02689cam a2200337 i 4500 436686145 TxAuBib 20201028120000.0 191020s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020933472 9780316540179 HRD 30.00 031654017X HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Nurse, Nick,. Rapture [BOOK] : fifteen teams, four countries, one NBA championship, and how to find a way to win--damn near anywhere / Nick Nurse with Michael Sokolove and Brandon Hurley ; foreword by Phil Jackson. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. NBA fans had modest expectations for rookie coach Nick Nurse and his Toronto Raptors. But what those naysayers didn't realize was that Nurse had spent the past thirty years proving himself at every level of the game, from youth programs and college ball to the NBA D League and Britain's struggling pro circuit. While few coaches have taken such a circuitous path to pro basketball's promised land, the journey-which began at Kuemper Catholic high school in Carroll, Iowa-forged a coach who proved to be as unshakable as he is personable. On the road, he is known to bring his guitar and keyboard for late-night jazz and blues sessions. In the locker room, he's steadfast and even-keeled regardless of the score. On the court, he pulls out old-school tactics with astounding success. A rookie in name but a veteran in attitude, Nurse is seemingly above the chaos of the game and, with only two seasons on his résumé, has already established himself as one of the NBA's most admired head coaches. Now, in this revealing new book-equal parts personal memoir, leadership mani­festo, and philosophical meditation-Nurse tells his own story. Given unprecedented access inside the Raptors' locker room, readers get an intimate study of not only the team culture he has built, but also of a rookie coach's unique dynamic with the star players-such as Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Low­ry, and Pascal Siakam-who helped trail­blaze the 2019 championship run. Provided by publisher. 20201028. Nurse, Nick. Basketball coaches Biography. Autobiographies. Sokolove, Michael Y, author. Hurley, Brandon,. Jackson, Phil, writer of foreword.