Dwyane Wade
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Podcast Appearances
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Oh yeah. Uh, he's, one of the most important people in my development. In my development as the player that you guys got a chance to see, Tom Crean. Tom Crean was on my ass to a level of tears coming down a lot of times. Because I didn't understand why he was on me so hard, but he obviously saw something in me that I didn't know was there.
Oh yeah. Uh, he's, one of the most important people in my development. In my development as the player that you guys got a chance to see, Tom Crean. Tom Crean was on my ass to a level of tears coming down a lot of times. Because I didn't understand why he was on me so hard, but he obviously saw something in me that I didn't know was there.
Oh yeah. Uh, he's, one of the most important people in my development. In my development as the player that you guys got a chance to see, Tom Crean. Tom Crean was on my ass to a level of tears coming down a lot of times. Because I didn't understand why he was on me so hard, but he obviously saw something in me that I didn't know was there.
But I was talking about one of the things Tom Crean taught me, and which made me a very good basketball player. And it was my ability to get so low on pick and rolls. And we drilled this over and over. We drilled anytime I touched a paint, you better dunk it. Like this was my summer workouts with Tom Cream.
But I was talking about one of the things Tom Crean taught me, and which made me a very good basketball player. And it was my ability to get so low on pick and rolls. And we drilled this over and over. We drilled anytime I touched a paint, you better dunk it. Like this was my summer workouts with Tom Cream.
But I was talking about one of the things Tom Crean taught me, and which made me a very good basketball player. And it was my ability to get so low on pick and rolls. And we drilled this over and over. We drilled anytime I touched a paint, you better dunk it. Like this was my summer workouts with Tom Cream.
to the point where like, you know, I was young, I was leave, get kicked out of practice or throw the ball and walk out of practice and he would come right down and get your ass back up here. Like he was on me and I was young, I was going through a lot of things in my family life when I went to college.
to the point where like, you know, I was young, I was leave, get kicked out of practice or throw the ball and walk out of practice and he would come right down and get your ass back up here. Like he was on me and I was young, I was going through a lot of things in my family life when I went to college.
to the point where like, you know, I was young, I was leave, get kicked out of practice or throw the ball and walk out of practice and he would come right down and get your ass back up here. Like he was on me and I was young, I was going through a lot of things in my family life when I went to college.
and I wasn't mature enough yet, not a lot of things going on, but he would not allow me to be less than what he thought that I was gonna be. He thought I was gonna be great. The year before I entered the draft, I told everybody I was leaving and entering the draft because I didn't wanna work. We were running lines and all this shit, and I was like, I'm out, I'm going to the NBA.
and I wasn't mature enough yet, not a lot of things going on, but he would not allow me to be less than what he thought that I was gonna be. He thought I was gonna be great. The year before I entered the draft, I told everybody I was leaving and entering the draft because I didn't wanna work. We were running lines and all this shit, and I was like, I'm out, I'm going to the NBA.
and I wasn't mature enough yet, not a lot of things going on, but he would not allow me to be less than what he thought that I was gonna be. He thought I was gonna be great. The year before I entered the draft, I told everybody I was leaving and entering the draft because I didn't wanna work. We were running lines and all this shit, and I was like, I'm out, I'm going to the NBA.
He flew in at like 3 o'clock in the morning, called me down to the office and scared the living shit out of me. But what he pretty much told me is that you didn't come here to be average. I'm not allowing you to go to the NBA to be in the second round or to be late first round. You came here to be great. And great has been in the lottery.
He flew in at like 3 o'clock in the morning, called me down to the office and scared the living shit out of me. But what he pretty much told me is that you didn't come here to be average. I'm not allowing you to go to the NBA to be in the second round or to be late first round. You came here to be great. And great has been in the lottery.
He flew in at like 3 o'clock in the morning, called me down to the office and scared the living shit out of me. But what he pretty much told me is that you didn't come here to be average. I'm not allowing you to go to the NBA to be in the second round or to be late first round. You came here to be great. And great has been in the lottery.
So you ain't there, you ain't going nowhere type, you know, like father figure. He was a father figure for me at that time. And I respected him. Obviously, you know, I stayed one more year and I went number five. Right. And so he was just somebody who was on me and he saw something in me that I didn't even know was inside.
So you ain't there, you ain't going nowhere type, you know, like father figure. He was a father figure for me at that time. And I respected him. Obviously, you know, I stayed one more year and I went number five. Right. And so he was just somebody who was on me and he saw something in me that I didn't even know was inside.
So you ain't there, you ain't going nowhere type, you know, like father figure. He was a father figure for me at that time. And I respected him. Obviously, you know, I stayed one more year and I went number five. Right. And so he was just somebody who was on me and he saw something in me that I didn't even know was inside.