Episode 225: Popeye Jones, How To Teach A Routine To Become A Pro

Guest: Popeye Jones, Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach   Denver Nuggets assistant coach Popeye Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how to teach a routine to become a pro.   Popeye Jones was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1992 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks. After playing professionally in Europe for a season, he played for the Mavericks for three seasons until being traded to the Toronto Raptors. Jones also played with the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors.   After spending 11 seasons in the NBA as a player, he pursued his career as a basketball coach. He started as a player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks. After three seasons (2007-10) as a player development coach, Jones got a real job as a coach with Brooklyn Nets.   On August 14, 2013, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. Jones worked with All-Stars like Roy Hibbert and Paul George and reached the Eastern Conference Finals his first two years with the team. On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Jones as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. On August 23, 2021, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had hired Jones as assistant coach.   Breakdown 1:00 - Learnings From Hockey 3:00 - Onboarding 6:30 - Necessities in a Routine 12:30 - Team Culture 14:15 - 14:53 - JUST PLAY AD 15:30 - Referring to Other Players 17:30 - Rookie Moving From NCAA to NBA 22:30 - Evaluating Process 27:30 - Branding of Players 30:00 - How to Motivate his Players 32:45 - 33:28 - DR. DISH AD 33:30 - Importance of Mentor 36:00 - Shooting Routine 38:30 - Modern Game 41:00 - Dallas New Practice Facility 44:30 - Financial Planning 46:00 - Adding Value 50:00 - Don Nelson 54:00 - Leonard Hamilton 55:00 - Doc Rivers   Popeye Jones’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_Jones) Twitter: https://twitter.com/p0peyej0nes (https://twitter.com/p0peyej0nes)   Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)

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