Eight Important Quotes From Day One With Coach Pierce

Lloyd Pierce, on building relationships with players:

This is a profession where if you don't have a relationship with players, it's not going to work. That's one of the first things that I was taught. Steve Nash was a teammate of mine. Obviously, he's had a pretty good career in the NBA. The first thing he told me when I got to Cleveland as a player development was, 'Just be true to yourself. The players, they'll take to that.'

It's important in our profession that you're authentic and genuine. And it's important. If you establish relationships, that's how you build credibility. Once you build credibility, players buy into anything that you're giving them as long as you care about their…