Rapture : fifteen teams, four countries, one NBA championship, and how to find a way to win -- damn near anywhere
Nick Nurse distills the wisdom, insight, and experiences that helped him lead the Toronto Raptors to the NBA championship in his first year as head coach.
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- ISBN: 9780316540179
- Physical Description xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
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Rapture : Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win -- Damn near Anywhere
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Rapture : Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win -- Damn near Anywhere
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword Phil Jackson | p. ix | |
| Prologue | p. 3 | |
| Chapter 1 | Carroll, Iowa | p. 9 |
| A foundation built up from a pole-vault pit | ||
| Chapter 2 | You Are Not Going to Ithaca, New York | p. 25 |
| My father's voice, echoing through time | ||
| Chapter 3 | London Calling | p. 39 |
| Also on the line: Derby, Birmingham, Manchester, and Brighton | ||
| Chapter 4 | An American Abroad | p. 55 |
| Mr. V wants to see you. Hurry, hurry! | ||
| Chapter 5 | An Iowa Homecoming | p. 73 |
| How to get the (bleep) back up | ||
| Chapter 6 | Freedom in the Huddle | p. 89 |
| Lessons from Dr. Victory | ||
| Chapter 7 | Hoops Lab in the Rio Grande | p. 107 |
| Disruption on the hardwood | ||
| Chapter 8 | Toronto | p. 119 |
| Putting what I thought I knew to the test | ||
| Chapter 9 | Flathead Lake, Montana | p. 145 |
| Spitting out cherry pits with Phil Jackson | ||
| Chapter 10 | Toronto, This Time as Head Coach | p. 159 |
| Learning that my voice is a finite resource | ||
| Chapter 11 | Along the Eighty-Two-Game Road | p. 181 |
| Coaching on parallel tracks | ||
| Chapter 12 | Orlando and Onward | p. 201 |
| The playoffs arrive | ||
| Chapter 13 | We the North | p. 219 |
| The Raptors are NBA champions | ||
| Epilogue | p. 239 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 245 | |
| Index | p. 247 |
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