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League sources say San Antonio remains interested in hiring away Sean Sweeney, Kidd's top aide, as the top assistant on Mitch Johnson's staff. (The Stein Line first reported the Spurs' interest in Sweeney on June 6 as well as the Spurs' looming addition of Minnesota's Corliss Williamson to Johnson's bench via Twitter on Friday.) The Stein Line has also learned that Orlando has registered strong interest in trying to hire away Mavericks assistant coach and player development specialist God Shammgod.
Marc Stein: The Spurs are expected to hire Corliss Williamson as an assistant coach on new head coach Mitch Johnson’s staff, league sources tell @TheSteinLine. Williamson played for four NBA teams after being drafted out of Arkansas and spent the past two seasons on Minnesota’s bench.
Marc Stein: The Spurs are expected to hire Corliss Williamson as an assistant coach on new head coach Mitch Johnson’s staff, league sources tell @TheSteinLine. Williamson played for NBA teams after being drafted out of Arkansas and spent the past two seasons on Minnesota’s bench.
Assistant coach Corliss Williamson kicked things off, sources told The Athletic. Williamson is a new addition to Finch’s staff this season, but Finch empowers him, as he does all of his assistants, to have a significant role in the team’s strategy and execution. Williamson, who earned the nickname “Big Nasty” in his days as a national championship-winning player at Arkansas and then during a 12-year NBA career, has been in charge of the Wolves’ transition defense this season. He is a plain-talker, with a booming voice who can quickly grab the team’s attention.
In keeping with his overall philosophy, Finch did not lord over the meeting himself. This was not a time for one voice but for many. Assistant coach Corliss Williamson kicked things off, sources told The Athletic. Williamson is a new addition to Finch’s staff this season, but Finch empowers him, as he does all of his assistants, to have a significant role in the team’s strategy and execution. Williamson, who earned the nickname “Big Nasty” in his days as a national championship-winning player at Arkansas and then during a 12-year NBA career, has been in charge of the Wolves’ transition defense this season. He is a plain-talker, with a booming voice who can quickly grab the team’s attention. “I think Corliss was the MVP of that film session, for sure,” Edwards said.
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Williamson addressed the breakdowns defensively, especially the mental errors and lack of effort that allowed Orlando to score 17 points in transition and get to the line for 17 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter alone. Then the players started to talk. Conley was first, focusing on poor spacing and explaining how their offensive issues weren’t solely the fault of a thirsty Edwards. The 22-year-old needed to resist the urge to try to take over games all by himself. But the Wolves also had to make sure that the lanes weren’t clogged for his drives, so he would have cleaner reads when the defense collapsed on him. Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert followed, each with their critiques and insight into what was going wrong and what the team could do to fix it. That bred more communication that was open, honest and came from all corners, which is exactly what Finch wanted. The last thing he wanted to do was dominate the conversation. “We tried to tease a lot of discussion out of the team,” Finch said. “When a team is talking to itself, you know you’re going to get somewhere faster.”
Assistant coach Corliss Williamson kicked things off, sources told The Athletic. Williamson is a new addition to Finch’s staff this season, but Finch empowers him, as he does all of his assistants, to have a significant role in the team’s strategy and execution. Williamson, who earned the nickname “Big Nasty” in his days as a national championship-winning player at Arkansas and then during a 12-year NBA career, has been in charge of the Wolves’ transition defense this season. He is a plain-talker, with a booming voice who can quickly grab the team’s attention. “I think Corliss was the MVP of that film session, for sure,” Edwards said.
The Minnesota Timberwolves today named Corliss Williamson Assistant Coach. Williamson comes to the Wolves after previous coaching stops with the Sacramento Kings (2013-16), Orlando Magic (2016-18) and Phoenix Suns (2018-19).
Coaches took Ayton through footwork drills and coverages. By the second half of his rookie season, Ayton seemed to be learning more from film study -- including of Rudy Gobert, Clint Capela, and Adams. "Sometimes rookies don't want to sit and watch film," Williamson said. "But as the season went on, he became more a student of the game."
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Eric Musselman and the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday extended 2022 Creed Williamson of Little Rock the opportunity to become a Hoop Hogs legacy, offering him a scholarship roughly 26 years after his father led the school to its only national championship in college basketball. Williamson (6-8 forward, Little Rock Christian Academy, Joe Johnson Hawks) is the son of Razorbacks legend Corliss Williamson, who was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and the catalyst for the Razorbacks’ national title in 1993-94 before a long NBA career that included a season playing for Musselman.
"The thing about Jason that kept me to have an open mind immediately is that the lead assistant role on my staff, I’ve always tried to fill with a former player, a former respected player that has coaching experience dating back to Brian Shaw first, initially, and then onto Nate McMillan, and then Corliss Williamson on my coaching staff in Orlando,” Vogel said.
Gerald Bourguet: #Suns officially announce Igor Kokoskov's coaching staff: Joe Prunty (asst.) Corliss Williamson (asst.) Jamelle McMillan (asst.) Jason Staudt (asst.) Cody Toppert (director player dev.) Devin Smith (player dev.)
Scott Bordow: Suns' assistant coaching staff is official: Joe Prunty, Corliss Williamson, Jamelle McMillan, Jason Staudt. Cody Toppert Director of Player Development
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