Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper
Michael Jerome Cooperis an American basketball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA, and retired professional player. Prior to joining Atlanta, he coached the USC USC Trojans college basketball team. He is a former player in the National Basketball Associationwho spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and has coached in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA DL. Michael Cooper is the only person to win a championship, as either a coach...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 April 1956
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I don't think we necessarily started off slow. I think they started off fast. What we tried to do was not get buried under the avalanche and that's what I told our guys. We watched their last game against Roanoke and they got them down 26-4. That's a tough climb to come back. I figured if we could handle their first rush of energy that would give us a chance to stay in the game. I knew we were going to play well, it was just a matter of when it was going to kick in.
We felt that if we got 10 years in, we'll be here (as an established league) and we will be here,
I signed a two-year contract. My goal, obviously, is to get to the NBA. Right now I can tell you I'm quite content and happy being here. Albuquerque is like my second home. I've set up shop there, I've got a home there and I've got a girlfriend there, so I'm pretty happy. But if something were to come up - and that's a real if-if situation - but if there was an opportunity to move up I may have to consider that.
We could still end up in a three-way tie. If we just keep our composure and learn from this defeat, then I'm positive that we'll have a chance to contend for the SEC.
We did a good job in the first half and kind of fell apart towards the end. The way we started in the first half is what got us rolling.
We really see it as a good long-term stream of revenue for us.
That was the best the town had at the time.
Theater mirrors society, and this play reflects our society and our community. The cast and I have been profoundly affected during our time working with this material,
If we had him, it's a different ballgame, I promise you that.
I'd liked to have played better, and I'd rather have won in the usual 54-hole format, ... But as a friend who has won like this told me, 'They can never take your name off the trophy.'
This whole thing's about development. Not only are we trying to develop players, we're trying to develop ourselves.
Then I started leaking oil all over the place.
It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.
Those of us who have always considered ourselves 'liberal' and 'tolerant' have discovered the prejudices and stereotypes which each of us harbor. This has certainly been a learning experience for us, and we are still learning.