World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Raptors Coach Nick Nurse, and the Lakers Win the Championship

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Toronto Raptors Championship-Winning Head Coach and Author Nick Nurse. The two discuss his new book "Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win -- Damn Near Anywhere", his experiences coaching in England, what international players bring to the NBA, and a whole lot more.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Toronto Raptors Championship-Winning Head Coach and Author Nick Nurse. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Nick on growing up in a small town in Iowa
• Nick on why he decided to write his book
• Nick on what it was like leaving the bubble
• Nick on the Raptors performance in the bubble
• Nick on whether he was surprised how some guys came back from the pandemic
• Nick on Matt Thomas
• Nick on how he made his way to England
• Nick on how his coaching philosophy evolved in England
• Nick on coaching in the G-League
• Nick on how Phil Jackson influenced his career
• Nick on the X’s and O’s being 15% of the job
• Nick on coaching superstars
• Nick on the hardest thing about winning in the NBA
• Nick on what the international players have brought to the NBA