Oct 26, 2015
a lesson in being patient in chasing and finding your dream
“When he went to NBA rookie camp with his hometown Cleveland team that next summer, Cavaliers coach Bill Fitch told Saunders he would be his agent if Saunders were 6-5, but kindly suggested the 5-11 point guard pursue coaching instead.
Saunders followed the recommendation, from his first job at Golden Valley Lutheran Community College — where, at age 21, he was younger than some of his players — to assistants’ jobs under Dutcher at his alma mater and then in Tulsa...”