Episode 164: Ronald Nored, Coaching Players As If They’re All NBA Players

Guest: Ronald Nored, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach

In this week's coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Ronald Nored joins the podcast to how coaching players as if they're all NBA players can improve our approach and impact.

Ronald Nored is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Hornets. Nored brings four years of NBA experience to the Charlotte Hornets, most recently serving as head coach of the Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, for two seasons.

After his four-year playing career at Butler University ended in 2012, Nored spent one season as a high school coach in Indiana before becoming an assistant coach with the Maine Red Claws, the G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics, in 2013-14. One year later he moved to the Celtics as a player development coach alongside his college coach, Brad Stevens. He then served as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Kentucky in 2015-16 before returning to the G League as head coach of the Long Island Nets.

As a player for Butler University, Nored was a member of the team that reached back-to-back National Championship Games in 2010 and 2011. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Nored, a two-time Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, held the school record for games played (143), was tied for the all-time lead in steals (207), and ranked second on the program’s all-time assists chart (497).

Breakdown

1:00 - Advantages of a Young Coach

3:30 - Relationship Building

8:00 - Importance of Development

12:00 - Concept of Noticing Progress

17:00 - Coaching Players

21:00 - Crave Coaching

24:00 - Understanding About Being Great

28:00 - Building and Maintaining the Relationship

30:00 - Idea of Milestones

32:00 - Doing the Best Job in Coaching

37:00 - Macro and Micro View