With the firing of Jeff Cassar on Monday, it’s been a crazy week. But it’s also got me thinking about the influence coaches have on how we view sports, and how a great coach can really shape a team.
With that in mind, tell us about some of your favorite coaches — soccer or not, RSL or not — and how they’ve impacted you. I’ll start us off.
Being from Utah has meant that the 1996 Utah Jazz run to the NBA Finals played a big part in my childhood. The first time I got excited about basketball was that shot from John Stockton.