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John Tortorella and Mike D’Antoni: Learning the Joys of Defense
Published by Steven Ovadia on January 5, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NHL
When you're a big name, you assume you're being hired for your coaching philosophy, so the tendency is to go straight into your signature coaching style, without really thinking about what's best for the team.
The New York Knicks and the New York Rangers have both fallen victim to this Big Name Coach trap and both teams, and their coaches, seem to be figuring ways out.
Starting with the Rangers, coach John Tortorella was brought in to be the antidote to previous coach, Tom Renney. Renney was all about defense while Tortorella was all about offense.
Knowing he was brought in for his offensive style, that's all Tortorella worked on for much of the sea...
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