I think they will ask a rook to read it and give them a book report. Since Kostas and Capela are not native English speakers, I think that task will fall to Nick Johnson LOL I can imagine McHale rolling his eyes. "WHAT? You expect them to be tough from reading a book?"
It worked well for Lin, Howard, and Beverly... it didn't seem to have any effect on Harden, however... Now, what could be the difference between those three and Harden..... hmm... that's a toughy...
An older retired athlete speaking often goes in one ear and out the other. And even if it doesn't, it may motivate you for one game. However, reading a book will stick with you longer. And a coach can always reference parts of the book throughout the season to keep it fresh in their minds.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Basketball-According-Sports/dp/0345520106 There you go. I give you 2 weeks.
i hope he didn't start that day :grin: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Reading this book the coaching staff gave us..OMG it is speaking to me. It says, "If the devil can't make you bad, he'll make you busy."</p>— Tarik Black (@TarikBlack25) <a href="https://twitter.com/TarikBlack25/status/523902252340101121">October 19, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>