba. Plus the importance of two-way players. 12:35 Clifford discusses the systemic roster communication. “10 of you are going to love me…3 of you are going to hate me. All of you are going to learn to be men of character, & play in the NBA 10+ years.”— Earl Watson quoting Hubie Brown to a young Grizzlies team (2002-2003) on the Maybe I'm Crazy with Joy Taylor podcast. 14:16 Clifford's reading recommendations on coaching, leadership, and success? 15:37 Clifford reacts to an Oscar Wilde quote