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Lucas's gesticulations may help the Clippers this season.
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According to a report by NBA.com, the Los Angeles Clippers have added John Lucas as an assistant for the upcoming 2009-2010 season as of Friday. (http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews090918.html)
The Los Angeles Clippers today added coaching veteran John Lucas as an assistant coach to Head Coach and General Manager Mike Dunleavy’s staff.
Lucas joins the Clippers after last serving as the Head Coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2001-03. While in Cleveland, Lucas coached current Clippers Ricky Davis and Brian Skinner. Lucas came to the Cavs after working as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets for three seasons.
Overall, Lucas brings six years of NBA head coaching experience as he led the Philadelphia 76ers from 1994-96 and the San Antonio Spurs from 1992-94 with an overall NBA head coaching record of 173-258 (.401). While in Philadelphia, Lucas also served as general manager and vice president of basketball operations. As head coach of the Spurs, he led the team to a 94-49 (.657) record and two consecutive playoff appearances. In addition to his NBA coaching experience, Lucas was the owner and head coach of the Miami Tropics of the United States Basketball League (USBL) from 1992-93 and led the Tropics to a 38-9 record and two USBL championships.
The addition of Lucas completes Dunleavy’s coaching staff of Tony Brown, Kim Hughes and Fred Vinson.
Lucas, known for his fervor and zeal while coaching the Cavaliers, ought to be a welcome addition to the Clippers coaching staff, which at times seemed a mirror reflection of Dunleavy Sr. last year, or dull and uninterested in other words. It may be initially difficult for Lucas to reign in his personality and keep his broader, overstepping coaching opinions to himself, but if he can motivate players with his passion while providing the sort of insight an assistant coach can be overlooked for, the Clippers will be better off, at least from a teaching standpoint, this season. And it doesn't hurt that he has previous experience in handling Ricky Davis and Brian Skinner.
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