(Ep069) Brendan Suhr: Coaching Michael Jordan on the ‘92 Dream Team and How Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars & Bill Laimbeer Led the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys to 2 NBA Titles
Coach Brendan Suhr is viewed as one of the most respected figures in basketball with nearly 30 years as a coach and executive in the NBA and 13 seasons as a coach at the collegiate level. He has been a part of some of the most historical basketball teams of all time while winning back-to-back NBA Championships with the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys”, as well as the 1992 “Dream Team” who won the gold medal for the United States at the Barcelona Olympic Games. He developed his “Servant Leadership” mentality while working as an Assistant Coach under Hall of Fame coaches Chuck Daly, Hubie Brown and Lenny Wilkins.
During his coaching career he has coached some of the world’s best players such as Hall of Famers Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, and Karl Malone. Coach Suhr has a passion for developing effective leaders. His extensive background in the corporate world spans over 30 years as a leadership consultant who specializes in coaching, leadership, team building and culture.
In this episode, you’ll hear Coach Suhr share:
What Michael Jordan did to lead by example on the 1992 Dream Team
How Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumar, and Bill Laimbeer’s unique personalities blended to propel the Bad Boys to two NBA titles
Which lessons that he learned from Hubie Brown still stick with him
How the tireless work ethic and basketball IQ of Dennis Rodman powered the Pistons
Why the Dream Team wasn’t the greatest squad he’s ever coached
Learn more about Coach Suhr’s work by following him on Twitter.
