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Howard Eisley's main strength as a coach: His ability to connect

Nick Baumgardner, Orion Sang and Shawn Windsor break down what they heard at Juwan Howard's 1st Michigan basketball news conference, May 30, 2019. Nick Baumgardner, Orion Sang and Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press

Howard Eisley was one of Perry Watson's star players at Southwestern High School.

Although Eisley played collegiately at Boston College and later spent 12 years in the NBA, he always remained close to his former high school coach.

So when Watson was the head coach at Detroit Mercy, he would often have Eisley work out with the team during the offseason.