Boston And Los Angeles In The Nba Finals Shows Coaches How To Deal With Rivalries

The NBA finals currently being played in the USA at the moment are probably the second

biggest summer sports event currently happening, considering the only other major competition being played out at the moment is the FIFA World Cup there will undoubtedly be plenty of rivalries brought up with Argentina and Germany being among Englands well known adversaries.

But in the Basketball world there is no greater rivalry than the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, for decades the two teams have been the two top teams, one form the east and one from the west. This year yet again they face each other in the NBA Finals in the latest battle between the two teams.

This year a lot of sports coaches could learn a thing or two from the performance of both teams but more importantly how their coaches are handling the pressure of the global spotlight. The Los Angeles Lakers may seem to have an advantage having coach Phil Jackson who has not only won multiple championships with the Lakers but Jackson was also the coach at the Chicago Bulls when Michael Jordan was still playing too.

All this experience may seem like a fairly straight forward battle with the less experienced Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics, but Doc Rivers team beat LA two years ago with a tremendous show of team spirit and a desire to win that saw their team which aside from their three main players, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen didnt really have many big names to contain arguably the greatest NBA player since Michael Jordan: Kobe Bryant.

The Celtics beat the Lakers in 2008 mainly due to their team spirit and the coachs willingness to play bench players who had specific roles, not everyone on the team was a perfect well-rounded player but each one was able to bring an important element to the table that helped them win that year.

The Lakers were criticised for over-relying on their star player who would often be tasked with bringing the team back in the dying minutes of the game. This year though the LA team and most likely their coach as well have learnt that they need to approach the finals as a team. The team now has more trust in one another and most importantly the confidence that they can all contribute to seal a win.

With this years finals being fairly closely matched there is much pressure on both teams coaches and if you want to see how they handle the pressure and observe their tactics then as a sports coach whether you coach basketball or not youll definitely learn a few vital lessons.

by: Kevin Longworth

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