Alvin Gentry: New Orleans Pelicans Head Coach

Episode 107,   Jun 20, 2019, 07:00 AM

Alvin Gentry, Head Coach of New Orleans Pelicans, talks about building relationships through trust and the chemistry of the championship teams he’s coached in college and professional basketball.

On Episode 107 of #ThePlaybook, Alvin Gentry, Head Coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, shares his thoughts about:

  • How a head coach and an assistant coach can best relate to their players [3:17]
  • The key difference between motivating college and professional athletes [6:20]
  • Why analytics has changed the way that coaches approach the game of basketball [14:49]
  • How mentors can utilize psychology to motivate their mentees [18:36]